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On Saturday, Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan will host three world title fights on the same bill.
Mexico's Alexander Santiago (28-3, 5 draws) will make his first defense of the WBC bantamweight title against former two-time world champion Junto Nakatani (26-0, 19 draws) of Japan.
The older Santiago will face a southpaw, taller, younger and hungrier fighter. This will be difficult for the champion, who has the potential to pick up points over the long haul.
Takuma Inoue VS Jarwin Ancajas
Japan's Inoue (18-1-4) is the younger brother of pound-for-pound No. 1 Naoya Inoue and won the WBA bantamweight belt that was returned to him by his older brother. The only loss on his record was against Nordine Oubaali.
Ancajas (34-3-2, 23) is a 32-year-old southpaw from the Philippines who is moving up from junior bantamweight, where he held the IBF title from 2016 to 2022.
Inoue is a serious fighter with a KO rate of only 22% as a pro. Inoue, 28, was named Prospect of the Year in 2015 by The Ring magazine.
Tsunenari Tanaka VS Chasetian Bakasegua Rangel
Former three-weight world champion, 28-year-old Tsunenari Tanaka (19 wins, 1 loss, 11 draws) of Japan, will compete for the vacant WBO junior bantamweight title against Cristian Vacacegua Rangel (24 wins, 4 losses, 2 minutes, 9 seconds) of Mexico. ) to play against.
In his most recent fight last May, Tanaka stopped Pablo Carrillo with 17 seconds left in the 10th round.
Vacasegua Rangel's last fight took place in October, when he stopped Eliud de los Santos in two rounds.
It was Tanaka's fourth consecutive win since the former WBO flyweight champion lost to WBO junior bantamweight champion Kazuto Ioka in an eight-round stoppage.
Betting odds are Christian Vakacegua Rangel +400, Tsunenari Tanaka -600.