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KUROKI, GURO MAKE WEIGHT FOR WBC WORLD TITLE FIGHT By Lito delos Reyes PhilBoxing.com Sun, 05 Jun 2016  WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) world female minimumweight champion Yuko Kuroki of Japan and her challenger Norj Guro of the Philippines both made their weight today for their championship fight slated tomorrow une 6 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kuroki tipped the scales at 104.5 lbs. while Guro submitted 104.2 lbs. Kuroki is also only taller by half an inch over the 5-foot flat Guro. ?This will be a good fight since they are even in weight and height,? said Guro?s manager Brico Santig in a text message after the official weigh-in managed by WBC supervisor Kiate Sirigul. Also joining at Guro?s corner tomorrow is assistant trainer Roldan Bullog of Highland Gym. The 26-year old Guro has a record of 7 wins, 5 loses, 1 draw with 4 knockouts while Kuroki is toting 15 wins, 4 loses, 1 draw with 7 KOs. It will be Kuroki?s 4th title-defense of the crown she won from fellow Japanese Mari Ando via a unanimous decision last April 17, 2014 in Osaka, Japan. The 25-year old Japanese southpaw retained it by a split decision only against Katia Gutierrez of Mexico in her first title-defense on November 1, 2014 in Fukuoka, Japan. Kuroka then beat another Japanese Masae Akitaya by a UD on April 9, 2015 in Osaka before stopping Thailand?s Kanittha Saknarong by a technical knockout in the 3rd round in their non-title fight on August 16 in Fukuoka. In her third defense and previous fight, Kuroka beat Mexican Nancy Franco by a UD on December 20 at the Kyuden Gym in Fukuoka. Guro is coming from two back-to-back defeats from outside the country. She first lost by a UD to Nao Ikeyama last February 28, 2015 in Osaka then bowed also by a UD to Mexican Jessica Chavez on April 11, 2015 in Sinaloa, Mexico. Guro?s last victory was a UD against Rosemarie Cruz on April 22, 2014 at the Benguet State Univerity gym in La Trinidad, Benguet. Guro fought but lost for the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council female flyweight crown against Buakaew OnesongchaiGym by a UD last April 24, 2013 in Thailand. She also dropped a UD to Hee Jung Yuh in their battle for the vacant International Female Boxers Association World super flyweight title held in Gimhae City, South Korea. - LITO DELOS REYES Photo: Defending champion Yuko Kuroki (left) and challenger Norj Guro of the Philippines. Photo by contributed by Brico Santig. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Lito delos Reyes.  |
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