On Saturday, September 21st, a promising rising star will compete against Chinese players! ! Exclusive unlimited viewing live streaming of all 7 games including the Japan-China Peace and Friendship Match from 17:30 on U-NEXT!
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Press release: September 18, 2024
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On Saturday, September 21st, a promising rising star will compete against Chinese players! ! Exclusive unlimited viewing live streaming of all 7 games including the Japan-China Peace and Friendship Match from 17:30 on U-NEXT!
*“WHO’S NEXT DYNAMIC GLOVE on U-NEXT” will be held at Korakuen Hall on Saturday, September 21st
Vol.23” will be exclusively live streamed on U-NEXT. *
* [Main Event] Japan-China Peace and Friendship Match Super Lightweight Round 8* Souki Horiike (Hikari Yokohama) 22 years old
* -WHO’S NEXT designated player for enhanced development-*
* 2 consecutive 1st round KO wins since debut! *
* Japanese middleweight hope’s 3rd professional match to watch! ! * * [Semi-final] Japan-China peace and friendship match bantamweight round 8* Chihi Ito (Genuine) 19 years old
* -WHO’S NEXT designated player for enhanced development-*
*Debut match won by TKO in just 55 seconds! *
* A 19-year-old with outstanding taste recognized by a world champion, heading into his second professional match! ! *
* ■Highlights*
“WHO’S NEXT DYNAMIC GLOVE on U-NEXT vol.23 & G.O.A.T.MATCH
vol. 4 is a Japan-China peace and friendship match. Four eight-round matches were scheduled between Japan and China.
“WHO’S NEXT designated athletes for enhanced development” will participate in the main and semi-finals. He is a talented person with a bright future, promoted by U-NEXT.
Super lightweight Souki Horiike (Hikari Yokohama), who was assigned the main fight, is in his third professional fight. Both of his previous two fights ended with first-round KOs due to body blows. However, he is not a strong-armed fighter like Tyson who can quickly make quick decisions. “I feel like I’m going to fight until the last round in every match,” the 22-year-old Hope emphasized.
An orthodox type who uses his characteristic speed and left jab to create matches. His consecutive first KOs are the result of accurately attacking his opponent’s gaps.
His second professional match in June was held in the Philippines. He said he learned a lot about adjusting his weight in an environment different from Japan. “In my weight class, it will be necessary to compete overseas, so I think it will definitely be useful in the future.” – This can be interpreted as a statement with an eye to the future. This is because there is a market overseas for the world’s middle-class cars.
Born in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. His father was a runner-up in the Kyokushin Karate World Championships, and he started karate at the age of two, and played baseball from the first grade of elementary school. He intended to attend high school as a baseball player, but in his second year of junior high school he happened to be involved in a kickboxing match and decided to change his career. I started boxing to practice punching when I was in my third year at Nishinomiya Kofu High School. Since then, I have been devoted to boxing. At Toyo University, he was active as a point getter and was runner-up at the All Japan Championship.
One who will compete this time
Luxen is a southpaw with 8 wins, 5 KOs, and 1 loss. He has a different image from the Chinese athletes who have come to Japan in recent years, and his boxing is cautious. “It’s a pretty neat mold, and it’s assembled. I’ll be using my front right hand a lot, so I want to watch it carefully and move accordingly,” Horiike said.
This summer, he will be sparring with champions such as Jin Sasaki (Hachioji Nakaya) and Kenta Lee (Teiken).
“I’m really happy to be the main player, though I don’t feel any pressure,” he said, looking forward to the match day. Horiike said, “If we win one game at a time, we can move up the ranks.”
On the other hand, five students from Toyo University jumped into the professional world upon graduation. Horiike’s secret goal is to be the first in his class to win the belt.
Semi’s Chihi Ito (Main) is a fresh 19-year-old. This will be his second professional match and his first Class A match. He also won by TKO in his debut match 55 seconds into the match. The fact that he was going to step into the ring for the 8th round without even 3 minutes of experience shows how high his expectations are.
Ito also has extensive experience in martial arts since childhood. He started playing kicks at the age of three and fought in about 200 matches. He didn’t use kicks even though it was supposed to be a kick, so he turned to boxing at the advice of those around him. It was when I was in 5th grade. When he was in junior high school, he won the UJ (under junior) tournament. He won the selection tournament twice at Kokoku High School in Osaka.
My idol is Naoya Inoue (Ohashi). Ito is a monster fanatic who has watched every fight since his professional debut, and his ideal is to be able to defeat his opponent with any punch like Inoue.
In late August, he moved to Tokyo, borrowed Kenshiro Terachi’s (BMB) chest, and sparred with him.
Terachi commented, “He has a really good jab, and I think he’s at a level now where he can challenge the world.”
These valuable experiences will no doubt become Ito’s flesh and blood. His second opponent, Ran Koukou, has not lost by KO in 12 fights. Ito said, “I heard he has a punch, so I want to be careful about his guard and defeat him by KO.”
By the way, I have a good relationship with the main character, Horiike. When it was decided that they would be co-starring this time, Ito said, “I will definitely connect with Souki-kun.” “Other “WHO’S” “The NEXT designated player for training has shown good results, so next time I want to do a match where I can break out.”
* ◇ Click here to watch Horiike & Ito’s sparring video with the champions! ! * Two of my super promising classmates are real super stars: Jin Sasaki vs. Souki Horiike
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19-year-old super promising star takes on Kenshiro Terachi Chihi Ito Click here for the video↓
* ■U-NEXT distribution overview*
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Distribution start 17:20
Scheduled start time: 17:30
* https://video.unext.jp/genre/martial?lc=LIV0000006235&rid=FS00033
* What is “Dynamic Glove” *
A boxing program that gave birth to many legends
“Dynamic Glove” has “evolved” and is now available for live streaming of U-NEXT!
Started in 1954, it has been regularly broadcast on TV for over 40 years and has been shown 622 times, featuring matches between world champion athletes such as Masao Ohba, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Toshiaki Nishioka, and Shinsuke Yamanaka. “Dynamic Glove” has been broadcasting many times.
A new series of such a legendary boxing program has started as a live broadcast exclusive to U-NEXT!
The tradition of broadcasting from the sacred Korakuen Hall, centering on the Oriental Pacific Title Match and Japan Title Match, will remain the same, but the venue’s production, including sound, vision, and lighting, will be completely renewed!
With the addition of a luxurious commentary team such as Celeste Kobayashi, Shinsuke Yamanaka, and Hozumi Hasegawa, this is an “evolved” boxing event.
We plan to broadcast live twice a month, based on the 1st and 3rd week of each month. All distributions are unlimited viewing, so those during the free trial period can watch them without any additional charges.
Also, at U-NEXT, past matches of “WHO’S NEXT DYNAMIC GLOVE on U-NEXT”, world professional boxing, TREASURE
BOXING PROMOTION live broadcasts are being streamed regularly! Please enjoy it as well.
* What is U-NEXT *
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