Hiroto Kyoguchi and Vince Paras will meet a 3rd time to settle their stalemate on October 13 at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan.
The unlikely trilogy was made doable after the Filipino flyweight contender Paras (21-2-1, 15 knockouts) pulled off the upset this previous Could, defeating the previous two division champ Kyoguchi (18-2, 12 KOs) by unanimous resolution in South Korea.
They’d first met in 2018, with Paras knocking Kyoguchi down earlier than Kyoguchi acquired off the canvas and gained a unanimous resolution to retain the IBF strawweight title.
“It was simple to make, Kyoguchi gave Vince the prospect to avenge his loss. When Vince beat him final Could in Korea, Kyoguchi requested for a likelihood for a trilogy. I feel it was proper to additionally give him an opportunity to settle the rating,” mentioned Jim Claude Mananquil of Sanman Boxing, which promotes Paras.
“However I feel Vince will beat him once more. We requested for impartial officers for this one.”
Paras is skilled by Benny Dela Pena on the Sanman Gymnasium in his hometown of Normal Santos Metropolis, Philippines.
Paras, 25, is now 8-0-1 in his final 9 bouts since dropping again to again fights to Kyoguchi and Jonathan Taconing in 2018, whereas Kyoguchi is 2-2 in his final 4 bouts because the 30-year-old from Tokyo tries to get his profession again on observe after a seventh spherical stoppage loss in 2022 to Kenshiro Teraji in a junior flyweight unification bout.
The present will likely be promoted by Treasure Boxing.
