On September 14th, at the IG Arena in Nagoya, Japan, veteran Yuni Takada (16-8-3, 6 KOs) meets 27 year-old Ryusie Matsumoto (6-0, 4 KOs) for the WBA regular title at minimumweight. [Neither one is worthy of a world title fight]. Takada brings the grit and experience, but Matsumoto, representing the new wave of Japanese boxing, carries knockout power. The WBA already has a champion in this division, Oscar Collazo of Puerto Rico who also holds the WBO championship.  The main event in Nagoya is a super fight, as Naoya Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) puts his undisputed junior featherweight crown on the line against former unified champion Murodjon “MJ” Akhmadaliev (14-1, 11 KOs). Inoue, making his third defense as undisputed king at 122 pounds, will look to neutralize the crafty southpaw style of the hungry Uzbek, who is determined to reclaim his place among the elite.