Champion VBO VELTERVEIGHT BRIAN NORMAN JR. And Challenger Jin Sassaki, and was successfully successfully sent on Wednesday, on Wednesday Thursday, 19. June, 19. June, Tokyo, Japan.
Starting begins Live on ESPN+ Thursday 4 hours in the morning and 1:00 PT – the main event is expected to start about 7:15 ET / 4: 15 PT
Sassaki, 23, provided this fight with a meeting with Norman Jr. And politely looking for an opportunity. It was monetary enough to get Brian to take the fight, but it was neither the one to help him popularity with fans. The Americans are not familiar with Sasaki and the time of broadcasting on Thursday, because on Thursday, the event means that the boxing public will be widely that it will not be in the United States in the United States.
Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 KOS) chose this fight against Sassaki (19-1-1, 17 KOS) via unification in accordance with IBF and VBA Velterveight Champion Jaron ‘Boots Ennis. It would obviously be a better struggle for Norman to take, but the risk would be much bigger than playing safe and defended against Sasaki.
Norman Jr. Vs Sasaki: Weights, Details in Fight
Thursday struggle Norman Jr-Sasaki will be organized in the General Gymnasium Ota-Grad in Tokyo. The event will be displayed live on the ESPN + at 4:00 am ET / 1: 00 AM PT). The Headliner fight will be around 7:15 IT / 4: 15 AM PT
Complete Weights for Tokyo
– Brian Norman Jr. – 146.8 vs. Jin Sassaki – 146.8
– Sora Tanaka 146.8 vs. Takeru Kobata 146.8
– Yuyu’s Eye 125.4 vs. Reiia Abe 125.7
Cristian Araneta 107.6 vs. Thanongsak Simsri 107.4
This will have the advantage of the home country for Sassaki, which may not be enough to help him. Norman Jr. Weather hard and wants his opponents do not aggressively fight. So, if Sasaki wants to go to war, Norman Jr. They will be happy to receive it.
Sasaki has 78% knockout rates, but his stop wins is against less opposition. It can definitely hit, but it’s slow. Sasaki has yet to fight against the main candidate during his career, but he still gave him ranking # 2. It should be ranked much lower, but VBO has its own reasons.
Last Updated 18.06.2025