Cristian Araneta (in orange shirt) throughout his sparring session with Kenshiro Teraji. | Omega Boxing Gymnasium picture
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano world title contender Cristian “The Bomb” Araneta is placing in severe work in Japan forward of the most important struggle of his profession.
Araneta bought a uncommon likelihood to commerce punches with Japanese two-division world champion Kenshiro Teraji as a part of his coaching for his June 19 conflict towards Thailand’s Thanongsak Simsri. The bout, set in Ota Metropolis, Japan, will likely be for the Worldwide Boxing Federation (IBF) world mild flyweight title.
Omega Boxing Gymnasium Vice President Andrew Singco instructed CDN Digital that Araneta’s camp has been ramped up in depth, and sparring with Teraji was one of many hardest stretches. Teraji himself is getting ready for a WBC world flyweight title protection towards American Ricardo Sandoval on July 30 in Yokohama.
Cristian Araneta (proper) poses with Kenshiro Teraji (left) after their sparring session. | Omega Boxing Gymnasium picture
The sparring classes came about on the Ohashi Boxing Gymnasium in Yokohama Hikari, Teraji’s residence health club.
“Cristian is six kilos over the restrict proper now, however think about if he wasn’t slicing weight when he sparred with Kenshiro,” mentioned Singco.
“Teraji was in a position to push him round a bit as a result of Cristian is already slicing. However he held his personal,” he added.
ROAD TO GLORY
Singco added that if Araneta wins the belt, they’re planning to carry future coaching camps in Japan.
“He’s pushed more durable right here than in Cebu. It’s simply completely different,” he mentioned.
Araneta is joined in Japan by his coach Julius Erving Junco, coach and former boxer Gerry Castroverde, and fellow Omega stablemate Alexander Fredriksson.
iF Victorius, Araneta Would Turn into the Third Lively Filipino World Champion Alongside Melvin Jerusalem (WBC minimumweight) and Pedro Taduran (IBF minimumweight). He additionally joins cebu’s elite listing of world champions in Gabriel “Flash” Elorde, Barnabe Villacampo, Malcolm Tuñacao, and Rodel Mayol.
However the highway to glory gained’t be straightforward. Simsri brings a harmful report of 38 wins with 34 knockouts and only one loss. Araneta, in the meantime, enters the ring with a 25-2 report, together with 20 knockouts.
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