Japanese boxing great Takashi Uchiyama looked motivated on Wednesday as he made his final preparations to defend his WBA super featherweight belt for the 11th time against Nicaragua¡¯s Oliver Flores at Ota General City Gymnasium on Thursday.
One of the major reasons for this is because he¡¯ll step into the ring in better shape than he has in recent years.
The hard-punching right-hander has been plagued by hand and elbow problems due to his own heavy striking. But his gym¡¯s president, Hitoshi Watanabe, said Uchiyama will fight injury-free for the first time in about five years.
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