He knows it sounded weird, but Takashi Uchiyama said he¡¯s spent significant time in training since he took his first professional loss to Jezreel Corrales earlier this year.

Now it¡¯s time for the 37-year-old to capitalize on that valuable time in a rematch against the Panamanian on New Year¡¯s Eve at Ota City General Gymnasium.

¡°Since I lost to him, I¡¯ve reflected on it, thinking of who I am and all that,¡± Uchiyama said at a signing ceremony for their world-title fight at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday.