Brian Norman Jr. 146.8 Vs. Jin Sasaki 146.8 – Weigh-in Results For Tokyo

WBO Welterweight Champion Brian Norman Jr. and Challenger Jin Sasaki Both Weighed in Successfully on Wednesday for Their 12-Round Headliner this Thursday, June 19th, in Tokyo, Japan.

(Credit: Naoki Fukuda)

Sasaki, 23, Secured this Fight by Meeting with Norman Jr. and Politely Asking for the Opportunity. Monetillary, there was Enough to Gain for Brian to Take the Fight, but it’s not one that Will Help His Popularity with fans. Americans are unfamiliar with sasaki, and the 4:00 am and Broadcast time for thursday’s event the boxing public won’t widely see in the United States.

Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 kos) Thing this fight Against Sasaki (19-1-1, 17 kos) Over a unification match Against Ibf and WBA Welterweight Jaron champion ‘Boots’ Ennis. That would has obviously been a beter fight for norman to take, but the risk would have been much higher Than Playing It Safe and Defending Against Sasaki.

Norman Jr. vs Sasaki: Weights, Fight Details

Thursday’s Norman Jr-Sasaki Fight will be stated at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. The Event Will Be Shown Live On Espn+ AT 4:00 AM and/1: 00 AM PT). The Headliner Fight will be around 7:15 am and/4: 15 AM Pt

Complete Weights for Tokyo

– Brian Norman Jr. – 146.8 vs. Jin Sasaki – 146.8
– Sora Tanaka 146.8 vs. Takeu Kobata 146.8
– Yuya ok 125.4 vs. Reiya Abe 125.7
– Cristian Araneta 107.6 vs. Thanongsak simsri 107.4

This will have the Home Country Advantage for Sasaki, Which May Not Be Enough to Help Him. Norman Jr. Hits Hard, and He Wants His Opponents to Fight Aggressively. So, if sasaki wants to go to war, Norman Jr. Will Gladly Accuomdate Him.

Sasaki has at 78% Knockout Rate, goal from stopping wins have come against leser opposition. He can definitely punch, but he’s slow. Sasaki has yet to fight a top-tier content during his career, but the wbo still gave him a #2 ranking. He Should be Ranked A Lot Lower, But the WBO has its reasons.