super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama will take on ninth-ranked Akihiko Nago in his first title defense at a rearranged date and venue, boxing officials said Sunday.
The bout, which was originally scheduled to take place on Dec. 3 or Dec. 11 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, will now take place on Dec. 12 at Osaka's Maishima Arena.
The changes were made in response to a request from TV Osaka, which will broadcast the Tokuyama-Nago match live from the Arena, officials said.
Tokuyama, a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident in Japan known as Hong Chang Soo, claimed his crown after defeating South Korea's Cho In Joo in late August in a match which generated much interest as a face off between the "North and South (Korea)."
The match, however, was not aired on television.
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