Middleweight boxer Ryota Murata will square off against Mexico's Adrian Luna on Sept. 5 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in his fifth professional fight, his management team, Teiken Promotions, announced on Thursday.
Japanese world champions Akira Yaegashi and Naoya Inoue were previously scheduled to make title defenses on that day. The London Olympic gold medalist's bout against Luna has been added to the card.
The 24-year-old Luna currently holds the WBC Mexican middleweight champion belt, and has posted a 17-2-1 career record (11 knockouts). Luna, nicknamed "Tyson," is 22nd on the WBC's world rankings list.
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