Top Rank & ESPN+ return to Osaka, Japan, to showcase another unification bout from the smaller weight class. Unified junior flyweight champion Kenshiro ‘The Amazing Boy’ Teraji (22-1, 14 KOs) will put his titles on the line as he faces Carlos Canizales (26-1-1, 19 KOs). This is a fight that would get significant attention if it was in the lightweight division or above.
Kenshiro Teraji media workout #TerajiCanizales pic.twitter.com/jlF90AG874
— #TerajiCanizales (@BatmanBoxing) January 15, 2024
Teraji is coming off a sensational ninth-round TKO victory over Hekkie Budler in Septemeber, which sparked pound-for-pound conversations amongst the fans and media. Teraji aims to become an undisputed champion at junior flyweight but must first get by the tough veteran Canizales before pursuing a fight with WBO champion Jonathon Gonzalez.
The 30-year-old Canizales wants to quickly make a name for himself as a victory over Teraji would make him a unified champion. Canizales last fought in June, and he stopped Daniel Matellon in the eighth round of their fight. Canizales has the punching power to make this fight very interesting, even if he is a considerable betting odds underdog at the beginning of fight week.
👀💪 Así luce Carlos Cañizales 🇻🇪, que el martes 23 de enero enfrentará en Japón a Kenshiro Teraji 🇯🇵 por el Mundial Unificado 👑👑👑 WBC&WBA&IBF del peso minimosca #ESPNKnockOut #TerajiCanizales pic.twitter.com/fxpUCLjyVA
— ESPN KnockOut (@ESPNKnockOut) January 17, 2024
KENSHIRO TERAJI VS. CARLOS CANIZALES BETTING ODDS
Per SportsBetting.ag, Kenshiro Teraji is the favorite at -700, and Carlos Canizales is the underdog at +450.
KENSHIRO TERAJI VS. CARLOS CANIZALES DATE, START TIME
- Date: Tuesday, January 23
- Start time: 4 a.m. ET / 1 a.m. PT
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 7:30 a.m. ET / 4:30 a.m. PT
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM IS KENSHIRO TERAJI VS. CARLOS CANIZALES?
- U.S.: ESPN+
Coming to @ESPNPlus early 2024 📺🇯🇵
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) December 21, 2023
🏆🏆 #TerajiCanizales: Jan 23
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KENSHIRO TERAJI VS. CARLOS CANIZALES FIGHT CARD
- Kenshiro Teraji vs. Carlos Canizales, 12 rounds, for Teraji’s WBC/WBA junior flyweight title
- Artem Dalakian vs. Seigo Yuri Akui, 12 rounds, for Dalakian’s WBA flyweight title
- Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Luis Robles Pacheco, 8 rounds, junior featherweights
- Yuki Yonaha vs. Juiki Tatsuyoshi, 8 rounds, junior featherweights
