Lerato Dlamini is assured the rematch towards Tomoki Kameda will probably be a repeat fairly than revenge.
Dlamini and Kameda will sq. off in a 12-round IBF featherweight title eliminator Saturday on the Yamato Area in Suita (Osaka Prefecture), Japan. Their second act will as soon as once more stream dwell on ABEMA TV, in addition to in Africa on DAZN (9 a.m. UK/ 4 a.m. ET).
At Friday’s weigh-in, Dlamini weighed in at 125.2 kilos. Kameda got here in at 125.7 kilos.
Colin Nathan, who trains and manages Dlamini, is assured his cost might once more get the job achieved on overseas soil. Doing so will permit the resurgent contender to set his sights on a conflict towards newly-crowned IBF world featherweight titleholder Angelo Leo.
“Preparations have gone exceptionally effectively, and if something, we now have put in a tougher coaching camp this time round,” Nathan informed The Ring early Friday morning. “We count on Kameda to be extra aggressive and begin sooner for this rematch. Nonetheless, no matter he does, we’ll have a solution for (him) and beat him in each division.”
Dlamini (20-2, 11 knockouts), who resides in Linksfield, South Africa, earned a split-decision victory over Kameda on October 7. The combat happened in Tokyo, Japan.
The 30-year-old Dlamini has gained his final two bouts since shedding an in depth cut up determination to James Dickens in October 2022.
Earlier this yr, the IBF ordered Dlamini to face Arnold Khegai in a title eliminator. Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) gained the purse bid on April 30, on behaf of Nathan. The plan was to advertise the cardboard on July 13 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the place Nathan resides and trains his fighters out of his privately owned fitness center.
Khegai, who not too long ago signed a promotional cope with High Rank, determined to go the route of the WBO. He’s at the moment ranked No. 1 by the sanctioning physique.
Osaka’s Kameda (41-4, 23 KOs) final fought on March 31, stopping Kevin Villanueva after spherical 5. Previous to the loss to Dlamini, Kameda had gained his earlier 4 fights since a unanimous determination defeat to then-WBC world junior featherweight titleholder Rey Vargas in July 2019.
The 33-year-old gained the WBO world featherweight title in August 2013, defeating Paulus Ambunda by unanimous determination. Kameda made three profitable defenses earlier than he was stripped of the title for dealing with secondary WBA titleholder Jamie McDonnell in Sept. 2015. McDonnell twice beat Kameda.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached at [email protected]
