Yuki Kuroki to fight for WBA title in January

Earlier this week news broke that former multi-time world champion Yuko Kuroki (23-8-2, 10) [黒木優子] would be getting a chance to become a 3-time world champion, when she returns to the ring to headline a stacked card at Korakuen Hall on January 21st. The former WBO Female Minimumweight and WBA Atomweight champion will be up against unbeaten Korean fighter Ye Kyeng Seo (7-0-3, 5) in a bout for the WBA female Minimumweight title.

Kuroki is one of the most notable active Japanese fighters and...