## TENKAI TO CHALLENGE IBF FEMALE 118LB CHAMP RODRIGUEZ IN CHILE

July 19, 2015

TOKYO, JAPAN

More aggressive and adventurous than Japanese boys in fighting abroad are our female boxers, of course, due to economic reasons that the former is much more popular and money-making than the latter. Our prominent world titlists and/or bright prospects (male) are duly protected by our promoters/managers, televisions and aficionados as well, but our girls are obliged to go and fight abroad whenever and wherever there should be opportunities to acquire world championships.

A cute Japanese girl Tsunami Tenkai (21-10, 10 KOs), ex-WBA super-fly champ, will have an ambitious shot at the IBF bantamweight belt against Carolina Rodriguez (14-0, 1 KO) in the titleholderfs home turf, Santiago de Chile, on August 22. Carolina captured the IBF throne by eking out a majority decision over Janeth Perez in Mexico in May of the previous year, and kept it twice including a repeated triumph over former champ Perez last December. Tenkai, formerly a football player, entered the paid ranks in 2005 and have been fighting for ten years, having won various regional belts to her credit. Tenkai, a year her senior at 32, fought such top-notch foes as Mariana Juarez, Jessica Chavez, Arely Mucino, Zulina Munoz, etc. in Mexico to gain plenty of experiences despite losing there. The defending titlist Carolina will have a great local advantage but Tenkai may show her pride and power as the very first Japanese boxer that will campaign in Chile. Though we are under tremendous heat and humidity in summer here, Chile is now in winter with Tenkai and her manager Toshiharu Yamaki to have to prepare coat and muffler for their trip to the southern hemisphere. Bon voyage.

(7-19-2015)

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