Hiroto Kyoguchi and Vince Paras will meet a third time to settle their stalemate on October 13th at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan.
The unlikely trilogy was made possible after Filipino flyweight contender Paras (21-2-1, 15 knockouts) minus the upset this past May, defeating former two-division champion Kyoguchi (18-2, 12 KOs) by unanimous decision in South Korea.
They first met in 2018, with Paras knocking Kyoguchi down before Kyoguchi came off the canvas and won a unanimous decision to retain the IBF strawweight title.
“It was easy to make, Kyoguchi gave Vince the chance to avenge his loss. When Vince beat him in Korea last May, Kyoguchi asked for a chance for a trilogy. I think it was right to give him a chance to settle the score as well,” said Jim Claude Mananquil of Sanman Boxing, which promotes Paras.
“But I think Vince will beat him again. We requested neutral officials for this one.”
Paras is trained by Benny Dela Pena at the Sanman Gym in his hometown of General Santos City, Philippines.
Paras, 25, is now 8-0-1 in his last nine fights since losing back-to-back fights to Kyoguchi and Jonathan Taconing in 2018, while Kyoguchi is 2-2 in his last four as the 30-year-old from Tokyo. trying to get his career back on track after a seventh-round stoppage loss in 2022 to Kenshiro Teraji in a junior flyweight unification bout.
The show will be promoted by Treasure Boxing.
