Champ Boy to take on mighty Kawashima<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Boy Aruan is going out of his way to
\nseize the world title when he challenges World Boxing Council
\nsuper flyweight champion Hiroshi Kawashima in Tokyo on Nov. 8.<\/p>\n
It will be Boy's first appearance since he wrested the Orient
\nand Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) crown from South Korean
\nChang Hyun-oh here in January.<\/p>\n
\"Boy should have made a maiden title defense six months after
\nhis victory. But promoter Tourino Tidar let his option for Boy's
\nfight expire last June,\" Boy's manager Setyadi Laksono said on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
Setyadi said he gave the option to Japanese promoter Munekatsu
\nKawaragi who offered the Indonesian a career-high payment of
\nUS$20,000 for the title bout scheduled for 12 rounds. Defending
\nchampion Kawashima will earn $50,000.<\/p>\n
Boy was promoted to the WBC by Willy Lasut at the last moment
\nafter Tourino failed to meet the set deadline. \"I personally want
\nBoy to make at least three title defense attempts before going up
\nto the world level,\" manager Setyadi said.<\/p>\n
Setyadi added that he had sent a letter to Tourino, asking for
\nclarification on the lack of action, but to no avail. \"We need
\nmoney to cover the swelling training expenses,\" Setyadi said.<\/p>\n
WBC rated Boy as the contender number 10 in its latest
\nrankings issued last month.<\/p>\n
Boy, who won a unanimous decision over Chang to take the OPBF
\ntitle, now carries a win-loss record of 24-3. Left-hander
\nKawashima, unbeaten in his 15 bouts, clinched the WBC crown from
\nJose Luis Bueno of Mexico in May last year and outpointed the
\nsame opponent in his second title defense attempt in January.<\/p>\n
Setyadi said his boxer will undergo 100 rounds of sparring
\nbouts in addition to a rigorous training session which starts on
\nSept. 4 at Plengkung beach, Banyuwangi, East Java. (amd)<\/p>",
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