It's from the boxing scene. The World Boxing Association (WBA) Featherweight Champion Chris "The Dragon" John (41-0-1, 22 KOs), from Indonesia, will put his title belt on the line againsts the unbeaten Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) ruler Hiroyuki Enoki (27-0-2, 19 KOs), a hard-punching Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, on October 24.By any coincidence both the champion and the challenger were born on the same day, September 14, 1979, so there's no age difference between them. Chris John, making his tenth defense since acquiring the WBA throne by defeating Oscar Leon in 2003, is regarded as a formidable kingpin, having beaten such name challengers like Juan Manuel Marquez (even by a hairline decision), Derrick Gainer, Osamu Sato and Jose Cheo Rojas.
Enoki, the current OPBF Featherweight Champion, is a game battler with stinging left hand who recently kept his regional belt by a unanimous draw (all 114-114) with highly world rated national champion Takahiro Aoh in a WBA elimination match this April. The also unbeaten Aoh will have an ambitious crack at the World Boxing Council (WBC) diadem against Oscar Larios here on October 16, just eight days earlier than Enoki.
It was surprising that the gallant challenger was so much moved by this long-anticipated title shot that he wept at the press conference and couldn't speak well before stunned people. But Enoki said, "I waited long for this opportunity, and will respond to my supporters' expectations by winning the belt." It is okay he cried at the press conference, but will never in the ring like Oliver McCall. Enoki will have a puncher's chance. But, Chris John will be his hardest opponent to be defeat.
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