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On June 24, 1985, Japan J-Featherweight Champion Takuya Mutsumura defended his title for the fifth time. Since his debut in 1981, Mutsumura won the All-Japan Rookie of the Year title with an overwhelming number of punches, and in November 1983, he defeated Hiroyuki Iwamoto (Yonekura) to win the Japanese title. In December of the previous year, he defended his title against Eiji Oyama, but the match ended in a draw with three different judges' opinions. In March 1985, he challenged Choi Yeon-gab (Korea) for the OPBF Oriental Pacific J-Featherweight title, but failed to win the title by a 1-2 split decision, and he has been in a slump. On the other hand, Satoshi Furuguchi made his professional debut in 1979, after winning Japan for two consecutive years and winning 61 consecutive matches as an amateur. In December 1980, he lost to his rival Jackal Maruyama in the first Japan J-Bantamweight Championship match, and in the following year of 1981, he fought Itokazu Tsutomu (Teiken) for the vacant title that Jackal had given up, but lost by decision. This time, he is aiming to win the title, and third time's a charm. He is currently on a 3-knockout winning streak, with a draw in between. He has moved up a weight class from his previous J-Bantamweight class, and will this genius child make a comeback? ◆Japan J-Featherweight Championship Match, 10 rounds ◎Champion: Takuya Mutsumura (Osaka Teiken) 20 fights, 18 wins (12 KOs), 1 loss, 1 draw ◎Challenger: 2nd in the same class, Furuguchi Satoshi (Center S) 18 fights, 11 wins (10 KOs), 6 losses, 1 draw ☆Video of Mutsumura Takuya as a rookie (All-Japan Rookie King Match vs Sugitani Mitsuru) • Video