Prizefighter is back and heading to Japan with a world-class $1 million international middleweight tournament beginning on March 31 at the Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, Japan – live on Abema in Japan and DAZN worldwide (excluding Asia).
The first round of the tournament will witness four bouts over ten rounds – with a $100k knockout bonus pot split between the fighters who successfully stop their opponent. As the tournament progresses, the latter bouts will be twelve-rounders.
The draw for the first night was made at the launch press conference today in Tokyo:
Riku Kunimoto (10-1, 4 KOs) vs. Eiki Kani (8-3-3, 4 KOs)
Mark Dickinson (6-0, 2 KOs) vs. Anauel Ngamissengue (13-0, 8 KOs)
Aaron McKenna (18-0, 9 KOs) vs. Jeovanny Estela (14-0, 5 KOs)
Kieron Conway (20-3-1, 5 KOs) vs. Ainiwaer Yilixiati (19-1, 14 KOs)
Th overall winning fighter will pocket a whopping $1 million.
The tournament is presented by Matchroom in partnership with Rakuten Ticket and Never Say Never (NSN).
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