CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Former world title challenger Melvin "Gringo" Jerusalem arrived in Japan on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, three days before his much-awaited world title duel
Melvin Jerusalem poses in front of the Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan. | Photo from Jerusalem’s FB page.
In terms of preparation, Jerusalem in an earlier interview revealed that he’s more prepared this time than his first world title shot in 2017 in Thailand. Jerusalem, a former prospect of the ALA Boxing Gym spent over a month in Japan with stablemate Kevin Jake Cataraja to train with top-tier Japanese boxers.Jerusalem has 19 wins with 11 knockouts and two defeats. He hasn’t lost in eight fights since 2017.
Besides Jerusalem, several Filipino boxers have positioned themselves for a possible world title bout this year.
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