Takashi Uchiyama, Japan's "KO Dynamite," looked relaxed as usual on Tuesday, even with his 12th consecutive WBA super featherweight title defense at stake the next day.
Uchiyama (24-0-1) will take on Panama's Jezreel Corrales (19-1) on Wednesday night at Ota City General Gymnasium, while fellow Watanabe Gym fighters Kohei Kono and Ryoichi Taguchi also defend their titles at the same venue.
"I feel great as always and I would like to get in the ring to fight," the 36-year-old Uchiyama, who has been given the title of "super champion" by the WBA, said on Tuesday.