WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka will square off against Mexico's Carlos Carlson on March 2 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, the Teiken Gym announced on Monday.
Yamanaka will try to defend his belt for the 12th consecutive time, which would put him one win away from tying the record for consecutive world title defenses by a Japanese boxer. The record is currently held by former WBA light flyweight champion Yoko Gushiken.
Carlson, who currently holds the North American Boxing Federation championship title, is ranked No. 9 in the WBC bantam division and the fight will be his first world title shot.