International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight champion Milan Melindo faces World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight titleholder Ryoichi Taguchi of Japan in a unification bout today, New Year’s Eve, at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Trainer Edito Villamor said that the 29-Year-old Melindo, who registered 107.3 pounds during the official weigh-in, is in his best condition to engage the Japanese champion who tipped the scale at 107.5.

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