Thailand’s Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym is preparing for his first WBA bantamweight title defense against Japanese challenger Satoshi Hosono in Japan next Monday.

The match of Poonsawat and Hosono will be held at Tokyo Big Sight Arena on January 11 and will be broadcasted to Thailand by Channel 3 at 2.30 pm onward.

Poonsawat is aiming to cut his weight down to about 126 pounds by January 3, saying he would lose the remaining four pounds after he arrives in Japan. His daily training session includes 40-minute jogging, 20-minute rope jumping, and three rounds of bag punching.

His wife is helping him prepare for the cold weather in Japan, although Poonsawat said he would not go anywhere but the stadium and training facility. He has also visited Phra Pathom Chedi temple in Nakorn Pathom and promised to return there to make offering if he won the bout.