The next defend Takeru Segawa has been validated. The previous three-division K-1 Kickboxing World Champ will face UK-born Bailey Sugden on June 24 in Paris, France on June 24.

Takeru Segawa vs Bailey Sugden-- "Effect in Paris"

It was revealed via an interview on March 29 in Tokyo, Japan that Takeru Segawa and Bailey Sugden will fulfill on June 24. It will certainly be a five-round suit with the ISKA World Title on the line in the company MTGP. This seems a one-off match in MTGP.

The occasion has been formally dubbed "Impact in Paris" and will be hosted at the Zenith Arena, which has a capability of 8,000 individuals. The kickboxing battle card will certainly be streamed on ABEMA television in Japan in will occur in Japanese primetime. It has not been confirmed if the event will certainly be distributed beyond Japan yet.

ABEMA television will be spending for exclusive legal rights for Takeru Segawa's kickboxing matches. The Japanese-born celebrity will be paid 100 million yen per match, which is about $750,000 USD, plus a cut of the PPV sales.

After Takeru Segawa's smash hit kickboxing suit versus Tenshin Nasukawa, Takeru left his K-1 Globe Titles as well as declared that he wished to deal with all over the globe. The very first suit of this trip will certainly be on June 24 in Paris against Bailey Sugden for an ISKA Globe Title.

On Twitter, Takeru said:

“Return match at “Impact in Paris” in Paris on June 24th (Sat) The ISKA 61kg world title match has been decided! The opponent is Bailey Sugden, a champion who is one class higher. The first step to challenge the world. I will definitely win and show the world the strength of the Japanese martial arts world. It will be broadcast live exclusively on Abema, so please support us.“

On Bailey Sugden, Gonkaku writes:

“The opponent is ISKA K-1 rule world super lightweight (-63.5kg) champion Bailey Sugden (UK). He was scheduled to come to Japan for K-1 in September 2022, but was unable to attend due to an injury. In 2017, he also participated in GLORY. Won ISKA’s world title in March 2022 and made his first successful defense in March 2023. His record is 15 wins (3 KO), 6 losses and 1 NC.”