By Rafael Soto

The final press conference was held for Saturday's unification showdown at the Arena Monterrey between champions [WBO] Francisco ¨Chihuas¨ Rodríguez and [IBF] Katsunari Takayama, who will come together to unify their titles at 105-pounds. Rodríguez (14-2, 10KOs) vs. Takayama (27-6-1, 10KOs) will be televised by Azteca 7, La Casa del Boxeo. Also on the card, former champion Tomás ¨Gusano¨ Rojas (43-14-1, 29 KOs) will face Irwing Berry (22-5-2, 19 KOs) of Panama.