TOKYO, July 1 Kyodo ''My dream is...

TOKYO, July 1 Kyodo

''My dream is to stage a world title fight onward the 38th parallel onward the Korean Peninsula so that population from both Koreas can propel freely, at least inside the fight venue'' World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama said Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters at the Foreign Correspondents cudgel of Japan in Tokyo, the 28-year-old champion, who just made his seventh fortunate defense of the title in a turn against fifth-ranked Katsushige Kawashima, said while the fact he is a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident of Japan has nothing to do with his boxing, he wants to view people living on both sides of the demilitarized region reunited as early as possible.

Tokuyama said he is no ''politician'' and wants to continue fighting in a business-as-usual manner, referring to a modern incident in which threatening messages appeared forward his personal Web site after tribe 17 last year, when North Korean leader Kim Jong Il admitted to Japan that the North had abducted a number of Japanese citizens.

''True I experienceed harassment, but I received more encouraging rejoinders (from fans) after the incident was made public,'' said Tokuyama, whose real name is Hong Chang Su

The soft-spoken lord of the 52.1-kilogram (115-pound) weight class said he was invited to visit Pyongyang after his secondary title defense and ''felt relieved'' after seeing race there, including whites, blacks, Chinese and other Asians, leading normal lives.

''I came back being conferr with the title 'hero','' he added. He was born in Tokyo's Ota Ward and now is fighting abroad of an Osaka gym hie by former Oriental champ Hideo Kanazawa, a pro-Seoul Korean resident.

Asked whether he has any intention of changing his name and becoming a naturalized Japanese, Tokuyama dismissed the idea, saying, ''I was given my name from my parents and want to retain it although I may face near inconveniences. To me, changing my nationality is like going between the walls of a plastic surgery operation and is betrayal to the parents.''

The gutsy champion brimmed with confidence as he said that a unification fight with his opposite number, World Boxing Association kingpin Alexander Munoz of Venezuela, is in a less degree than consideration.

''I am also thinking about moving up in weight (to bantamweight) to capture another title because I have difficulty making (the super flyweight) weight,'' he said.

While Tokuyama, who is nursing an injured left yield from his June 23 defense against Kawashima, is hoping to answer to the ring before the conclusion of this year, he is now planning a belated honeymoon with his (South) Korean wife, with whom he got married in March.

Tokuyama propos in the ring after he captured the Oriental-Pacific Boxing Federation title in September 1999

''They say defending a world title is more difficult than capturing it. to what extent true that is! Many family snuggle up to you for united reason or another, and that will eventually deprive you of the incentive to maintain a 'hungry spirit','' he said.

Tokuyama said he does not believe long in so-called scientific training since it is his fashion to build up motivation simply by the and of hard training.

''To my way of thinking the individual who has higher spirits tend hitherwards out the winner in the period and the harder you train, the stronger you become spiritually,'' he said.

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