Comments Thread For: WBO World Title Fight Lands in Sri Lanka on 12/19

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The World Boxing Organization in a breakthrough event has launched pro boxing in Sri Lanka with a Atom division world title fight featuring champion Nao Ikeyama of Japan against challenger Jujeath Nagaowa of the Philippines on December 19.

Ikeyama has a record of 16-3-1 with 4 knockouts but is 46 years old, which is the only advantage 28 year old Nagaowa of Benguet Province has over the champion who won the title against another Filipina Jessebelle Pagaduan on May 17, 2014.
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[gauze]

what in the hell is the atom division?

[Cloud]

Atom weight is probably inspired from like kickboxing or muay thai or something. Definitely heard atomweight before from somewhere.

[IFightDirty]

According to wikipedia, atomweight is the 102lb division recognized by the WBO and WBC. Also known as light minimumweight by the WBA.

[paulf]

As in... light as an atom?

[IFightDirty]

As in... light as an atom?

Yes just like bantamweight is a reference to the small type of chicken, the bantam.