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Kazuto Ioka Vs Kosei Tanaka on New Years Eve? https://t.co/d6l2ar4Y1k #news #boxing #asianboxing
— Asian Boxing (@asianboxing) October 8, 2020
Might have a date? Let's see....
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Might have a date? Let's see.... -
What a fight -
Incredible fight if trueComment
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Great cross roads fight. The Japanese legend vs the up and coming Japanese superstar.
Is this the first all Japanese unification since Ioka-Yaegashi btw?Comment
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Well it is a WBO Mandatory so it will happen next, just not sure if they squeeze it in this year or next year
Good Fight Though!
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The feat also allowed Tanaka to join two-time Olympic Gold medalist and current pound-for-pound entrant Vasiliy Lomachenko in the record books as the quickest run to three-divisional titles by a male boxer. He now has a chance to hold a record all to himself as the quickest to four divisional titles. Oscar de la Hoya holds the mark on the male side, having accomplished the feat by his 24th pro fight and just two months after his 24th birthday.
As Tanaka turns 25 in June, he will have to settle for attempting the feat in the fewest number of bouts, although it’s hardly a guarantee that he is successful at least on the first try as on the other side of the equation is his countryman who boasts Hall of Fame credentials.
Ioka (25-2, 14KOs) currently sits as the only male boxer from Japan to win four divisional titles. The future Hall of Famer achieved that feat last June, stopping Aston Palicte in 10 rounds to win the WBO 115-pound title he has since defended with a 12-round decision over previously unbeaten Jeyvier Cintron last New Year’s Eve in Tokyo, Japan.
Kosei Tanaka stands to make history vs. a potential HOF in his prime ; Vasily Bumochenko on the other hand, is fighting a 15-0 green Teofimo Lopez in a phony 'undisputed' unification. Do Bumchenko's fans know whats going on here? I bet they dont.Comment
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