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Emmanuel Rodriguez began his return journey to titleholder status with a unanimous decision over Fernando Diaz on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Jeyvier Cintron: record, next fight and profile →

Emmanuel Rodriguez began his return journey to titleholder status with a unanimous decision over Fernando Diaz on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Jeyvier Cintron will remain on the Subriel Matias-Dalton Smith undercard this weekend, though now against a new opponent, reports Jake Donovan.

Former world champion turned trainer, Ivan "Iron Boy" Calderón, understands that Kazuto Ioka's seniority prevailed over the youth of his pupil, Jeyvier Cintrón. Calderon discussed the factors that led to his boxer losing his undefeated record and the opportunity to be crowned as world super flyweight champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

Upon deciding to return to the ring more than a year into his abruptly announced retirement, Kazuto Ioka only wanted meaningful challenges moving forward. A comeback tour that began with a clear-cut win over Puerto Rico’s McWilliams Arroyo—a 2008 Olympian and two-time title challenger from Puerto Rico—has now transitioned into a history-making junior bantamweight title run.

Peter Rivera, promoter for Puerto Rico's Jeyvier Cintrón, says his boxer should not be disappointed by the setback he suffered in Japan on Tuesday against WBO 115-pound champion Kazuto Ioka. Rivera expects the Bayamon fighter to return to action in March.

Kazuto Ioka picked the final year of the decade to restore a time-honored tradition. The four-division and reigning junior bantamweight titlist picked up his first successful defense, turning away the spirited challenge of Puerto Rico's Jeyvier Cintron in scoring a unanimous decision win. Scores were 116-112 twice and 115-113 in favor of Ioka in their New Year's Even headliner Tuesday evening at the famed Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Everyone did their job at the scale to ensure the final two title fights of 2019 proceed as planned. Kazuto Ioka and Jeyvier Cintron both made weight for their New Year’s Eve headliner, which takes place at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Ioka weighed in right at the 115-pound divisional limit for the first attempted defense of his junior bantamweight title, while Puerto Rico’s Cintron checked in at a fighting fit 114.75 pounds for his first career title fight.

The WBO #1 ranked fighter at 115 pounds, Jeyvier Cintrón, worked out today for the Japanese media en route to his bout on Tuesday, December 31, when he challenges Kazuto Ioka, the 115 pounds WBO champion, at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokío, Japan.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- After more than 21 hours of flying, the WBO's #1 ranked boxer at 115 pounds, Puerto Rican Jeyvier Cintrón, arrived this morning in Japan to complete his preparation en route to his fight against Japanese star Kazuto Ioka, who holds the WBO championship at 115 pounds. The fight will take place on December 31 at the Ota-City General Gymnasyum in Tokyo, Japan.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- Puerto Rican Jeyvier Cintron traveled early this morning to Japan for the upcoming challenge with Japanese Kazuto Ioka for the 115-pound WBO belt on December 31 at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.