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    Junto Nakatani-Andrew Moloney: WBO Orders Vacant Junior Bantamweight Title Fight

    The next two contenders in line are ready to fill the void left behind by Kazuto Ioka. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Junto Nakatani and Andrew Moloney have been instructed to enter talks for an ordered vacant WBO junior bantamweight title. Th...

    1mo ago
  • Ioka-Nakatani Talks Stall As Deadline Reached, WBO To Order Purse Bid For 115-Pound Title Fight

    A rare attractive mandatory title fight is now destined for a purse bid hearing. Whether or not the bout comes to fruition is another story. BoxingScene.com has learned that talks have stalled in the WBO-ordered junior bantamweight title fight...

    1mo ago
  • Kazuto Ioka-Junto Nakatani: WBO Formally Orders Mandatory Title Fight

    A rematch between Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco was always doubtful despite the demand immediately after their recent twelve-round draw. The WBO sent a reminder of why that was always the case.

    2mos ago
  • Ioka-Franco Aftermath: Franco Aims For Estrada Unification, While WBO Expected To Order Ioka-Nakatani

    Joshua Franco still has the same target in mind for his next fight even with one less belt at stake. A title unification with lineal/WBC junior bantamweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada is still the priority for San Antonio’s Franco. The goal has...

    2mos ago
  • Ioka: Franco's Technique, Mental Strength Kept Me From Showing a Clear Difference

    Japanese star Kazuto Ioka was disappointed with his performance on Saturday night, when he fought to a twelve round majority draw with Joshua Franco in their super flyweight unification clash at Tokyo' General Gymnasium.

    2mos ago
  • Kazuto Ioka vs. Joshua Franco - CompuBox Punch Stats

    Although this highly anticipated super flyweight unification fight between WBO titlist Kazuto Ioka and WBA counterpart Joshua Franco lived up to the occasion, the majority draw outcome, while fair, was unsatisfying as both men ended up keeping their...

    2mos ago
  • Results

    Joshua Franco, Kazuto Ioka Fight To Majority Draw In WBA/WBO Title Unification Bid

    Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka will begin 2023 the same way as this year ended—with their respective title reigns intact. The final title fight of 2022 failed to produce a winner as the pair of junior bantamweight titlists fought to a twelve-round, ma...

    2mos ago
  • Kazuto Ioka-Joshua Franco: Stats & Stakes

    The last big fight of 2022 is here, happening in a division that has delivered the goods as often as any class in the sport over the last near decade. This year, we found out the Jr. bantamweight golden era isn’t over yet. The New Year’s Eve result f...

    2mos ago
  • Ioka: I Want To Unify The Four Titles To Prove I Am The Best In This Weight Class

    A win on Saturday for Kazuto Ioka will once again see his name etched in the record books. It’s far from his end game, however. Japan’s lone-ever male four-division titlist is set for his WBO/WBA junior bantamweight unification bout versus visiting J...

    2mos ago
  • 'Bam' Rodriguez: Never Seen My Brother Look This Good

    Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez has emerged as a breakout star over the course of the past year. The only thing left for the San Antonio native to do in 2022 is to watch his older brother join him in the winner’s circle. Joshua Franco—Rodriguez’s older brother...

    2mos ago
  • Franco: Would Be Badass For Bam And Me To Become Undisputed Together, Very Possible For Us

    Joshua Franco was thrilled to see younger brother Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez join him on the title stage earlier this year, even if it meant the two sharing the stage in a competitive junior bantamweight division.

    2mos ago
  • Ioka: Every Fight I Have On New Year's Eve Is A Special Memory

    Kazuto Ioka couldn’t be more thrilled with the circumstances under which he continues his annual boxing tradition. The four-division and reigning WBO junior bantamweight champion headlines a New Year’s Eve boxing event for the eleventh time in his st...

    2mos ago
  • Kazuto Ioka Makes Weight On Second Attempt, Joshua Franco Hits Mark On First Try

    The final title fight of 2022 is officially set. Kazuto Ioka needed two tries and had to strip down to his birthday suit to hit the 115-pound mark for his New Year’s Eve showdown with Joshua Franco. There was no such issue for the visiting Franco, wh...

    2mos ago
  • Franco on Ioka Unification: I've Been Off 16 Months But Always Been Ready For A Fight Like This

    For all the talent in his weight division, Joshua Franco always banked on landing a significant opponent for his next fight. There was a point where he thought it would be a title consolidation clash with Juan Francisco Estrada, who instead opted to...

    2mos ago
  • Ioka vs. Franco: The Last Dance of 2022

    In the US, the substantive boxing year is all but done but that’s only one piece of a global sports scene. Boxing’s year is never really done until Father Time hands off the baton as the clock strikes twelve. New Year’s Eve usually means at least one...

    2mos ago

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