Kazuto Ioka: record, next fight and profile →
Ioka, Kazuto Ioka got back on the road to a fourth world title with the win he craved in the arena that drew him out of retirement. (photos by Ed Mulholland/HBO, Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos).
Forum, Inglewood, California - In a competitive fight of skill, former world champion Kazuto Ioka (23-1, 13 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over McWilliams Arroyo (17-4, 14 KOs). The scores were 99-90, 97-92, 97-92.
McWilliams Arroyo's career as a legit flyweight contender looked over after his one-sided loss to Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez in April of 2016. Arroyo was considered the underdog in his clash against junior bantamweight contender Carlos Cuadras on Feb. 24, but was able to grind out a majority decision victory.
Estrada-Orucuta, Ioka-Arroyo, Nietes-Palicte - Weights Photos Gallery - Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions is handling the highly anticipated return of the widely acclaimed SUPERFLY series set for Saturday, September 8 at the ‘Fabulous’ Forum in Los Angeles, CA. The triple-header will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos).
Estrada, Orucuta Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions is handling the highly anticipated return of the widely acclaimed SUPERFLY series set for Saturday, September 8 at the ‘Fabulous’ Forum in Los Angeles, CA. The triple-header will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.
Kazuto Ioka, (22-1-0, 13 KO’s), of Osaka, Japan and WBC Super Flyweight Silver Champion McWilliams Arroyo, (17-3-0, 14 KO’s), of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, worked out for the Southern California media on Wednesday in anticipation of their highly anticipated showdown this Saturday, September 8 at the ‘Fabulous Forum’ and televised on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT. Fighting in a scheduled 10-round title bout, their clash will open the televised triple-header
Arroyo, Ioka Workout Photos Gallery - Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions is handling the highly anticipated return of the widely acclaimed SUPERFLY series set for Saturday, September 8 at the ‘Fabulous’ Forum in Los Angeles, CA. The triple-header will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.
By Cliff Rold - Fighters with one loss, on an eight fight winning streak, titles in two weight classes and WBA sub-title in a third, don’t retire before the age of 30 very often. If they do, they rarely stay retired. Circumstances weren’t the same but featherweight great Vicente Saldivar was only 25 years old when he shocked the boxing world in October 1967 following a knockout of rival Howard Winston...
#SUPERFLY3 will be headlined by a 12 -round super flyweight clash between former world champion JUAN FRANCISCO ‘El Gallo’ ESTRADA, (36-3-0, 25 KO’s), of Sonora, Mexico and two-time world title challenger FELIPE ‘Galito’ ORUCUTA, (36-4-0, 30 KO’s), of Nicolas Romero, Mexico. Estrada vs. Orucuta is promoted in association with Zanfer Promotions
On September 8th the third edition of 'SuperFly' will be staged at the Forum in Los Angeles. This series on HBO which was created to spotlight the 115-division and originally the likes of future Hall-of-Famer, Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez, moves forward with new names being featured.