Kosei Tanaka is eager to bring his talents stateside. A public plea was made by the former three-division titlist to earn the opportunity to fight in the U.S. Tanaka has fought exclusively in his home country of Japan throughout his nine-year pro car...
Kazuto Ioka (26-2) put on a spectacular performance in Tokyo,Japan on New Year's Eve. The four-division champion stopped unbeaten three-division champion Kosei Tanaka (15-1) in 8 rounds at the Ota-City General Gymnasium to retain his WBO super flywe...
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Kazuto Ioka, a four-division champion and the defending WBO super flyweight king, thwarted Kosei Tanaka's attempt to become one thanks to his superlative boxing skill and powerful left hooks that scored knockdowns in rounds five and six while also re...
By Jake Donovan - Kazuto Ioka continued a time-honored tradition in style, forever cementing his place as a modern-day great in the process. The four-division and reigning junior bantamweight titlist denied the same status sought by Kosei Tanaka, sco...
Kazuto Ioka’s place in Japan’s rich boxing history is secured, no matter what takes place this New Year’s Eve. Of course, that won’t prevent him from adding to a career on the verge of Hall of Fame consideration. The only male boxer from Japan to cap...
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The last remaining major title fight of 2020 is official one sleep away. Kazuto Ioka and Kosei Tanaka made weight for their highly anticipated junior bantamweight title fight, which headlines a New Year's Eve boxing event live from Ota-City General G...
As we get ready to turn the calendar to 2021, Jose "Chon" Zepeda's knockout victory over Ivan Baranchyk is the run away leader for 2020 Fight of the Year honors. Zepeda won via 5th round knockout in a wild fight in which both fighters scored four kno...
The fight is almost upon us, with hardcore followers of the sport getting excited with each passing day - as undefeated Kosei Tanaka will challenge four division world champion Kazuto Ioka on December 31, with the WBO super flyweight title at stake.
Kazuto Ioka already has designs on an encore with a win in his latest New Year’s Eve headliner. A bold challenge awaits Japan’s lone-ever male boxer to claim titles in four weight divisions, as he next faces unbeaten countryman Kosei Tanaka (15-0, 9K...
Yet another major New Year’s Eve boxing card from Japan will proceed without the backing of a major stateside platform. Kazuto Ioka—the lone-ever Japanese male boxer to win titles in four weight-divisions—looks to prevent countryman Kosei Tanaka from...
For all that he’s accomplished in his career, it’s a fair argument to claim that Kazuto Ioka’s place in history is well secured. Taking out the potential heir to the throne, however, is motivation enough to further enhance his legacy. Ioka (25-2, 14K...
By Corey Erdman - Nothing illustrates the disconnect between the North American boxing community and the Japanese boxing scene better than the lack of discussion about the New Year's bout between Kazuto Ioka and Kosei Tanaka outside of the absolute d...
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