Japan’s Kazuto Ioka efficiently safeguarded his WBO very flyweight title for the 2nd time on Thursday in an eighth-round technological ko of formerly unbeaten compatriot and also top-ranked challengerKosei Tanaka
The 31-year-old Ioka, that came to be the very first Japanese to win globe champions in 4 various weight courses, tore down his hostile 25-year-old challenger in the 5th and also 6th rounds prior to surprising him with an eighth-round left that created the umpire to quit the battle.
“I thought I’d trained well, but the proof is in the ring,” claimed Ioka after their battle at Tokyo’s Ota City General Gymnasium in which he bided his time to release medical strikes while Tanaka relocated to strike at every chance.
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