The knockout by Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez of ring immortal Juan Francisco Estrada last weekend did more than lift Rodriguez to the top of the 115lb division...
The remarkable Naoya Inoue casts a very long shadow. Kazuto Ioka will likely never escape it. But Ioka has been quietly building a Hall of Fame...
Junto Nakatani fought Andrew Moloney on May 20, 2023 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas in the chief supporting bout to Devin Haney’s lightweight...
World champion Joshua Franco announced his retirement after eight years of trading blows with some of the best smaller weight fighters in the world. It was...
Super flyweights Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco fought to a draw in a spirited 12-round bout last New Year’s Eve. Tonight they went at it again...
Puerto Rico’s Edgar Berlanga meets Ireland’s Jason Quigley. It’s a perfect match. The search for the next great male Irish fighter has long been a goal...
The most fascinating rematch of the year will take place this weekend in Tokyo, Japan where the world’s number four super-flyweight, Kazuto Ioka (29-2-1) meets the...
Two Fascinating Tussles Gird Saturday’s Lomachenko-Haney Showdown For all that the big fights are the ones that anchor the sport, for me it is a good...
In recent years, it has become traditional in Japan to hold a big boxing contest on New Year’s Eve. No Japanese boxer has become more identified...
Avila Perspective, Chap 218: Looking for Mr. Good Year WBA super flyweight titlist Joshua Franco travels to Japan and meets WBO titlist Kazuto Ioka on Saturday...