Sport
King of Tokyo Kazuto Ioka prevails in enthralling bout with Kosei Tanaka to retain WBO super-flyweight belt – Wide World of Sports
Opponent left ‘rattled’
Superstar Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka has tonight conquered countryman Kosei Tanaka in a captivating New Year’s Eve fight to defend his WBO super-flyweight belt for the second time.
Ioka (26-2, 15 KOs) handed Tanaka (15-1, nine KOs) his first professional loss when he defeated his opponent via a technical knockout in the eighth round at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.
It was a powerful left hook from Ioka that proved the ultimate blow, bringing to end a fight that had seen Tanaka take an aggressive…
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