Kazuto Ioka vacates WBO 115-pound title, Nakatani-Moloney ordered for vacant belt
Kazuto Ioka has officially relinquished the WBO world junior bantamweight title, the sanctioning body announced Friday morning. The WBO also announced...
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Ring Ratings Update: Joshua Franco advances in 115-pound rankings
Last Saturday’s big Showtime/PBC pay-per-view show headlined by Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Garcia featured four boxers with lofty Ring rankings....
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Kazuto Ioka ordered to defend his 115-pound belt against Junto Nakatani
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has ordered negotiations to take place for Kazuto Ioka to defend his world junior bantamweight...
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Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco battle to a majority draw, retain their 115-lb. belts
The final world title bout of 2022 was an entertaining crossroads match between 115-pound beltholders Kazuto Ioka, the respected hometown...
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Joshua Franco: I do think Ioka is my toughest test to date
Joshua Franco has come a long way since suffering the only loss of his pro career in March 2018. After that...
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Kazuto Ioka says Joshua Franco title unification is first step toward undisputed championship
WBO junior bantamweight titleholder Kazuto Ioka dominated former rival and fellow four-weight beltholder Donnie Nietes in their rematch in July....
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Ring Ratings Update: Lots of action, not much movement
The biggest change in The Ring’s rankings over the past four weeks was not the result of anything that happened...
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The Ring Ratings Reviewed 2022: Junior Bantamweight
The Ring first introduced its divisional ratings in 1925. Almost a century later, it’s no exaggeration to claim that these...
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Kazuto Ioka feels vindicated, looks to unify titles after defeating Donnie Nietes in rematch
Hugely talented Kazuto Ioka gained revenge over Donnie Nietes in their rematch at the Ota-City Gymnasium, Toyko, Japan, on July...
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Andrew Moloney targets Kazuto Ioka showdown for late 2022
World-rated junior bantamweight Andrew Moloney was an interested observer when Kazuto Ioka bested old rival Donnie Nietes at the Ota-City...
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