Kazuto Ioka Decisions One-Eyed Akira Yaegashi in Minimumweight Title Tilt
Mark E. Ortega
Queensberry-Rules.com
June 20, 2012
At early morning American time, hardcore boxing fanatics set their alarms in anticipation of catching a stream of the rare minimumweight unification bout between Japanese compatriots Kazuto Ioka and Akira Yaegashi in Osaka, Japan on Wednesday evening.
It would be 23-year old emerging phenom Kazuto Ioka (10-0, 6 KOs) who would unify the two alphabet soup belts that were on the line, though a case could be made for a draw or even a close victory for Yaegashi. The final tally was a split decision verdict, with two 115-113 scores for Ioka overruling the 115-114 scorecard in favor of Yaegashi (15-3, 8 KOs).
The two beltholders fought a more tactical affair than expected, undoubtedly wary of each other's power. Though the consensus pick was Ioka by devastating knockout heading in, it was Yaegashi who showed early flashes of power, buckling Ioka a bit in the 5th round while landing numerous hard shots in the rounds preceding.
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