Joshua Franco, center left, of the U.S. and Kazuto Ioka, center right, of Japan reacts after the WBO, WBA super flyweight world boxing title unification match, in Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. The fight ended in a draw. His three-fight trilogy with Colombian veteran Oscar Negrete beginning in late 2018 introduced Joshua Franco to boxing’s big stage.
So it should have come as no surprise when Franco agreed to a second fight against Japanese star Kazuto Ioka. Clearly, history indicates the San Antonio native is comfortable fighting the same fighter multiple times.Franco and Ioka are scheduled to meet Saturday night , at the Ota-City General Gymnasium, site of their first meeting on New Year’s Eve, a fight that ended in a majority draw.
Note that all three judges came from outside of Japan. Afterward, Franco didn’t claim a hometown bias, but nevertheless he thought he won the fight.
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