On June 24, 2023, a 27-year-old Joshua Franco (18-1-3, 8 KOs) and a 34-year-old Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka (29-2-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Franco came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Ioka was on a 0-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
In the rematch, Kazuto Ioka defeated Joshua Franco via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-flyweight fight. Ioka improves his record to 30-2-1, while Franco adds a loss to his record at 18-2-3.
On March 24, 2018, a 22-year-old Joshua Franco (13-0, 6 KOs) and Lucas Fernandez met in the ring.
Franco came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days.
Joshua Franco lost to Lucas Fernandez via TKO in the 9th round, and adds a loss to his record at 13-1.