On December 7, 2013, a 33-year-old Joseph Agbeko (29-4, 22 KOs) got a shot at the super-bantamweight WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring title held by 33-year-old Cuban boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux (12-0, 8 KOs).
Agbeko came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 15 days. Rigondeaux was on a 12-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 24 days.
Guillermo Rigondeaux defeated Joseph Agbeko via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring super-bantamweight titles. Rigondeaux improves his record to 13-0, while Agbeko adds a loss to his record at 29-5.
On December 3, 2011, Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares met again in an immediate rematch.
Agbeko came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Mares was on a 2-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Abner Mares defeated Joseph Agbeko via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF bantamweight title. Mares improves his record to 23-0-1, while Agbeko adds a loss to his record at 28-4.
On August 13, 2011, the 31-year-old IBF bantamweight world champion, Joseph Agbeko (28-2, 22 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Mexican boxer Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Agbeko came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 2 days. Mares was on a 1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 2 days.
Abner Mares defeated Joseph Agbeko via majority decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Mares improves his record to 22-0-1, while Agbeko adds a loss to his record at 28-3.
On October 31, 2009, the 29-year-old IBF bantamweight world champion, Joseph Agbeko (27-1, 22 KOs), faced Yonnhy Pérez, in a title defense fight.
Agbeko came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days.
Joseph Agbeko was defending his bantamweight IBF titles against Yonnhy Pérez and lost via unanimous decision in the 12-round bantamweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 27-2.
On May 18, 2004, a 24-year-old Joseph Agbeko (21-0, 19 KOs) and Volodymyr Sydorenko met in the ring in a bantamweight bout.
Agbeko came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 5 days.
Joseph Agbeko lost to Volodymyr Sydorenko via majority decision in the 12-round bantamweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 21-1.