On April 8, 2023, a 24-year-old Anthony Olascuaga (5-0, 3 KOs) got a shot at the light-flyweight WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring title held by 31-year-old Japanese boxer Kenshiro Teraji (20-1, 12 KOs).
Olascuaga came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days. Teraji was on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 7 days.
Kenshiro Teraji stopped Anthony Olascuaga via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring light-flyweight titles. Teraji improves his record to 21-1 (13 KOs), while Olascuaga adds a loss to his record at 5-1.