Kazuto Ioka vs Akira Yaegashi
On June 20, 2012, Kazuto Ioka (9-0, 6 KOs), the strawweight WBC champion, and the strawweight WBA champion Akira Yaegashi (15-2, 8 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Ioka vs Yaegashi Stats
Kazuto Ioka is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Yodgoen Tor Chalermchai, 5 months and 20 days ago. Akira Yaegashi is on a 8-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Pornsawan Porpramook, 7 months and 27 days ago.
Ioka vs Yaegashi Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Kazuto Ioka at 99-1 winning odds. Akira Yaegashi really doesn't have much to present against Ioka.
Ioka vs Yaegashi Result
Kazuto Ioka defeated Akira Yaegashi via unanimous decision and unifies the WBC and WBA strawweight titles. Ioka improves his record to 10-0, while Yaegashi adds a loss to his record at 15-3.