On December 31, 2016, Jezreel Corrales (20-1, 8 KOs), the super-featherweight WBA (Super) champion, defends his title against former world champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-1-1, 20 KOs).
Jezreel Corrales is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Uchiyama, 8 months and 4 days ago. Takashi Uchiyama is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO loss to Corrales, 8 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Jezreel Corrales at 99-1 winning odds. Takashi Uchiyama really doesn't have much to present against Corrales.
Jezreel Corrales defeated Takashi Uchiyama via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA (Super) super-featherweight title. Corrales improves his record to 21-1, while Uchiyama adds a loss to his record at 24-2-1.