On October 28, 2017, Kal Yafai (22-0, 14 KOs), the super-flyweight WBA champion, defends his title against Japanese challenger, Sho Ishida (24-0, 13 KOs).
Kal Yafai is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Suguru Muranaka, 5 months and 15 days ago. Sho Ishida is on a 24-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Patiphon Upanan, 6 months and 5 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Kal Yafai at 99-1 winning odds. Sho Ishida really doesn't have much to present against Yafai.
Kal Yafai defeated Sho Ishida via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA super-flyweight title. Yafai improves his record to 23-0, while Ishida adds a loss to his record at 24-1.