On September 1, 2021, Kazuto Ioka (26-2, 15 KOs), the super-flyweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Francisco Rodriguez Jr. (34-4-1, 24 KOs).
Kazuto Ioka is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Kosei Tanaka, 8 months and 1 day ago. Francisco Rodriguez Jr. is on a 15-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Martin Tecuapetla, 6 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Kazuto Ioka at 99-1 winning odds. Francisco Rodriguez Jr. really doesn't have much to present against Ioka.
Kazuto Ioka defeated Francisco Rodríguez Jr. via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-flyweight title. Ioka improves his record to 27-2, while Rodriguez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 34-5-1.