On March 19, 2022, Masamichi Yabuki (13-3, 12 KOs), the light-flyweight WBC champion, defends his title against the reigning WBC flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji (18-1, 10 KOs).
Masamichi Yabuki is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Teraji, 5 months and 25 days ago. Kenshiro Teraji is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO loss to Yabuki, 5 months and 25 days ago.
The winning odds are at 80.7-19.3 in favor of Masamichi Yabuki. Kenshiro Teraji is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Yabuki should win this fight.
Kenshiro Teraji made easy work of Masamichi Yabuki in the rematch, stopping the champion via KO in the 3rd. Teraji improves his record to 19-1 (11 KOs), while Yabuki adds a loss to his record at 13-4.