On July 13, 2022, Kazuto Ioka (28-2, 15 KOs), the super-flyweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Donnie Nietes (43-1-6, 23 KOs).
Kazuto Ioka is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Ryoji Fukunaga, 6 months and 13 days ago. Donnie Nietes is coming off a draw with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Norbelto Jimenez, 7 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Kazuto Ioka at 99-1 winning odds. Donnie Nietes really doesn't have much to present against Ioka.
Kazuto Ioka defeated Donnie Nietes via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBO super-flyweight title. Ioka improves his record to 29-2, while Nietes adds a loss to his record at 43-2-6.