Pictured: New WBA World Flyweight Champion Kazuto Ioka


On Wednesday, April 22, three TTR ranked fighters were in action. Kazuto Ioka outpointed Juan Carlos Reveco and Katsunari Takayama recorded a technical decision victory.

Osaka, Osaka, Japan-

WBA World Flyweight Title-
Kazuto Ioka (WBA #3, TTR #5, IBF #6, TBRBoard #9, The Ring #9; 17-1, 10 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Champion Juan Carlos Reveco (TTR #4, The Ring #5, TBRBoard #6; 35-2, 19 KOs)
- The scores were 114-114, 116-113, and 115-113.
- Ioka has now won major organizational world titles in three different divisions and is 9-1 in world title bouts.
- Reveco, who has held major organizational world titles in two divisions, is now 8-2 in world title bouts. He also has a 6-0 record in interim world title contests.

IBF World Mini-Flyweight Title-
Champion Katsunari Takayama (The Ring #2, TTR #3, TBRBoard #3; 29-7, 1 NC, 11 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 9 2:19
Fahlan Sakkreerin, Jr. (IBF #9 at 105; WBO #3 at 108; 27-4-1, 15 KOs)
- The scores were 90-81, 86-85, and 87-84.
- Takayama, in his third reign as a major organizational world champion at 105 pounds, is now 6-5-0-1 NC in world title bouts. He is also 1-0 in an interim world title match.
- Sakkreerin's father held the IBF world mini-flyweight title from August 15, 1990 to September 6, 1992 and later had a lengthy reign as the World Boxing Federation world flyweight champion. For "Junior", this was his first attempt to capture a world title.