The WBO World Championship Committee has granted sanction approval for the junior bantamweight unification contest between Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco, scheduled for Saturday, December 31 in Japan. The winner of Ioka/Franco must face the WBO junior bantamweight mandatory challenger Junto Nakatani no later than 180-days after the fight.
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Well I guess Nakatani is going straight to the title fight. If Ioka beats Franco, I think that’s a really tough fight for Nakatani right now.
Franco is going about this ok’d school!! Kid is not shying away from the smoke!!
Old school I meant
Oh definitely BoriMex! I got Ioka, but Franco could take it and, if he does, he’s a big threat to Estrada – Chocolatito winner as well. He’s shooting his shot!
Ioka is a tough opponent for any 115 pounds fighter, Inoue included when he was at 115. I see a hard fought 12 rounds win for Ioka and a big 2023 all Japanese fight with Junto Nakatani vs Kazuto Ioka, nonetheless Ioka vs Franco is a great matchup