Yabuki vs Calixto

Who won Yabuki vs Calixto?

Masamichi Yabuki beat Rene Calixto by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, at Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi.

The scorecards were announced as 118-108, 118-108, 116-110 in favor of winner Masamichi Yabuki.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the IBF flyweight championship of the world.

Yabuki was making his 3rd defense of the IBF World Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Angel Ayala Lardizabal in March 2025. He had held this belt for 1 year, 2 months and 12 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Willibaldo Garcia losing to Andrew Moloney for the IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Luis Nery lost to John Riel Casimero, Aoi Yokoyama defeated Vince Paras, and Kenneth Llover was defeated by Michael Angeletti for the IBF World Bantamweight championship.

Yabuki vs Calixto stats

Masamichi Yabuki stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rene Calixto made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yabuki had a massive power advantage over Calixto, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Calixto's 42%.

Masamichi Yabuki was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Yabuki had a height advantage of 1 inch over Calixto.

Both Masamichi Yabuki and Rene Calixto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yabuki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 months earlier than Calixto, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 128 compared to Calixto's 151.

Rene Calixto was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Yabuki vs Calixto form

Masamichi Yabuki had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Felix Alvarado on December 27, 2025, by knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Angel Ayala Lardizabal on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sivenathi Nontshinga on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kenshiro Teraji on March 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto.

He had beaten Kenshiro Teraji on September 22, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto.

Activity check

Yabuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Calixto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Yabuki vs Calixto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yabuki vs Calixto?

Masamichi Yabuki was a 1/8 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Rene Calixto made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.