When is Ioka vs Franco II?

Kazuto Ioka could fight Joshua Franco in Summer 2023 in Japan.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Ioka vs Franco II stats

Kazuto Ioka would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joshua Franco would make his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Ioka would have a slight advantage in power over Franco, with a 52% knock out percentage over Franco's 44%.

Kazuto Ioka is the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Franco has 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Kazuto Ioka & Joshua Franco fight out of an orthodox stance.

Ioka is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Franco, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 151 more professional rounds, 300 to Franco's 149.

Kazuto Ioka goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA and 2 by the RING at super flyweight.

Joshua Franco is currently ranked number 3 by the RING in the 115lb division.

Ioka vs Franco II form

Ioka has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he drew Joshua Franco on 31st December 2022 by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Flyweight and WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Donnie Nietes on 13th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beat Ryoji Fukunaga on 31st December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Francisco Rodriguez Jr on 1st September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had beat Kosei Tanaka on 31st December 2020 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Franco has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he drew Kazuto Ioka on 31st December 2022 by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Flyweight and WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Andrew Moloney on 14th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Andrew Moloney on 14th November 2020 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Andrew Moloney on 23rd June 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Jose Alejandro Burgos on 11th January 2020 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kazuto Ioka has been fighting more than Joshua Franco.

Kazuto Ioka last fought 3 months ago, while Joshua Franco's last outing was 3 months ago.

Ioka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 3 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Franco's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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