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Sep 01 2021
Wednesday

Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan

12 round contest @ Super Flyweight
Francisco Rodriguez Jr
Rodriguez Jr
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26-2-0
UD 12

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  • 116-112
  • 116-112
  • 116-112
UD 12
34-4-1

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WBO World Junior Bantamweight Championship

The tape

32
Age
28
5' 5" / 165 cm
Height
5' 4" / 163 cm
66.1" / 168 cm
Reach
65" / 165 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

TKOUDTKOSDUD
Form
SDTKOTKOTKOUD
26
Wins
34
15
By KO
24
58
KO%
71
2
Loses
4
0
Draws
1
2009
Debut
2010

Tape rankings @ Super Flyweight

3
The Ring
7
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WBA
5
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WBC
-
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WBO
2
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IBF
4

Kazuto Ioka vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr report


Who won Ioka vs Rodriguez Jr?

Kazuto Ioka beat Francisco Rodriguez Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Kazuto Ioka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super flyweight championship of the world.

Ioka vs Rodriguez Jr stats

Back in September 2021, Kazuto Ioka stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Rodriguez Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez Jr had an advantage in power over Ioka, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Ioka's 58%.

Kazuto Ioka was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Ioka had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez Jr. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Kazuto Ioka and Francisco Rodriguez Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ioka was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Rodriguez Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, totaling 331 compared to Rodriguez Jr's 274.

Francisco Rodriguez Jr was ranked number 5 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Ioka vs Rodriguez Jr form

Ioka had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Kosei Tanaka on December 31, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jeyvier Cintron on December 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Aston Palicte on June 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Makuhari Messe, Chiba.

Before that, he had been beaten by Donnie Nietes on December 31, 2018, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao, Macao.

He had beaten McWilliams Arroyo on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

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Ioka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ioka vs Rodriguez Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

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Result

Kazuto

Ioka

Francisco

Rodriguez Jr

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Round 1

Ioka
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Kazuto Ioka

Francisco Rodriguez Jr

108

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