Leo vs Kameda

Who won Leo vs Kameda?

Angelo Leo beat Tomoki Kameda by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 24th, 2025, at Intex Osaka, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Angelo Leo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

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

Leo was making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Luis Alberto Lopez in August 2024. He had held this belt for 10 months and 13 days.

The undercard featured the clash of Taduran vs Shigeoka II for the IBF World Minimumweight championship.

Leo vs Kameda stats

Angelo Leo stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tomoki Kameda made his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kameda had a slight advantage in power over Leo, with a 55% knockout percentage compared to Leo's 48%.

Angelo Leo was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Kameda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Leo. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Angelo Leo and Tomoki Kameda fought out of an orthodox stance.

Leo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 11 months later than Kameda, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 172 fewer professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to Kameda's 349.

Tomoki Kameda was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Leo vs Kameda form

Leo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Luis Alberto Lopez on August 10, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Eduardo Baez on April 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mike Plania on January 31, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Before that, he had defeated Nicolas Polanco on November 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

He had won against Aaron Alameda on June 19, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Center, Texas.

Tomoki Kameda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Lerato Dlamini on August 24, 2024, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Yamato Arena, Suita, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Lerato Dlamini on October 7, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Rey Vargas on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Abigail Medina on November 12, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

He had beaten Pipat Chaiporn on March 10, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Angelo Leo had been fighting more than Tomoki Kameda.

Going into this contest, Angelo Leo had last fought 9 months and 14 days ago, while Tomoki Kameda's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Leo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Kameda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Leo vs Kameda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:35 AM UTC at Intex Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 4:35 AM EST or 1:35 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:35 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Leo vs Kameda?

The ProBox TV US show began at 4:00 AM EST / 1:00 AM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card started at 9:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Leo vs Kameda?

Angelo Leo was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Tomoki Kameda made his way into the ring at 19/4 (+480) with oddsmakers.