Kazuto Ioka successfully defended his WBA super flyweight title with a KO-7 victory over Josber Perez at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Ioka was on the verge of a stoppage win as Perez went down twice in the 5th round and was finally defeated by a right hand in the seventh, taking the full ten count. This match was Ioka's final fight of 2023 and reaffirmed his position as the WBA 115-pound champion.
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Kazuto Ioka dropped Josber Perez 3 times en route to a 7th round knockout win in his hometown of Tokyo, Japan, successfully defending his WBA 115-pound title. Story for @ringmagazine .. #boxing https://t.co/twSnyd6UBW @KnuckleheadSean @ABEMA @asianboxing @TimBoxeo @PermantexG
🇯🇵 Kazuto Ioka 井岡一翔 (31-2-1) defends his WBA super flyweight title by dropping a very game 🇻🇪 Josber Perez (20-4) twice in the 5th round & then pulverizing him with a right hand in the 7th for a KO-7 victory in Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵. A beyond brave… https://t.co/bGdj7kd1u5
Right hand by Ioka, Perez down and takes full ten count. 7th round knockout for Kazuto Ioka, who defends WBA 115-pound title in final fight of '23. #IokaPerez
Ioka on the verge of a stoppage win here. Perez down multiple times and the bell has saved him.