Ioka

JOSHUA FRANCO has announced his retirement from boxing. The 27-year-old super-flyweight nicknamed ‘El Profesor’ broke the news from his Instagram account today after losing to Kazuto Ioka in Japan yesterday. His points defeat came six…

JAPANESE hero Kazuto Ioka looks to turn the clock back again when he meets Joshua Franco in their rematch in Tokyo on Saturday night. The super-flyweights fought out a majority draw at the same Ota-City General Gymnasium last New Year’s…

RARELY does a sport like boxing either reward patience or save the best for last. However, it’s fair to say that any decision made regarding “Fight of the Year” this year might want to wait until super-flyweights Joshua Franco and Kazuto…