(Boxing) Kazuto Ioka vs Joshua Boxing Match Begins 31 December 2022

[fennic]

The expected Dec. 31 fight between Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco is now official, with the two meeting in Tokyo for a pair of junior bantamweight titles.
The 33 Years old Loka Who was best player in it's generation and he won many titles of 105,108, 112 and moved to 115 in 2018 and he retired for some time and how he is going back again for boxing.
On the Other hand, Franco, 27, has fought six of his last seven fights against two opponents. He went 1-0-2 in a bantamweight trilogy with Oscar Negrete in 2018-19, then moved down in weight to beat Jose Alejandro Burgos in early 2020. And his last 3 fights were against Andrew Moloney and let's see what will happen.
Who is Willing to bet these two boxers. Time will tell who was right about winner.
I was expecting that someone might give me merit 🤣

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[yazher]

Kazuto needs to fight more aggressively and fair because after what happened to the fight of Casimero in Japan against his countrymen, people are now considering fighting in their country is not a good choice at all because of how poor they actually managed the last one when their boxer cheated in the middle of the day and with the camera zoomed to his face. Also, the referee has something to do with it when he stops the fight because of clear drama. Anyway, that's just how they are when they really wanted to help their countrymen and hopefully Joshua will do his very best because if he doesn't give Kazuto a hard time, and take the chance to knock him down, he will end up losing by unanimous decision.

[aioc]

I remember Ioka when he fought Nietes I thought it was a unanimous win by Nietes because he dominated the fight but it was a split decision he has a 48.39% knockout ratio, against Franco he will a hard time Franco is a very aggressive fighter it's a very even match and it's an exciting match since this is a unification bout, my bet is on Joshua I like his style he loves to go all out one of his prominent matches is against Andrew Moloney.

[Daltonik]

Kazuto Ioka is an experienced boxer and he has had more fights over the past year and the last fight in which he won by decision of the judges was on July 13, 2022 with Donnie Nietes, Joshua's last fight took place on August 14, 2021 with Andrew Moloney. This year, the Joshua vs Estrada fight was supposed to take place, but after Estrada refused to fight and the title, Joshua became the only WBA champion in the first lightest weight, so he did not enter the ring for a year and a half. Whether such a simple one will benefit him will be seen very soon, but definitely the age difference is on his side.

[Botnake]

I thought Joshua Franco is a Fiipino boxer, but according to https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/727368.. he is an American boxer.

So, I think have a little interest in this fight, but judging by their records, I'm rooting for Kazuto Ioka to win as the is the most experienced boxer.
Both are not a KO artist, so that does not excite me.

[harizen]

Kazuto needs to fight more aggressively and fair because after what happened to the fight of Casimero in Japan against his countrymen, people are now considering fighting in their country is not a good choice at all because of how poor they actually managed the last one when their boxer cheated in the middle of the day and with the camera zoomed to his face.

Hmm, any official source or link that tells many people are now considering Japan as not a good choice for a fight? Anyways, never mind as Casimero and Akaho didn't fight on Japanese soil but on South Korea although the referee in charge was Japanese. And don't worry about the result of that fight as from NO CONTEST it was now changed to a TKO victory for Casimero. Akaho admits that he was clearly struggling against Casimero.

Anyways, that should not be a topic here.

Going back to the topic, the name Kazuto Ioka is quite still fresh for PH boxing fans after the Japanese defeated one of the PH greats Donnie Nietes way back in June this year. Can't say who has the better edge between Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco as both champions won't reach their respective status if they are not good. Although Franco is roughly 6 years younger than Ioka, we can't consider the age as a big factor here.

[Natalim]

Although Franco is roughly 6 years younger than Ioka, we can't consider the age as a big factor here.

That would matter if  Kazuto Ioka is already old, but he is only 33 years old, so it's not a big deal despite their huge age difference. I think the experience is way more vital here, and since  Kazuto Ioka has more experience, I guess he will have the edge in this fight. Anyway, I think we should wait for the betting odds to determine how bookies see this particular fight.

[Getmon]

Saw Joshua Franco fought Moloney live on television. He is a formidable boxer. I'm not familiar with Ioka, but I know he is very popular in Japan, where he was born. This is a style clash. We adore watching champions clash.

Ioka finished his defense versus Nietes. Apparently, he is the more active boxer. Backed by his Japanese fans, Ioka will prevail over his American opponent by unanimous decision.

This is a battle between two champions; we might be able to watch them live if we can locate a link. In the event that you can find down one, share your connections amigos. It surprises me that this will occur next week in New Year.

[cabron]

Saw Joshua Franco fought Moloney live on television. He is a formidable boxer. I'm not familiar with Ioka, but I know he is very popular in Japan, where he was born. This is a style clash. We adore watching champions clash.

Ioka finished his defense versus Nietes. Apparently, he is the more active boxer. Backed by his Japanese fans, Ioka will prevail over his American opponent by unanimous decision.

This is a battle between two champions; we might be able to watch them live if we can locate a link. In the event that you can find down one, share your connections amigos. It surprises me that this will occur next week in New Year.

Both don't have an impressive record despite being champions actually. Ioka spent almost all his fights are only in Japan While Franco had earn his popularity because of his trilogy with Moloney. Ioka however has the advantage over Franco since the event will be in Japan, fans will cheer him.

But it's good to see Japan has something to get crazy about before the new year ends. 

[Getmon]

Saw Joshua Franco fought Moloney live on television. He is a formidable boxer. I'm not familiar with Ioka, but I know he is very popular in Japan, where he was born. This is a style clash. We adore watching champions clash.

Ioka finished his defense versus Nietes. Apparently, he is the more active boxer. Backed by his Japanese fans, Ioka will prevail over his American opponent by unanimous decision.

This is a battle between two champions; we might be able to watch them live if we can locate a link. In the event that you can find down one, share your connections amigos. It surprises me that this will occur next week in New Year.

Both don't have an impressive record despite being champions actually. Ioka spent almost all his fights are only in Japan While Franco had earn his popularity because of his trilogy with Moloney. Ioka however has the advantage over Franco since the event will be in Japan, fans will cheer him.

But it's good to see Japan has something to get crazy about before the new year ends. 

Numerous boxing divisions are ruled by Japanese champions, such as Naoya Inoue. What's more, Japan is a rich country which implies there is a high probability that they will be the one facilitating world title events very much like the USA and Europe. In a literal sense, you need not necessarily venture into the hometown of your opponents to be impressive. But I also agree that going to fights anywhere will make some good impressions. It is risky, robberies happen whether you are the champion, Manny Pacquiao was robbed in Australia. Possibly one of the reasons Floyd Mayweather Jr. never fought outside of the USA.

[btc_angela]

Saw Joshua Franco fought Moloney live on television. He is a formidable boxer. I'm not familiar with Ioka, but I know he is very popular in Japan, where he was born. This is a style clash. We adore watching champions clash.

Ioka finished his defense versus Nietes. Apparently, he is the more active boxer. Backed by his Japanese fans, Ioka will prevail over his American opponent by unanimous decision.

This is a battle between two champions; we might be able to watch them live if we can locate a link. In the event that you can find down one, share your connections amigos. It surprises me that this will occur next week in New Year.

Both don't have an impressive record despite being champions actually. Ioka spent almost all his fights are only in Japan While Franco had earn his popularity because of his trilogy with Moloney. Ioka however has the advantage over Franco since the event will be in Japan, fans will cheer him.

But it's good to see Japan has something to get crazy about before the new year ends. 

This looks like 50/50 to me, both are great boxers with impressive record, but I do agree that Ioka was one advantage, that his he has the crowd behind him as another of their home town hero.

But as per one sportsbook, Ioka is 1.60 favorite against France at 2.30

So this fight could end up in the judges scorecard, I'm not seeing a knockout but it's going to be a war here.

[Jawhead999]

This looks like 50/50 to me, both are great boxers with impressive record, but I do agree that Ioka was one advantage, that his he has the crowd behind him as another of their home town hero.

But as per one sportsbook, Ioka is 1.60 favorite against France at 2.30

So this fight could end up in the judges scorecard, I'm not seeing a knockout but it's going to be a war here.

Yep, but if we look about Joshua Franco, he seems like a boxer who stuck and can't improve. This is because he's fight with a same boxer and the result is always same, when he fight with Andrew Moloney he win via unanimous decision, when he fight with Oscar Negrete the result is 2 draw and 1 win, but it's ended via split decision.

I'm more interested to bet by winning method option, Joshua or Ioka via decision is high chance will happen, but I think Ioka has a chance to win via knock out. The odds is really high for 8.80x, I will try to throw for few dollars.

[Ziskinberg]

Saw Joshua Franco fought Moloney live on television. He is a formidable boxer. I'm not familiar with Ioka, but I know he is very popular in Japan, where he was born. This is a style clash. We adore watching champions clash.

Ioka finished his defense versus Nietes. Apparently, he is the more active boxer. Backed by his Japanese fans, Ioka will prevail over his American opponent by unanimous decision.

This is a battle between two champions; we might be able to watch them live if we can locate a link. In the event that you can find down one, share your connections amigos. It surprises me that this will occur next week in New Year.

Both don't have an impressive record despite being champions actually. Ioka spent almost all his fights are only in Japan While Franco had earn his popularity because of his trilogy with Moloney. Ioka however has the advantage over Franco since the event will be in Japan, fans will cheer him.

But it's good to see Japan has something to get crazy about before the new year ends. 

This looks like 50/50 to me, both are great boxers with impressive record, but I do agree that Ioka was one advantage, that his he has the crowd behind him as another of their home town hero.

But as per one sportsbook, Ioka is 1.60 favorite against France at 2.30

So this fight could end up in the judges scorecard, I'm not seeing a knockout but it's going to be a war here.

True, there's no knockout here as both boxers are not heavy hitters. Well, if that is the betting odds and you think it looks 50/50, then you should choose the fighter with 2.30 odds as that definitely could give you great value if ever you win.

[harizen]

Although Franco is roughly 6 years younger than Ioka, we can't consider the age as a big factor here.

That would matter if  Kazuto Ioka is already old, but he is only 33 years old, so it's not a big deal despite their huge age difference. I think the experience is way more vital here, and since  Kazuto Ioka has more experience, I guess he will have the edge in this fight. Anyway, I think we should wait for the betting odds to determine how bookies see this particular fight.

That's why I said age can't be considered. You just rephrase it hehe.

Moving forward, I have to agree that experience matters, and not being biased against Akaho, but referring to his previous fights, he has the most competitive challenges compared to Franco. Defending his current title several times is not a joke.

I'm sure Akaho will be the Favorite here by the bookies but not sure if the odds gap is that distant or not.

[BitcoinPanther]

Although Franco is roughly 6 years younger than Ioka, we can't consider the age as a big factor here.

That would matter if  Kazuto Ioka is already old, but he is only 33 years old, so it's not a big deal despite their huge age difference. I think the experience is way more vital here, and since  Kazuto Ioka has more experience, I guess he will have the edge in this fight. Anyway, I think we should wait for the betting odds to determine how bookies see this particular fight.

Kazuto Ioka can be considered to be at his prime in this age so I think in battle between prime boxer, the one with more experience has the advantage unless the opponent has tremendous punching power that can KO his opponent anytime.  Looking at the record of both boxer, Kazuto had never been stopped while Franco got 1 stopped in his fight.  I will go with Kazuto Ioka in this fight because I believe he is the tougher boxer and has more experience.  The knock out percentage is almost identical but in term of toughness, I believe Ioka is tougher for the reason that Ioka hasn't been stopped yet.

[AmoreJaz]

Although Franco is roughly 6 years younger than Ioka, we can't consider the age as a big factor here.

That would matter if  Kazuto Ioka is already old, but he is only 33 years old, so it's not a big deal despite their huge age difference. I think the experience is way more vital here, and since  Kazuto Ioka has more experience, I guess he will have the edge in this fight. Anyway, I think we should wait for the betting odds to determine how bookies see this particular fight.

Kazuto Ioka can be considered to be at his prime in this age so I think in battle between prime boxer, the one with more experience has the advantage unless the opponent has tremendous punching power that can KO his opponent anytime.  Looking at the record of both boxer, Kazuto had never been stopped while Franco got 1 stopped in his fight.  I will go with Kazuto Ioka in this fight because I believe he is the tougher boxer and has more experience.  The knock out percentage is almost identical but in term of toughness, I believe Ioka is tougher for the reason that Ioka hasn't been stopped yet.

if kazuto is in good shape and has regular trainings, i would go for kazuto also. his last fight with donnie nietes was UD last july of this year. so this is not a long break for kazuto. obviously, kazuto is the favourite on this match.

the odds at stake right now -

[Baofeng]

This looks like 50/50 to me, both are great boxers with impressive record, but I do agree that Ioka was one advantage, that his he has the crowd behind him as another of their home town hero.

But as per one sportsbook, Ioka is 1.60 favorite against France at 2.30

So this fight could end up in the judges scorecard, I'm not seeing a knockout but it's going to be a war here.

Yep, but if we look about Joshua Franco, he seems like a boxer who stuck and can't improve. This is because he's fight with a same boxer and the result is always same, when he fight with Andrew Moloney he win via unanimous decision, when he fight with Oscar Negrete the result is 2 draw and 1 win, but it's ended via split decision.

I'm more interested to bet by winning method option, Joshua or Ioka via decision is high chance will happen, but I think Ioka has a chance to win via knock out. The odds is really high for 8.80x, I will try to throw for few dollars.

The odds for a knockout is high mate,

Ioka by KO - 8.60
Franco by KO - 9.80

That's already a juicy odd and your few dollars is worth every cent if this will be the outcome of this fight, so yeah why not throw a couple of dollars and see how it goes.

[robelneo]

Although Franco is roughly 6 years younger than Ioka, we can't consider the age as a big factor here.

That would matter if  Kazuto Ioka is already old, but he is only 33 years old, so it's not a big deal despite their huge age difference. I think the experience is way more vital here, and since  Kazuto Ioka has more experience, I guess he will have the edge in this fight. Anyway, I think we should wait for the betting odds to determine how bookies see this particular fight.

Kazuto Ioka can be considered to be at his prime in this age so I think in battle between prime boxer, the one with more experience has the advantage unless the opponent has tremendous punching power that can KO his opponent anytime.  Looking at the record of both boxer, Kazuto had never been stopped while Franco got 1 stopped in his fight.  I will go with Kazuto Ioka in this fight because I believe he is the tougher boxer and has more experience.  The knock out percentage is almost identical but in term of toughness, I believe Ioka is tougher for the reason that Ioka hasn't been stopped yet.

For someone who fought and lasted 12 rounds against Nietes in his prime and beating Nietes in their second match is already a huge achievement for him, he is now in battle tested and I'm sure he will use this experience to beat Joshua this is a good match up considering that both are champions and the fight could go either way, but predict Kazuto to win by a decision
here considering that it will be held in Japan.

[goinmerry]

For someone who fought and lasted 12 rounds against Nietes in his prime and beating Nietes in their second match is already a huge achievement for him, he is now in battle tested and I'm sure he will use this experience to beat Joshua this is a good match up considering that both are champions and the fight could go either way, but predict Kazuto to win by a decision here considering that it will be held in Japan.

In terms of weighing in the boxers that they fought in their entire career, I see that Ioka does have a better lineup of opponents compared to Franco.

Although it doesn't mean that Ioka should be tougher as Franco is also a champion and to reach that stage is tough work.

I just wonder why some of the Japanese top boxers always fight in Japan and not considering to fight outside their country. Who's responsible for that?

[FinneysTrueVision]

In terms of weighing in the boxers that they fought in their entire career, I see that Ioka does have a better lineup of opponents compared to Franco.

Although it doesn't mean that Ioka should be tougher as Franco is also a champion and to reach that stage is tough work.

I just wonder why some of the Japanese top boxers always fight in Japan and not considering to fight outside their country. Who's responsible for that?

The smaller weight classes are often dominated by Asian fighters so there is not a lot of interest in these divisions in the United States and Europe. There is not really an incentive to fight outside of their country. Inoue has had a few fights in the United States but as good as he is he is not really that popular over there.