Ioka retains WBA 108lb belt

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Ioka retains WBA 108lb belt

Ioka retains WBA 108lb belt

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Ioka retains WBA 108lb belt

Ioka retains WBA 108lb beltThe Associated Press

Unbeaten Japanese star Kazuto Ioka (12-0, 8 KOs), 108, impressively scored the first defense of his second world throne when he dispatched Thai veteran Wisanu Kokietgym (43-9-2, 11 KOs), 108, with a wicked body shot at 2:51 of the ninth round on Wednesday in Osaka, Japan.  Ioka, still 24, had acquired the WBC 105-pound belt in his seventh pro bout, and won the WBA 108-pound diadem in his eleventh.  Ioka was patient against the more experienced Thailander, steadily piling up points before he exploded a very well-timed right uppercut to the midsection, which sent him flat on the deck for minutes.
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(5-8-2013)


La estrella Kazuto Ioka , invicto (12-0, 8 KOs), 108, se  anotó una impresionante primera defensa de su segundo título mundial  cuando derrotó al veterano tailandés, Wisanu Kokietgym (43-9-2, 11 KOs), 108, con un poderoso golpe al cuerpo a los 2:51 del noveno asalto este  miércoles en Osaka, Japón.  Ioka, de 24 años, había adquirido el cinturón de 105 libras del CMB en su séptima pelea profesional y ganó la diadema de 108 libras de la AMB en su undécimo combate.  Ioka fue paciente contra el  tailandes que era más experimentado, acumulando puntos constantemente antes de que lanzara un uppercut de derecha muy oportuna a la cintura, que lo envió a la lona por minutos.


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