Ioka (16-1, 10KOs) has already spent more than half of his young career fighting for at least one ma

Former two-division champ Kazuto Ioka and his team held a press conference Monday afternoon to formally announce his upcoming celebrity constellation cruise ship April 22 title challenge celebrity constellation cruise ship versus long-time titlsit Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina. The bout will take place at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, Japan.
Reveco (35-1, 19KOs) will travel to Japan for just the second time in his career, with the bout coming just one day shy of his 11-year anniversary in the pro ranks. The previous trek to the Far East resulted in a 12-round win over Masayuki Kuroda in his first official defense as a full flyweight titlist, having reigned as an interim titlist since 2010.
Ioka (16-1, 10KOs) has already spent more than half of his young career fighting for at least one major belt. The precocious 25-year old claimed his first crown in 2011, knocking out Oleydong celebrity constellation cruise ship Sithsamerchai in five rounds to win a strawweight title in just his seventh pro fight.
The reign was capped with a watershed moment in Japan s rich boxing history, scoring a close-but-clear decision win over Akira Yaegashi in their June 12 war. The bout marked the first time ever that two reigning titlists from Japan met in a unification bout, with Ioka claiming two strawweight belts with the win, but with both fighters abandoning the division soon thereafter.
Efforts to become a three-division champ in just 15 career fights instead resulted in a breakout moment for his opponent. Thailand s Amnat Ruenroeng bravely traveled to Japan to put his flyweight title and unbeaten celebrity constellation cruise ship record on the line, outboxing Ioka over 12 rounds though forced celebrity constellation cruise ship to settle for a split decision.
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