Masamichi Yabuki defends the IBF flyweight title against Miel Fajardo and Takeshi Ishii defends the WBA minimumweight belt against Zyvyr John Medecilo on Nov. 26 in Tokyo.
What we know
- The card is at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo and was presented in Yokohama on Sept. 29.
Reported, not confirmed
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Fajardo is the IBF's No. 1 challenger; Yabuki is making his third defense.
MiddleEasy
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Medecilo is ranked 11th by the WBA, and Ishii's title is separate from Oscar Collazo's super-champion status at 105 pounds.
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Yoshiki Takei fights Kenshin Oshima over eight rounds at super bantamweight on the same card.
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The broadcast is on Lemino Premium.
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Two world-title defenses lead Ohashi Promotions' Nov. 26 card at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo, and both champions are defending against opponents with a point to prove. The first bell is at , with the broadcast on Lemino Premium.
Masamichi Yabuki, 34, is listed at 20-4 with 18 knockouts and puts the IBF flyweight belt on the line for the third time. Miel Fajardo, a 26-year-old from the United Kingdom, is the IBF's No. 1 challenger and is listed at 14-3-2 with 12 knockouts. Between them, finishing power is a large part of both records.
Yabuki's last defense went the distance: a unanimous decision over Rene Calixto on June 6 at Aichi Sky Expo, with scores of 118-108, 118-108 and 116-110. According to Lemino's conference account, he is wary of Fajardo's early power but wants a later knockout. He has also spoken of a unification or a move to super flyweight in pursuit of a third divisional title.
Ishii is only one fight into his reign. He won the WBA title in September by stopping Wilfredo Mendez in the first round, cutting off the ring before a body hook and right hand ended it. He says he resumed training right after that win and welcomed the short turnaround. Medecilo, a Filipino, is ranked 11th by the WBA. This is a defense of Ishii's belt, not a unification with super-champion Oscar Collazo.
Yoshiki Takei also fights on the card, scheduled for eight rounds at super bantamweight against Kenshin Oshima. The former WBO bantamweight champion lost his title to Christian Medina last year and says he wants to rebuild from the bottom. His website says an old thigh-muscle injury flared during his warmup for his May win over Wang Dekang; no new injury has been reported ahead of November.
Watch Yabuki's start against Fajardo's early power, and whether Ishii can again end it quickly.
Masamichi Yabuki, 34, is listed at 20-4 with 18 knockouts and puts the IBF flyweight belt on the line for the third time. Miel Fajardo, a 26-year-old from the United Kingdom, is the IBF's No. 1 challenger and is listed at 14-3-2 with 12 knockouts. Between them, finishing power is a large part of both records.
Yabuki's last defense went the distance: a unanimous decision over Rene Calixto on June 6 at Aichi Sky Expo, with scores of 118-108, 118-108 and 116-110. According to Lemino's conference account, he is wary of Fajardo's early power but wants a later knockout. He has also spoken of a unification or a move to super flyweight in pursuit of a third divisional title.
Ishii is only one fight into his reign. He won the WBA title in September by stopping Wilfredo Mendez in the first round, cutting off the ring before a body hook and right hand ended it. He says he resumed training right after that win and welcomed the short turnaround. Medecilo, a Filipino, is ranked 11th by the WBA. This is a defense of Ishii's belt, not a unification with super-champion Oscar Collazo.
Yoshiki Takei also fights on the card, scheduled for eight rounds at super bantamweight against Kenshin Oshima. The former WBO bantamweight champion lost his title to Christian Medina last year and says he wants to rebuild from the bottom. His website says an old thigh-muscle injury flared during his warmup for his May win over Wang Dekang; no new injury has been reported ahead of November.
Watch Yabuki's start against Fajardo's early power, and whether Ishii can again end it quickly.
- Summary
- Masamichi Yabuki defends the IBF flyweight title against Miel Fajardo and Takeshi Ishii defends the WBA minimumweight belt against Zyvyr John Medecilo on Nov. 26 in Tokyo.
- Key points (one per line)
- Yabuki makes his third IBF flyweight defense against No. 1 challenger Miel Fajardo.
Ishii defends the WBA minimumweight title against Medecilo, ranked 11th by the WBA.
Yoshiki Takei fights Kenshin Oshima over eight rounds at super bantamweight on the same card.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/boxing/ohashi-november26-tokyo-yabuki-ishii-title-defenses/
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