World boxing champion Kazusho Ioka wins by KO

December 31, 2023 June 1, 2024

On December 31, WBA world super flyweight champion Kazusho Ioka scored two knockdowns in five rounds in his fight against world No. 8 Josbel Perez and won by KO in the seventh round. This marked Ioka's first defense by KO, as he explained, and made him the Japanese champion with the most wins in the world with "22"," overtaking Naoya Inoue, the unified world champion of the four super bantamweight divisions. Ioka's KO victory was his first since New Year's Eve three years ago. Ioka, 34, showed off his experience and skill in his 12th New Year's Eve appearance of his 13-year career. With his first defense, he moved one step closer to his long-awaited unification fight with Estrada.

Japanese

ボクシング世界せかいチャンピオンの井岡一翔いおかかずとがKO勝利しょうり

12月がつ31日にち、WBA世界せかいスーパーフライ級王者きゅうおうじゃの井岡一翔いおかかずとが同級どうきゅう8位いのホスベル・ペレスとの試合しあいで5ラウンドに2度どのダウンを奪うばい、7ラウンドでKO勝利しょうりを収おさめた。この結果けっか、井岡いおかは宣言せんげんどおりKOで初防衛はつぼうえいに成功せいこうし、スーパーバンタム級きゅうの世界せかい4団体だんたい統一とういつ王者おうじゃである井上尚弥いのうえなおやを上回うわまわる、日本人にほんじん最多さいたの世界せかい戦せん通算つうさん勝利しょうり数すう「22」を達成たっせい。井岡いおかのKO勝利しょうりは3年ねん前まえの大晦日おおみそか以来いらい。井岡いおかは34歳さいで13年ねんのキャリアで12度目どめの大晦日おおみそか出場しゅつじょうで、経験けいけんと実力じつりょくを発揮はっきした。初防衛はつぼうえいを果はたしたことで、悲願ひがんのエストラーダとの統一とういつ戦せんに一歩ぽ近ちかづいた。

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Japanese	Hiragana	English
WBA	だぶりゅーびーえー	World Boxing Association
世界スーパーフライ級王者	せかいすーぱーふらいきゅうおうしゃ	World Super Flyweight Champion
井岡一翔	いおかかずと	Kazuto Ioka
同級	どうきゅう	Same Weight Class
ホスベル・ペレス	ほすべる・ぺれす	Hosberth Pérez
試合	しあい	Match
5ラウンド	ごらうんど	5 Rounds
2度のダウン	にどのだうん	Two Knockdowns
7ラウンド	しちらうんど	7 Rounds
KO勝利	けいおーしょうり	Knockout Victory
初防衛	はつぼうえき	First Title Defense
スーパーバンタム級	すーぱーばんたむきゅう	Super Bantamweight
4団体統一王者	よんだんたいとういつおうしゃ	Four-Belt Unified Champion
井上尚弥	いのうえなおや	Naoya Inoue
上回る	うわまわる	Surpass
日本人最多	にほんじんさいた	Most by a Japanese
世界戦	せかいせん	World Title Match
通算勝利数	つうさんしょうりすう	Total Number of Wins
達成	たっせい	Accomplishment
3年前	さんねんまえ	Three Years Ago
大晦日	おおみそか	New Year's Eve
出場	しゅつじょう	Participation
34歳	さんじゅうよんさい	34 Years Old
13年のキャリア	じゅうさんねんのきゃりあ	13-Year Career
12度目	じゅうにどめ	12th Time
経験	けいけん	Experience
実力	じつりょく	Ability
初防衛を果たす	はつぼうえきをはたす	Secure First Title Defense
悲願	ひがん	Long-cherished Dream
エストラーダ	えすとらーだ	Édgar Sosa Estrada
統一戦	とういつせん	Unification Match
一歩近づく	いっぽちかづく	One Step Closer

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