Former world champion turned trainer, Ivan "Iron Boy" Calderón, understands that Kazuto Ioka's seniority prevailed over the youth of his pupil, Jeyvier Cintrón. Calderon discussed the factors that led to his boxer losing his undefeated record and the...
Upon deciding to return to the ring more than a year into his abruptly announced retirement, Kazuto Ioka only wanted meaningful challenges moving forward. A comeback tour that began with a clear-cut win over Puerto Rico’s McWilliams Arroyo—a 2008 Oly...
Peter Rivera, promoter for Puerto Rico's Jeyvier Cintrón, says his boxer should not be disappointed by the setback he suffered in Japan on Tuesday against WBO 115-pound champion Kazuto Ioka. Rivera expects the Bayamon fighter to return to action in M...
Kazuto Ioka picked the final year of the decade to restore a time-honored tradition. The four-division and reigning junior bantamweight titlist picked up his first successful defense, turning away the spirited challenge of Puerto Rico's Jeyvier Cintr...
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Everyone did their job at the scale to ensure the final two title fights of 2019 proceed as planned. Kazuto Ioka and Jeyvier Cintron both made weight for their New Year’s Eve headliner, which takes place at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan....
The WBO #1 ranked fighter at 115 pounds, Jeyvier Cintrón, worked out today for the Japanese media en route to his bout on Tuesday, December 31, when he challenges Kazuto Ioka, the 115 pounds WBO champion, at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokío, J...
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- After more than 21 hours of flying, the WBO's #1 ranked boxer at 115 pounds, Puerto Rican Jeyvier Cintrón, arrived this morning in Japan to complete his preparation en route to his fight against Japanese star Kazuto Ioka, who h...
To date, the only subject on which the respective camps of Kazuto Ioka and Jeyvier Cintron disagree is whom will prevail in their upcoming New Year’s Eve clash. Following relatively smooth negotiations for their mandatory junior bantamweight title fi...
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Neutral officials will work in the fight between the #1 WBO ranked at 115 pounds, Puerto Rico's Jeyvier Cintrón, and the WBO champion in that weight, Japanese star Kazuto Ioka. The fight will be held on December 31 at the Ota-City General Gymnasium i...
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A decade-long tradition carries on for Kazuto Ioka. The only male boxer ever from Japan to claim titles in four weight divisions will make the first defense of his 115-pound strap as he faces unbeaten mandatory challenger Jeyvier Cintron. The bout no...
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Kazuto Ioka awaits word of whether he will continue with a career-long tradition later this year. For now, another has been confirmed—his status as a defending titlist. The four-division and reigning 115-pound titlist from Japan is set for his mandat...
A busy stretch for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) team extends through mid-week and all the way down to the super flyweight division. BoxingScene.com has learned that the Puerto Rico-based sanctioning body has ordered a mandatory title fight bet...
One day, Jeyvier Cintron can look back at the near-disastrous turn in his first fight with Koki Eto as a blessing in disguise. The two-time Olympian from Puerto Rico certainly fought like a boxer determined to make the most of a second chance, domin...
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After the scale fail ahead of last weekend's Telemundo show in Mexico City, promoter Felix Zabala, Jr. breathed a sigh of relief this time around. "If we had to go through this two weeks in a row..." Zabala Jr. quipped to BoxingScene.com as laughter...
