By Paul Fletes in Osaka, notifight.com    

On Sunday at the General Hospital in Osaka, Japan - Kazuto Ioka and Felix "Twin" Alvarado met face to face as both boxers had their pre-fight medical evaluations. They are going to collide on Tuesday, December 31, for Ioka's junior flyweight title of the World Boxing Association (WBA). They are scheduled to make weight on Monday in Osaka, at noon. In the main supporting bout, the former WBA world champion of the minimumweight division, Ryo Miyazaki, will see action.