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• Jesse Rodriguez vs Phumelele Cafu: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card

On Saturday, July 19, at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, Jesse Rodriguez vs Phumelele Cafu will headline a Matchroom Boxing card live on DAZN. This intriguing super flyweight main event will be a unification showdown for the WBC title, held by Rodriguez and the WBO belt held by Cafu. Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs) was last seen defeating Pedro Guevara by third-round TKO. Cafu (11-0-3, 8 KO...2025
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• Turki Alalshikh Adds Another Blockbuster Fight to November Riyadh Season Card

The November Riyadh Season card continues to grab the headlines, with Devin Haney vs Brian Norman Jr, and David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde. Another fight has now been confirmed, with Jesse Rodriguez vs Fernando Martinez in a super flyweight unification showdown. Alalshikh Adds Jesse Rodriguez vs Fernando Martinez to Stacked Riyadh Card Super Flyweight Unification Showdown Confirmed for November Th...2025
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• Title Fights From Around the World: Beatriz Ferreira, Angelo Leo, and More

Today, boxing world title fights take place around the globe and are more accessible to watch than ever before. Sometimes, championship bouts do not receive as much attention and go underreported. Big Fight Weekend commits to writing about boxing news, previews and recaps. As such, the site now has a recurring segment on championship bouts from around the world from the past week. The focus of the...2025
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• Rodriguez dominates Yafai, calls out Teraji

Francisco Rodriguez Jr overpowered Galal Yafai over 12 rounds | Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images Francisco Rodriguez Jr overpowered Galal Yafai over 12 rounds to score the upset in England. Veteran Francisco Rodriguez Jr scored an upset in Birmingham, England, and did it in style, dominating Galal Yafai to win the interim WBC flyweight title on wide, unanimous decision scores. Rodri...2025
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• Rodriguez dominates Yafai, calls for Teraji fight

Francisco Rodriguez Jr overpowered Galal Yafai | Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images Francisco Rodriguez Jr overpowered Galal Yafai, and wants Kenshiro Teraji. Veteran Francisco Rodriguez Jr scored an upset in Birmingham, England, and did it in style, dominating Galal Yafai to win the interim WBC flyweight title on wide, unanimous decision scores. Rodriguez won the fight on tallies of ...2025
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• ‘More than willing’: Yafai hopes for Teraji fight at end of year

Galal Yafai returns Saturday, but has a big fight with Kenshiro Teraji in mind | Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images Galal Yafai returns Saturday, but has a big fight with Kenshiro Teraji in mind for the end of 2025. Galal Yafai has business to take care of this coming Saturday against Francisco Rodriguez Jr, but says a return to Japan — where he won an Olympic gold medal — to face Kenshir...2025
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• Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card

On June 21, at the bp pulse LIVE, Birmingham, Galal Yafai vs. Francisco Rodriguez Jr will headline a Matchroom Boxing card live on DAZN. The original main event was set to be Shabaz Masoud vs Peter McGrail before Masoud withdrew due to a training injury. Yafai (9-0, 7 KOs) was last seen in action, blowing away Sunny Edwards in six rounds to win the WBC interim World Flyweight title. Rodriguez Jr (...2025
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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for June 19-21

Brian Norman and Galal Yafai defend their world titles in this week’s boxing action! | Matchroom Boxing Brian Norman and Galal Yafai defend their world titles in this week’s boxing action! Thursday, June 19 ESPN+, 4:00 am ET, Brian Norman vs Jin Sasaki. For Norman’s WBO welterweight title. Good fight! Eddie Hearn got pretty upset that Norman wouldn’t do exactly what Hearn wanted and fight ...2025
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• Four-division champion Kosei Tanaka retires at 29 due to eye injuries

Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Kosei Tanaka is hanging up the gloves after severe eye issues worsened in his loss to Phumelela Cafu Sad news out of Japan today, as four-division champion Kosei Tanaka announced his premature retirement at 29 due to chronic eye issues. Tanaka earned his first world title in just his fifth pro fight with a decision over Julian Yedras for the WBO m...2025
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• Fernando Martinez withdraws from Kazuto Ioka rematch with illness

https://twitter.com/chinomaidanapro/status/1782394917110563005 A bout of influenza has forced Fernando “Pumita” Martinez out of his year-end rematch with Kazuto Ioka Japan has lost yet another year-end title fight, as WBA super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez’s manager announced that his charge is out of tomorrow’s rematch with Kazuto Ioka due to influenza. Though unwelcome, the news ...2024
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• Rankings (May 8): Is Canelo declining? Tank Davis’ resume, more
Canelo Alvarez won again, but is he in decline? | Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images Canelo Alvarez won again, but is he on the downswing? (Yes!) Plus more! Rankings go up on Mondays. No update next week, so the next update will come on May 22. Ranked fights the next two weeks: Middleweight: (2) Janibek Alimkhanuly vs Steven Butler, May 13 Lightweight: (1) Devin Haney vs (3) Vasiliy Lo...2023
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"That done, he invoked his WBO champion’s right to move up to 115 and immediately challenge Kazuto Ioka, who handed him his first defeat with a gnarly eighth-round stoppage."

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"(2) Kazuto Ioka vs (4) Fernando Martinez, July 7 Upcoming Fights: (3) Seigo Yuri Akui vs (9) Taku Kuwahara, May 6 ."

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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for June 19-21
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• Four-division champion Kosei Tanaka retires at 29 due to eye injuries
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• Boxing rankings: Canelo holds, Garcia and Haney flop, Rolly rolls in

Canelo didn’t impress, but it was better than what a lot of other big names did last month | Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Canelo didn’t impress, but it was better than what a lot of other big names did last month. Titles: WBC - Oleksandr Usyk, WBA - Oleksandr Usyk, IBF - Daniel Dubois, WBO - Oleksandr Usyk Upcoming Notable Fights: (7) Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni, ...2025
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• Garcia scrapes past Calixto for IBF super flyweight title

Willibaldo Garcia Perez is a world champion at 35 after narrowly beating Rene Calixto Bibiao 35-year-old super flyweight veteran Willibaldo Garcia Perez claimed his first world title last night by edging out Rene Calixto Bibiano for the vacant IBF belt in Zacatecas, Mexico. Garcia (23-5-2, 13 KO), who was Fernando Martinez’s mandatory challenger before the latter elected to pursue a rematch with K...2025
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• Five Fights to Look Forward to in May Outside the US

The boxing world has witnessed several memorable fights in 2025 so far, including Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn delivering a 12-round war on April 26. Looking ahead, the Boxing Fights May 2025 International schedule offers five exciting matchups to look forward to this May, with betting enthusiasts likely keeping an eye on the action, as well as finding the best paying online casino Australia for...2025
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• Matchroom Boxing wins Yafai vs Rodriguez purse bid

Flyweights Galal Yafai and Francisco “Chihuas” Rodriguez Jr are slated to meet for the interim WBC flyweight title on DAZN Matchroom Boxing claimed the rights to stage the WBC interim flyweight title fight between Galal Yafai and Francisco Rodriguez Jr today, winning the purse bid unopposed with an offer of $222,222. Jake Donovan reports that the fight, which would earn the winner a shot at unifie...2025
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• Fernando Martinez-Kazuto Ioka 2: Best Bets Revealed

2024 is coming to an end and we have many memorable bouts to look back on including Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury x2 and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’s destructive win against Juan Francisco Estrada. On December 31 we have one more intriguing fight left in 2024 as Fernando Martinez defends his WBA super flyweight crown in an immediate rematch against Kazuto Ioka at the Ota-City General ...2024
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• Predicting the 5 Most Competitive Boxing Divisions for 2025

2024 was a great year for boxing, with Riyadh Season and other promoters putting on great cards globally. 2025 looks set to be a fascinating year in boxing, with memorable matchups already confirmed in many boxing divisions. Many divisions will flourish in the next 12 months, and platforms like High Roller offer user-friendly environments to place your bets. Big Fight Weekend is bringing you five ...2024
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• Jesse Rodriguez vs Phumelele Cafu: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card
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• Title Fights From Around the World: Beatriz Ferreira, Angelo Leo, and More
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• Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card
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• Garcia scrapes past Calixto for IBF super flyweight title
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• Fernando Martinez survives knockdown to beat Kazuto Ioka in rematch

Fernando Martinez gritted out another victory over Kazuto Ioka to retain the WBA super flyweight title in hostile territory yesterday Despite a heroic effort from legend Kazuto Ioka, Fernando “Pumita” Martinez made it 2-0 over the four-division champion yesterday morning with a unanimous decision victory in Tokyo. In what was reportedly an extremely entertaining affair, Martinez (18-0, 9 KO) once ...2025
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• Fernando Martínez vs. Kazuto Ioka 2: Illness Causes Cancellation

Kazuto Ioka (31-3-1, 16 KOs) will have to wait a while longer for a chance to avenge his loss to Fernando Martínez (17-0, 9 KOs). The Argentinian withdrew from their rematch set to take place on December 31 at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Their bout, had it gone ahead, would have been for Martínez’s WBA super flyweight title. The remainder of the Shisei Promotions card, wh...2024
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• Fernando Martinez withdraws from Kazuto Ioka rematch with illness
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• ‘More than willing’: Yafai hopes for Teraji fight at end of year
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• Boxing rankings: Canelo holds, Garcia and Haney flop, Rolly rolls in
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• Rankings: Calm before the storm ahead of big name returns

Ryan Garcia is one of many big names in action this month | Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images It was a pretty quiet April, but the big names are coming back to the ring starting in May and into the summer. Titles: WBC - Oleksandr Usyk, WBA - Oleksandr Usyk, IBF - Daniel Dubois, WBO - Oleksandr Usyk Upcoming Notable Fights: (9) Martin Bakole vs (10) Efe Ajagba, ...2025
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• Rankings: Tank’s stock drops, Teraji keeps rolling, new champs, more

Gervonta Davis’ stock took a hit in his draw with Lamont Roach | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Gervonta Davis’ stock took a hit in his draw with Lamont Roach, Kenshiro Teraji won another title, and more in this month’s rankings. Titles: WBC - Oleksandr Usyk, WBA - Oleksandr Usyk, IBF - Daniel Dubois, WBO - Oleksandr Usyk Upcoming Notable Fights: (6) Filip Hrgovic vs Joe J...2025
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• Wrap-Up: Keyshawn wins first world title, new Queensberry shows, more

Keyshawn Davis backed up his trash talk by knocking out Denys Berinchyk | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Keyshawn Davis backed up his trash talk by knocking out Denys Berinchyk, plus more from this week in boxing! We didn’t quite have the headline bonanza of Canelo and Jake Paul drama as we did last week, but we had more in-ring action this week and plenty of news bits outside the ring, to...2025
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• Franco announces retirement after loss to Ioka, explains decision
Joshua Franco has retired from boxing after his loss to Kazuto Ioka | Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images Joshua Franco has decided to hang up the gloves and retire at age 27. Joshua Franco has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 27, following a loss to Kazuto Ioka on Saturday in Tokyo. The win gave Ioka the WBA junior bantamweight title, which Franco had lost on t...2023
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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for June 20-24
Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images Edgar Berlanga is back on DAZN, Carlos Adames is back on Showtime, and more! Tuesday, June 20 FITE PPV, 2:00 pm ET, Canadian Pan Am Games Qualifiers. These will run daily from Tuesday through Friday. I linked the $59.99 PPV pack that gives you access to the lot of them, but you can also pay $20 apiece if you want, I guess. Wednesday, Ju...2023
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• Rankings (May 22,): Haney’s undisputed is a little disputed, Loma, Cameron, more
Devin Haney’s undisputed championship is a little disputed after his fight with Vasiliy Lomachenko | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Devin Haney’s undisputed championship is a little disputed after his fight with Vasiliy Lomachenko, plus a rocket for Chantelle Cameron and more! Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Cruiserweight: (2) Lawrence Okolie vs (9) Chris Billam-Sm...2023
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• RANKINGS: Garcia can’t be ranked, but Haney can’t be No. 1, who’s top at 140? Plus more!

Ryan Garcia can’t be ranked at 140, so who’s the top dog now at the weight? | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Ryan Garcia can’t be ranked at 140, so who’s the top dog now at the weight? Next update will come Monday, May 6, later in the day to give time for Inoue vs Nery (and a stacked undercard) to finish that morning. Ranked fights this period: Super Middleweight: (1) Canelo Alvarez vs (...2024
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• Kazuto Ioka Outpoints Joshua Franco In Rematch, Wins WBA Title
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• Kazuto Ioka vs. Joshua Franco Rematch Official For June 24 in Tokyo
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• Pound-for-Pound Top 10: All eyes on Spence-Crawford and Fulton-Inoue after slow June
All eyes are on Spence vs Crawford and Fulton vs Inoue in July | Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions It was a slow month, but the big fights kick up this month with Spence vs Crawford and Fulton vs Inoue. It’s another month, so another new pound-for-pound list. June didn’t have much, lads! Won’t lie to you. Wasn’t much of a month. Bad, really. But this was inevitable; boxing was abnormally...2023
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• Kazuto Ioka-Joshua Franco rematch set for June 24 in Tokyo

Looks like the rematch between Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco is set. Ioka and Franco will square off on June 24, Robert Garcia, who trains Franco, announced on social media late Sunday night. The 12-round bout will take place at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Ioka’s hometown of Tokyo, Japan. The first fight took place […] The post Kazuto Ioka-Joshua Franco rematch set for June 24 in Tok...2023
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• Franco comes in six pounds heavy ahead of Ioka rematch
Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images Kazuto Ioka successfully made weight with more than half a pound to spare After settling for a draw in last December’s unification match, Kazuto Ioka relinquished his WBO super flyweight title in favor of pursuing a rematch with WBA champion Joshua Franco. Franco has now almost certainly parted with his belt in less voluntary fashion, a...2023
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• Kazuto Ioka: ‘I don’t feel threatened by Joshua Franco’

Kazuto Ioka believes he has what it takes to unseat WBA 115-pound titlist Joshua Franco, in their rematch, on Saturday. The post Kazuto Ioka: ‘I don’t feel threatened by Joshua Franco’ appeared first on The Ring....2023
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• Joshua Franco Well Over 115-Pound Limit, At Risk Of Losing WBA Title; Kazuto Ioka Easily Makes Weight
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• Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card
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• Fernando Martinez vs Kazuto Ioka 2 full fight Video – 2025

AllTheBestFights.com posted: Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-05-11, we are going to comment and rate the boxing match Fernando Martinez vs Kazuto Ioka 2 as soon as we watch the full fight. Ioka vs Martinez 2 is scheduled to take place Sunday, May 11th, at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo (Japan), in a 12-round super flyweight (115 lbs, ... Read more...2025
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• IBF orders Cortes vs Moloney super flyweight final eliminator

Photo by Luis Gutierrez/Norte Photo/Getty Images Andrew Moloney is once again on the cusp of a title shot after the IBF ordered him to fight Argi Cortes in a super flyweight final eliminator After something of a post-Superfly lull, the 115-pound division is once again picking up steam. Fernando Martinez and Kazuto Ioka will run back last year’s battle this coming Sunday and Jesse “Bam” Rod...2025
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• Bam vs Cafu unification reportedly set for July 19 in Frisco

Photo by Kelsey Grant/Getty Images Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez could face fellow super flyweight champion Phumelela Cafu this summer in Texas Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’s first super flyweight unification bout will reportedly land in his native Texas, as Keith Idec brings word that the WBC champion will meet WBO titlist Phumelela Cafu atop a July 19th DAZN show in Frisco. After taking out Juan Franci...2025
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• Kazuto Ioka Vs. Fernando Martinez Set For July
The 115 pound division is set to really get buzzing this summer. As fans already ... read more Kazuto Ioka Vs. Fernando Martinez Set For July @ Boxing News 24/7...2024
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• Weigh-in Alert: Joshua Franco loses WBA belt on the scales ahead of Kazuto Ioka rematch

Ahead of Joshua Franco’s eagerly anticipated rematch with Kazuto Ioka, the America failed to make the junior bantamweight limit of 115-pounds, coming in well over weight at 121.5 pounds. He has been stripped of the WBA title and only Ioka, who tipped the scales at 114.75 pounds, can claim the title. Franco shockingly missed weight […] The post Weigh-in Alert: Joshua Franco loses WBA be...2023
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