Boxing: IBF flyweight title bout

Boxing: IBF flyweight title bout

IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane (L) of South Africa and Akira Yaegashi of Japan trade punches in the ninth round of their title match at Yokohama Arena on Dec. 23, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boxing: IBF flyweight title bout

Boxing: IBF flyweight title bout

IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane (L) of South Africa defeats Akira Yaegashi of Japan by technical knockout in the ninth round of their title match at Yokohama Arena on Dec. 23, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boxing: IBF flyweight title match

Boxing: IBF flyweight title match

South Africa's Moruti Mthalane (C) is congratulated after successfully defending his International Boxing Federation flyweight title with a unanimous decision over Masayuki Kuroda of Japan at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on May 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boxing: IBF flyweight title match

Boxing: IBF flyweight title match

South Africa's Moruti Mthalane (R) lands a punch on Masayuki Kuroda of Japan en route to successfully defending his International Boxing Federation flyweight title at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on May 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boxing: IBF flyweight title match

Boxing: IBF flyweight title match

South Africa's Moruti Mthalane (R) lands a punch on Masayuki Kuroda of Japan en route to successfully defending his International Boxing Federation flyweight title at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on May 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boxing: IBF flyweight title match in May

Boxing: IBF flyweight title match in May

Japanese boxer Masayuki Kuroda poses for a photo in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2019. He will challenge IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane of South Africa on May 13 at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo