WBA flyweight title match

WBA flyweight title match

KAWASAKI, Japan - WBA flyweight champion Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina (R) punches ninth-ranked Japanese challenger Masayuki Kuroda during the fifth round of a WBA flyweight match at Kawasaki's Todoroki Arena in Kanagawa Prefecture on Feb. 27, 2013. Reveco won by unanimous decision.

Kuroda before WBA title match

Kuroda before WBA title match

KAWASAKI, Japan - Ninth-ranked WBA flyweight Masayuki Kuroda (R) of Japan is pictured during an open practice session in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 20, 2013, before he faces WBA flyweight champion Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina in a title match in Japan on Feb. 27.

Kuroda before WBA title match

Kuroda before WBA title match

KAWASAKI, Japan - Ninth-ranked WBA flyweight Masayuki Kuroda (L) of Japan is pictured during an open practice session in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 20, 2013, before he faces WBA flyweight champion Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina in a title match in Japan on Feb. 27.

Ioka to make 2nd title defense on New Year's Eve

Ioka to make 2nd title defense on New Year's Eve

WBA flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan poses for a photo in Osaka on Nov. 6, 2015. Ioka will make his second title defense on New Year's Eve against second-ranked Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina at Edion Arena Osaka, his Ioka Gym said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ioka seizes 3rd weight class championship

Ioka seizes 3rd weight class championship

Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka (C) is carried by his father Kazunori (L) and uncle Hiroki after defeating Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina to win the WBA flyweight championship at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on April 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ioka seizes 3rd weight class championship

Ioka seizes 3rd weight class championship

Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka lands a punch against champion Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina in the eighth round of their WBA flyweight title bout at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on April 22, 2015. Ioka became the second Japanese to win world titles in three different classes after Koki Kameda. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

WBA flyweight champ Reveco gears up for fight vs. Ioka

WBA flyweight champ Reveco gears up for fight vs. Ioka

WBA flyweight champion Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina trains during an open workout in Osaka on April 17, 2015. Reveco will fight third-ranked Japanese Kazuto Ioka at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on April 22 in his ninth title defense. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo