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Ioka aims for world titles in 3 different weight classes

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese professional boxer Kazuto Ioka (L) and Katsunari Takayama, IBF minimumweight champion, pose for photos in Osaka on March 24, 2014. Ioka will fight for the IBF flyweight title in seeking world titles in three different weight classes on May 7, while Takayama will go for the second defense of his title the same day.

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Hasegawa eyes world title in 3 different weight classes

KOBE, Japan - Japanese boxer Hozumi Hasegawa practices in Kobe on March 7, 2014, before his challenge for the IBF super-bantam weight title. Hasegawa aims to become the second Japanese professional boxer to win world titles in three different weight classes.

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Ioka reports 3rd title in different weight classes to home city

Sakai Mayor Osami Takeyama (R) presents world boxing champion Kazuto Ioka with a kitchen knife made by local craftsmen at the city hall in Osaka Prefecture on May 26, 2015, as a gift to congratulate Ioka on winning world titles in three different weight classes. Ioka hails from Sakai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: 3-division champion Hasegawa announces retirement

File photo shows Japanese boxer Hozumi Hasegawa (L) throwing a punch at Hugo Ruiz of Mexico in their WBC super bantamweight title bout in Osaka in September 2016. Hasegawa, who won WBC crowns in three different weight classes in his career, announced his retirement on Dec. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Hasegawa wins WBC super bantam title

Hozumi Hasegawa (L) of Japan throws a punch at Hugo Ruiz of Mexico in the eighth round of their WBC super bantamweight title match at Edion Arena Osaka on Sept. 16, 2016. Hasegawa won to become the fourth Japanese boxer to have won world titles in three different weight classes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo