Ioka keeps WBA 112lb belt

By Joe Koizumi
Photos: Sumio Yamada

WBA flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (20-1, 12 KOs), 112, Japan, impressively retained his belt when he had a tough time with young Nicaraguan Keyvin Lara (18-2-1, 6 KO), 112, in earlier rounds but took back the initiative and finally dropped him twice en route to a fine knockout at 1:11 of the eleventh round on Wednesday in Osaka, Japan.

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