Masamichi Yabuki is now a two-division champion after beating down IBF flyweight titlist Angel Ayala this morning in Aichi, Japan.
Yabuki (18-4, 17 KO), eight years Ayala’s (18-1, 8 KO) senior, dropped Ayala within the first, second, and twelfth rounds earlier than the referee intervened. All three judges had it a digital shutout, giving Ayala solely the fifth spherical en path to 109-98 playing cards on the time of the stoppage.
The entire bout is presently up on YouTube, although it’s unlikely to final lengthy. I’ll protect anonymity to maximise the uploads’ possibilities of survival.
Yabuki now stands at 11-1 (10 KO) since a 1-2 skid in 2018, a really outstanding run that features two stints as a lightweight flyweight champion and knockouts over Kenshiro Teraji and Sivenathi Nontshinga. Unifications with Anthony Olascuaga and Teraji are tantalizing, however first he’ll must take care of obligatory challenger Felix Alvarado. Not that I’m complaining; that one simply oozes with violence potential.
