Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-21, great performance by both boxers: Moruti Mthalane vs Akira Yaegashi is close to get four stars.
The current Ibf and former Ibo Flw champion Moruti Mthalane entered this fight with a pro record of 38-2-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kosei Tanaka). He suffered his last loss when he faced Nonito Donaire in 2008, since then he has won 15 consecutive fights beating Muhammad Waseem, Masahiro Sakamoto and Masayuki Kuroda.
His opponent, the former world champion in three different weight classes Akira Yaegashi, has an official boxing record of 28-6-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.14 super flyweight. He lost to Milan Melindo in 2017 (Akira Yaegashi vs Milan Melindo) but then he has won over Frans Damur Palue, Hirofumi Mukai and Sahaphap Bunop. Mthalane vs Yaegashi is valid for the IBF World flyweight title (Mthalane’s third defense); undercard of Ryota Murata vs Steven Butler. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-21, good start between Akira Yaegashi and Milan Melindo: it gets three stars.
The world champion in three different weight classes Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 25-5-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ganigan Lopez). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Roman Gonzalez (=Yaegashi vs Gonzalez) and Pedro Guevara (=Yaegashi vs Guevara), but then he has won five fights defeating Martin Tecuapetla (=Yaegashi vs Tecuapetla) and Samartlek Kokietgym in 2016 (=Yaegashi vs Samartlek).
His opponent, the interim Ibf champion Milan Melindo, has a record of 35-2-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He lost to Javier Mendoza in 2015 (=Melindo vs Mendoza), but then he has won over Victor Emanuel Olivo (=Melindo vs Olivo) Maximino Flores and Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (=Melindo vs Sakkreerin Jr). Milan Melindo vs Akira Yaegashi is valid for the IBF World light flyweight title; undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Ricardo Rodriguez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, good performance by both boxers: Akira Yaegashi vs Wittawas Basapean gets three stars.
The world champion in three different weight classes Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 24-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ganigan Lopez). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Roman Gonzalez (=Yaegashi vs Gonzalez) and Pedro Guevara (=Yaegashi vs Guevara), but then he has won four fights defeating Javier Mendoza (=Mendoza vs Yaegashi) and Martin Tecuapetla in his last two (=Yaegashi vs Tecuapetla).
His opponent, Samartlek Kokietgym (also known as Wittawas Basapean), has a record of 31-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.56 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Naoya Inoue in 2014 (=Inoue vs Kokietgym), since then he has collected 14 consecutive victories beating Samuel Tehuayo and Tommy Seran in his last two. Yaegashi vs Kokietgym is valid for the IBF World light flyweight title; undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Kohei Kono. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, close fight with some tough exchanges: Akira Yaegashi vs Martin Tecuapetla gets three stars.
The Ibf champion Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 23-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Donnie Nietes). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Roman Gonzalez (=Yaegashi vs Gonzalez) and Pedro Guevara (=Yaegashi vs Guevara), but then he has won three fights defeating Songseanglek Phosuwangym, Said M Said and Javier Mendoza (=Mendoza vs Yaegashi).
His opponent, Martin Tecuapetla, has a record of 13-6-3 (10 KOs=77%) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Milan Melindo in 2014 (=Melindo vs Tecuapetla), and then he has collected one draw and two wins. Yaegashi vs Tecuapetla is valid for the IBF World light flyweight title (Yaegashi’s first defense); undercard of Naoya Inoue vs David Carmona. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, nice and tough fight between Javier Mendoza and Akira Yaegashi: it gets three stars.
Javier Mendoza entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 24-2-1 (19 KOs=79%) and he is ranked as the No.7 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Donnie Nietes). He suffered his last defeat when he faced Jorge Guerrero in 2011, since then he has won 11 consecutive fights beating Milan Melindo in his last one (=Melindo vs Mendoza).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Akira Yaegashi, has a record of 22-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 flyweight. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Roman Gonzalez (=Yaegashi vs Gonzalez) and Pedro Guevara (=Yaegashi vs Guevara), but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Songseanglek Phosuwangym and Said M Said. Mendoza vs Yaegashi is valid for the IBF World light flyweight title (Mendoza’s second defense); undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Warlito Parrenas. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-30, pretty good finish between Akira Yaegashi and Pedro Guevara but it is not enough to get three stars. The former Wba minimumweight and Wbc Flw champion Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 20-4-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Odilon Zaleta (=Yaegashi vs Zaleta) but then he lost to #1 undefeated Roman Gonzalez (=Yaegashi vs Gonzalez).
His opponent, Pedro Guevara, has an official record of 23-1-1 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 light flyweight, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced John Riel Casimero in a bout valid for the IBF light-Flw title (Casimero vs Guevara), since then he has won five consecutive bouts, the last one against Alejandro Morales (=Guevara vs Morales). Yaegashi vs Guevara is valid for the vacant WBC World light flyweight title; undercard of Omar Narvaez vs Naoya Inoue. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-05, two true champions in a very nice fight with an exciting finish: Akira Yaegashi vs Roman Gonzalez is close to get four stars. Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 20-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last loss in 2012 when he faced then-undefeated Kazuto Ioka in a bout valid for the WBC and WBA minimumweight titles (=Ioka vs Yaegashi), after that bout Yaegashi moved up in weight class to the flyweight division winning the Wbc Flw belt against Toshiyuki Igarashi (=Igarashi vs Yaegashi) and successfully defended it three times.
His opponent, the undefeated Roman Gonzalez, has a perfect record of 39-0-0 (33 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, he was the Wba minimum and light-flyweight champion from 2008 to 2012 when he moved up in weight class to the flyweight. ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez vs Yaegashi is valid for the WBC flyweight title (Yaegashi’s fourth defense), first world title shot in the flyweight division for Gonzalez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-06, good pace and great finish: Akira Yaegashi vs Odilon Zaleta gets three stars. Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 19-3-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Kazuto Ioka losing also his WBA minimumweight title (=Ioka vs Yaegashi), since then he has moved up in weight class to the Flw division winning four consecutive bouts and the Wbc belt.
His opponent, Odilon Zaleta, has an official record of 15-3-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class, last year he fought just once losing to Mario Rodriguez via split decision. Yaegashi vs Zaleta is valid for the WBC flyweight title (Yaegashi’s first defense while it is the first world title shot for Zaleta). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-12-06, pretty good fight between Akira Yaegashi and Edgar Sosa: it gets three stars. Akira Yaegashi (18-3-0, 9 KOs) entered as the No.2 flyweight in the world while Edgar Sosa (49-7-0, 29 KOs) entered as the No.5 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Juan Francisco Estrada). Yaegashi vs Sosa is valid for the WBC flyweight title (Yaegashi’s second defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-04-08, fight not particularly exciting between Toshiyuki Igarashi and Akira Yaegashi: it gets two stars. Toshiyuki Igarashi (17-1-1) entered as the No.6 flyweight in the world while Akira Yaegashi (16-3-0) entered as the No.13. Igarashi vs Yaegashi is valid for the WBC flyweight title (Igarashi’s second defense); undercard of Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Malcolm Tunacao. Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-21, great performance by both boxers: Moruti Mthalane vs Akira Yaegashi is close to get four stars.
Review: 2014-12-30, pretty good finish between Akira Yaegashi and Pedro Guevara but it is not enough to get three stars. The former Wba minimumweight and Wbc Flw champion Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 20-4-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Odilon Zaleta (=
