The Wbo Flw champion Sho Kimura entered this fight with a professional record of 15-1-2 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Donnie Nietes). He suffered his only defeat at his pro boxing debut in 2013, against Shosuke Oji, since then he has collected 15 victories and two draws beating Wisitsak Saiwaew and Zou Shiming in 2017 (=Shiming vs Kimura).
His opponent, the former Wbc Flw champion Toshiyuki Igarashi, has an official record of 23-2-3 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost to Akira Yaegashi in 2013 (=Igarashi vs Yaegashi) but then he has collected six wins and two draws, the last one with Miguel Cartagena in 2017. Kimura vs Igarashi is valid for the WBO World flyweight title (Kimura’s first defense); undercard of Milan Melindo vs Ryoichi Taguchi. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Toshiyuki Igarashi fight videos
2013 BOXING fight – Toshiyuki Igarashi vs Akira Yaegashi – full fight Video WBC
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!
2012 BOXING fight – Sonny Boy Jaro vs Toshiyuki Igarashi – full fight Video WBC
Review: 2012-07-16, fight not very spectacular between Sonny Boy Jaro and Toshiyuki Igarashi: two stars. Sonny Boy Jaro (34-10-5) entered as the No.2 flyweight in the world while Toshiyuki Igarashi (15-1-1) entered as the No.5. Jaro vs Igarashi is valid for the WBC flyweight title (Jaro ‘s first defense). Watch the video!