Watch: Yabuki becomes a two-division champion

By Scott Shaffer

30/03/2025

Watch: Yabuki becomes a two-division champion

Masamichi Yabuki TKO12 Angel Ayala... Japan's Masamichi Yabuki dropped Mexico's Angel Ayala three times: in rounds one, two and twelve in a dominant performance to take Ayala's IBF flyweight Title via twelfth round technical knockout. Ayala was willing to fight on, but was a bloody mess at the time of the stoppage. Yabuki is now a two-weight champion, having previously enjoyed two reigns at 108 pounds. Yabuki is also the only man to beat Kenshiro Teraji, who currently hods the WBA and WBC titles at flyweight. Ayala came into this fight as an undefeated champion, but is now 18-1.