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In a battle of former world champions to open the telecast, Japan’s Ryosuke Iwasa (27-3, 17 KOs) knocked out the Philippines’ Marlon Tapales (33-3, 16 KOs) with a devastating straight left-hand at 1:09 of the 11th round. With the win, Iwasa earned the vacant Interim IBF World Junior Featherweight Title. …

Ahead of December 14’s fight in Monte-Carlo vs Ricardo Espinoza Franco, revisit Murodjon Akhmadaliev’s homecoming World Title defence vs Ryosuke Iwasa at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from Saturday 3 April 2021. It proved to be a somewhat controversial finish after a damaging fifth and final round. MJ is …