New Year's Eve sees a unification fight in Japan at super flyweight.
Japan's Kazuto Ioka puts his WBO belt on the line, while Joshua Franco comes to Tokyo to risk his WBA (regular) title.
Ioka last fought in July when he beat Donnie Nietes in the same venue as Saturday's clash, the Ota-City General Gymnasium.
Franco's most recent match-up was against Andrew Moloney in August last year.
Here's everything you need to know about Ioka vs. Franco.
When is Ioka vs. Franco? Date, start time
- Date: Tuesday, December 13
- Main card: 7 p.m. JST / 10 a.m. GMT / 5 a.m. ET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 9:30 p.m. JST / 12:30 p.m. GMT / 7:30 a.m. ET
The main card is set to get underway at 7 p.m. JST / 10 a.m. GMT / 5 a.m. ET with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 9:30 p.m. JST / 12:30 p.m. GMT / 7:30 a.m. ET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Ioka vs. Franco?
- US: N/A
- UK: N/A
There are no confirmed broadcasters for the event in the US or UK yet.
Where is the Ioka vs. Franco fight?
The fight will take place at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuto Ioka record and bio
- Nationality: Japanese
- Date of Birth: March 24, 1989
- Height: 5' 5"
- Reach: 66.5"
- Total Fights: 31
- Record: 29-2 (15 KOs)
Joshua Franco record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: October 27, 1995
- Height: 5' 5"
- Reach: 67"
- Total Fights: 21
- Record: 18-1-2 (8 KOs)
Ioka vs. Franco fight card
- Kazuto Ioka vs. Joshua Franco; For Ioka's WBO and Franco's WBA (regular) super flyweight belt
- Hayato Tsutsum vs. Pete Apolinar; Featherweight
- Ryo Nakai vs. Kai Watanabe; Super featherweight
- Ryuto Owan vs. Robin Langres; Super bantamweight
- Satsuki Ito vs. Wassana Kamdee; Super flyweight
- Kentaro Miyamoto vs. Taiga Ito; Super welterweight
- Akira Nakashima vs. Kantaro Nakanishi; Super bantamweight
- Kazuki Ogiawara vs. Ayato Mochizuki