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Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco settled nothing on New Year’s Eve.
The 115-pound titleholders fought to a majority draw at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, meaning both men retained their championship belts.
One judge had Franco winning 115-113, seven rounds to five. The other two scored it 114-114.
Ioka (29-2-1, 15 KOs) is one of the most respect titleholders in the world, having won major belts in two divisions and climbing onto some pound-for-pound lists (Honorable Mention on Boxing Junkie’s list).
And the 33-year-old had the advantage of fighting in his home country.
However, Joshua (18-1-3, 8 KOs) obviously wasn’t fazed. The slick 27-year-old…
