Angelo Leo faces Tomoki Kameda live from INTEX Osaka in Osaka, Japan on Saturday, March 24. The pair square off in the scheduled 12-round bout at featherweight. Leo’s IBF title is on the line.
Leo (25-1, 12 KOs) of Albuquerque, NM, makes the first defense of his 126-pound belt that he earned last August, dethroning Luis Alberto Lopez by knockout in the 10th round. Japan’s former WBO bantamweight champion Kameda (42-4, 23 KOs) aims to become champion in his second weight class.
The co-main event is a world title rematch between current IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran and former titleholder Ginjiro Shigeoka. Taduran (17-4-1, 13 KOs) of the Philippines stopped Japanese Shigeoka (11-1, 9 KOs) in the ninth round last July and claimed the strap.
On the Leo vs Kameda undercard, Herbert Matovu (7-1, 6 KOs) of Uganda and Mitsuro Brandon Tajima (12-1, 10 KOs) of Japan battle it out in a 10-rounder at heavyweight. Plus, Hiroki Hanabusa (14-4-5, 6 KOs) and Matcha Nakagawa (17-2-2, 6 KOs) meet in an all-Japanese eight-round contest at featherweight.
Angelo Leo vs Tomoki Kameda live blog
Video: Angelo Leo KO's Venado Lopez to claim title
In case you missed it – Angelo Leo claimed the IBF featherweight title by knockout in the 10th round against Luis Alberto Lopez last August in Albuquerque, NM.
Leo vs Kameda: How to watch & start time
Leo vs Kameda airs live on Abema TV in Japan and on ProBox TV in the U.S. The start time is 2:00 AM ET. A VPN service, such as ExpressVPN, might be helpful for streaming from a different location.
Angelo Leo vs Tomoki Kameda results
Get Angelo Leo vs Tomoki Kameda full fight card and stay tuned for live results below.
- Angelo Leo vs. Tomoki Kameda
- Pedro Taduran vs. Ginjiro Shigeoka
- Herbert Matovu vs. Mitsuro Brandon Tajima
- Hiroki Hanabusa vs. Matcha Nakagawa
- Sukrit Nakpreecha vs. Daigoro Marumoto
- Vencent Lacar vs. Ryo Mandokoro
- Raymond Poon KaiChing vs. Shuri Oka