Live results: Masamichi Yabuki defends title against Rene Calixto

Masamichi Yabuki defends his IBF flyweight title against Rene Calixto tonight, Saturday, June 6, live from Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan.

• Japan’s three-time, two-division world champion Yabuki (19-4, 18 KOs) makes the second defense of his belt following a 12th-round knockout victory over Felix Alvarado last December.
• Mexico’s Calixto (24-1-1, 10 KOs) makes his third attempt to become a champion after defeating Ruben Lezama Gonzalez by fourth-round TKO also last December.

In the co-feature, Willibaldo Garcia (23-6-2, 13 KOs) of Mexico defends his IBF super flyweight title against Australia’s former champion Andrew Moloney (28-4, 18 KOs).

A featherweight undercard bout features Mexico’s two-weight champion Luis Nery (37-2, 28 KOs) against Filipino three-division champion John Riel Casimero (35-5-1, 24 KOs).

A bantamweight bout pits Kenneth Llover (17-0, 12 KOs) of the Philippines against NOLA’s Michael Angeletti (14-0, 8 KOs).

• How to watch: Yabuki vs Calixto live on ESPN KnockOut.

Yabuki vs Calixto results

• Masamichi Yabuki vs. Rene Calixto
• Willibaldo Garcia Perez vs. Andrew Moloney
• Luis Nery vs. John Riel Casimero
• Kenneth Llover vs. Michael Angeletti
• Aoi Yokoyama def. Vince Paras by unanimous decision
• Shuri Oka def. Adilet Kachkynbekov by TKO (R4)
• Seiya Meguro vs. Nurzhigit Dyushebaev (TBD)