In a stacked super flyweight division, various champions look to fight one another. Josber Perez is ready to crash the party and join the fun. He faces Kazuto Ioka for the WBA title on December 31 in Japan.
The fight, on ABEMA TV in Japan, will be Ioka's ninth straight defense of the title, and he looks to successfully defend it for the seventh time (he fought Joshua Franco to a draw in 2022). It is Perez’s second attempt at gold, going from flyweight to super flyweight.
Odds have Ioka as the favorite in this fight. If he wins, he could face WBC champion Juan Francisco Estrada. However, if Perez has anything to say about it, he will be on the other side of the ring against Estrada.
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The Sporting News looks into the career of Perez, a man looking to spice things up at super flyweight.
Who is Josber Perez?
Perez turned pro in 2016. The Venezuelan is 20-3 with 18 wins via knockout.
He lost a fight in 2016 and went on a thirteen-fight win streak after. The 28-year-old is 4-2 in his last six fights and is on a three-fight win streak after failing to capture the WBA flyweight title in 2020 against Artem Dalakian.
"Avalancha" last fought in September, beating Jose Farfan for his third straight win via knockout.
Josber Perez record, bio
- Nationality: Venezuelan
- Born: February 6, 1995
- Height: 5-5
- Reach: N/A
- Total fights: 23
- Record: 20-3 with 18 wins via knockout