Yoshida showcased her depraved uppercut in defeating Casey Morton Croft to win the vacant WBO junior bantamweight title in June 2019. (Picture by Naoki Fukuda)
Miyo Yoshida will make the primary protection of her IBF bantamweight title on October 23 when she faces Shurretta Metcalf on October 23 at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
The combat, which can headline a card introduced by DiBella Leisure, will probably be a rematch of their 2023 combat during which Metcalf received a decisive unanimous resolution victory. Since then, the previous two-time WBO junior bantamweight titleholder turned a world champion in a second division, successful a large unanimous resolution over Ebanie Bridges final December to carry the title.
Now educated by Aureliano Sosa, Yoshida (17-4) seems to settle the rating together with her rival from Dallas, Texas.
“I’m longing for revenge towards Metcalf,” stated Yoshida, a local of Kagoshima, Japan who’s now based mostly in New York Metropolis. “Simply weeks earlier than the combat towards Ebanie, I joined Sosa Crew and have been coaching nicely with them ever since. There may be a variety of stress on me heading into this rematch, however I’m trying ahead to seeing how a lot I’ve grown over this previous yr.
“I didn’t have an in depth technique final time,” she continued. “I couldn’t deal with the surprising strikes. I believed it was a detailed combat. The outcome was a choice loss, however I’ve realized the significance of rating factors. I’m burning for revenge and I’m positive I’ll win.”
Yoshida turned professional in 2014 in Tokyo and received her first world title in 2019 when she defeated Casey Morton by unanimous resolution. She made one profitable protection earlier than dropping the title the next yr to Tomoko Okuda by a technical resolution. Yoshida received the title again in 2021 in a rematch, however misplaced it in her first protection by break up resolution towards Tamao Ozawa.
Metcalf (13-4-1, 2 KOs) is on a 3 combat successful streak, although the 39-year-old hasn’t fought for the reason that first Yoshida combat. Metcalf had beforehand been the primary boxer to defeat Melissa Oddessa Parker and will probably be combating for a world title for the primary time.
“That is one thing I’ve labored laborious for and I’ll lastly get the chance I’ve earned. I beat Yoshida the final time and can come out on high once more to change into a world champion,” stated Metcalf.
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