OSAKA – WBO atomweight champion Nao Ikeyama rewrote her own record as the oldest fighter in Japan to successfully defend a title with a unanimous decision over challenger Norj Guro of the Philippines on Saturday.
Ikeyama, who is 45 years, 5 months, won her second title defense after outpunching Guro, who is 21 years her junior.
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