Angelo Leo Vs. Tomoki Kameda: Date, Time, Stream & Fight Card Details
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JUNE 19: Angelo Leo looks on prior to facing Aaron Alameda during their ... More junior featherweight fight at Toyota Center on June 19, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by)
In the wee hours of the morning in the United States—but live in Osaka, Japan—IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo (25-1, 12 KO) will defend his title against Tomoki Kameda (42-4, 23 KO) in the main event of a Pro Box TV card.
While we're talking about smaller weight classes and a fight at a non-prime time in the United States, this fight has the potential to be a banger. Leo's highlight-reel KO over Luis Alberto Lopez in August 2024 won KO of the Year with several publications. It also captured a second world title for Leo.
Kameda is a former world champion with mounds of experience. He's never been stopped in his career, and it'll be interesting to see if Leo can score another emphatic victory. Here's a look at all of the viewing info:
Here is a look at the entire card.
Main Event
Angelo Leo (25-1-0) vs. Tomoki Kameda (42-4-0)
Co-Main Event
Pedro Taduran (17-4-1) vs. Ginjiro Shigeoka (11-1-0)
Undercard
Vencent Lacar (9-0-0) vs. Ryo Mandokoro (5-0-0)
Hiroki Hanabusa (14-4-5) vs. Matcha Nakagawa (17-2-2)
Raymond Poon KaiChing (10-3-1) vs. Shuri Oka (4-1-0)
Herbert Matovu (7-1-0) vs. Mitsuro Brandon Tajima (12-1-0)
Sukrit Nakpreecha (6-2-0) vs. Daigoro Marumoto (1-0-0)
Leo, 31, says he and his team came over to Japan more than a week ahead of the fight to get adjusted to the time change and other cultural differences.
Leo is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and currently lives in Las Vegas, so he has decided to defend his title in a location that is completely foreign to him—and his opponent is obviously no slouch.
Kameda, 33, was born in Osaka, and he still lives there. So, it goes without saying, the crowd will be a pro-Kameda bunch. Even with that potential advantage, Leo believes he will have the upper hand as he had in a previous sparring session.
It's an interesting fight, and the winner could be a future opponent for Naoya Inoue if the Japanese superstar decides to make the leap to featherweight. Be on the lookout for results from the fight and scorecards.
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