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Forbes
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
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.
USA Today
09-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Michael Chandler considers Paddy Pimblett fight 'The People's Main Event' of UFC 314
MIAMI – Although Michael Chandler finds himself fighting in the co-main event of UFC 314, he believes his bout is the main attraction. Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC), a former Bellator champion and UFC title challenger, takes on rising British star Paddy Pimblett this Saturday at Kaseya Center (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). They'll be setting the stage for Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes, who fight for the vacant featherweight title in the main event. Yet, despite a title on the line, Chandler sees his bout with Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) as 'The People's Main Event' of UFC 314. 'This is a sport. It's about wins and loses and rankings, but it's also about being in fights people care about,' Chandler told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at Wednesday's UFC 314 media day. 'This is a fight people care about. Anytime I step inside the octagon, and Paddy steps inside the octagon, people care. People tune in to watch us lose or hopefully win if they're a fan of us. We both got that. This fight has the makings of 'The People's Main Event.'' Chandler enters on a two-fight losing streak and with only one win in his past five trips to the octagon. The 38-year-old admits that he's not in the best spot, but he's not letting that get to him. 'I've only had my back up against the wall twice in the UFC,' Chandler said. 'The first time was coming into the UFC, my UFC debut. I had everything to gain, but I had a lot to lose. Obviously we saw how I finished Dan Hooker in two-and-a-half minutes. A couple of fights later, I had my back against the wall against Tony Ferguson, who was ranked No. 7, and I was No. 5, and it was a risky situation, and we all saw the KO of the Year. I thrived in these moments, and I believe Saturday night will be very similar to the last two. 'You need to go through struggle. You need to go through setbacks to find out who you are. … Bad things have to happen in order for you to find out exactly who you are, and I don't even know what kind of streak I'm on or how many days it's been (without a win). It doesn't matter. It's about the journey. It's so much less about hyper focusing on the wins and the loses and being perfect. I'm just trying to be successful. I'm not trying to be perfect. I'm trying to be successful.' For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 314.
