Title fights from around the world: Kenshiro Teraji, Adelaida Ruiz, and Shokichi Iwata edition

Today, boxing world title fights take place around the globe and are more accessible to watch than ever before. Sometimes, championship bouts do not receive as much attention and go underreported. Big Fight Weekend commits to writing about boxing news, previews, and recaps. As such, the site now has a recurring segment on boxing championship bouts from around the world from the past week.

The focus of these pieces will be on clashes ranging from atomweight to heavyweight that had the WBA, WBC, IBF, and/or WBO titles on the line. This week’s edition of “Title Fights From Around the World” consists of three recaps. Read on to see how the fights went.

Title fights from around the world: Kenshiro Teraji, Adelaida Ruiz, and Shokichi Iwata edition

Kenshiro Teraji vs. Israel González fight recap

Kenshiro Teraji (26-2, 16 KOs) is now a titlist in a new weight class thanks to a unanimous decision win against Israel González (32-6-2, 12 KOs).

Scores for their bout were 117-109, 116-110, and 115-111. Teraji is now the WBO super flyweight world champion with the victory. He was previously a unified titlist at flyweight and light flyweight.

Teraji-González was part of a July 20 Teiken Promotions card at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Fight fans in Japan could catch the action live on U-Next. Those in Latin America were able to do so with ESPN KnockOut.

The pair fought over 12 hard-fought rounds according to Joe Koizumi of Fight News. González was knocked down in the second from a counter right hook to the head. He was also dropped in round 12 from a one-two upstairs. The knockdowns ultimately helped Teraji widen his lead on the scorecards and become the new WBO super flyweight world champion.

Shokichi Iwata vs. Erik Badillo fight recap

Shokichi Iwata (17-2, 14 KOs) recovered from a knockdown to defeat Erik Badillo (19-1, 8 KOs) by eleventh round technical knockout.

The official time of stoppage was 2:13. Iwata remains the WBC light flyweight world champion with the victory. He won the title earlier this year against Thammanoon Niyomtrong. This was his first defence of it. Iwata vs. Badillo took place on the same card as Teraji-González.

Iwata dominated the early rounds. However, he was knocked down in the fourth by a left hook to the head. Badillo had a brief period of success after that. Iwata soon wrested control of the bout, fighting aggressively and consistently landing to the head and body of his opponent. Halfway through round 11, Badillo was rocked by two overhand rights. He held on, but that only delayed the result. Referee Laurence Cole stepped in to end proceedings with Badillo still standing after Iwata landed an overhand right and right hook to the body.

Adelaida Ruiz vs. Ginny Fuchs fight recap

Adelaida Ruiz (19-1-1, 8 KOs) evened the score against Ginny Fuchs (4-1, 1 KO) by unanimous decision.

Scores for their bout were 99-91, 97-93, and 96-94. Ruiz remains the WBC super flyweight world champion with the win. She won the title in November last year against Alexas Kubicki. This was her first defence of it. Ruiz had fought Fuchs in August of 2024, losing a split decision.

Ruiz-Fuchs was part of a ProBox card at the National Orange Show Event Center in San Bernardino, CA. Fight fans around the world could catch the action live on YouTube.

Fuchs had success early on by boxing on the outside. Ruiz’s attempts at turning the fight into a brawl worked to an extent. Fuchs consistently landed the jab throughout the bout whereas her opponent was better able to land her power shots. Ruiz ability to land power punches improved as the fight went on. Fuchs’s nose was bloodied in round 10 and when the final bell rang, both women’s faces sported bruises, a sign of how gruelling their fight was. Ruiz’s aggression and ability to land power shots ultimately won her the fight, allowing her to retain her WBC super flyweight world title.

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