Title fights from around the world: Masamichi Yabuki and Andrew Moloney 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: Masamichi Yabuki and Andrew Moloney edition

Masamichi Yabuki vs. René Calixto recap

Masamichi Yabuki (20-4, 18 KOs) won a dominant unanimous decision against René Calixto (24-2-1, 10 KOs).

Scores for their bout were 118-108 (x2) and 116-110. Yabuki remains the IBF flyweight world champion with the win. He won the title in 2025 against Ángel Ayala and has now made two defences.

Yabuki-Calixto took place on a June 6 Kameda Promotions card at the Aichi International Exhibition Center in Tokoname, Japan. Fight fans in Japan could catch the action live on Abema.

Calixto was dropped in the opening round by a barrage of punches to the head. Not long after getting up, he was knocked down a second time by a left hand that landed squarely on the face. Yabuki dominated almost all of the subsequent rounds, but was unable to get the stoppage. Calixto’s best efforts did not help him change the tide of the fight as the reigning champion wound up being the victor in the end.

Willibaldo García vs. Andrew Moloney recap

Andrew Moloney (29-4, 18 KOs, 1 NC) ended the reign of Willibaldo García (23-7-2, 13 KOs, 1 NC) by majority decision.

Although one judge had it 114-114, the other two saw it 115-113. Moloney is now the IBF super flyweight world champion with the victory. The fight took place on the same Kameda Promotions card as Yabuki-Calixto.

The bout itself was a competitive affair. García was aggressive, swinging wildly at his opponent. Moloney’s punches were more accurate, but he had to deal with a cut by his left eye due to an accidental head clash. The Australian consistently went to the body and had success. García had a late surge in this grueling affair as Moloney tired, but two of the judges ultimately preferred the accurate punching of the challenger.

Dmitry Bivol vs. Michael Eifert recap

Note: The Big Fight Weekend website was undergoing an update during the Dmitry Bivol vs. Michael Eifert card. As a result, this fight is being recapped now.

Dmitry Bivol (25-1, 12 KOs) ended a 15-month layoff with a unanimous decision win against Michael Eifert (13-2, 5 KOs).

Scores for this bout were 120-107 across the board. Bivol remains the WBA and IBF light heavyweight world champion with the victory. This was the first defence of his second reign as WBA titlist, having defeated Artur Beterbiev in 2025 for it. He also defended the IBF belt for the first time.

Bivol-Eifert headlined a May 30 RCC Boxing Promotions card at the UMMC Arena in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Those in Russia could catch the action live on Channel One. The rest of the world (excluding CIS countries) were able to do so with DAZN. Bivol’s WBO world title was not at stake due to the fight taking place in Russia.

Eifert was dropped in the opening round by a left hook with over a minute to go. Although he made it to the end of the fight without getting stopped or knocked down again, the German had absolutely nothing for Bivol. Eifert landed shockingly few punches, allowing the reigning champion to be in cruise control. Bivol easily outworked his opponent and got the unanimous decision, but really should have gotten the stoppage over a fighter like Eifert.

Dmitry Bivol was straight back to business in round one 😮‍💨#BivolEifert pic.twitter.com/3hm4jj0YfO

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) May 31, 2026

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