{"id":126257,"date":"2024-10-14T15:49:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T20:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126257"},"modified":"2024-10-14T16:18:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T21:18:34","slug":"miyo-yoshida-to-defend-her-ibf-bantamweight-world-title-against-shurretta-metcalf-on-october-23rd-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126257","title":{"rendered":"Miyo Yoshida to Defend Her IBF Bantamweight World Title Against  Shurretta Metcalf on October 23rd &#8211; Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126257\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-126258 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/thumbnail-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/thumbnail-1-1.png 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/thumbnail-1-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three-time, two-division World Champion Miyo Yoshida (17-4, 0 KOs) will out her developing boxing legacy in Japan on the line October 23rd, when she makes the first defense of her International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight crown against No. 1 contender Shurretta \u201cChiccn\u201d Metcalf (13-4-1, 2 KOs), at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Yoshida vs. Metcalf will headline the \u201cHeroes on the Hudson 2\u201d card, presented by DiBella Entertainment and broadcast live on ProBoxTV, in the 10-round (2-minutes each) main event to celebrate and support heroic veterans of the United States Armed Forces in advance of Veterans Day in the latest addition of the popular Broadway Boxing series.<\/p>\n<p>One of only 23 female world champions from Japan, The 35-year-old Yoshida is only the sixth from her country to capture world titles in two or more divisions. She captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Flyweight crown twice in 2019 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Japan is a powerbase in men\u2019s professional boxing with contemporary superstars such as Undisputed Junior Featherweight World Champion Naoya \u201cThe Monster\u201d Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) and World Boxing Council (WBC) Bantamweight World Champion Junto Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs). However, in women\u2019s boxing today, Yoshida is arguably the best from Japan, as well as one of the greatest female prizefighters of all-time from the Land of the Rising Son, behind only retired Japanese fighters Naoko Fujioka (19-3-1, 7 KOs), Japan\u2019s only five-weight class female world champion, and possibly Emiko Raika (24-8-1, 10 KOs).<\/p>\n<p>A single mother of daughter Mina, Miyo is known as the \u201cFighting Single Mother\u201d in Japan, where she is a revered role model. Yoshida received the 2023 Most Inspirational Female Fighter award from The Ring magazine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope to further shape the way that was created by our predecessors into a better one for the next generation,\u201d Yoshida said.<\/p>\n<p>To cement her legacy, Yoshida must first get past Metcalf in their rematch, avenging Miyo\u2019s loss by way of 10-round decision a year ago, and advance in the Great 8 Tournament to determine the undisputed women\u2019s bantamweight world champion. Fortunately, all of the world bantamweight champions \u2013 WBC\/WBO &amp; The Ring Champion Dina Thorslund (22-0, 9 KOs) of Denmark, IBF Ellie Scotney (9-0, 0 KOs) from the United Kingdom, and the Yoshida vs. Metcalf winner (their fight technically launches the tournament) \u2013 will compete in the Great 8 along with some of the leading contenders such as Cherneka Johnson (16-2, 6 KOs), Yulihan \u201cLa Cobritas\u201d Luna Avila (27-4-1, 4 KOs), and Segolene \u201cMajestic\u201d Lefebure (18-1, 1 KO).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now,\u201d Yoshida noted, \u201cI\u2019m only thinking of defending my title belt. I had been hoping for unification fights since I was able to become world champion again. I was impatient with this interval between matches because it is the last chapter due to my age. If I couldn\u2019t compete in boxing, I thought about returning to kickboxing or MMA. I didn\u2019t want to be in between fights, and I thought it would be better for me and for women\u2019s boxing if I became well known.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJapan\u2019s boxing scene carries a rich history with a strong cultural connection to its people,\u201d Miyo\u2019s manager Keith Sullivan commented. \u201cJapanese boxers honor a tradition of competitive excellence and outstanding sportsmanship. Miyo embodies these qualities as she fights for the pride of Japan. She is an exemplary champion for her native country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan is a former Deputy Commissioner for the New York State Athletic Commission, who manages IBF and WBA #6 rated welterweight Paddy \u201cThe Real Deal\u201d Donovan (14-0, heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor (4-0, 2 KOs), and WBC #9 rated super middleweight Nisa Rodriguez (2-0, 0 KOs), amongst several other professional fighters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-time, two-division World Champion Miyo Yoshida (17-4, 0 KOs) will out her developing boxing legacy in Japan on the line October 23rd, when she makes the first defense of her International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight crown against No. 1 contender Shurretta \u201cChiccn\u201d Metcalf (13-4-1, 2 KOs), at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[32470],"class_list":["post-126257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-miyo-yoshida-to-defend-her-ibf-bantamweight-world-title-against-shurretta-metcalf-on-october-23rd-breaking-boxing-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126257"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}