Aston Palicte set for junior bantamweight title bout vs Kazuto Ioka | Inquirer Sports

Aston Palicte set for junior bantamweight title bout vs Kazuto Ioka

By: - Online Sports Editor / @CFColinaINQ
/ 08:29 PM April 18, 2019

FILE – WBO super flyweight boxer Donnie Nietes fights Aston Palicte at The Forum on September 8, 2018 in Inglewood, California. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images/AFP

MANILA, Philippines–Filipino bet Aston Palicte gets another shot at a world title as he faces former title challenger Kazuto Ioka for the vacant WBO junior bantamweight belt on June 19.

The bout is scheduled at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Japan.

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It will be the first world title fight to be streamed on UFC Fight Pass, according to ESPN’s Dan Rafael.

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Palicte was the mandatory challenger for the belt and was due for a rematch against Donnie Nietes, but 36-year-old world champion opted to vacate the title to pursue bigger fights.

The two Filipino fighters fought to a controversial split draw last year.

Iota is also getting another chance at the junior bantamweight belt, which he failed to capture after losing to Nietes last December.

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