On July 20th in Tokyo, Japan, a bout for the vacant WBO minimumweight title (up to 50.8 kg) took place between Riku Kano (22-5-2, 11 KOs) and Anthony Olascuaga (7-1, 5 KOs).
The fight ended with Olascuaga's third-round stoppage victory – one punch from Anthony knocked down Kano's guard, and another sent his opponent to the canvas. KO 3.
In December, Riku Kano won by technical knockout in the 2nd round against Homsan Kaewruang (5-3, 3 KOs). Anthony Olascuaga won by technical knockout in the 7th round against Giemel Magramo (29-4, 23 KOs) last September. This marks Anthony's second consecutive victory.