Yabuki Knocks Out Nontshinga to Become New IBF Champion

On October 12, at Aichi Sky Expo in Aichi, Japan, IBF world champion in the minimum weight division (up to 49 kg), South African Sivenathi Nontshinga (13-2, 10 KOs), defended his title against local challenger Masamichi Yabuki (17-4, 16 KOs).

The fight ended with Yabuki’s victory, as he knocked the champion down three times in the 8th round and twice in the 9th round, after which the referee stopped the contest—TKO in the 9th.

Nontshinga suffered his second loss in his last three fights. After losing in 2022, Masamichi Yabuki has recorded four consecutive knockout victories.