Yabuki dominates, stops Ayala for IBF flyweight title

Masamichi Yabuki ran roughshod over Angel Ayala to become a two-division champion

Masamichi Yabuki is now a two-division champion after beating down IBF flyweight titlist Angel Ayala this morning in Aichi, Japan.

Yabuki (18-4, 17 KO), eight years Ayala’s (18-1, 8 KO) senior, dropped Ayala in the first, second, and twelfth rounds before the referee intervened. All three judges had it a virtual shutout, giving Ayala only the fifth round en route to 109-98 cards at the time of the stoppage.