Angelo Leo vs. Tomoki Kameda Keys to Victory: Breaking down tactics of each fighter

Angelo Leo is fresh off the biggest victory of his life, having slept Luis Alberto Lopez for a 10^th-round Knockout of the Year candidate in August.

Leo (25-1, 12 KOs), the IBF featherweight world champion, will look to make his first title defense Friday night when he clashes with Tomoki Kameda (42-4, 23 KOs) at Intex Osaka in Osaka, Japan on Saturday night.

With the stakes ultra high, DAZN News analyzes the keys to victory for both fighters, breaking down each boxer’s ring tactics along the way.

Angelo Leo’s keys to victory

Change levels early beginning with the stab jab

In taking the IBF featherweight world championship last summer, Angelo Leo did an excellent job at changing levels early beginning with the stab jab to the body.

Considering that Tomoki Kameda is a fighter who also brings pressure, utilizing the stab jab could back Kameda up and leave him ripe for punches upstairs as well, making this a pointed key toward Leo’s first title defense.

Explode upwards with the right hook

The other end of Leo changing levels is the champ exploding upwards with that right hook which he wraps around the guard of opponents very well.

Leo throws his hooks ferociously, overwhelming many of his opponents, and will certainly see how Kameda responds.

Unrelenting pressure

Leo is a swarming, suffocating featherweight to fight and it is because of his unrelenting pressure and the output that comes with it.

Whether it is changing levels or launching his devastating hooks, Leo is going to keep fighting forward and increasing his punch count with a high probability of him using this strategy to see if Kameda wilts under pressure.

Tomoki Kameda’s keys to victory

Stand his ground, bring own pressure

Early on it is essential for Tomoki Kameda to stand his ground.

Fortunately for the veteran and former bantamweight world champion, Kameda has been known to fight forward with pressure of his own.

We will find out pretty quickly whether his own brand of pressure can withstand Leo’s nonstop attack.

Set up big right hand

Watch Kameda’s fight footage and you will see a penchant for him loading up and absolutely sitting on a right hand that he launches to maximum leverage.

This big shot can give Leo something to think about every time he encroaches forward.

Counterpunch in traffic

There is no doubt that Leo can sometimes get reckless in the manner and rate at which he throws punches.

If Kameda can time his counterpunch response or be willing to take one to get one, we could not only see a pointed fire fight as expected, but quite possibly a new world champion.

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