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Angelo Leo vs Tomoki Kameda: Who has the edge heading into their fight?
Angelo Leo produced one of the most explosive knockouts of 2024 when he blasted Luis Alberto Lopez with a pulverizing left hook for a 10th-round knockout in August to claim the IBF featherweight world championship.
Now, Leo (25-1, 12 KOs) will look for his first title defense when he clashes with an experienced, gritty Tomoki Kameda (42-4, 23 KOs) at Intex Osaka in Osaka, Japan on Saturday night.
With the world championship on the line, DAZN News analyzes who has the edge heading into the bout.
Boxing styles
The high probability that Angelo Leo and Tomoki Kameda are going to fight forward makes this an alluring world title fight.
In snatching the IBF featherweight world championship from Luis Alberto Lopez, Leo showed great ability in changing levels from utilizing the stab jab to the body to exploding upstairs with right hooks around the guard that softened his opponent up, before sleeping “El Venado” with a vicious left hook.
That Kameda actually has a similar style to Lopez should be concerning and it is enough to sway the pendulum slightly in Leo’s favor.
Edge: Leo
Power
Leo put the boxing world on notice of his power with an electric Knockout of the Year frontrunner for his 10th-round finish of Lopez.
The 30-year-old champ has now produced stoppages in three of his last four bouts, riding a five-fight win streak with a knockout percentage of 46 percent.
Kameda has power, too, with a 50 percent knockout ratio, though he only has two stoppage victories in his last 10 fights.
The edge here goes to the younger Leo, who is fresh off producing riveting one-punch knockout power.
Edge: Leo
Mental Warfare
At 33, Kameda has fought in 46 professional fights to Leo’s 26.
That said, the former WBO bantamweight world champion’s window for another title reign is closing.
In July 2019, Kameda fell short of his quest to become WBC super bantamweight ruler as he lost to then-champion Rey Vargas via unanimous decision.
Since then, Kameda has rattled off a 6-1 record, riding a two-fight win streak to get back to this point which could very well be his last shot at becoming a world champion again.
Thus, there is urgency that Kameda has entering this bout that Leo does not.
There is also a weighted experience edge to Kameda that should be factored in.
The combination of these two factors gives Kameda the advantage here.
Edge: Kameda
Who has the edge in Leo vs Kameda?
DAZN News has Leo with a 2-1 edge heading into this intriguing bout. Will Leo drive his win streak up to six by recording his first title defense? Or will Kameda spark a new championship reign? We are about to find out.
