The flyweight division is in a new era. Olascuaga has cemented himself as a solid titleholder, while power-puncher Masamichi Yabuki holds the IBF title, and Ricardo Sandoval holds the WBO and WBA titles. Hernandez remarks that Olascuaga was born as an athlete, but didn’t have the size to play traditional U.S. based sports. Iimura, 9-1 (2 KOs), is a 28-year-old from Tokyo, Japan, riding a six-fight win streak. In his last fight, he avenged his only career loss to Esneth Domingo.
Anthony Olascuaga won title in eight fights; keeping it is the hard part
