Miyo Yoshida, Shurretta Metcalf Well Within Bantamweight Limit For Rematch; The IBF Title Is At Risk
Shurretta Metcalf (left) stares down IBF bantamweight Miyo Yoshida ahead of their October 23 rematch in New York City. Photo credit: Ed Diller, DiBella Entertainment
Miyo Yoshida and Shurretta ‘Sha’ Metcalf are ready to do it again.
Both boxers were under bantamweight in their IBF title fight. Yoshida was 117.2 pounds for his first title defense. Dallas’ Metcalf was close to the bantamweight limit by decision and weighed in at 116.4 pounds.
Their scheduled ten-round fight airs live on ProBox TV from Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York City.
The fight comes 50 weeks after their first meeting. Metcalf hit the road to score a major upset in a ten-round unanimous decision last Nov. 7 at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Yoshida moved from Kagoshima, Japan to become a crowd favorite on Hall of Fame promoter Lou DiBella’s “Broadway Boxing” series. However, Metcalf (13-4-1, 2 knockouts) came to ruin the plans as he won with scores of 96-94, 98-92 and 99-91.
Metcalf, 39, has not fought since that night. He will enter his first title fight riding a four-fight unbeaten streak.
Showing perseverance, Yoshida not only returned to the ring but claimed a major title during that journey. The 36-year-old single mother accepted a short-notice assignment against Ebanie Bridges, from whom she took the IBF bantamweight title. Yoshida won by scores of 99-91, 99-91 and 97-93 last Dec. 7 on the Devin Haney-Regis Prograis undercard at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Texas.
The event, titled “Heroes on the Hudson 2,” will donate a portion of its proceeds to organizations that support the US Armed Forces.
Below are the undercard weights.
Mykquan Williams (21-0-2, 10 KOs), East Hartford, Connecticut, 140 pounds
Lavisas Williams (10-1-1, 3 KOs), Rochester, New York, 138.6 pounds
8 rounds, junior welterweight
Konrad Kacmarkiewicz (7-1-1, 3 KOs), Szczecin, Poland, 174 pounds
Khainell Wheeler (7-5, 6 KOs), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 174 pounds
6 rounds, light heavyweight
Edward Vazquez (16-2, 3 KOs), Fort Worth, Texas, 130 pounds
Kenneth Taylor (14-3-2, 6 KOs), Tyler, Texas, 129 pounds
10 rounds, junior lightweight
Jerry Forrest (27-6-2, 20 KOs), Newport News, Virginia, 216.8 pounds
Earl Newman (10-3-1, 7 KOs), Brooklyn, New York, 252.8 pounds
8 rounds, heavyweight
