Franco lost the title at the weigh-ins

Joshua Franco lost his WBA super flyweight belt at the Tokyo weigh-ins when he failed to meet the 115 lb (52.1 kg) limit. First, Franco showed 55.2 kg on the scales, which is 3.1 kg more than the norm. Franco was given two hours to cut the weight, and after one hour and fifty minutes, he lost only 200 grams, showing his final weight of 55 kg. Contender and former WBO leader Kazuto Ioka showed on the scales 52 kg exactly from the first run. Thus, the difference in weight was at least 3 kg, but the fight will still take place as planned.