Tomoya Tsuboi - Ricardo Maladzica: betting tip (cf 1.78) and bets on the fight

Current form

Tomoya Tsuboi still looks like a real sprinter of professional boxing. His track record includes only three fights completed with a victory and one fight that did not receive an official result. In April, the Japanese faced Pedro Guevara, but the fight had to be stopped in the second round after an accidental head clash and injury to the Mexican. Before that, in November 2025, Tsuboi forced former world champion Carlos Cuadras to capitulate — the referee stopped the match in the eighth round.

At the same time, the 30-year-old Japanese is not at all a novice boxer in the usual sense. He turned professional only in March 2025, but he did not swing for a long time. In his debut, Tsuboi dealt with Bunruang Phayom ahead of schedule, then defeated Wang Thao Chan by unanimous decision in a ten-round fight, taking the vacant WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight belt. The next opponent was Cuadras, who was stopped by the Japanese in the eighth round.

Tsuboi accumulated a lot of baggage as an amateur. In 2021, he won the AIBA World Championship, and a year later he took bronze at the Asian Games and the Asian Championship. It was his serious amateur achievements that allowed the Japanese Boxing Commission to grant him a class A license and send him into big professional fights almost immediately. Defeating Maladzhika will allow him to repeat the Japanese record for the fastest time to win a world title.

The height of the Japanese is 160 cm, the arm span is about 163 cm. In his three official professional victories, he has twice ended a fight ahead of schedule, with a knockout percentage of 66.7%. But Tsuboi's main advantage is not just the punch. He is well prepared technically, works quickly on his feet and is able to maintain a high pace.

Current form

Ricardo Maladzica approaches this fight with much more professional experience. The 28-year-old South African last boxed in November, when he defeated Vince Paras by unanimous decision after 12 rounds and retained the IBO championship belt. He has a total of 17 wins, of which 12 were won by knockout, and two defeats. Maladzhika has been competing in the professional ring since 2008 and has managed to complete 119 rounds. His nickname is Wizard, and it fits perfectly with his fighting style. The South African moves well around the ring, does not linger in front of his opponent and likes to respond to attacks with precise counterstrikes. At the same time, his blow cannot be considered decorative: 70.6% of Maladzhik's victories were won ahead of schedule.

In September 2023, the South African won the vacant IBO bantamweight title by defeating Kevin Luis Munoz on points. In March 2025, he added the IBO belt in the light heavyweight category to his collection, stopping Jackson Chaucer in the second round. As a result, Maladzhika held championship titles in two divisions at once for some time. He has already defended his belt in the second light heavyweight division four times, and last August he knocked out Jason Mama in the fifth round.

Maladzhik suffered two defeats in his career on points. In 2021, he lost to Sabelo Ngebinyana by split decision, and two fights later he lost by unanimous decision to Siho Nkotola. The South African has spent all his professional fights in his homeland, so a trip to Japan will be a serious test for him. But Maladzhik achieved notable success among amateurs — he became the champion of South Africa six times.