 By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (16-2): WBA World champion The 2012 Olympic champion could be going up against Chris Eubank Jr. in the coming months. Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (17-1): WBO #8 / WBC #15 Inoue ended 2020 with 1 defense of his WBO Asia Pacific title. Welterweight: -Keita Obara (23-4): IBF #5 Obara defeated Yuki Nagano last February, winning the Japanese strap once more. -Yuki Beppu (21-1): WBO #12 Beppu hasn’t fought since his slugfest with Ryota Yada in 2019. Super Lightweight: -Andy Hiraoka (16-0): IBF #12 Hiraoka will return to action on March 11th (Opponent TBA). Lightweight: -Shuichiro Yoshino (13-0): WBO #7 / WBA #11 / WBC #13 / IBF #15 Yoshino defended his Japanese, OBPF & WBO Asia Pacific belts against Valentine Hosokawa this past September. His next fight will most likely be in spring. The unbeaten Hironori Mishiro is said to be the challenger. -Masayoshi Nakatani (19-1): IBF #10 / WBO #14 Nakatani shocked everyone when he knocked out Felix Verdejo, after being dropped himself twice, to become the WBO Intercontinental champion. Super Featherweight: -Kenichi Ogawa (25-1): IBF #3 / WBA #5 / WBO #8 / WBC #15 Ogawa bested Kazuhiro Nishitani 4 months ago. -Kosuke Saka (20-5): WBO #15 Saka will be defending his Japanese title against former WBO Asia Pacific champion Takuya Watanabe on January 22nd. Featherweight: -Tomoki Kameda (36-3): WBA #12 The former WBO Bantamweight & interim WBC Super Bantamweight champion is planning his Featherweight debut. -Musashi Mori (12-0): WBO #4 Mori will put his WBO Asia Pacific crown on the line, in a double title fight, against Olympic medalist and OPBF champion Satoshi Shimizu on May 13th. -Hiroshige Osawa (36-5): WBA #2 / IBF #8 Osawa has been inactive since 2019. -Ryo Sagawa (10-1): WBC #8 / IBF #11 / WBO #15 Sagawa will mark the 3rd defense of his Japanese title against Hinata Maruta on February 11th. -Ryo Matsumoto (24-3): IBF #15 The former world title challenger takes on Takashi Igarashi on March 11th. -Reiya Abe (20-3): IBF #12 Abe beat the unbeaten Ren Sasaki (10-1) this past October. Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (27-3): interim IBF World champion Iwasa secured the interim IBF title, after stopping Marlon Tapales in 2019. He will unify with the WBA/IBF champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev on March 13th. -Hiroaki Teshigawara (22-2): IBF #3 / WBC #4 Teshigawara has defended his OPBF championship 4 times overall, all knockouts. -Ryo Akaho (36-2): IBF #12 / WBO #13 The former 2x world title challenger closed 2020 in spectacular fashion, obliterating Yuto Nakamura with a devastating uppercut. Bantamweight -Naoya Inoue (20-0): WBA (Super) & IBF World champion The Monster dispatched Jason Moloney last October. His next title defense could be against longtime mandatory IBF contender Michael Dasmarinas. -Daigo Higa (17-1): WBA #8 / WBC #15 Higa knocked out Yuki Strong Kobayashi on NYE, capturing the WBO Asia Pacific title in the process. -Takuma Inoue (14-1): WBC #7 / WBO #7 The former interim WBC champion managed to defeat Keita Kurihara, on January 14th, for the OPBF title. Super Flyweight: -Kazuto Ioka (26-2): WBO World champion Ioka gave the 3 division world champion Kosei Tanaka his first professional loss on New Year’s Eve, knocking him down twice before the referee stopped the match in the 8th round. -Ryoji Fukunaga (13-4): IBF #9 Fukunaga scored his 13th KO in his recent encounter with Kenta Nakagawa to unify the Japanese, OPBF & WBO Asia Pacific titles. -Sho Ishida (29-2): IBF #12 / WBA #13 Ishida beat Toshiya Ishii in November. -Kosei Tanaka (15-1): WBO #1 Tanaka tasted defeat for the 1st time, at the hands of Kazuto Ioka. Flyweight: -Junto Nakatani (21-0): WBO World champion. After a masterful performance, Nakatani stopped Giemel Magramo to win the vacant WBO championship. -Ryota Yamauchi (7-1): WBA #2 / IBF #10 / WBO #10 Yamauchi became the WBO Asia Pacific champion this past August. Light Flyweight: -Hiroto Kyoguchi (14-0): WBA (Super) World champion. Kyoguchi recently signed with Matchroom. -Kenshiro Teraji (17-0): WBC World champion. The JBC suspended Kenshiro’s license for 3 months, after he drunkenly damaged someones vehicle. -Katsunari Takayama (32-8): WBA #4 The former king of the Strawweights made a successful Light Flyweight debut against 2x world title challenger Reiya Konishi on December 27th. -Kenichi Horikawa (41-16): WBC #5 / IBF #7 / WBA #13 The 20 year veteran scored an upset stoppage win over rising star Daiki Tomita. -Masamichi Yabuki (12-3): WBC #3 / WBA #7 / IBF #9 / WBO #13 Yabuki defended his Japanese title for the first time against Toshimasa Ouchi. -Riku Kano (17-4): WBO #7 / IBF #12 Kano became the WBO Asia Pacific champion last November. Strawweight: -Ginjiro Shigeoka (5-0): WBA #10 / WBC #10 / WBO #11 / IBF #12 The WBO Asia Pacific champion’s comeback fight is expected to take place soon. -Masataka Taniguchi (13-3): WBO #3 Taniguchi recently captured the Japanese title. -Tsubasa Koura (15-1): IBF #7 / WBC #9 / WBO #12 Koura hasn’t competed since last February. -Norihito Tanaka (20-8): WBC #11 / WBA #15 Tanaka beat Yuni Takada this past November. (Image credit - Celes Gym)
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 By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (16-2): WBA (Regular) World champion The Olympic champion knocked out Steven Butler (28-2) in his inaugural WBA title defence on New Year’s Eve. A fight with Canelo could take place in December. Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (16-1): WBA #10 / WBO #11 / IBF #14 / WBC #15 Inoue made short work of Thai veteran Komsan Polsan (40-12) to become the WBO Asia Pacific champion for a second time. He also dominated Chinese fighter Cheng Su (14-3) on January 18th. Welterweight: -Keita Obara (23-4): IBF #4 Obara successfully challenged Yuki Nagano (17-3) on February 1st, winning the Japanese strap once more, this time in a different weight class. -Yuki Beppu (21-1): WBO #14 In what was an absolute thriller, Yuki Beppu came back from 5 knockdowns and stopped Ryota Yada (19-6), capturing the WBO Asia Pacific title in the process. Super Lightweight: -Koki Inoue (15-0): WBO #15 The unified Japanese & WBO Asia Pacific champion will put his national title on the line, against Daishi Nagata (14-2) on May 28th. -Andy Hiraoka (15-0): IBF #15 The Japanese youngster will compete on April 25th at the undercard of Inoue vs. Casimero. (Opponent TBA) Lightweight: -Shuichiro Yoshino (12-0): WBO #13 / WBC #13 / IBF #14 Yoshino knocked out Harmonito Dela Torre (21-3) in just one round to unify the Japanese, OBPF & WBO Asia Pacific belts. He then defeated Izuki Tomioka (7-3) on February 13th. Super Featherweight: -Masayuki Ito (26-2): WBO #5 / WBC #13 The former WBO champion is currently out of action due to an injury. -Kenichi Ogawa (24-1): IBF #3 / WBA #4 / WBO #7 Ogawa is expected to compete on April 4th in Japan.* -Kazuhiro Nishitani (21-4): IBF #8 Nishitani beat Monico Laurente (30-17) 3 months ago. Featherweight: -Tomoki Kameda (36-3): WBA #4 / WBC #14 The former WBO Bantamweight & interim WBC Super Bantamweight champion is planning his Featherweight debut. -Musashi Mori (11-0): WBO #6 Mori defended his WBO Asia Pacific title twice in 2019, against the former champion Richard Pumicpic (21-11) as well as Takuya Mizuno (17-2). He’s now scheduled to meet Shingo Kawamura (16-5) on April 18th. -Ryo Sagawa (9-1): WBC #7 / IBF #12 Sagawa will defend his Japanese title against Hinata Maruta (10-1) on April 9th.* Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (27-3): interim IBF World champion Iwasa secured the interim IBF title, after stopping Marlon Tapales (33-3), this past December. He is expected to unify with the new WBA/IBF champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev (8-0) later this year. -Hiroaki Teshigawara (21-2): IBF #6 Teshigawara has defended his OPBF championship 3 times in 2019, against Yuki Iriguchi (10-3), Shohei Kawashima (18-4) and former world title challenger Shohei Omori (21-3). All knockout victories. -Yukinori Oguni (21-2): WBA #4 The former IBF champion hasn’t fought in almost a year. Bantamweight -Naoya Inoue (19-0): WBA (Super) & IBF World champion The Monster will be involved in another unification match, on April 25th, this time with the WBO champion John Riel Casimero (29-4). -Keita Kurihara (15-5): IBF #5 Kurihara scored 2 knockout victories in 2019 over 1x world title challenger Warlito Parrenas (26-10) and the IBF Pan Pacific champion Sukpraserd Ponpitak (25-11). -Yuki Strong Kobayashi (16-8): IBF #12 / WBO #14 Kobayashi defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against Ki Chang Go (8-4) last December. -Takuma Inoue (13-1): WBC #7 The former interim WBC champion will resume his career in 2020. Super Flyweight: -Kazuto Ioka (25-2): WBO World champion. Japan’s first ever 4 division World champion broke the undefeated streak of Jeyvier Cintron (11-1) to successfully retain his WBO title on New Year’s Eve. The newly crowned WBA champion Roman Gonzalez (49-2) has expressed interest in a unification match between them. -Kosei Tanaka (15-0): WBO #1 / WBC #3 The 3 division World champion has relinquished his WBO Flyweight belt and now aims at Kazuto Ioka. -Kenta Nakagawa (18-3): IBF #14 The Japanese champion will defend against Yuta Matsuo (15-4) on May 16th. Flyweight: -Junto Nakatani (20-0): WBO #3 / IBF #7 Nakatani scored the biggest win of his career last October, when he outclassed former IBF World titlist Milan Melindo (37-5). He will now square off with Giemel Magramo (24-1), on April 4th, for the vacant WBO World championship.* -Ryota Yamauchi (6-1): WBA #3 Yamauchi beat MJ Bo (8-4) on Valentine’s Day. Light Flyweight: -Hiroto Kyoguchi (14-0): WBA (Super) World champion. Kyoguchi will return to action either in April or in May. -Kenshiro Teraji (17-0): WBC World champion. The unstoppable Kenshiro marked his 7th title defense, on December 23rd, over former interim WBA champion Randy Petalcorin (31-4). -Sho Kimura (19-3): WBO #6 / WBA #9 In a clash of former World champions, Kimura knocked out Merlito Sabillo (27-8) in the Philippines. -Daiki Tomita (14-1): WBO #13 Tomita returned the WBO Asia Pacific title and was meant to meet Kenichi Horikawa (40-16) for the vacant OPBF championship on March 1st, but much like most fights in Japan, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus. -Yuto Takahashi (11-4): IBF #6 The Japanese champion defends against Masamichi Yabuki (10-3) on April 5th.* [Editors note - This bout will now take place May 6th] -Reiya Konishi (17-2): IBF #8 / WBC #13 Konishi takes on Rikito Shiba (4-1) on April 18th. -Masamichi Yabuki (10-3): WBC #9 Yabuki challenges Yuto Takahashi for the Japanese belt as aforementioned. -Tetsuya Hisada (34-10): WBC #2 / IBF #4 Hisada’s impressive 13 fight winning streak came to an end, when he challenged Hiroto Kyoguchi for the WBA (Super) title. -Kenichi Horikawa (40-16): WBC #3 / IBF #12 As mentioned above, Horikawa’s fight with Daiki Tomita was cancelled. Strawweight: -Ginjiro Shigeoka (5-0): WBA #5 / WBO #13 / WBC #14 / IBF #14 Shigeoka knocked out 1x world title challenger Rey Loreto (25-15) on December 31st to retain his WBO Asia Pacific championship. -Masataka Taniguchi (12-3): WBO #3 Taniguchi’s match with Lito Dante (16-11) was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. -Takumi Sakae (22-3): WBO #10 / IBF #12 Sakae fought thrice last year, knocking out all of his opponents. -Tsubasa Koura (14-1): WBC #11 / IBF #13 Koura stopped Ariston Aton (9-3) on February 27th. -Norihito Tanaka (19-8): WBC #4 / WBO #4 / WBA #10 Tanaka failed to capture the WBA title from Thammanoon Niyomtrong (21-0). *Recently the JBC & JPBA have announced that all boxing events in the country, until April 15th, have been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. So these fights might have to move to different date or venue. ** Editors Note - Asianboxing has been informed that Yuto Takahashi Vs Masamichi Yabuki has now been rescheduled for May 6th  By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (16-2): WBA (Regular) World champion The Olympic champion knocked out Steven Butler (28-2) in his inaugural WBA title defence on New Year’s Eve. A match with Canelo could be realised in Fall. Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (16-1): WBO #10 / IBF #14 / WBC #15 Inoue made short work of Thai veteran Komsan Polsan (39-12) to become the WBO Asia Pacific champion for the second time. He also dominated Chinese fighter Cheng Su (14-3) on January 18th. Welterweight: -Keita Obara (23-4): IBF #4 Obara successfully challenged Yuki Nagano (17-3) on February 1st, winning the Japanese strap once more, this time in a different weight class. -Yuki Beppu (21-1): WBO #14 In what was an absolute thriller, Yuki Beppu came back from 5 knockdowns and stopped Ryota Yada (19-6), capturing the WBO Asia Pacific title in the process. Super Lightweight: -Koki Inoue (15-0): WBO #15 The unified Japanese & WBO Asia Pacific champion will put his national title on the line, against Daishi Nagata (14-2) on March 16th. -Andy Hiraoka (15-0): IBF #14 / WBC #20 The Japanese youngster earned the biggest win of his career, this past summer, over former world title challenger Akihiro Kondo (32-9). He also made a successful US debut against Rogelio Casarez (13-9) on November 30th. Lightweight: -Shuichiro Yoshino (11-0): WBO #13 / WBC #15 Yoshino knocked out Harmonito Dela Torre (20-3) in just one round to unify the Japanese, OBPF & WBO Asia Pacific belts. He now meets Izuki Tomioka (7-2) on February 13th. Super Featherweight: -Masayuki Ito (26-2): WBO #5 / WBC #13 The former World titlist was supposed to be involved in a WBO final eliminator, on February 2nd, but due to an injury, he’s out of the match. -Kenichi Ogawa (24-1): IBF #3 / WBA #4 / WBO #7 / WBC #18 Ogawa’s fight with Joe Noynay (18-2), from this past December, ended with a technical draw. -Kazuhiro Nishitani (21-4): IBF #9 Nishitani beat Monico Laurente (30-16) 2 months ago. Featherweight: -Tomoki Kameda (36-3): WBA #4 / WBC #15 The former WBO Bantamweight & interim WBC Super Bantamweight champion is planning his Featherweight debut. -Musashi Mori (11-0): WBO #6 / WBC #22 Mori defended his WBO Asia Pacific title twice in 2019, against the former champion Richard Pumicpic (21-10) as well as Takuya Mizuno (17-2). -Hiroshige Osawa (36-5): WBA #1 / IBF #10 / WBC #19 Osawa defeated Jason Butar Butar (32-27) back in October. -Ryo Sagawa (9-1): WBC #9 / IBF #14 / WBO #15 Sagawa earned a unanimous decision over Ryo Hino (13-2) to retain his Japanese title. Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (27-3): interim IBF World champion Iwasa secured the interim IBF title, after stopping Marlon Tapales (33-3), this past December. He is expected to unify with the new WBA/IBF champion & Olympic Bronze medalist Murodjon Akhmadaliev (8-0) later this year. -Hiroaki Teshigawara (21-2): IBF #7 Teshigawara has defended his OPBF championship 3 times in 2019, against Yuki Iriguchi (10-3), Shohei Kawashima (18-4) and former world title challenger Shohei Omori (21-3). All knockout victories. -Yukinori Oguni (21-2): WBA #4 The former IBF champion hasn’t competed since last May. Bantamweight -Naoya Inoue (19-0): WBA (Super) & IBF World champion The Monster will be involved in another unification match, on April 25th, this time with the WBO champion John Riel Casimero (29-4). -Daigo Higa (15-1): WBC #7 The former WBC Flyweight World champion will make his Bantamweight debut on February 13th against Jason Buenaobra (7-4). -Keita Kurihara (15-5): IBF #5 Kurihara scored 2 knockout victories in 2019 over former world title challenger Warlito Parrenas (26-10) and the IBF Pan Pacific champion Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-11). -Yuki Strong Kobayashi (15-8): IBF #12 / WBO #14 / WBC #21 Kobayashi defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against Ki Chang Go (8-4) on December 22nd. -Takuma Inoue (13-1): WBC #6 The former interim WBC champion will resume his career in 2020. Super Flyweight: -Kazuto Ioka (24-2): WBO World champion. Japan’s first ever 4 division World champion broke the undefeated streak of Jeyvier Cintron (11-1) to successfully retain his WBO crown on New Year’s Eve. Ioka hopes to face the WBC champion Juan Francisco Estrada (40-3) next. Flyweight: -Kosei Tanaka (15-0): WBO World champion Tanaka obliterated Wulan Tuolehazi (13-4), on New Year’s Eve, in just a few rounds. The 3 division World champion has expressed his wish to move up to Super Flyweight and challenge Kazuto Ioka. -Junto Nakatani (20-0): WBA #1 / WBC #3 / WBO #3 / IBF #7 Nakatani scored the biggest win of his career last October, when he outclassed former IBF World champion Milan Melindo (37-5). -Ryota Yamauchi (5-1): WBA #3 Yamauchi beat the WBA Asia champion Alphoe Dagayloan (14-3) last year. He now takes on MJ Bo (8-3) on February 14th. -Akira Yaegashi (28-7): IBF #12 The former 3 division champion came up short in his quest to recapture the IBF title. Light Flyweight: -Hiroto Kyoguchi (14-0): WBA (Super) World champion. Kyoguchi will return to action either in April or in May. -Kenshiro Teraji (17-0): WBC World champion. The unstoppable Kenshiro marked his 7th title defense, on December 23rd, over former interim WBA champion Randy Petalcorin (31-4). -Sho Kimura (18-3): WBO #7 / WBA #10 Former World champions collide on February 15th, as Sho Kimura squares off with Merlito Sabillo (27-7) in the Philippines. -Daiki Tomita (14-1): WBO #13 Tomita returned the WBO Asia Pacific title and will now be fighting Kenichi Horikawa (40-16) for the vacant OPBF championship, on March 1st. -Yuto Takahashi (11-4): IBF #6 The Japanese champion defends against Masamichi Yabuki (10-3) on March 15th. -Reiya Konishi (17-2): IBF #8 / WBC #16 Konishi failed to capture the IBF title from Felix Alvarado (35-2). -Masamichi Yabuki (10-3): WBC #12 Yabuki challenges Yuto Takahashi for the Japanese belt as aforementioned. -Tetsuya Hisada (34-10): WBC #3 / IBF #4 Hisada’s impressive 13 fight winning streak came to an end, when he challenged Hiroto Kyoguchi for the WBA (Super) title. -Kenichi Horikawa (40-16): WBC #5 / IBF #13 As mentioned above, Horikawa and Daiki Tomita will face each other for the OPBF strap. Strawweight: -Ginjiro Shigeoka (5-0): WBA #8 / WBO #14 / WBC #14 Shigeoka knocked out former world title challenger Rey Loreto (25-15) on December 31st to retain his WBO Asia Pacific championship. -Norihito Tanaka (19-7): WBC #3 / IBF #3 / WBO #5 / WBA #13 Tanaka vacated the Japanese title, as he aims at a world championship fight in 2020. -Masataka Taniguchi (12-3): WBO #4 / WBC #11 The former WBO Asia Pacific champion Taniguchi will clash with the OPBF champion Lito Dante (16-11) on March 17th, for both the OPBF & the vacant Japanese titles. -Takumi Sakae (22-3): WBO #11 / IBF #13 / WBC #40 Sakae fought thrice last year, knocking out all of his opponents. -Tsubasa Koura (14-1): WBC #9 / IBF #14 Koura is scheduled to return on February 27th, against Yujie Zeng (14-10).  By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (16-2): WBA (Regular) World champion The Olympic champion got his revenge on Rob Brant (25-2) last summer, reclaiming his WBA crown. Murata then knocked out Steven Butler (28-2) in his inaugural title defense on New Year’s Eve. A match with Canelo or Golovkin could be realised in 2020. Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (15-1): WBO #10 / IBF #14 / WBC #20 Inoue made short work of Thai veteran Komsan Polsan (39-12) to become the WBO Asia Pacific champion for the second time. He is scheduled to face Cheng Su (14-2) on January 18th. Welterweight: -Keita Obara (22-4): IBF #4 Obara will challenge Yuki Nagano (17-2) on February 1st for the Japanese title. -Yuki Beppu (21-1): WBO #14 In what was an absolute thriller, Yuki Beppu came back from 5 knockdowns and stopped Ryota Yada (19-6), capturing the WBO Asia Pacific title in the process. Super Lightweight: -Koki Inoue (15-0): WBO #15 Ending 2019 with a spectacular KO over Jheritz Chavez (9-4), Koki Inoue is now the unified Japanese & WBO Asia Pacific champion. -Andy Hiraoka (15-0): IBF #14 The Japanese youngster earned the biggest win of his career, this past July, over former world title challenger Akihiro Kondo (32-9). He also made a successful US debut against Rogelio Casarez (13-9) on November 30th. Lightweight: -Shuichiro Yoshino (11-0): WBO #13 / WBC #23 Yoshino knocked out Harmonito Dela Torre (20-3) in just one round to become the unified Japanese, OBPF & WBO Asia Pacific champion. He will meet Izuki Tomioka (7-2) on February 13th. Super Featherweight: -Masayuki Ito (26-2): WBO #6 / WBC #13 The former World titlist will be involved in a WBO final eliminator, on February 2nd, as he takes on the undefeated Global champion Yongqiang Yang (13-0) in China. -Kenichi Ogawa (24-1): IBF #3 / WBA #4 / WBO #8 / WBC #23 Ogawa challenged Joe Noynay (18-2) for the WBO Asia Pacific championship, on December 7th, but the match ended in a technical draw. -Kazuhiro Nishitani (21-4): IBF #12 Nishitani beat Filipino veteran Monico Laurente (30-16) a few weeks ago. Featherweight: -Musashi Mori (11-0): WBO #6 / WBC #23 Mori defended his WBO Asia Pacific title twice in 2019, against the former champion Richard Pumicpic (21-10) as well as Takuya Mizuno (17-2). -Hiroshige Osawa (36-5): WBA #1 / IBF #12 / WBC #18 The former world title challenger defeated Jason Butar Butar (30-27) back in October. -Ryo Sagawa (9-1): WBC #11 / WBO #15 Sagawa defended the Japanese title for the first time, on December 12th, against Ryo Hino (13-2). Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (27-3): interim IBF World champion In a clash of former World champions, Iwasa stopped Marlon Tapales (33-3), on December 7th, for the interim IBF title, in New York. -Hiroaki Teshigawara (21-2): IBF #7 Teshigawara has defended his OPBF championship 3 times in 2019, against Yuki Iriguchi (10-3), Shohei Kawashima (18-4) and former world title challenger Shohei Omori (20-3). All knockout victories. -Yukinori Oguni (21-2): WBA #3 The former IBF champion defeated Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-11) 8 months ago. -Tomoki Kameda (36-3): WBC #4 The former WBO Bantamweight & interim WBC Super Bantamweight champion is looking to move to Featherweight in 2020. Bantamweight -Naoya Inoue (19-0): WBA (Super) & IBF World champion The Monster is most likely to be involved in another unification match on April 25th, either with the WBO champion John Riel Casimero (29-4) or the WBC title holder Nordine Oubaali (17-0). -Daigo Higa (15-1): WBC #7 The former WBC Flyweight World champion will make his Bantamweight debut on February 13th against Jason Buenaobra (7-4). -Keita Kurihara (15-5): IBF #5 Kurihara scored 2 knockout wins in 2019 over former world title challenger Warlito Parrenas (26-10) and the IBF Pan Pacific champion Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-11). -Yuki Strong Kobayashi (15-8): IBF #12 / WBO #14 / WBC #23 Kobayashi defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against Ki Chang Go (8-4) on December 22nd. -Takuma Inoue (13-1): WBC #6 The former interim WBC champion came up short in the unification battle with Nordine Oubaali (17-0). Super Flyweight: -Kazuto Ioka (24-2): WBO World champion. Japan’s first ever 4 division World champion broke the undefeated streak of Jeyvier Cintron (11-1) to successfully retain his WBO title on New Year’s Eve. Ioka is already aiming at a bigger opponent next, specifically at the WBC champion Juan Francisco Estrada (40-3). Flyweight: -Kosei Tanaka (15-0): WBO World champion Tanaka obliterated Wulan Tuolehazi (13-4), this past week, in just 3 rounds. The 3 division World champion has expressed his wish to move up to Super Flyweight and challenge Kazuto Ioka. -Yusuke Sakashita (19-8): WBO #12 / WBC #31 Sakashita stopped former world title contender Masahiro Sakamoto (13-3) to become the new WBO Asia Pacific champion. He then knocked out Naoki Mochizuki (16-5), in a revenge match from 2016. -Ryota Yamauchi (5-1): WBA #3 Yamauchi beat the WBA Asia champion Alphoe Dagayloan (14-3) this past August. Light Flyweight: -Hiroto Kyoguchi (14-0): WBA (Super) World champion. Kyoguchi has defended the WBA strap twice this year, against Muay Thai champion Tanawat Nakoon (11-1) as well as 15 year veteran Tetsuya Hisada (34-10). -Kenshiro Teraji (17-0): WBC World champion. The unstoppable Kenshiro marked his 7th title defense, on December 23rd, over former interim WBA champion Randy Petalcorin (31-4). -Sho Kimura (18-3): WBO #7 / WBA #10 Former World champions collide as Sho Kimura squares off with Merlito Sabillo (27-7) in the Philippines, on February 15th. -Daiki Tomita (14-1): WBO #13 Tomita earned the vacant WBO Asia Pacific championship after defeating Hayato Yamaguchi (15-8). -Yuto Takahashi (11-4): WBC #4 / IBF #6 Takahashi defeated the veteran Kenichi Horikawa (40-16) to become the new Japanese champion. He will put his title on the line against Masamichi Yabuki (10-3) on March 15th. -Reiya Konishi (17-2): IBF #8 / WBC #16 Konishi failed to capture the IBF title from Felix Alvarado (35-2). -Tetsuya Hisada (34-10): WBC #3 / IBF #4 Hisada’s impressive 13 fight winning streak came to an end, when he challenged Hiroto Kyoguchi for the WBA (Super) title. -Kenichi Horikawa (40-16): WBC #6 / IBF #13 Horikawa lost the Japanese title to Yuto Takahashi (11-4) on October 10th. Strawweight: -Ginjiro Shigeoka (5-0): WBA #9 / WBO #15 / WBC #25 Shigeoka knocked out former world title challenger Rey Loreto (25-15) on December 31st to retain his WBO Asia Pacific championship. -Norihito Tanaka (19-7): WBC #3 / IBF #3 / WBO #5 / WBA #13 Tanaka defended the Japanese title this past June against Naoya Haruguchi (16-11). -Masataka Taniguchi (12-3): WBO #4 / WBC #10 Taniguchi defeated Kai Ishizawa (6-1) in September. -Takumi Sakae (22-3): WBO #11 / IBF #13 / WBC #39 Sakae has fought thrice this year and has knocked out all of his opponents. -Tsubasa Koura (14-1): WBC #8 / IBF #14 The former OPBF champion is scheduled to return on January 28th.  By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Heavyweight: -Kyotaro Fujimoto (21-1): WBA #13 The former K-1 star will face his biggest challenge to date, on December 21st, as he tales on the British, Commonwealth & WBO International champion Daniel Dubois (13-0). Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (15-2): WBA (Regular) World champion The 2012 Olympic Gold medalist got his revenge on Rob Brant (25-2) in Osaka, reclaiming his WBA title. He will mark his inaugural defense on December 23rd against the WBC International champion Steven Butler (28-1). Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (15-1): WBO #11 / IBF #15 / WBC #22 Inoue made short work of Thai veteran Komsan Polsan (39-11) in August, to become the WBO Asia Pacific champion for the second time. He is scheduled to fight again next year, on January 18th. Welterweight: -Keita Obara (22-4): IBF #4 After losing to Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (17-0) earlier this year, Obara bounced back with victories Indonesian journeyman Yosmar Kefi (9-12) and Toshiro Tarumi (12-4). Super Lightweight: -Andy Hiraoka (15-0): IBF #14 The Japanese youngster earned the biggest win of his career, this past July, against former world title challenger Akihiro Kondo (32-9). Hiraoka made a successful US debut against Rogelio Casarez (13-9) on November 30th. Lightweight: -Shuichiro Yoshino (11-0): WBO #13 / WBC #23 Yoshino knocked out Harmonito Dela Torre (20-3) in the very first round to become the unified Japanese, OBPF & WBO Asia Pacific champion and to finally enter the world rankings. Super Featherweight: -Kenichi Ogawa (24-1): IBF #3 / WBA #4 / WBO #10 / WBC #24 Ogawa will challenge Joe Noynay (18-2) for the WBO Asia Pacific championship, on December 7th, at the legendary Korakuen Hall. -Masaru Sueyoshi (19-1): WBO #3 / WBC #21 Sueyoshi will meet Kosuke Saka (19-5), on December 7th, for the 5th defense of his Japanese title. -Kazuhiro Nishitani (20-4): IBF #12 Nishitani has been 5-0 since 2016, knocking out every single one of his opponents. He will compete again on December 7th, against Chikato Sumida (8-3). Featherweight: -Musashi Mori (10-0): WBO #7 / WBC #24 Mori defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against the former champion Richard Pumicpic (21-10) this past April. His second one will take place on December 8th as he faces Takuya Mizuno (17-1). -Hiroshige Osawa (36-5): WBA #1 / IBF #13 / WBC #19 The former world title challenger defeated Indonesian veteran Jason Butar Butar (30-27) on October 1st. -Ryo Sagawa (8-1): WBC #13 / WBO #15 The new Japanese champion will put his title on the line for the first time, on December 12th, against Ryo Hino (13-1). Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (26-3): IBF #1 In a clash of former World champions, Iwasa meets Marlon Tapales (33-2), on December 7th, for the interim IBF Super Bantamweight title, in New York. -Hiroaki Teshigawara (20-2): IBF #7 Teshigawara will defend his OPBF championship for the 3rd time, on December 12th, against Shohei Kawashima (18-3). -Yukinori Oguni (21-2): WBA #3 The former IBF World champion defeated Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-10) in May. -Yusaku Kuga (19-3): WBC #7 The 2 time Japanese champion will square off with Jhunriel Ramonal (16-8) on December 31st for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific title. -Tomoki Kameda (36-3): WBC #5 The former WBO Bantamweight & interim WBC Super Bantamweight champion is aiming to compete for a Featherweight World championship in 2020. Bantamweight -Naoya Inoue (19-0): WBA (Super) & IBF World champion Inoue went to war with Nonito Donaire (40-6) and emerged the 4th WBSS tournament winner. He now holds the IBF, WBA (Super) and the RING Bantamweight titles. The Monster expressed interest in fighting 3 division World champion John Riel Casimero (29-4) after the Filipino stopped Zolani Tete for the WBO crown. -Daigo Higa (15-1): WBC #7 The former WBC Flyweight World champion has been training for his upcoming return to the ring in early 2020. -Keita Kurihara (15-5): IBF #9 / WBC #15 Kurihara defended his OPBF title in May, after knocking out former world title challenger Warlito Parrenas (26-10). He then made short work of the IBF Pan Pacific champion Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-11) on November 15th. After the match, he declared that he wishes to face the returning Daigo Higa. -Yuki Strong Kobayashi (15-8): IBF #12 / WBO #15 / WBC #26 Kobayashi won the WBO Asia Pacific title, this past May, from Ben Mananquil (17-2). He will defend it against Korean fighter Ki Chang Go (8-3) on December 22nd. -Takuma Inoue (13-1): WBC #5 The former interim WBC champion came up short in the unification battle with Nordine Oubaali (17-0). Super Flyweight: -Kazuto Ioka (24-2): WBO World champion. Ioka defeated Aston Palicte (25-3) in June to capture the vacant WBO strap and to become the 1st ever Japanese 4 division World champion. His inaguaral defense will take place on December 31st, against the undefeated Jeyvier Cintron (11-0), in Japan. -Sho Ishida (28-1): IBF #5 / WBC #12 In a battle of former world title challengers, Ishida takes on Israel Gonzalez (24-3) in an IBF eliminator, on December 28th. -Takayuki Okumoto (23-8): IBF #13 / WBC #20 The Japanese champion will defend his belt for the 5th time against Kenta Nakagawa (17-3) on December 8th. -Koki Eto (24-5): IBF #7 / WBO #13 / WBC #26 Eto lost to Jeyvier Cintron (11-0) in August. Flyweight: -Kosei Tanaka (14-0): WBO World champion Tanaka will put his title on the line for the 3rd time this year, on New Year’s Eve, when he defends against the WBA International champion Wulan Tuolehazi (13-3). -Akira Yaegashi (28-6): IBF #14 The 3 division World champion will challenge Moruti Mthalane (38-2) for the IBF title, on December 23rd, at the Yokohama Arena, in Japan. -Yusuke Sakashita (19-8): WBO #13 / WBC #31 Sakashita stopped former world title contender Masahiro Sakamoto (13-3) to become the new WBO Asia Pacific champion. He then knocked out Naoki Mochizuki (16-5), in a revenge match from 2016. -Masayuki Kuroda (30-8): IBF #11 / WBC #18 Kuroda went to war with Moruti Mthalane (38-2) for the IBF World title, this past May, but couldn’t bring the belt back home. Light Flyweight: -Hiroto Kyoguchi (14-0): WBA (Super) World champion. Kyoguchi has defended the WBA strap twice this year, against Muay Thai champion Tanawat Nakoon (11-1) as well as 15 year veteran Tetsuya Hisada (34-10). -Kenshiro Teraji (16-0): WBC World champion. The unstoppable Kenshiro will mark his 7th title defense, on December 23rd, over former interim WBA champion Randy Petalcorin (31-3). -Daiki Tomita (14-1): WBO #14 Tomita earned the vacant WBO Asia Pacific championship after defeating Hayato Yamaguchi (15-8) in September. -Yuto Takahashi (11-4): WBC #6 / IBF #7 Takahashi defeated the veteran Kenichi Horikawa (40-16) to become the new Japanese champion. -Reiya Konishi (17-2): IBF #8 / WBC #16 Konishi failed to capture the IBF title from Felix Alvarado (35-2). -Sho Kimura (18-3): WBO #7 / WBA #10 The former WBO Flyweight World champion lost a unanimous decision to Carlos Canizales (22-0) for the WBA (Regular) World title in China. Rumor has it that he might rematch Olympic champion Shiming Zou, although nothing has been confirmed. -Tetsuya Hisada (34-10): WBC #4 / IBF #5 Hisada’s impressive 13 fight winning streak came to an end, when he challenged Hiroto Kyoguchi for the WBA (Super) title 2 months ago. -Kenichi Horikawa (40-16): WBC #8 / IBF #13 Horikawa lost the Japanese title to Yuto Takahashi (11-4) on October 10th. Strawweight: -Norihito Tanaka (19-7): WBC #3 / IBF #4 / WBO #6 / WBA #13 Tanaka won the Japanese title this past January, and defended it in June against Naoya Haruguchi (15-11). -Masataka Taniguchi (12-3): WBO #5 / WBC #10 Taniguchi defeated Kai Ishizawa (6-1) in September. -Takumi Sakae (22-3): WBO #12 / IBF #13 / WBC #36 Sakae has fought thrice this year and has knocked out all of his opponents. -Tsubasa Koura (14-1): WBC #8 / IBF #14 The former OPBF champion was scheduled to face Silem Serang (15-20) on November 9th but the match was cancelled.  By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Heavyweight: -Kyotaro Fujimoto (21-1): WBA #12 The former K-1 star will face his biggest challenge in the boxing ring, on December 21st, as he tales on the British, Commonwealth & WBO International champion Daniel Dubois (13-0). Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (15-2): WBA (Regular) World champion The 2012 Olympic Gold medalist got his revenge on Rob Brant (25-2) in Osaka, reclaiming his WBA title. He will mark his inaugural defense on December 23rd against the WBC International champion Steven Butler (28-1). Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (15-1): WBO #11 / IBF #15 / WBC #21 Inoue made short work of Thai veteran Komsan Polsan (39-11) in August, to become the WBO Asia Pacific champion for the second time. He is scheduled to fight again next year, on January 18th. Welterweight: -Keita Obara (22-4): IBF #7 After losing to Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (17-0) earlier this year, Obara bounced back with victories Indonesian journeyman Yosmar Kefi (9-12) and Toshiro Tarumi (12-4). Super Lightweight: -Andy Hiraoka (14-0): IBF #14 The Japanese youngster earned the biggest win of his career, this past July, against former world title challenger Akihiro Kondo (31-9). Hiraoka makes his US debut against Rogelio Casarez (13-8) on November 30th. Super Featherweight: -Kenichi Ogawa (24-1): IBF #3 / WBA #6 / WBO #11 Ogawa will challenge Joe Noynay (18-2) for the WBO Asia Pacific championship, on December 7th, at the legendary Korakuen Hall. -Masaru Sueyoshi (19-1): WBO #4 / WBC #22 Sueyoshi will meet Kosuke Saka (19-5), on December 7th, for the 5th defense of his Japanese title. -Kazuhiro Nishitani (20-4): WBO #13 / IBF #15 Nishitani has been 5-0 since 2016, knocking out every single one of his opponents. He will compete again on December 7th, against Chikato Sumida (8-3). Featherweight: -Musashi Mori (10-0): WBO #9 / WBC #24 Mori defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against the former champion Richard Pumicpic (21-10) this past April. His second one will take place on December 8th as he faces Takuya Mizuno (17-1). -Hiroshige Osawa (36-5): WBA #1 / IBF #13 / WBC #19 The former world title challenger defeated Indonesian veteran Jason Butar Butar (30-27) on October 1st. -Ryo Sagawa (8-1): WBC #13 The new Japanese champion will put his title on the line for the first time, on December 12th, against Ryo Hino (13-1). Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (26-3): IBF #1 In a clash of former World champions, Iwasa meets Marlon Tapales (33-2), on December 7th, for the interim IBF Super Bantamweight title, in New York. -Hiroaki Teshigawara (20-2): IBF #7 Teshigawara will defend his OPBF championship for the 3rd time, on December 12th, against Shohei Kawashima (18-3). -Yukinori Oguni (21-2): WBA #3 The former IBF World champion defeated Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-10) in May. -Yusaku Kuga (19-3): WBC #7 Kuga became once again the Japanese champion after earning a unanimous decision over Ryoichi Tamura (12-5) a few months ago. He made his first title defense on September 21st against Yosuke Fujihara (18-7), knocking him out in the opening round. -Tomoki Kameda (36-3): WBC #5 The former WBO Bantamweight & interim WBC Super Bantamweight champion is aiming to compete for a Featherweight World championship in 2020. Bantamweight -Naoya Inoue (19-0): WBA (Super) & IBF World champion Inoue went to war with Nonito Donaire (40-6) and emerged the 4th WBSS tournament winner. He now holds the IBF, WBA (Super) and the RING Bantamweight titles. -Daigo Higa (15-1): WBC #5 The former WBC Flyweight World champion has been training for his upcoming return to the ring in early 2020. -Keita Kurihara (14-5): IBF #9 / WBC #13 Kurihara defended his OPBF crown in May, after knocking out former world title challenger Warlito Parrenas (26-10). He will fight the IBF Pan Pacific champion Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-10) on November 15th next. -Yuki Strong Kobayashi (15-8): IBF #12 / WBO #15 / WBC #25 Kobayashi won the WBO Asia Pacific title, this past May, from Ben Mananquil (17-2). He will defend against Korean fighter Ki Chang Go (8-3) on December 22nd. Super Flyweight: -Kazuto Ioka (24-2): WBO World champion. Ioka defeated Aston Palicte (25-3) in June to capture the vacant WBO strap and to become the 1st ever Japanese 4 division World champion. His inaguaral defense will take place on December 31st, against the undefeated Jeyvier Cintron (11-0), in Japan. -Sho Ishida (28-1): IBF #5 / WBC #12 In a battle of former world title challengers, Ishida takes on Israel Gonzalez (24-3) in an IBF eliminator, on December 28th. -Takayuki Okumoto (23-8): IBF #13 / WBC #21 The Japanese champion will defend his belt for the 5th time against Kenta Nakagawa (17-3) on December 8th. -Koki Eto (24-5): IBF #7 / WBO #13 / WBC #26 Eto lost to Jeyvier Cintron (11-0) in August. Flyweight: -Kosei Tanaka (14-0): WBO World champion Tanaka has successfully retained his title twice this year, over former WBA & IBF Light Flyweight World champion Ryoichi Taguchi (27-4) as well as Jonathan Gonzalez (22-3). -Akira Yaegashi (28-6): IBF #14 The 3 division World champion will challenge Moruti Mthalane (38-2) for the IBF title, on December 23rd, at the Yokohama Arena. -Yusuke Sakashita (18-8): WBO #15 / WBC #28 Sakashita stopped former world title contender Masahiro Sakamoto (13-3) to become the new WBO Asia Pacific champion. He then knocked out Naoki Mochizuki (16-5), in a revenge match from 2016. -Masayuki Kuroda (30-8): IBF #11 / WBC #15 Kuroda went to war with Moruti Mthalane (38-2) for the IBF World title, this past May, but couldn’t bring the belt back home. Light Flyweight: -Hiroto Kyoguchi (14-0): WBA (Super) World champion. Kyoguchi has defended the WBA strap 2 times in 2019, against Muay Thai champion Tanawat Nakoon (11-1) as well as 15 year veteran Tetsuya Hisada (34-10). -Ken Shiro (16-0): WBC World champion. The unstoppable Ken Shiro made short work of Jonathan Taconing (28-4) in July, to mark his 6th title defense. He will be involved in a unification match with the IBF champion Felix Alvarado (35-2) on December 23rd. -Tetsuya Hisada (34-10): WBC #5 / IBF #5 Hisada’s impressive 13 fight winning streak came to an end, when he challenged Hiroto Kyoguchi for the WBA (Super) title, on October 1st. -Daiki Tomita (14-1): WBO #15 Tomita earned the vacant WBO Asia Pacific championship after defeating Hayato Yamaguchi (15-8) in September. -Yuto Takahashi (11-4): IBF #7 / WBC #8 Takahashi defeated the veteran Kenichi Horikawa (40-16) to become the new Japanese champion. -Reiya Konishi (17-2): IBF #8 / WBC #18 Konishi failed to capture the IBF title from Felix Alvarado (35-2). -Sho Kimura (18-3): WBO #9 / WBA #10 The former WBO Flyweight World champion lost a unanimous decision to Carlos Canizales (22-0) for the WBA (Regular) World title in China. Rumor has it that he might rematch Olympic champion Shiming Zou, although nothing has been confirmed. -Kenichi Horikawa (40-16): IBF #13 / WBC #10 Horikawa lost the Japanese title to Yuto Takahashi (11-4) on October 10th. Strawweight: -Norihito Tanaka (19-7): WBC #4 / IBF #4 / WBO #6 / WBA #12 Tanaka won the Japanese title this past January, and defended it in June against Naoya Haruguchi (15-11). -Masataka Taniguchi (12-3): WBO #5 / WBC #10 Taniguchi defeated rising star Kai Ishizawa (6-1) in September. -Takumi Sakae (22-3): WBO #12 / IBF #13 / WBC #34 Sakae has fought thrice this year and has knocked out all of his opponents. -Tsubasa Koura (14-1): WBC #8 / IBF #14 The former OPBF champion was scheduled to face Silem Serang (15-20) on November 9th but the match was cancelled.  By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Heavyweight: -Kyotaro Fujimoto (20-1): WBA #12 The former K-1 star and the reigning WBO Asia Pacific champion will rematch Suthat Kalalek (13-10) on October 21st. Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (15-2): WBA (Regular) World champion The 2012 Olympic champion got his revenge on Rob Brant (25-2) in Osaka, reclaiming his WBA title. Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (14-1): WBO #11 / IBF #15 Inoue made short work of Thai veteran Komsan Polsan (38-11) on August 3rd, to become the WBO Asia Pacific champion for the second time. Welterweight: -Keita Obara (21-4): IBF #8 After losing to Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (16-0) earlier this year, Obara beat Indonesian journeyman Yosmar Kefi (9-12) in June. He fights Toshiro Tarumi (12-3) on October 26th. Super Lightweight: -Andy Hiraoka (14-0): IBF #14 The Japanese youngster earned the biggest win of his career, this past July, against former world title challenger Akihiro Kondo (31-9). Hiraoka goes up against Rogelio Casarez (13-8) on November 30th. Super Featherweight: -Kenichi Ogawa (24-1): IBF #3 / WBO #11 Ogawa will challenge Joe Noynay (18-2) for the WBO Asia Pacific championship, on December 7th, at the legendary Korakuen Hall. -Masaru Sueyoshi (19-1): WBO #4 Sueyoshi will meet Kosuke Saka (18-5), on December 7th, for the 5th defense of his Japanese title. -Kazuhiro Nishitani (20-4): IBF #12 / WBO #13 Nishitani has been 5-0 since 2016, knocking out every single one of his opponents. Featherweight: -Musashi Mori (10-0): WBO #9 Mori defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against the former champion Richard Pumicpic (21-10) this past April. He then stopped Suntorn Panhom (5-5) on September 15th. -Hiroshige Osawa (36-5): WBA #1 / IBF #14 The former world title challenger defeated Indonesian veteran Jason Butar Butar (30-27) on October 1st. -Reiya Abe (19-3): IBF #6 / WBC #10 Abe lost to Ryo Sagawa (8-1) on September 13th, failing to capture the Japanese title. Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (26-3): IBF #1 Iwasa won an IBF eliminator against Cesar Juarez (24-7) in February. Since Daniel Roman (27-2) is out with an injury, an interim IBF title fight could be made with Iwasa and Marlon Tapales (33-2). -Hiroaki Teshigawara (20-2): IBF #8 Teshigawara defended his OPBF championship against former world title challenger Shohei Omori (20-3) on August 8th. -Shingo Wake (26-5): WBC #2 / IBF #4 Wake has been on a 6 fight winning streak since losing to Jonathan Guzman (23-1) in 2016.He faces Jhunriel Ramonal on October 11th. -Yukinori Oguni (21-2): WBA #4 The former IBF World champion defeated Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-10) in May. -Yusaku Kuga (18-3): WBC #11 Kuga became once again the Japanese champion after earning a unanimous decision over Ryoichi Tamura (12-5) a few months back. He marked his inaugural title defense on September 21st against Yosuke Fujihara (18-7), knocking him out in the opening round. -Tomoki Kameda (36-3): WBC #8 The former interim WBC champion came up short in his unification bout with Rey Vargas (34-0). Bantamweight -Naoya Inoue (18-0): IBF World champion Inoue is set to clash with the WBA Super & WBC Diamond champion Nonito Donaire (40-5) in the WBSS Bantamweight final, on November 7th. -Takuma Inoue (13-0): WBC Interim World champion Takuma will unify with Nordine Oubaali (16-0) on November 7th. -Keita Kurihara (14-5): IBF #9 / WBC #13 Kurihara defended his OPBF crown in May, after knocking out former world title challenger Warlito Parrenas (26-10). He will fight the IBF Pan Pacific champion Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-10) on November 15th next. -Yuki Strong Kobayashi (15-8): IBF #12 / WBO #15 Kobayashi won the WBO Asia Pacific title, this past May, from Ben Mananquil (17-2). Super Flyweight: -Kazuto Ioka (24-2): WBO World champion. Ioka defeated Aston Palicte (25-3) in June to capture the vacant WBO strap and to become the 1st ever Japanese 4 division World champion. His inaguaral defense will take place on December 31st, against the undefeated Jeyvier Cintron (11-0), in Japan. -Akira Yaegashi (28-6): WBO #6 / WBA #11 / WBC #14 The 3 division World champion has been undefeated as a Super Flyweight, with 3 consecutive TKO victories under his belt. -Sho Ishida (28-1): IBF #5 Ishida has been 4-0 since losing to Khalid Yafai (26-0) in 2017. He was scheduled to meet Israel Gonzalez (24-3) in an IBF eliminator, on October 26th, but the match might end up happening in December. -Koki Eto (24-5): IBF #7 / WBO #11 Eto lost to Jeyvier Cintron (11-0) in August. -Takayuki Okumoto (23-8): IBF #15 The Japanese champion defended his title for the 4th time against Dynamic Kenji (11-4) this August. Flyweight: -Kosei Tanaka (14-0): WBO World champion Tanaka stopped Jonathan Gonzalez (22-3) on August 24th. -Masayuki Kuroda (30-8): IBF #10 / WBC #15 Kuroda went to war with Moruti Mthalane (38-2) for the IBF World title, this past May, but couldn’t bring the belt back home. -Yusuke Sakashita (18-8): WBO #15 Sakashita stopped former world title contender Masahiro Sakamoto (13-3) to become the new WBO Asia Pacific champion. He will mark his first defense against Naoki Mochizuki (16-4), in a revenge match from 2016, on October 21st. Light Flyweight: -Hiroto Kyoguchi (14-0): WBA (Super) World champion. Kyoguchi has successfully defended the WBA title twice this year, against Muay Thai champion Tanawat Nakoon (11-1) as well as 15 year veteran Tetsuya Hisada (34-10). -Ken Shiro (16-0): WBC World champion. The unstoppable Ken Shiro made short work of Jonathan Taconing (28-4) in July, to mark his 6th title defense. -Tetsuya Hisada (34-10): WBA #1 / IBF #6 Hisada’s impressive 13 fight winning streak came to an end, when he challenged Hiroto Kyoguchi for the WBA (Super) title, on October 1st. -Kenichi Horikawa (40-15): WBC #2 / IBF #4 Horikawa won the Japanese title earlier this year, for the second time in his career. He made his 1st defense in May and will mark his 2nd one on October 10th against Yuto Takahashi (10-4). -Reiya Konishi (17-2): IBF #8 Konishi didn’t manage to capture the IBF title from Felix Alvarado (35-2). -Sho Kimura (18-3): WBO #9 / WBA #10 The former WBO Flyweight World champion lost a unanimous decision to Carlos Canizales (22-0) for the WBA (Regular) World title in China. There’s a rumor of him facing Olympic champion Shiming Zou in a rematch, although nothing has been confirmed. Strawweight: -Norihito Tanaka (19-7): WBC #4 / IBF #4 / WBO #5 / WBA #12 Tanaka won the Japanese title, this past January, and defended it in June against Naoya Haruguchi (15-11). -Masataka Taniguchi (12-3): WBO #6 / WBC #14 Taniguchi defeated rising star Kai Ishizawa (6-1) on September 21st. -Takumi Sakae (22-3): WBO #12 / IBF #13 Sakae has fought thrice this year. He has knocked out all of his opponents. -Tsubasa Koura (14-1): WBC #9 / IBF #14 Koura surprisingly lost his OPBF title to Lito Dante (16-10) a few months ago.  By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Heavyweight: -Kyotaro Fujimoto (20-1): WBA #11 The former K-1 star and the reigning WBO Asia Pacific champion will rematch Suthat Kalalek (13-10) on October 21st. Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (15-2): WBA (Regular) World champion The 2012 Olympic champion got his revenge on Rob Brant (25-2) in Osaka, reclaiming his WBA title. Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (14-1): WBO #11 / IBF #15 Inoue made short work of Thai veteran Komsan Polsan (38-11) on August 3rd, to become the WBO Asia Pacific champion for the second time. Welterweight: -Keita Obara (21-4): IBF #8 After losing to Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (16-0) earlier this year, Obara beat Indonesian journeyman Yosmar Kefi (9-12) in June. Super Lightweight: -Yusuke Konno (15-4): WBA #14 Konno stopped Baishanbo Nasiyiwula (15-3) in China to become the new WBA Asia champion. -Andy Hiraoka (14-0): IBF #14 The Japanese youngster earned the biggest win of his career, this past July, against former world title challenger Akihiro Kondo (31-9). Lightweight: -Masayoshi Nakatani (18-1): IBF #7 / WBC #12 Nakatani came up short against Teofimo Lopez (14-0), ending his undefeated streak. Super Featherweight: -Kenichi Ogawa (24-1): IBF #3 / WBO #11 The uncrowned IBF king returned to the ring earlier this year and has already amassed 2 victories. Ogawa will challenge Joe Noynay (18-2) for the WBO Asia Pacific championship, on December 7th, at the legendary Korakuen Hall. -Masaru Sueyoshi (19-1): WBO #4 Sueyoshi will meet Kosuke Saka (18-5), on November 2nd, for the 5th defense of his Japanese title. -Kazuhiro Nishitani (20-4): IBF #12 Nishitani has been 5-0 since 2016, knocking out every single one of his opponents. Featherweight: -Musashi Mori (9-0): WBO #9 Mori defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against the former champion Richard Pumicpic (21-10) this past April. He will take on Suntorn Panhom (5-4) on September 15th. -Hiroshige Osawa (35-5): WBA #1 / IBF #14 The former world title challenger is scheduled to fight Indonesian champion Jason Butar Butar (30-26) on October 1st. -Reiya Abe (19-2): IBF #6 / WBC #11 Abe will square off with Ryo Sagawa (7-1) for the vacant Japanese title, on September 13th. Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (26-3): IBF #1 Iwasa won an IBF eliminator against Cesar Juarez (24-7) in February. Since Daniel Roman (27-2) is out with an injury, an interim IBF title fight could be made with Iwasa and Marlon Tapales (33-2). -Hiroaki Teshigawara (20-2): IBF #8 Teshigawara defended his OPBF championship against former world title challenger Shohei Omori (20-3) on August 8th. -Shingo Wake (26-5): WBC #2 / IBF #4 Wake has been on a 6 fight winning streak since losing to Jonathan Guzman (23-1) in 2016. -Yukinori Oguni (21-2): WBA #3 The former IBF World champion defeated Sukpraserd Ponpitak (24-10) in May. -Yusaku Kuga (18-3): WBC #11 Kuga became once again the Japanese champion after earning a unanimous decision over Ryoichi Tamura (12-4) a few months back. He will mark his inaugural title defense on September 21st against Yosuke Fujihara (18-6). -Tomoki Kameda (36-3): WBC #8 The former interim WBC champion came up short in his unification bout with Rey Vargas (34-0). Bantamweight -Naoya Inoue (18-0): IBF World champion Inoue is set to clash with the WBA Super & WBC Diamond champion Nonito Donaire (40-5) in the WBSS Bantamweight final, on November 7th. -Takuma Inoue (13-0): WBC Interim World champion Takuma will unify with Nordine Oubaali (16-0) on November 7th. -Keita Kurihara (14-5): IBF #9 / WBC #12 Kurihara defended his OPBF crown in May, after knocking out former world title challenger Warlito Parrenas (26-10). -Yuki Strong Kobayashi (15-8): IBF #12 / WBO #15 Kobayashi won the WBO Asia Pacific title, this past May, from Ben Mananquil (17-2). Super Flyweight: -Kazuto Ioka (24-2): WBO World champion. Ioka defeated Aston Palicte (25-3) in June to capture the vacant WBO strap and to become the 1st ever Japanese 4 division World champion. -Akira Yaegashi (28-6): WBO #7 / WBA #11 / WBC #13 The 3 division World champion has been undefeated as a Super Flyweight, with 3 consecutive TKO victories under his belt. His goal is to meet Jerwin Ancajas (31-1) for the IBF title, probably in November. -Sho Ishida (28-1): WBO #2 / WBA #3 / IBF #5 / WBC #9 Ishida has been 4-0 since losing to Khalid Yafai (26-0) in 2017. -Koki Eto (24-5): WBO #11 / IBF #7 Eto lost to Jeyvier Cintron (11-0) on August 2nd in a WBO eliminator. -Takayuki Okumoto (24-8): IBF #15 The Japanese champion made his 4th successful title defense on August 4th against Dynamic Kenji (11-4). Flyweight: -Kosei Tanaka (14-0): WBO World champion Tanaka defended against Jonathan Gonzalez (22-3) on August 24th. -Junto Nakatani (19-0): WBC #3 / WBO #4 / WBA #7 / IBF #11 Nakatani’s biggest fight yet will take place on October 5th, when he tests himself against the former IBF Light Flyweight World champion Milan Melindo (37-4). -Masayuki Kuroda (30-8): IBF #10 / WBC #14 Kuroda went to war with Moruti Mthalane (38-2) for the IBF World title, this past May, but couldn’t bring the belt back home. -Yusuke Sakashita (18-8): WBO #15 Sakashita stopped former world title contender Masahiro Sakamoto (13-3) to become the new WBO Asia Pacific champion. He will mark his first defense against Naoki Mochizuki (16-4), in a revenge match from 2016, on October 21st. Light Flyweight: -Hiroto Kyoguchi (13-0): WBA (Super) World champion. Kyoguchi successfully defended the WBA title this past June, against Muay Thai champion Tanawat Nakoon (11-1). His next opponent will be Tetsuya Hisada (34-9), whom he’ll face on October 1st in Japan. -Ken Shiro (16-0): WBC World champion. The unstoppable Ken Shiro made short work of Jonathan Taconing (28-4) in July, to mark his 6th title defense. -Tetsuya Hisada (34-9): WBA #1 / WBC #2 / WBO #3 / IBF #6 Hisada has been on an impressive 13 fight winning streak. His big opportunity finally has arrived as he challenges Hiroto Kyoguchi (13-0) for the WBA (Super) title, on October 1st. -Kenichi Horikawa (40-15): WBC #4 / IBF #5 Horikawa won the Japanese title earlier this year, for the second time in his career. He made his inaugural defense in May. -Reiya Konishi (17-2): IBF #8 Konishi didn’t manage to capture the IBF title from Felix Alvarado (35-2). -Sho Kimura (18-3): WBA #8 The former WBO Flyweight World champion lost a unanimous decision to Carlos Canizales (22-0) for the WBA (Regular) World title in China. Strawweight: -Norihito Tanaka (19-7): IBF #5 / WBO #6 / WBA #12 Tanaka won the Japanese title, this past January, and defended it in June against Naoya Haruguchi (15-11). -Masataka Taniguchi (11-3): WBO #7 / WBC #13 Taniguchi will face rising star Kai Ishizawa (6-0) on September 21st. -Takumi Sakae (21-3): IBF #13 Sakae will fight for the 3rd time this year, on September 23rd, against Stevanus Nana Bau (9-11). -Tsubasa Koura (14-1): WBC #8 / IBF #14 Koura surprisingly lost his OPBF title to Lito Dante (16-10) a few months ago.  By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Heavyweight: -Kyotaro Fujimoto (20-1): WBA #11 The former K-1 star and reigning WBO Asia Pacific champion has vacated his Japanese & OPBF titles recently. Kyotaro is looking to secure a world title match in the near future. Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (15-2): WBA (Regular) World champion The 2012 Olympic champion got his revenge on Rob Brant (25-2) in Osaka, reclaiming his WBA title. Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (14-1): WBO #11 Inoue made short work of Thai veteran Komsan Polsan (38-11) on August 3rd, to become the WBO Asia Pacific champion for the second time. Welterweight: -Keita Obara (21-4): IBF #8 After losing to Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (16-0) earlier this year, Obara beat Indonesian journeyman Yosmar Kefi (9-12) in June. Super Lightweight: -Yusuke Konno (15-4): WBA #15 Konno earned a huge win on March 30th when he stopped Baishanbo Nasiyiwula (15-3) in China to become the new WBA Asia champion. Lightweight: -Masayoshi Nakatani (18-1): IBF #7 / WBC #7 / WBO #14 Nakatani came up short against Teofimo Lopez (14-0), ending his undefeated streak. Super Featherweight: -Masaru Sueyoshi (19-1): WBO #3 Sueyoshi will meet Kosuke Saka (18-5), on September 2nd, for the 5th defense of his Japanese title. [Ed's note - This bout has been postponed due to Sueyoshi suffering an injury] -Kenichi Ogawa (24-1): IBF #3 / WBA #4 / WBO #11 The uncrowned IBF king returned to the ring earlier this year and has already amassed 2 victories. His next match has been scheduled for September 7th. (Opponent TBA) [Ed's note - This scheduled bout also appears to have been cancelled, though the reason is unclear] Featherweight: -Musashi Mori (9-0): WBO #9 Mori defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against the former champion Richard Pumicpic (21-10) this past April. -Hiroshige Osawa (35-5): WBA #1 / IBF #14 Osawa fought and beat Indonesian journeyman Ahmad Lahizab (4-8) on April 7th. -Reiya Abe (19-2): IBF #6 / WBC #10 Abe will square off with Ryo Sagawa (7-1) for the vacant Japanese title, on September 13th. Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (26-3): IBF #1 Iwasa won an IBF title eliminator against Cesar Juarez (24-7) in February. -Hiroaki Teshigawara (19-2): IBF #8 Teshigawara will mark his second defense of the OPBF championship against former world title challenger Shohei Omori (20-2) on August 8th. -Shingo Wake (26-5): WBC #2 / IBF #4 / WBA #10 Wake has been on a 6 fight winning streak since losing to Jonathan Guzman (23-1) in 2016. -Yukinori Oguni (21-2): WBA #3 The former IBF World champion defeated Sukpraserd Ponpitak (22-10) on May 8. -Yusaku Kuga (18-3): WBC #10 Kuga became once again the Japanese champion after earning a unanimous decision over Ryoichi Tamura (12-4) on May 18th. Bantamweight -Naoya Inoue (18-0): IBF World champion Inoue is set to clash with the WBA Super & WBC Diamond champion Nonito Donaire (40-5) in the WBSS Bantamweight final, on November 7th. -Takuma Inoue (13-0): WBC Interim World champion Takuma is expected to unify with Nordine Oubaali (16-0) before the year is over. -Ryo Akaho (34-2): WBO #2 Akaho has been undefeated since 2016, amassing 8 wins. It’s worth noting that the former Japanese & OPBF champion is currently fighting at Featherweight. We aren’t 100% sure if this is a mistake by the WBO or he is intending to go down again at Bantamweight. He is scheduled to compete on October 5th. -Keita Kurihara (14-5): IBF #9 / WBC #12 Kurihara defended his OPBF crown in May, after knocking out former world title challenger Warlito Parrenas (21-10). -Yuki Strong Kobayashi (15-8): IBF #12 Kobayashi won the WBO Asia Pacific title, this past May, from Ben Mananquil (17-2). Super Flyweight: -Kazuto Ioka (24-2): WBO World champion. Ioka defeated Aston Palicte (25-3) in June to win the vacant WBO strap and to become the 1st ever Japanese 4 division World champion. -Akira Yaegashi (28-6): WBO #9 / WBA #12 / WBC #14 The 3 division World champion has been undefeated as a Super Flyweight, with 3 consecutive TKO victories under his belt. His next fight will probably be this coming November. -Sho Ishida (28-1): WBO #1 / IBF #5 / WBA #5 / WBC #10 Ishida has been 4-0 since losing to Khalid Yafai (26-0) in 2017. -Koki Eto (24-5): WBO #2 / WBA #3 / WBC #7 / IBF #7 Eto lost to Jeyvier Cintron (11-0) on August 2nd, in a WBO #1 contenders’ match. Flyweight: -Kosei Tanaka (13-0): WBO World champion Tanaka defends against Jonathan Gonzalez (22-2) on August 24th. -Junto Nakatani (19-0): WBC #3 / WBO #4 / WBA #7 / IBF #11 Nakatani’s biggest fight yet will take place on October 5th, when he tests himself against former IBF Light Flyweight World champion Milan Melindo (37-4). -Masayuki Kuroda (30-8): IBF #10 / WBC #13 Kuroda went to war with Moruti Mthalane (38-2) for the IBF World title, this past May, but couldn’t bring the belt back home. -Yusuke Sakashita (18-8): WBO #15 Sakashita stopped former world title contender Masahiro Sakamoto (13-3) to become the new WBO Asia Pacific champion. Light Flyweight: -Hiroto Kyoguchi (13-0): WBA World champion. Kyoguchi successfully defended the WBA title for the 1st time, this June, against Muay Thai champion Tanawat Nakoon (11-1). Tetsuya Hisada will be next. -Ken Shiro (16-0): WBC World champion. The unstoppable Ken Shiro made short work of Jonathan Taconing (28-4) on July 12th, to mark his 6th title defense. -Tetsuya Hisada (34-9): WBA #1 / WBO #3 / WBC #3 / IBF #6 Hisada has been on an impressive 13 fight winning streak. His big opportunity finally has arrived as he challenges Hiroto Kyoguchi (13-0) for the WBA (Super) title, on October 1st. -Kenichi Horikawa (40-15): WBC #5 / IBF #5 Horikawa won the Japanese title earlier this year, for the second time in his career. He made his inaugural defense in May and will mark his second one, on August 8th, against Ryuto Oho (12-5). -Reiya Konishi (17-2): IBF #8 Konishi didn’t manage to capture the IBF title from Felix Alvarado (35-2). -Sho Kimura (18-3): WBA #8 The former WBO Flyweight World champion lost a unanimous decision to Carlos Canizales (22-0) for the WBA (Regular) World title in China. Strawweight: -Norihito Tanaka (19-7): IBF #5 / WBO #6 / WBA #12 Tanaka won the Japanese title, this past January, and defended it on June 13 against Naoya Haruguchi (15-11). -Masataka Taniguchi (11-3): WBO #7 Taniguchi will face rising star Kai Ishizawa (6-0) on September 21st. -Tsubasa Koura (14-1): WBC #10 / IBF #14 Koura surprisingly lost his OPBF title to Lito Dante (16-10) a few months ago.  By - George Delis (@Delisketo)
Middleweight: -Ryota Murata (14-2): WBA #4 The 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist will get his chance at revenge on July 12 as he goes up against Rob Brant (25-1) in Osaka for the WBA (Regular) World championship. Super Welterweight: -Takeshi Inoue (13-1): WBO #9 The former Japanese, OPBF & WBO Asia Pacific champion unsuccessfully challenged Jaime Munguia (33-0) for the WBO World title this January. He is scheduled to return to the ring on August 3rd Lightweight: -Masayoshi Nakatani (18-0): IBF #3 / WBC #7 / WBO #14 Longtime OPBF king Nakatani takes on Teofimo Lopez (13-0), on July 19, for a future shot at the IBF World title. Super Featherweight: -Masaru Sueyoshi (19-1): WBO #3 Sueyoshi defended his Japanese championship for the 4th time, against Ken Osato (15-3), on May 4th. -Kenichi Ogawa (23-1): IBF #4 The former Japanese champion returned to ring, after his one year suspension, and defeated Roldan Aldea (12-7) this past February. He will now meet another Filipino journeyman in Glenn Medura (10-5) on July 6. -Masayuki Ito (25-2): WBO #9 / WBC #11 Ito lost his WBO title recently to Jamel Herring (20-2). Featherweight: -Satoshi Shimizu (8-0): IBF #10 The 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist won the OPBF title back in 2017 and has successfully defended it 4 times. Shimizu will next challenge the WBO Asia Pacific Super Featherweight champion Joe Noynay (17-2) on July 12. -Musashi Mori (9-0): WBO #9 Mori defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against the former champion Richard Pumicpic (21-10) on April 14. -Hiroshige Osawa (35-5): WBA #2 / IBF #14 The former OPBF & WBO Asia Pacific champion finds himself once again in the world rankings, since losing to WBO World champion Oscar Valdez (24-0) in 2016. He fought Indonesian journeyman Ahmad Lahizab (4-8) on April 7. -Reiya Abe (19-2): IBF #7 / WBC #10 Abe will square off with Ryo Sagawa (7-1) for the vacant Japanese title, on September 13. Super Bantamweight: -Ryosuke Iwasa (26-3): IBF #1 Iwasa won an IBF title eliminator against Cesar Juarez (24-7), on February 16. -Hiroaki Teshigawara (19-2): IBF #8 Teshigawara will mark his second defense of the OPBF championship against former world title challenger Shohei Omori (20-2) on August 8. -Shingo Wake (26-5): WBC #2 / IBF #4 / WBA #11 The former Japanese & OPBF champion has been on a 6 fight winning streak since losing to Jonathan Guzman (23-1) in 2016. -Yukinori Oguni (21-2): WBA #4 The former IBF World champion defeated Sukpraserd Ponpitak (22-10) on May 8. Bantamweight -Ryo Akaho (34-2): WBO #2 Akaho has been undefeated since 2016, amassing 8 wins. It’s worth noting that the former Japanese & OPBF champion is currently fighting at Featherweight. We aren’t 100% sure if this is a mistake by the WBO or he is intending to go down again at Bantamweight. Super Flyweight: -Akira Yaegashi (28-6): WBO #9 / WBA #11 / WBC #13 Yaegashi moved up to Super Flyweight in 2018 and has since been undefeated in the division with 3 consecutive TKO victories. -Koki Eto (24-4): WBO #2 / WBA #3 / WBC #7 / IBF #8 Eto’s KO win over Jeyvier Cintron (10-0) was called a no contest, due to an accidental headbutt. A rematch has been set for August 2nd. The victor will be next in line for a match with the newly crowned WBO World champion Kazuto Ioka (24-2). -Sho Ishida (28-1): WBO #1 / IBF #5 / WBA #5 / WBC #10 Ishida has been 4-0 since losing to Khalid Yafai (26-0) in 2017. Flyweight: -Junto Nakatani (19-0): WBC #3 / WBO #4 / WBA #8 / IBF #11 Nakatani stopped Naoki Mochizuki (15-4) in February, for the vacant Japanese crown and last fought on June 1st, against Philip Luis Cuerdo (11-7). -Masayuki Kuroda (30-8): IBF #10 / WBC #12 Kuroda went to war with Moruti Mthalane (38-2) for the IBF World title, on May 13, but couldn’t bring the belt back home. Light Flyweight: -Tetsuya Hisada (34-9): WBA #1 / WBO #3 / WBC #3 / IBF #7 Hisada has been on an impressive 13 fight winning streak. The Japanese star could very well be the 1st challenger of the new WBO champion Elwin Soto (15-1). -Kenichi Horikawa (40-15): WBC #5 / IBF #6 Horikawa won the Japanese title, on February 14, for the second time in his career. He made his inaugural defense on May 19 against Masashi Tada (13-6). -Ryoichi Taguchi (27-4): WBC #6 The former WBA & IBF champion failed to win the World championship against the WBO title holder Kosei Tanaka (13-0) on March 16. -Reiya Konishi (17-2): IBF #8 Konishi didn’t manage to capture the IBF title from Felix Alvarado (35-2) when they clashed in Japan. -Sho Kimura (18-3): WBA #8 The former WBO Flyweight World champion lost a unanimous decision to Carlos Canizales (22-0) for the WBA (Regular) World title, this May, in China. Strawweight: -Norihito Tanaka (19-7): IBF #5 / WBO #6 / WBC #7 / WBA #12 Tanaka won the Japanese title, this past January, and defended it on June 13 against Naoya Haruguchi (15-11). -Tatsuya Fukuhara (21-7): WBC #5 The former World champion came up short at his second shot against Chayaphon Moonsri (53-0) for the WBC title on May 31st. -Masataka Taniguchi (11-3): WBO #7 / WBC #15 Taniguchi unsuccessfully challenged the WBO World champion Vic Saludar (19-3) this past February. -Tsubasa Koura (14-1): WBC #10 Koura surprisingly lost his OPBF title to Lito Dante (16-10, this March. |
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