ASIAN BOXING
  • Home
  • Asian News
  • Champions
    • World Champions
    • Profiles
    • OPBF Champions
    • WBO Asia Pacific Champions
    • Japanese Champions
  • World Title Results
  • World Title Previews
  • Posters!
  • Female
    • Previews
    • Results
    • Schedule
  • Thinking out East!
  • Previews
  • Oriental Opinions
  • Upcoming Fights
  • Features
  • Taka's Title Shot!
  • The Asian Boxing Podcast
  • Videos
  • On This Day
  • Forum
  • Contact Us
  • Miscellaneous
  • Guest Articles
  • Interviews
  • Schedule
  • Donate
  • Japanese Boxing FAQ
  • Boxing Raise
  • Rookie of the Year
  • Champion Carnival
  • Series Break Downs
  • Newsletter
  • Thank You
  • Video Hunt
  • Asian Boxing Fighter List
  • The Watch List
  • Isakura

Five Take Aways - Ryo Sagawa Vs Hinata Maruta

2/23/2021

0 Comments

 
Last Friday we finally got the chance to see the Japanese Featherweight title bout between defending champion Ryo Sagawa (10-2, 5) and mandatory challenger Hinata Maruta (11-1-1, 9).
 
The two men were originally supposed to clash in 2020, as part of the Champion Carnival, but saw their bout being delayed due to Covid 19. There was then a delay to the broadcasting of the bout, due to an earthquake in Japan earlier this month. Despite the delays, and the tragedies surrounding them, it was a bout that we were really looking forward to, and a bout that promised a lot. Thankfully it delivered and was a brilliant bout, well up there with some of the best bouts of 2021 so far. It was high level stuff, exciting and a really, really interesting bout.
 
In the end Maruta dethroned Sagawa, stopping him late in round 7, and finally lived up to the promise he had shown glimpses of since his days as an amateur. Before then however both men had shown a lot to like and given us a great bout.
 
With the bout now re-watched we've decided to give it the "Five Take Aways" treatment and share some of the things we took from the bout.
 
1-This is the best we've seen from Maruta
When he turned professional there was a lot of expectations on the shoulders of Hinata Maruta, who was aiming to win a world title within 3 years of his debut and was regarded as the future of the Morioka Gym. There was a lot of pressure on a man who was just a teenager. It was clear he had insane potential, and watching his early bouts it was clear he could go all the way, but there was also a lot of work to do and he could, at times, admire his work too much, and want to show off the flashy things, rather than get in and get the job done, drawing out bouts that that could have ended quickly. Here we saw him put it all together and put on a career best performance. He still switched off a little bit at times, but all in all this was a brilliant performance, he was sharp, quick, accurate, and when the time came to close the show he did just that. This was, by far and away, the best we've seen from Maruta.
 
2-Sagawa wasn't there to lose
Over the last few years Ryo Sagawa had been on a great role and had scored a string of notable wins over the likes of Junki Sasaki, Ryo Matsumoto, Shingo Kawamura, Al Toyogon and Reiya Abe. He wasn't going into the ring here to just hand his title over to some young upstart. He may have ended up being stopped in the end, but Sagawa was not in the ring to hand over his title and crown a new prince of Japanese boxing. Instead he fought hard, changed things up and tried to rely on his deep amateur experience and tough professional competition. He boxed early on and managed to turn up the heat as the bout went on, trying to get into Maruta's head and change the momentum of the bout. He wanted to keep his title, keep his career going forward and his effort can not be questioned here.
 
3-High level boxing can be exciting
There's an old George Foreman quote that we've all heard and seen, "Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it". Whilst that can be true, to some extent, we can still get high level boxing contests that are great to watch and highly entertaining affairs, when two fighters aren't overly negative and aren't coming to run and avoid a fight. That was certainly the case here. This was genuinely high level boxing, almost everything was based off technically solid work, jabs were the key for both men, feints and counter punching were seen regularly and both men fought first with their brains, rather than their brawn. Despite this being boxing contest, and not a fight, this was still a hugely exciting bout, and thoroughly entertaining. Really good boxing, and really good bout!
 
4-The finish was sensational
The big question mark we had coming in to this, in regards to Sagawa, was his chin, and it had let him down early in his career. Here he took some huge shots, with one of the best coming at the end of round 3, and showed surprising toughness and heart. Despite that there was little he could do to prevent the finish in round 7. Early in the round he took some big shots, and came through them trying to turn the fight around, even having some success in dictating the bout and forcing Maruta to back up. Sadly though there was next to nothing he could do to stop the counter right hand that dropped him the first time. That was a peach of a shot. Sagawa getting back to his feet afterwards was impressive, but Maruta had his man hurt, heard the clacker to signify the final 10 seconds of the round and finished with one of the best combinations we'll see this year. A brilliant, brutal, combination to put away the defending champion.
 
5-The Featherweight division in Japan is incredible!
The argument as to what makes a good division is one that we can go around in circles on, however a good division for us is "having a number of fighters who can be matched to give compelling and even looking match ups, and though fighters having no reason to avoid each other". With that definition in mind what an amazing scene the Japanese Featherweight division is right now. We have pure boxers like Sagawa, Maruta and Reiya Abe, we have punchers like Satoshi Shimizu and Tsuyoshi Tameda, we have craft little fighters like Musashi Mori, warriors like Daisuke Watanabe and Shingo Kusano, and emerging youngsters like Ryosuke Nishida and Rentaro Kimura, Jinki Maeda and Mikito Nakano.
 
Whilst not all of these fighters will ever compete at world level the domestic picture is incredible and there's no excuse for us to not get more amazing bouts in the division. With Maruta as champion we have potential match ups against Shimizu, Mori and Abe for the next year or two, and we have Sagawa's rebuilding process to look forward to. This division is going to be on fire in Japan for the next 5 or 6 years, if not longer, and to us that's something to be really, really excited about!
0 Comments

Five For... Hinata Maruta

2/19/2021

0 Comments

 
Just over a week ago Japanese Featherweight Hinata Maruta (11-1-1, 9) scored the best win of his career, stopping Ryo Sagawa to claim the Japanese Featherweight title. It was, at last, Maruta living up to the early hype and expectation that had been put on his shoulders when he turned professional aged just 18. It was proof that Maruta was a special talent, and that things were, at last, starting to click for a man who was seemed to be groomed for success.
 
With the Japanese title now around his waist we've decided to look at 5 potential bouts for the 23 year old Maruta, who will be looking to build on his win over Sagawa and take huge strides towards a potential world title fight.
 
1-Reiya Abe (20-3-1, 9)
One man we would love to see Maruta in against is the highly skilled Reiya Abe, a talented southpaw counter puncher who would be a very interesting opponent for Maruta. The newly crowned  champion would go in to the bout as the favourite, but he would be expected to have a real test here against a man who controls distance well, will look to neutralise the reach and speed of Maruta and is just as talented as the champion. Abe is regarded as a boxing genius in Japan, and it's hard to argue with that, though he can also be a lazy genius and at times cruises a bit too much, waiting for a mistake, rather than pressing the action himself. Against Maruta that would be an issue for Abe though it would also give Maruta a chance to get some experience against an incredibly skilled southpaw. This would be highly level stuff from the off and a compelling bout to view, even if it wouldn't be the most exciting.
 
2-Shun Kubo (14-2, 9)
Whilst we would absolutely love to see Maruta take on Abe we could under-stand if Maruta wanted to take on a bigger name and someone more well known. If that's the case than a bout against former WBA and OPBF Super Bantamweight champion Shun Kubo would be a smart match up for the Morioka Gym to pursue. Kubo, who faces Ruito Saeki in March, is a long, rangy, technical boxer, but also one who lacks in terms of durability. He's technically solid, and should ask questions of Maruta, but his questionable chin would be a major issue against someone with the power of Maruta. Despite that a win for Maruta against Kubo isn't meaningless. In fact it would be very meaningful. As mentioned Kubo is a former world champion, and he has also only been beaten by world class fighters, losing in 9 rounds to Daniel Roman and in 6 rounds to Can Xu. A win for Maruta over Kubo would see him earning comparisons to Xu and Roman and taking huge strides towards a world title fight of his own.
 
3-Daisuke Watanabe (12-4-2, 7)
Notably Maruta might not get much of a choice about his first defense and may well be forced to make a mandatory defense against the #1 ranked JBC fighter. If that's the case then he may be expected to take on Daisuke Watanabe, who's very much an under-rated and often over-looked fighter. Watanabe has been matched hard since making his debut in 2014 and was 2-2 after his first 4 bouts. Since then he has scored notable wins against the likes of Gakuya Furuhashi, the current Japanese Super Bantamweight champion, Dai Iwai, Richard Pumicpic and Shingo Kusano, who he beat in the Hajime No Ippo 30th Anniversary tournament last year. Watanabe's record might not look like that of a real threat to someone like Maruta, but his power, aggression and determination would see him asking questions of Maruta, and testing what the young champion has in his locker. Maruta would be a very clear favourite to win, but this would still be a solid match up and very good first defense.
 
4-Genesis Servania (34-2, 16)
Staying with Japanese ranked fighters, and looking at people who mean something on the world stage, a bout between Maruta and former world title challenger Genesis Servania would be a compelling match up, and a potentially huge opportunity for Maruta. Internationally Servania is known for one, his 2017 world title thriller with Oscar Valdez, that saw both men being dropped. Whilst Servania has done very, very, little since then his name does still man something and a win over him would almost certainly help Maruta leap towards a world title fight. Aged 29 Servania is still very much in his physical prime and isn't a shot fighter, despite how bad he looked against Carlos Castro in 2019. He is however a fairly predictable fighter, who fights behind a tight guard, and is somewhat slow, making for an easy target for someone quick and rangy, like Maruta. On paper this would be a step up for the newly crowned champion, but would also be a bout he'd be expected to win, dominantly.
 
5-Musashi Mori (12-0, 7) OR Satoshi Shimizu (9-1, 9)
We're cheating a little bit here, but for a good reason. We want to see Maruta face the winner of the May 13th clash between Musashi Mori, the WBO Asia Pacific champion, and Satoshi Shimizu, the OPBF champion, in a bout for the triple crown! Ths bout really sells it's self and would be a unification bout for the Japanese, OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific titles. No matter who wins the May 13th bout between Mori and Shimizu they would make for the ideal dance partner for Maruta in the fall. Of the two Mori is the younger, more technically skilled fighter, and would pose some really interesting questions from a technical stand point for Maruta. Shimizu on the other hand is a crude, open, wild fighter, with lights out power, who would test Maruta's chin and and how Maruta copes with a fighter who is just as long and rangy as he is. Maruta against the winner of Shimizu Vs Mori is the bout that should be made as soon as possible, and the winner of that would be incredibly close to a world title fight in 2022!
 
Note the bout between Maruta and Sagawa was supposed to be aired last weekend on Fuji TV. Due to the earthquake that hit Japan on Saturday the broadcast was delayed and it will be aired on February 19th as a result
0 Comments

Current Rankings - The top 10 Asian Featherweights

5/9/2020

0 Comments

 
Many division's out there are really interesting, and have a lot of brilliant match ups that could be made at any moment. One of the most interesting is the Featherweight division, which isn't the "deepest" but is among the most "interesting", not just in Asia but globally. Despite not being as deep as the Bantamweight and Super Bantamweight division's it's still a very, very good weight class.
 
Again we're only considering Asian fighters for these rankings.
 
1-Can Xu (18-2, 3)
The stand out Asian fighter in the division is Chinese "Monster" Can Xu. Unlike another monster, who is known for his power and being a physical freak, Xu is a monster in terms of stamina, chin and output. The 26 year old is the current WBA "regular" Featherweight champion and really came along wonderfully in 2019, when he beat Jesus M Rojas, Shun Kubo and Manny Robles III. Although not a technically perfect boxer, or a big puncher Xu is a nightmare to fight with a swarming busy style and an ability to take a punch whilst letting his shots go. A total nightmare to take on.
 
2-Tugstsogt Nyambayar (11-1, 9)
Earlier this year we saw Tugstsogt Nyambayar come up short in a competitive, but clear, loss against Gary Russell Jr. That may have ended Nyambayar's unbeaten record but with wins over Harmonito Dela Torre, Oscar Escandon and Claudio Marrero it's hard to question his #2 ranking. Yes he's not scored a world level win yet, but in reality he's done more than anyone on this list, other than Xu. The heavy handed boxer-puncher was a former amateur standout and is a quality professional, but needs to be much more active and he has fought only 4 times in the last 36 months, completely wasting some of his prime years. Incidentally enough that's the same accusation that has been sent Gary Russell Jr's way over the years as well.
 
3-Ryo Sagawa (9-1, 4)
The Japanese domestic scene at Featherweight is legitimately crazy with 6 very good and interesting fighters in and around the top top. The best of those is, probably, Ryo Sagawa, who holds wins over 2 of the other top Japanese guys at the weight. Sagawa is the current Japanese national champion, an excellent boxer, who controls distance well and looks like a true natural in the ring with a really eye pleasing and smooth style. When he needs to brawl and fight he can, though at his best he is an excellent boxer. Despite being a genuine talent Sagawa also has some questions still hanging over him, and his chin is certainly still suspect, meaning that whilst he's talented, there is always a risk he'll be stopped, making his fights the type that will have you on the edge of your seat.
 
4-Reiya Abe (19-3-1, 9)
The man Sagawa beat for the Japanese title was Reiya Abe, another of the excellent Japanese fighters at Featherweight. Abe is a brilliant technical boxer, an intelligent southpaw with a very good jab and he controls distance fantastically well. He was unfortunate in 2019 to fight to a draw with Taiki Minamoto and then lose a very close one against Ryo Sagawa. Abe is clearly below Sagawa in the rankings, but there was much that separated the men when they fought and in reality there's still not much between them. In fact whilst Sagawa does have the head to head win, Abe has solid wins himself over the likes of Daisuke Watanabe and Satoshi Hosono, among others. With a tough 2019 behind him we're really looking forward to seeing what the future brings for the skilled Abe.
 
5-Mark Magsayo (20-0, 14)
As well as a bunch of fantastic Japanese fighters at Featherweight we also have a number of talented Filipino's. The best among the Pinoy's is Mark Magsayo, who has been banging on the door of a world title fight for a while now, but not managed to get the shot at the big time yet. Despite not getting a fight at world title level yet Magsayo already has wins over Chris Avalos, Shota Hayashi and Pungluang Sor Singyu. He made a smart move a few years ago, in leaving ALA Promotions but hasn't yet managed to secure a big fight with his new promoter. Magsayo is an excellent boxer puncher, and like many fighters we feel he will look better when he steps up faces tough competition.
 
6-Hinata Maruta (10-1-1, 8)
Back to Japan for our #6 entry in the form of 23 year old Hinata Maruta. The talented Maruta has promised a lot since making his professional debut way back in 2015 and whilst he's yet to accomplish what was expected of him there is no doubting his ability. The one thing we need to see from Maruta is his chin being tested and his ability to move through the gears. It's often felt like he's only had 3 gears and that really did cost him against Hidenori Otake, in his sole loss. Thankfully since his defeat to Otake he has shown a lot to be excited about and wins over Tsuyoshi Tameda and Takenori Ohashi have been excellent. If Maruta can continue to improve as he has done recently he'll be finding himself with some big wins soon. Interestingly he is mandated to fight Abe in a Japanese title bout, though it now seems likely that that bout could slip to 2021 due to the ongoing situation. That may actually be a good thing for Maruta, give him extra time to grow into his man strength.
 
7-Jhack Tepora (23-1, 17)
It's really hard to know what is going on with Jhack Tepora. At times he looks fantastic hi KO of Lusanda Komanisi in 2017 was brutal, and his win in Malaysia against Edivaldo Ortega should have helped launch him to some huge fights. They didn't and instead he fought a meaningless bout to Jose Luis Gallegos last June before being upset by Oscar Escandon in December 2019. That loss was among the bigger upsets of 2019, and completely killed what moment he had. Rumour from the Philippines circulated suggesting he had fallen out with his team, and that they had gotten fed up with some of his out of the ring habits. Whether their is truth to those rumours or not is unclear, but what is clear is a lack of activity has been a major issue for Tepora, who has fought just 3 times since the start of 20918. He needs to sort his career out before it's too late.
 
8-Musashi Mori (11-0, 6)
Talented youngster Musashi Mori is the current WBO Asia Pacific champion and is very much "one of the future". At the time of writing he's just 20 years old but has already accomplished a hell of a lot, winning the 2017 Rookie of the Year and winning his regional title, taking it from Richard Pumicpic, which he has defended twice. Although still a work in progress two wins over Pumicpic and one over Takuya Mizuno pretty much show that he's already incredibly talented. For recent bout he has been training under the guidance of Ismael Salas so we're expecting to see significant improvements form the youngster in his next few fights. He's a talented southpaw, though does lack his man strength and power, and it will be interesting to see if he can develop that side of his game as he matures.
 
9-Richard Pumicpic (21-11-2, 6)
With two close losses to Musashi Mori and a close loss to Ryosuke Iwasa it's easy to understand why Richard Pumicpic had double digit defeats. He has been matched hard, had to travel for bouts, and still run good fighters very close. He has now lost 3 in a row, but in reality he's deserved better from the judges. He's not the most powerful, or the quickest, or the biggest, but he's a nightmare. He's tough, rough, knows his way around the ring and really makes life difficult for anyone in the division. On his day he could beat men ranked well above him on this list, but has certainly lacked any form of luck and good fortune during his career. Fingers crossed we see the now 29 year old getting another opportunity to show what he can do in the near future. He's one of those fighters where you need to ignore his record, and just watch what he can do.
 
10-Ryo Matsumoto (23-3, 21)
Arguably the most over-looked man in the division is former world title challenger Ryo Matsumoto, who moved up to Featherweight in 2018 following his loss to Daniel Roman. Matsumoto has all the things needed to be a star. He's good looking, powerful, quick, skilled, has great size for the division and is someone with an amazing story, fighting through a nasty illness. He also has a sense of vulnerability, with 2 stoppage losses against him. He has the things needed to be a feel good story in boxing, but needs to be given time to adapt to the division, which he has naturally grown into. A rematch with Ryo Sagawa would be interesting and is potentially something he and his team are viewing for the future. 
 
On the bubble:
Satoshi Shimizu, Jhon Gemino, Genesis Servania, Shohei Omori and Shun Kubo
0 Comments

December for Japan - What we know and what's being rumoured!

10/31/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
Over the last few years Japan has gained a reputation for ending the boxing year in style, with major shows in the final few days of the year. Typically those bouts get announced through November, as promoters officially announce the bouts and put their shows together along with major domestic television companies.

As we enter November we thought it would be fun to look at some of those rumours for the month, and some of the confirmed bouts, as well as those that have been mentioned as possible, and those on the verge of being officially announced.

We'll start by looking at what we know, with the confirmed notable bouts from the month.

December 1st is set to be a crazy day with several major shows.
In Tokyo we'll get a card televised by G+ which will be headlined by Valentine Hosokawa (23-6-3, 10) defending his Japanese Light Welterweight title against Takashi Inagaki (20-17-2, 9). The card will also feature a brilliant match up between Seiya Tsutsumi (4-0, 3) and Matcha Nakagawa (13-1-1, 5) as well as the ring return of former IBF Super Bantamweight champion Yukinori Oguni (19-2-1, 7)

On the same day in Osaka we get two Shinsei Gym cards, featuring a combined 6 title bouts. The shows will be Real Spirits vol 60 and Real Spirits vol 61, with the first card featuring 4 female title bouts, including a WBO female Minimumweight title bout between Kayoko Ebata (12-7, 6) and Etsuko Tada (17-3-2, 5) and an OPBF Atomweight title bout between Eri Matsuda (1-0) and Minayo Kei (6-3, 1).

The second card will see former world title challenger Reiya Konishi (16-1, 6) defending the WBO Asia Pacific Light Flyweight title against Richard Rosales (13-7-2, 7) and a potentially thrilling contest between Masao Nakamura (24-3, 23) and Carlo Magali (23-10-3, 12) for the WBO Asia Pacific Super Featherweight title.

December 3rd will give us a single big show, headlined by OPBF Featherweight champion Satoshi Shimizu (7-0, 7) and Takuya Uehara (16-0, 10), with a brilliant supporting bout between Hinata Maruta (7-1-1, 6) and Tsuyoshi Tameda (18-3-2, 16), which is one of the bouts we're most looking forward to!

On December 9th things get a bit crazy again. We will get a Japanese Welterweight title fight, as Ryota Yada (17-4, 14) defends his belt against Shusaku Fujinaka (16-9-2, 10), and a Japanese Super Flyweight title bout, with Takayuki Okumoto (21-8-3, 10) making his first defense against Masayoshi Hashizume (16-0-1, 10). These bouts have been officially announced and confirmed.

The same day we're set to see to see Shohei Omori (19-2, 14) taking on Takahiro Yamamoto (21-5, 17) and Sho Ishida (26-1, 15) taking on Warlito Parrenas (26-8-1, 23). These bouts haven't been formally announced, though teams from both have confirmed they are taking place, and will be at the EDION Arena Osaka. It's unclear if they will share the same card as the other bouts or if the EDION will host another double dose of boxing with two shows. There is also some speculation that if this is a second show there will be one more big bout to add to the card.

On December 13th we'll see Japanese Lightweight champion Shuichiro Yoshino (8-0, 6) defending his belt against Kazumasa Kobayashi (10-7-1, 6) at the Korakuen Hall and a week later we'll see Nobuyuki Shindo (20-4-1, 8) and Akinori Watanabe (37-7, 31) fight to unify the Japanese Light Middleweight title.

The only other show of real significant that has been confirmed is the Japanese Rookie of the Year final on December 23rd. Nothing after Christmas, but before the start of 2019, has really been announced. But we have had a lot of rumours, speculation for December!

Picture
One bout that is supposed to be, finally, made is the long awaited IBF Light Middleweight world title eliminator between Takeshi Inoue (13-0-1, 7) and Julian Williams (25-1-1-1, 15), a bout that has seemingly been delayed, rescheduled and redelayed several times already this year. Fingers crossed this is actually made before the year is over, as it seems both fighters have wasted a lot of this year waiting for this bout to take place. Interestingly this could be the only bout to actually take place outside of Japan.

Another IBF eliminator which is rumoured to take place in December is a Super Bantamweight title eliminator between Ryosuke Iwasa (25-3, 16) and Cesar Juarez (23-6, 17). This bout is supposedly set to take place in Tokyo, though no date has been made public. If this is confirmed then we are in for a treat as these two, together, should be an amazing contest, with both being heavy handed and flawed. Fingers crossed we get this one announced shortly!

Staying on the subject of IBF title fights there has been speculation in Japan that Masayuki Kuroda (30-7-3, 16) may get an unexpected shot at Flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane (36-2, 24). This rumour has come about after a scheduled eliminator with Kuroda and Eaktwan BTU Ruaviking fell through after the Thai suffered an injury. Kuroda's seemed to suggest this would be a long shot, but they are chasing the bout and it could, potentially, be on.

The first of the rumoured big cards to end the year is expected to be on December 30th and is expected to be the Fuji TV card. The strongest rumour for this show is a WBO Super Featherweight title defense for Masayuki Ito (24-1-1, 12), with the named linked to him being Evgeny Chuprakov (20-0, 10). This bout is expected to be confirmed in the coming days, or at the very least Ito's part of it is, with Chuprakov perhaps not being the opponent. The same date is also pencilled in as a potential date for Kenshiro (14-0, 8) to make his next defense of the WBC Light Flyweight title, though no opponent has been linked to him.

The December 30th Fuji card has also been set as the potential date for a WBC Bantamweight title bout between Petch Sor Chitpattana (48-0, 33) and Takuma Inoue (12-0, 3). This bout depends on another bout not taking place, as per an order at the WBC convention in early October, so we should see this bout being either confirmed or not very quickly. There is also a rumour that Takuma's stable mate at the Ohashi gym, Akira Yaegashi (27-6, 15) may also be involved on the same show.

If the rumours for December 30th are a bit of an exciting mess things get even crazier for New Year's Eve. For weeks we've been hearing that WBC Minimumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin (51-0, 18) would be defending his title against Shin Ono (23-9-3, 6). This was rumoured to be part of a triple header, which has changed a few times but new seems most likely to feature a rematch between Ryoichi Taguchi (27-3-2, 12) and Hekkie Budler (32-3, 10), with Taguchi looking to reclaim the WBA Light Flyweight title from the South African. Along with that rematch is rumoured WBO Light Flyweight title bout between Angel Acosta (19-1, 19) and Hiroto Kyoguchi (11-0, 8). If this triple header is done, then TBS would be expected to show at least 2 bouts live on their Kyoguken show.

Things get more complicated when we consider the other rumours, which include a potential WBO Flyweight world title defense by Kosei Tanaka (12-0, 7). His could be squeezed on TBS as an early bout, or could be used to stack the show to a quadruple header or could end up being only CBC live, with TBS showing it on tape delay. It's really unclear how he fits in, but he will almost certainly be wanting to fight on a year ending show, after missing out on the chance last year due to injury.

Last, but certainly not least, is the rumoured WBO Super Flyweight title bout between Kazuto Ioka (23-1, 13) and Donnie Nietes (41-1-5, 23), a bout so big that TBS have seemingly given Ioka the option to take the date and broadcast if he wants it. This was rumoured strongly in September, and Japanese sources were suggesting that it could take place in the Philippines with TBS still airing it live, however the rumours did quieten quickly. It should be noted that Ioka's not been one for leaking news in the past, this could be well in the works. Given how silent things have gone however we may well see this bout being delayed into 2019, potentially as part of the next Superfly card.

(Bottom image courtesy of boxmob.jp)

0 Comments

What's to come in November? (Part 3)

11/19/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
The action for November continues over the coming week or saw with 7 title bouts in the space of just 4 days, and whilst some of the bouts aren't great they do tend to feature at least one fighter of real note in every one of the bouts.

November 23rd-

Of those 7 title bouts 5 come on November 23rd's show in Osaka, with the title number selling the show as being something special, though the reality is that the show just simply has some well matched, or interesting looking fights on it.

Dwight Ritchie (14-0-0-4, 1) v Koki Tyson (10-2-2, 10)
One of those title bouts will see the unbeaten Dwight Ritchie defending his OPBF Middleweight title against Japanese puncher Koki Tyson, with Ritchie looking for this first defense of the belt and Tyson looking to become an OPBF champion at the second time of asking. Ritchie impressed in Japan earlier this year, when he ripped the title form Hikaru Nishida but will be facing a totally different stylistic match up here against the crude but heavy handed Tyson, who has shown fragility but can certainly bang.

Takayuki Hosokawa (28-10-5, 9) v Yutaka Oishi (13-5, 7)

The other OPBF title bout on the card will see OPF Light Middleweight champion Takayuki Hosokawa defending his title against fellow Japanese fighter Yutaka Oishi. For Hosokawa the bout will be his second defense of the title and see him trying to put a very poor performance against Koshinmaru Saito behind him, with many feeling that Hosokawa was lucky to get the draw in that bout. For Oishi the bout is his first for an OPBF title, though he has previously fought for a regional title in Australia, and he could genuinely play a spoiler to Hosokawa's hopes of fighting for a world title in the future.

Hinata Maruta (3-0, 2) v Joe Tejones (6-1, 2)

In a WBC Youth title fight we'll see fast rising Japanese prospect Hinata Maruta take on Filipino southpaw Joe Tejones. For Maruta this will be his first title defense, and he will be looking to build on an excellent win over Wilbert Berondo. The bout will however be Maruta's first against a southpaw and the focus will be on getting some rounds against a lefty. For Tejones the the opportunity is a big one, but it's hard to imagine him living with a fighter as naturally talented as Maruta and it is the visitor taking a huge step up in class.

Picture
Hirofumi Mukai (12-4-3, 2) Vs Inthanon Sithchamuang (30-8-1, 18)
In a WBO Asia Pacific Super Flyweight title fight we'll former world title challengers collide as Hirofumi Mukai, a former 2-time world title challenger, faces Inthanon Sithchamuang in a really intriguing type of match up. Mukai is probably one of the least qualified 2-time world title challengers of recent times, having faced Pongsaklek Wonjojngkam and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, but is still talented and is a nice pure boxer. Inthanon challenged Kohei Kono earlier this year in a gutsy, but out gunned, performance and given the limitations of the two men this should prove to be a really interesting bout.

Masahiro Sakamoto (8-0, 4) v Sho Kimura (12-1-2, 6)

A second WBO Asia Pacific title bout comes at Flyweight where the unbeaten Masahiro Sakamoto takes on the once beaten Sho Kimura in a wonderfully well matched bout that should test the ability of both men and their potentials. Sakamoto is stepping up in a big way here but was impressive last time out, taking a wide win over Il Che, and was the 2015 Flyweight Rookie of the Year. Kimura hasn't really scored a win of any note, but does come in to this bout on a 14 fight unbeaten run following a knockout loss on debut.

November 26th-
Milan Melindo (34-2, 12) Vs Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (31-4-1, 16)
On December 30th we'll see IBF Light Flyweight champion Akira Yaegashi return to the ring, his supposed opponent will be either Milan Melindo or Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr, who face off just 5 weeks earlier for the interim title. This bout will see Melindo getting a third shot at a “world title” and his first t home having had to travel to Macau and Mexico for his previous bit bouts. For Fahlan the bout is his second shot at a world title, after his controversial loss to Katsunari Takayama, and a win could see him return to Japan for another big bout, following bouts with Takuma Inoue, Ryo Miyazaki and the aforementioned Takayama. This bout will be a fun one and we wouldn't be shocked by any result.

November 27th-
Muhammad Waseem (4-0, 3) v Giemel Magramo (17-0, 13)
To end the month our attention turns to Korea where fast rising Pakistani fighter Muhammad Waseem takes on the unbeaten Giemel Magramo. Waseem, the most notable Pakistani born boxer since Hussain Shah, is looking to make his first defense of the WBC Silver Flyweight title and move towards a 2017 world title bout. For Magramo the bout is a huge step up and his first bout away from home, he's unbeaten but has never faced anyone with the pedigree or ability of Waseem, likewise Waseem has never faced anyone as hungry as Magramo.

0 Comments

The Top 5 Under 5

8/9/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
In the west we tend to see fighters fighting a dozen or so bouts before they take a real step up in class. We often hear about how great they are going to be whilst they defeat opponents who simply aren't fit to be sparring partners. Sadly as a result of this mentality we often wait 3 or 4 years before we have any idea if the fighter in question is actually that good, of if his opponents are just that bad.

Sadly the “western” system means we have cases like David Price, who looked like a million dollars as he climbed to 15-0 (13) in a little under 4 years. Those 15 wins however so him face opponents who he blitzed through without being tested,in fact at best those 15 were domestic opponents. It's an unfortunate system that often sees fighters taking baby steps when they don't need to, and can often see them leaping from facing domestic fighters to world class fighters. Sometime they can make that leap, whilst other times they won't manage to do it, and in other cases they might need a second bite of the cherry, such as the case with Gary Russell Jr who looked like a fighter who was under-developed as a professional when he took on Vasyl Lomachneko, but looked a much better fighter in his second world title fight, against Jhonny Gonzalez.


Thankfully not everywhere has that same mentality and in some places the idea isn't about running up a long list of wins to build a name but instead about racing to the top, trying to make a point early in a fighters career and not bothering to pad a fighters record. With that in mind I've decided to look at the “Top 5 Under 5”, the 5 best prospects with less than 5 bouts. The only rules for this is that they must have made their professional debut and must have fewer than 5 fights in the traditional paid ranks, so bouts fought under WSB and APB rules don't count towards their records.

1-Hinata Maruta (3-0, 2)
When you begin you're career and you're dubbed “The #1 Hope” it's fair to say you're expected to back up the talk, especially when your amateur credentials don't actually scream “Superstar”, and Hinata Maruta has done just that. On his debut he beat the then world ranked Jason Canoy, in what was a flawed but brilliant performance, and instantly set the Bantamweight division on alert. His performances since then have gotten more and more mature with each win showing something new from the youngster who is just 19.


​Blessed with a freakishly slender frame, outstanding balance, blistering speed, frightening power and a lot of youth the youngster has limitless upside and is genuinely someone who could become the one of the faces of boxing. The only real question about Maruta is how will he mature? His long term future certainly isn't at Bantamweight but question need to be asked about where he will end up in the future and whether he can take a full blooded shot at Featherweight, or Super Featherweight. Signs are that he does have some good whiskers, but whether they will hold up against bigger men is yet to be seen. Notably though he has sparred with much bigger men, including Dominican Felix Diaz, who is currently making his name all the way up at Welterweight.
2-Muhammad Waseem (4-0, 3)
Whilst Maruta is a kid building his name at a rapid rate in a country that has a brilliant and vibrant boxing scene the same cannot be said of 28 year old Korean-based-Pakistani Muhammad Waseem. The “Falcon” has already claimed a major scalp with a dominant win over former world title challenger Jether Oliva and looks likely to find himself in the world title mix in the near future, potentially becoming one of the quickest to a world title in history. In fact a place in history is almost guaranteed for Waseem who looks likely to become the first Pakistani born fighter to fight for, and likely win, a world title.


​It's fair to say that Waseem was a standout amateur, despite never quite claiming a big win, though he has changed his style since turning professional and has worked intensively with Jeff Mayweather who speaks incredibly highly of him. Whilst a trainer speaking highly of their charge is expected Waseem has actually backed up his team's words and has shown excellent movement, a tight defense, smart offensive and an incredibly high boxing IQ. He has also been able to drop from 118lbs to 112lbs, where he actually looks stronger, and has already gone 12 rounds. He has answered more questions in 4 bouts than many fighters answer in 4 years!
3-Denys Berinchyk (4-0, 3)
​The most decorated amateur on this list is actually the most Western fighter on the list, and the only non Asian, and that's Ukrainian former amateur star Denys Berinchyk. Berinchyk was part of the incredible 2012 Ukrainian amateur boxing team, along with Vasyl Lomachenko Oleksandr Usyk, Ievgen Khytrov, Oleksandr Hvozdyk and Taras Shelestyuk. Unlike some of the others from that team however Berinchyk didn't rush over to the US or even rush to turn professional, and instead turned professional last August, and remained in Ukraine, along with Usyk.


It's been in Ukraine where Berinchyk has fought all 4 of his bouts and he has looked disgustingly destructive with an ultra aggressive style that combines his amateur abilities with a hunger to excite the fans. His only bout to go the distance so far saw him drop Gyorgy Mizsei Jr 4 times, and win by a 10 point margin...over 6 rounds! Like Waseem he has dropped from his debut weight and despite starting at 140lbs his last fight was at 135lbs suggesting that his long term future lies in the relatively interesting but flawed Lightweight division. Although offensively minded he comes from the Ukrainian school that values defensive work as well and he combines the two excellently to avoid blows on the way in before letting rip with his fearsome blows. At the moment he's looking for his ring return and I wouldn't be shocked if he was looking to face a world ranked opponent in his next 2 or 3 fights.
4-Azizbek Abdugofurov (3-0, 3)
We all like action fighters, lets be honest action fighters are why many of us tune into the sport. One of the most exciting novices in the sport today is 24 year old Uzbek Azizbek Abdugafurov, who only debuted in May but is already making waves and impressing with his punching power, aggressiveness and solid match making waves in the Middleweight division. The real hardcore fans may be aware of Abdugafurov for two reasons. Firstly his performance in the 2013 World Amateur Champions, where he engaged in an all-out war with Artem Chebotarev before being stopped due to a very nasty cut. Second his 2016 win over Chalermpol Singwancha.

The Uzbek is a well schooled fighter who had did have a reputation in the amateurs as a promising fighter with big power and an exciting style. His style however wasn't particularly suited to the “hit and don't get hit” style of the amateurs and he was far more suited to the amateur side of the game, where the smaller gloves combined with his power was going to be devastating. That power was shown on debut, when he scored a 5
th round TKO over the experienced Giga Nadiradze, and has since become more refined as he's notched wins over Sahlan Coral and Sinwangwancha. Notably he has fought his last two bouts in Singapore and could well be looking to base his career there, where possible bouts with fighters from through the Orient and Eastern Europe could take place without too many issues.
5-Hiroto Kyoguchi (3-0, 3)
​A relative dark horse on this list is Tokyo based Osakan Hiroto Kyoguchi who only turned professional earlier this year, and has only fought 6 rounds, but already looks like a star in the making and a future multi-weight world champion. In fact I'd not be shocked to see Kyoguchi fight for a title, be it the Japanese the OPBF or the WBO Asia Pacific, in December. The young Light Flyweight-come-Minimumweight was a very solid amateur on the Japanese scene before turning professional with the well established Watanabe Gym who are seeking their next star, with the imminent retirement of Takashi Uchiyama, and may well have found it with this young man.


Kyoguchi fights in a manner similar to Berinchyk, he's aggressive, looks to get up close and unloads combinations whilst switching between head and body with heavy leather. He may not be quite as aggressive or as polished as the Ukrainian but you can tell that he likes beating people up and already has an excellent hook to the body, a lighting right hand up top and can find holes that other fighters can only dream of. Unlike some Japanese fighters he doesn't depend on being tough to survive but instead relies on a tight guard, good upper body movement and an excellent ability to read an opponent. Those skills were all on show when he recently schooled the decent Kenichi Miyazaki in a very credible step up in class. Whilst he has been impressive there are still a lot of questions for him to answer, with the most obvious one being about his stamina which is totally untested so far
0 Comments

The Asian Fighters to watch in 2016 (Part 2 of 6)

1/3/2016

0 Comments

 
Over the next 12 months we're expecting to see a lot of changes in the world of professional boxing. As a result we have put together a list of 30 Asian fighters to keep an eye out for 2016. These range from champions to novices but all are expected to make a mark on the sport over the next 12 months. Here is part 2 which looks at 5 young novices who have impressed in 2015 and look likely to do the same over the next year.

For those who missed it, part 1 is here.
Hinata Maruta
Novice professional Hinata Maruta (1-0) is regarded by many in the know as the best young Japanese fighter to turn professional since Naoya Inoue. The Bantamweight-come-Super Bantamweight was a stand out amateur who has been fighting since he was a very young kid appears to have the natural talent to go a very way. Not only has he got natural talent but he has a team who truly believe in him and are doing everything they can to get him in the ring training with high level fighters. On his debut he beat the world ranked Jason Canoy and it seems very clear that his team will be matching hard in 2016. If he's as good as hyped then the youngster is likely to be one of the true stars of world boxing over the coming years.

Whilst unlikely to be raced to a world title in 2016, despite having insane ability, it does almost certain that Maruta will be in the world rankings before December 31st and, given his backing, he will almost certainly be a fighter getting much deserved TV time, rather than having only a portion of his bouts shown as he did on his tape delayed debut.

Ken Shiro
Another Japanese hopeful that has excited us in 2015 was Ken Shiro (6-0, 3), a Light Flyweight youngster with all the talent a fighter could wish to have. Ken Shiro had a huge 2015, winning the WBC Youth Light Flyweight title and the JBC title, and is expected to carry on his momentum through 2016. The youngster proved that he could cope with adversity, getting off the canvas against Rolly Sumalpong, he proved he could box to a game plan, especially against Katsunori Nagamine, and he proved he could gut it out when he began to tire, against Kenichi Horikawa. Having already gone 10 rounds twice we expect to see Ken Shiro move into 12 rounders next year with a possible OPBF title fight.

One think working against Ken Shiro will be the depth of the Light Flyweight division, which is genuine packed with the likes of Ryo Miyazaki, Paipharabob Kokietgym, Jonathan Taconing and Randy Petalcorin all well above him in the queue for a world title fight. Despite that he doesn't need to rush and will instead moves towards preparing for a world title shot when ever it comes.
Diago Higa
One of the most exciting fighters of 2015 was Japanese Flyweight warrior Daigo Higa (8-0, 8) who broke out from the crowd with an all action win against the then unbeaten Kongfah CP Freshmart in Thailand. The 20 year old Higa has the style which is going to attract fans and make him hard to beat. He's aggressive, heavy handed, exciting and although he does have some defensive issues he is a tough fighter with a lot of energy making him a real nightmare. At the moment he's unlikely to beat any of the top fighters in the division however he will likely find himself breaking into the world rankings in 2016 and claiming either a Japanese or an OPBF title, in one of the most packed divisions in the sport.

With an exciting style a lot of Higa's future success will depend on his toughness, but if he's as tough and gutsy as he looks there has to be real excitement about how far he will go and what he will manage to achieve during a career that has a lot of time left in it. Given his mentor is the great Yoko Gushiken we expect to see Higa continue to fight in a vein similar to Gushiken and hopefully he'll have some of the success of the great "Kanmuriwashi".
Takuma Inoue
The Inoue family really look like they are at the start of a dynasty in boxing. Naoya Inoue is, of course, a world champion already and younger brother Takuma Inoue (6-0, 1) isn't far behind. The younger of the Inoue brothers is just 20 years old but already looks like a nailed on future world champion. The youngster has already beaten 2 men who have challenged for world and has got himself into a brilliant position to fight for a world title during 2016. His biggest worry is that his brother will almost always over-shadow him, though his career is likely to be a very impressive one and he will almost certainly prove himself as a world class fighter in his own right.

At his best Takuma is an outside boxer-mover and whilst this may not endear him to fans in the way his brother's seek-and-destroy style has, it's clear that he is holding himself to a high standard and will be seeking to improve every fight. Given his inexperience it's easy to see he's not the complete article but he's quickly becoming a fighter who looks very tough to beat.
Kevin Jake Cataraja
The youngest Filipino on this list is the very highly touted 20 year old hopeful Kevin Jake “KJ” Cataraja. The Flyweight hopeful is a member of the ALA Gym and so he has an excellent team of training, stablemates and management behind him and they seem to have real belief in him. That belief has been seen in the fact he has started his career in 6 rounders and has been matched with tricky opponents, including Ardi Tefa and Ellias Nggenggo, who stopped Cataraja's stablemate Merlito Sabillo in 2014. Talented, confident, powerful and controlled this youngster could be one of the next stars of Filipino boxing, even if it is still very early to appoint him as a star of the future.

At the moment Cataraja is still a novice but he's the sort of fighter who has the amateur pedigree, confidence and team to do great things. The hope however is that he avoids the tag of being the "Next Pacquiao" as the tag has been less a blessing and more a curse for fighters who have had their own career derailed before getting the chance to really find their own 
0 Comments

Things to look forward to in November!

10/30/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
This coming November is a hectic month to say the least with numerous title bouts as well as a major debut, of a man regarded as being a once in a generation prospect and a show to make a real note of for the effects it will have on the Japanese scene for the next 12 months.

November 2nd-
The notable action kicks off on November 2nd with a mouth watering “Strongest Korakuen” card. The show features 4 bouts to decide the mandatory challenger for 4 Japanese titles.

The lightest weight covered by those bouts is Flyweight where former world title challenger Masayuki Kuroda (23-6-3, 14) takes on recent Japanese title challenger Yusuke Sakashita (13-5-2, 8). Of the two men it's Kuroda who is the more established having been a former Japanese Light Flyweight champion and of course he challenged for a world title, losing a decision to Juan Carlos Reveco. Saying that however he has gone 2-3-3 in his last 8 bouts. Sakashita on the other hand did challenger for the Japanese Flyweight title last year, before being iced by a single shot by Suguru Muranaka, in what would actually be Muranaka's last fight as a Flyweight.

At Bantamweight we see former Japanese champion Kentaro Masuda (22-7, 11) attempt to move towards regaining the title he lost to Shohei Omori earlier this year. Masuda is in for a tough fight however with the under-rated Hideo Sakamoto (16-1-3, 5) who is quickly coming into his own. Masuda, a 32 year old late bloomer, was completely dismantled by Omori but had scored several notable wins, including a 3rd round blow out against Konosuke Tomiyama and a 2014 FOTY contender against Tatsuya Takahashi. Coming in to this Sakamoto is on a 6-0-1 (3) run including a win over Hiroki Shiino though was held to a draw last time out, against Hiroaki Teshigawara, albeit a controversial one. This could be something very special.

At Lightweight we see former Japanese and OPBF champion Nihito Arakawa (25-6-1, 16) attempt to move towards reclaiming the Japanese title. The teak tough Arakawa, who is of course well known for his bout with Omar Figueroa, will be up against recent challenger Yuya Sugizaki (20-10-1, 6). Strangely both of these men lost their most recent bouts with Arakawa actually going 2-5 in his last 7, with losses to Yoshitaka Kato and Rikki Naito in his last 2 bouts, and Sugizaki going 5-4 in his last 9, including an 8th round TKO loss to current champion Kota Tokunaga. Despite those losses we do suspect that this could be a very action packed fight.

The remaining bout is at Welterweight and, on paper at least, appears to be the most one sided. The fight will see former Japanese, OPBF and PABA champion Akinori Watanabe (33-4, 28) take on the little known Toshio Arikawa (11-4, 9). Given that both men have been stopped and both guys have real power, in fact between them they have 52 bouts with on 8 going the distance, we're not expecting this one to reach the final bell. Given the huge edge in experience and quality of opposition we're expecting Watanabe to earn a shot at Japanese title shot at Suyon Takayama, though we have seen Watanabe lose fights that he really should have won in the past.

All 4 of those bouts will come with an incentive, the MVP of the bouts will be the recipient of a 1,000,000 yen bonus, a really big reason to impress.

November 5th-
​Just days after the Strongest Korakuen show we get the first Japanese title fight of the month, and it's a fight that looks like a sure fire thriller. The bout in question is a rematch between Japanese Flyweight champion Takuya Kogawa (24-4, 13) and the highly ranked, at least by the JBC, challenger Tetsuma Hayashi (25-3-2, 9). When the men first met, back in 2012, Kogawa won a very competitive bout however the champion has been in some real wars since then whilst Hayashi is thought to be in his prime. Given the styles of the two men this really could be a FOTY contender with unbridled action and numerous exchanges.

Picture
November 7th-
The emergence of a new wave of Japanese youngsters rising through the ranks has been really exciting. Whilst the biggest name among those fast risers is, of course, Naoya Inoue, he may not actually be the most exciting. That tag could instead be applied to Daigo Higa (7-0, 7) who looks to make the first defense of his WBC Youth Flyweight title on November 7th at the Korakuen Hall. In the opposite corner to Higa will be tricky Filipino champion Renren Tesorio (15-6-3, 4), who is known to Tokyo fans due to his very competitive 2014 battle with Toshiyuki Igarashi. This could be the next step towards a world title for Higa, or could see the power punching 20 year old really given a very tough test by the much more experienced Filipino.

Talking about the “new wave” of Japanese fighters it's worth noting that just a few hours after Higa's bout we will see the American debut of Middleweight hopeful Ryota Murata (7-0, 5) who faces off against Gunnar Jackson (22-6-3, 8). The Japanese puncher is regarded as one of the sports most marketable stars and is a real celebrity in his home land. The hope here is to help him become a star in the US and build his marketability in the West before a potential world title fight in 2016. This is a good test on paper even if Jackson isn't the most recognisable name out there.

Also making his American debut on the same day is heavy handed 140lb fighter Keita Obara (15-1, 14) who looked to extend his 15 fight winning streak and impress Western fans as he takes on Nicaraguan fighter Walter Castillo (26-3, 19) in an IBF Light Welterweight eliminator. The bout is a great chance for the 28 year old Misako gym fighter to make a name for himself however Castillo isn't a bad fighter himself and this really could be something very special for US fans tuning in to the PBC show from Miami.

Although there are two Japanese fighters making their US debut's they aren't the only Asian fighters of note on the road. There are two in action in Monaco with one of those being Kazakh Bantamweight Zhanat Zhakiyanov (25-1, 18) who faces WBA interim champion Yonfrez Parejo (17-1-1, 8). For Zhakiyanov, who is limited but heavy handed, this is a big step up in class however it's a winnable bout for the Hatton protege.

​Another Asian on the Monaco card is the highly ranked Chinese fighter Qiu Xiao Jun (18-2, 8) who defends his WBC silver Super Bantamweight title against Frenchman Amor Belahdj Ali (14-3-1-1, 2). On paper this one looks likely to go the distance however Jun has stopped 4 of his last 5 foes, including former world champion Silvester Lopez, and it wouldn't be a shock for the crude Chinese “Dragon” to stop his relatively unknown Frenchman, who is the French champion.

Picture
November 9th-
Whilst the first Japanese title fight comes on November 5th we need to wait until the 9th for the first OPBF title fight, or rather the first OPBF/JBC title fight as unified Middleweight champion Akio Shibata (26-8-1, 12) defends his titles against the heavy handed, and genuinely fun to watch, Koki Tyson Maebara (9-1-1, 9). On paper this is a massive step up in class for Maebara however he does have 11 years of youth on the champion, a clear edge in power, a slight edge in height and is a southpaw. Shibata, whilst best known for losing a then debuting Ryota Murata, has been in good form recently and is 10-1 (4) in his last 11 bouts going back more than 4 years and is likely expecting to continue that run which has seen him notch wins over Makoto Fuchigami, Hikaru Nishida and Daisuke Nakagawa.

November 11th-
On November 11th we have a female world title double. The more interesting of those bouts sees boxer-model Tomomi Takano (8-1, 5) face off against WBO female Super Flyweight champion Daniela Romina Bermudez (17-3-2, 5). This is the first world title fight for Takano, who is much better known for her looks than her fighting ability, and it's fair to say she will be the under-dog against the much more proven Bermudez.

The other female world title fight will see Kumiko Seeser Ikehara (7-1-2, 3) defend her WBO female Minimumweight title against Momoko Kanda (9-7-2, 3). On paper this looks like a real mismatch in favour of the once beaten champion however the challenger is better than her record suggests and she has gone 5-1 (3) in her last 6 bouts as she's began to turn things around. Clearly Ikehara will be the favourite but this could be a very competitive match up.

​November 13th-
Staying with female title action we see another female world title bout on November 13th as IBF female Light Flyweight champion Naoko Shibata (14-3, 4) defends her title against Mexican foe Maria Salinas (11-4, 4). This looks to be very well matched on paper despite the fact Salinas has gone 3-4-1 in her last 8 bouts, including a loss to Etsuko Tada in Japan. For Shibata this is expected to be her 4th defense and is expected to be much easier than her last bout, a narrow win over Saemi Hanagata back in February.

Picture
November 21st-
Every so often a bout comes along that has us licking our lips in real excitement. The next such bout takes place on November 21st and will be another US debut of a Japanese fighter. The bout in question sees WBC Super Featherweight champion Takashi Miura (29-2-2, 22) face off against unbeaten challenger Francisco Vargas (22-0-1, 16), an unbeaten and exciting mandatory challenger. Given the styles of both fighters and their in-ring mentalities this bout is almost certainly going to be a war and given the power of both men there is a very good chance that it won't be going the distance. Whilst it's not the main event of the show it's got a genuine chance of being the bout of the night.

November 22nd-
The debut of the next in the long line of Japanese super-prospects comes on November 22nd as the very highly touted Hinata Maruta (0-0) kicks off his professional career. The talented 18 year old goes straight into the deep end with an amazingly ambitious debut against the world ranked, and heavy handed, Jason Canoy (24-5-2, 18). If Maruta wins here he could well end up with a lofty world ranking from the off, however Canoy, who has never been stopped, is a real danger man and recently blew away Drian Francisco. On paper this looks like one of the most ambitious debuts in recent memory and we really applauded the confidence of Maruta and his team.

The Maruta/ Canoy bout isn't the only Japan Vs Philippines bout of note. Another sees OPBF Light Middleweight champion Dennis Laurente (49-6-5, 30) defending his title against former Japanese champion Takayuki Hosokawa (27-10-4, 9). The 38 year old champion was last seen in the ring in August, losing a shut out to the touted John Jackson though has shown his toughness and could well break down Hosokawa who has been stopped 6 times from his 10 losses.

​The Laurente/Hosokawa bout is one of two title bouts for the day. The other sees Tatsuya Fukuhara (15-4-5, 6) facing off against Hiroya Yamamoto (9-3, 3) for the vacant Japanese Minimumweight title. The title, which was given up earlier this year by Go Odaira, has been a stepping stone to a world title fight for numerous former champions, and so the winner of this one will likely be looking at a major bout down the line. Interestingly however it would seem likely that the winner would have Genki Hanai chasing them for a title fight in early 2016 with the unbeaten Gifu man certainly looking to move into title level.

Picture
November 24th-
​The only world title fight in Thailand this month sees unbeaten WBC Minimumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin (39-0, 14) take on heavy handed Korean challenger Young Gil Bae (26-4-1, 21). For the challenger this is a huge step up in class as he looks to become the first Korean born man to claim a world title since In Jin Chi, and in fact he's the first Korean man to even challenger for a world title in 2 years, following Jung-Oh Sun's challenger against Koki Kameda. Saying that however Bae is a major under-dog against the criminally under-rated Thai who has remained under the radar despite his long winning run, which has admittedly come against some weak opposition that has reflected his actual ability.

November 28th-
On November 28th we get the next in the “WOWOW Touch!” events. The events are a free-to-air day of WOWOW in Japan and with the past few years Japanese fans get a boxing treat on the subscription based channel, which mainly airs international bouts from the West. This year Japanese fans get a couple of very interest Mexico Vs Japan world title contests.

The most interesting of those is a potential war between Teiken promoted Mexican Carlos Cuadras (33-0-1, 26) and the always fun to watch Koki Eto (17-3-1, 13). For Cuadras this is his first bout in Japan since winning the WBC Super Flyweight world title in 2014, when he over-came Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in Mexico, though is his 6th bout in the country over-all. Interestingly he holds a record of 5-0 (5) in the country with all 5 bouts 8 rounds. As for Eto this sees him returning to the Super Flyweight division for the first time in more than 4 years and could potentially help the all-action warrior become an international star. Worrying for both men the winner will be mandated to fight Srisaket in 2016.

The other part of this double-header sees Japan's Yu Kimura (17-2-1, 3) take part in his biggest fight to date. The former Japanese Light Flyweight champion will be up against WBC world champion Pedro Guevara (26-1-1, 17), in a bout that sees Guevara return to Japan for the first time since he won his title last December against Akira Yaegashi. The challenger, 32, is currently on an 8 fight winning run following a TKO loss in 2011 to current WBA champion Ryoichi Taguchi however he has never fought at close to this level. As for Guevara the challenger has to be a big favourite despite being given a real test last time out against Ganigan Lopez.

0 Comments

The best Japanese prospects with 5 or fewer fights...

5/16/2015

0 Comments

 
Recently a poster on boxingforum24 asked a brilliant question that caught our eye. It was a simple question, but one with a lot of possible answers. “Good Asian Prospects?” It lead us to wondering what we could narrow it down to. As a result we've decided to do a few prospects features starting with this one which has interpreted the question as “Who are the best Japanese prospects with 5 or fewer fights?”

It was a way to limit the list but also give some exposure to some perhaps lesser known fighters. For those wondering these haven't been put into a particular order but all men featured here have had 5 or fewer fights at the time of writing.  

The first fighter that came to mind was teenager hopeful Takuma Inoue (4-0, 1), who fights for the 5th time as a professional in July.

The talented Inoue is the younger brother of the destructive Naoya Inoue and although Takuma doesn't share his brother's vicious power he does appear to have everything else in his locker. We've already seen him show exceptional footwork, timing, movement and hand speed.

Takuma does appear to be missing lights out power thus far however his competition so far has been exceptional with wins against Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr, who he completely schooled in the video opposite, and Nestor Daniel Narvaes being very notable wins so far.

In July we'll see Takuma battle against Mark Anthony Geraldo in a bout for the OPBF Super Flyweight title. A win there would prove that Takuma is deserving of a very high world ranking and a world title fight in the next 12 months wouldn't be any sort of a short.

Notably Takuma went a sensational 52-5 (14) in the amateurs whilst clashing a number of times with Kosei Tanaka with all their fights together being very close.
The second fighter that came to mind was the sensationally talented Ken Shiro (3-0, 2), the boxing son of former OPBF and Japanese champion Hisashi Teraji. Ken Shiro isn't a man that has made the same instant impact as say Kosei Tanaka or even the Inoue brothers but he's on that same incredibly level of ability and in fact he's just as impressive as Takuma Inoue.

Ken Shiro debuted last year, schooling Heri Amol though it was really his bout against Katsunori Nagamine earlier this year that boosted the youngster from “promising youngster” to “most watch prospect”. It was against Nagamine that we saw the youngster show off his defensive smarts and totally neutralise his naturally bigger foe who was later stopped by the referee. And for those interested it's that fight that can be seen in the video here.

At the moment we've not heard any news regarding Ken Shiro's next bout but the 23 year old will likely return in July or August. It's unlikely that that bout will be for a title though we can see Ken Shiro being moved to title fights very soon, probably early next year, and given his talent there is no doubting he'll take titles sooner rather than later.
If you like stoppages and an aggressive style then a man worth noting is Daigo Higa (5-0, 5), a Shirai Gushiken Sports Gym prospect who has really impressed so far despite being just 19 years old.

Although the most experienced man listed here in terms of fights Higa has fought just 7 rounds as a professional and has steam rolled everyone before him. That's included a genuinely impressive victory over Filipino foe Virden Rivera last time out, with Rivera being stopped in the 2nd round, and a win in South Korea against Pongpayu Chaiyonggym. We won't pretend they are sensational wins but they are very good for a youngster like Higa who has already experienced fighting outside of his homeland.

Higa is next expected to be in action on June 8th, albeit against a yet to be named foe. That bout is scheduled for 6 rounds and we suspect that be the end of the year the youngster will be moved to 8 rounds and may even be up against a Japanese ranked foe. He does need rounds though at the moment he's been looking like a bull terrier and is a frightening prospect given his style and power.

A wildcard entry of sorts is the “yet to debut” Hinata Maruta (0-0) who is widely regarded as the “next star prospect”. Although yet to make his debut Maruta has been sparring with the world ranked Shun Kubo, he has been showcased training in short videos released by Morioka gym and has been receiving really positive feed back.

At the moment Maruta is a wildcard though all the sounds coming from those in the know is that this kid is very special and at the moment he's only 18.

We'll see Maruta make his pro debut later this year, with a late summer or early fall date expected, and from then on we'll know if he's as good as the hype suggests. If he is as good as we're hearing then there is little doubt that he could be moved at a similar pace to Naoya Inoue or Kosei Tanaka. And that's despite the fact that he's likely to be fighting in, or around, the Super Bantamweight division.

Unfortunately amateur footage of Maruta is sparse however we have been informed that the youngster went 55-11 (31) in the unpaid ranks, often fighting older fighters due to his ability.
Super Bantamweight hopeful Hikaru Marugame (4-0, 2) hasn't moved particularly quickly, given that he debuted back in July 2013, though the 25 year old is certainly a rare talent and a lot of promise. The question with him will be whether or not he'll manage to live up to that potential in the long run.

Marugame made his debut, as mentioned, back in the summer of '13 and since then has scored notable wins over Roman Canto and Wataru Miyasaka. The Miyasaka fight saw Marugame taking a clear win but being forced to work hard for it against a very testing opponent who took the prospect 8 hard rounds. It now seems likely that Marugame will continue to compete in, or around, the high end of the domestic scene with the likely intention being to work towards a title fight next year.

Although not the biggest puncher Marugame is a former amateur standout who competed in a number of notable international competitions and he certainly has the experience from the amateurs to build a successful professional career. The question is how successful he'll be however and that's something we're hoping to find out in the coming years.

Sadly the only footage we've got of Marugame is his debut against Makoto Kato, which can be seen opposite.
The last of these fighters that we have some form of footage of is Genki Hanai (4-0, 3) a fighter who is expected to make his name around 105lbs or 108lbs. He's unfortunate to be over-shadowed by the likes of Kosei Tanaka and Ken Shiro though he is a talented fighter with an aggressive style and heavy hands. He's also proven his ability to go the distance, having surprisingly been taken then 8 round distance by Crison Omayao.

Hanai is the hope of Gifu and although he's not linked up with a big gym there is a lot of excitement behind him. In the very early stages of his career we under-stood that excitement though his last couple of bouts have slowed his momentum a little bit, despite their being positives to take from those bouts.

At 24 years old he doesn't have as much time to “waste” as some of the others on this list so we're expect him to be moved quickly over the next 18 months or so. Hopefully that will tell us how good Hanai really is, though something makes us feel that he'll be more impressive when he steps up to face better competition.

Sadly we've no footage of the the next two fighters.
Picture
At Welterweight Koki Koshikawa (4-0, 2) has been making waves and has been doing it quietly with out much fan fair. Part of why he's been doing it with out too much noise is his promoter, Celes Kobayashi, who doesn't have a huge TV and doesn't have the backing to give his man huge publicity. Despite that he has been very impressive, as seen in his debut win over Quaye Peter.

Koshikawa fights in a huge step up on June 8th when he battles former Japanese title challenger Koshimaru Saito. Saito will enter that bout as a ranked domestic contender though a win for Koshikawa would boost him from “prospect” to “contender”. Given how weak the Japanese domestic scene is at 147lbs there is every chance Koshikawa will be in the title mix by the middle of next year.

For fans from the west Koshikawa is likely to be the most notable due to his size and, like many others, he was a good amateur. We wouldn't say Koshikawa was an international star in the unpaid ranks but he was a very capable fighter. It was due to that amateur pedigree that he began his career in 6 rounders and why he is already being moved towards 8 round bouts. Given that he is now 24 he's a baby in the division but we do expect to see him matched very hard if he looks good in his clash against Saito.

Picture
Another man in, or around, the Bantamweight division is former amateur stand out Kazuki Tanaka (2-0, 2) who scored a genuinely outstanding win last time out, stopping Kaname Tabei in 4 rounds. The 22 year old Osakan is viewed as one of the best kept secrets in Japanese boxing and he's hoping to be moved towards a Japanese ranking later this year, a move that wouldn't be a shock at all despite his “novice” status in the pro game.

As an amateur Tanaka ran up a sensational 63-14 (14) record and it seems that the pro-style has suited him down to the ground already, especially when you consider the way he's been stopping opponents in the paid game. Unfortunately it may be a while until we manage to get footage of him in action but he's confident and talented.

With Green Tsuda backing him he's got a good gym with notable names, such as Nobuhiro Ishida and Yu Kawaguchi, there for him to talk to and get advice from the world really is his oyster. They key to Tanaka's future however seems to be just how much he can develop and how quickly he's moved. If he's given time at Japanese domestic level and the OPBF level to full mature then he really could go a very, very long way.

One more wildcard we'd like to mention is Keisuke Matsumoto (0-0) who isn't expected to turn professional until after the 2020 Olympics. The youngster has been featured in several TV segments, including this one here, and has trained alongside both Naoya Inoue and Akira Yaegashi, in fact Matsumoto's father and trainer is Koji Matsumoto who is also the trainer of Yaegashi.

It's really hard to say how good Matsumoto is, or will be, but the signs are that he could be another prodigy and may well be a real star of the future for Japanese boxing, even if we will need to wait a number of years to see how good he really is.

Images courtesy of-
Celes Gym and Green Tsuda

Note-Kosei Tanaka has not been included on here as he's advanced beyond the "prospect" stage despite still being a "novice".
0 Comments
    Become a Patron!

    Thinking Out East

    With this site being pretty successful so far we've decided to open up about our own views and start what could be considered effectively an editorial style opinion column dubbed "Thinking Out East" (T.O.E).

    T.O.E is just a collection of our thoughts, rambles and general things related to boxing in the East.

    Archives

    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013

    Archives

    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013

    Categories

    All
    10 Facts You Probably Didn't Know
    10 Random Facts
    19 For 19
    2014
    2018
    2019
    5 Facts
    5 Midweek Facts
    6000 Followers
    Abdulkhamid Khakimov
    Ablaikhan Khussainov
    Adones Aguelo
    Adrian Estrella
    Afrizal Tamboresi
    Ahatelike Muerzhabieke
    Aidos Yerbossynuly
    Ainiwaer Yilixiati
    Akifumi Shimoda
    Akifumi Shimoda Vs Rico Ramos
    Akihiko Nago
    Akihiro Kanai
    Akihiro Kondo
    Akinobu Hiranaka
    Akinori Watanabe
    Akio Kameda
    Akio Shibata
    Akira Ohigashi
    Akira Yaegahsi Vs Hirofumi Mukai
    Akira Yaegashi
    Akira Yaegashi V Edgar Sosa
    Akira Yaegashi Vs Hirofumi Mukai
    Akira Yaegashi Vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
    Akira Yaegashi Vs Tomoyoshi Nakayama
    Akira Yaegashi V Toshiyuki Igarashi
    Albert Pagara
    Ali Akhmedov
    Ali Baloyev
    Allan Tanada
    Allan Vallespin
    All Japanese
    Alphoe Dagayloan
    Alphoe Dagayloan Vs Danrick Sumabong
    Alvin Lagumbay
    Amit Panghal
    Amnat Ruenroeng
    Amnat Ruenroeng Vs Kazuto Ioka
    Amnat Ruenroeng Vs Pungluang Sor Singyu
    Andreas Seran
    Andrew Silva
    Andy Hiraoka
    Andy Hiraoka Vs Fumisuke Kimura II
    Andy Hiraoka Vs Rickey Edwards
    Angky Angkotta
    Anthony Villanueva
    Apichet Petchmanee
    Apichet Petchmanee Vs Musheg Adoian
    Ardin Diale
    Ari Agustian
    Arman Rysbek
    Arman Rysbek Vs Mikhail Dauhaliavets
    Arnel Tinampay
    Arthur Villanueva
    Arturo Mayan
    Asian Boxing Weekly News Review
    Aso Ishiwaki
    Aston Palicte
    Atchariya Tor Chantaroj
    Atchariya Wirojanasunobol
    August
    Ayaka Miyao
    Ayaka Miyao V Gretchen Abaniel
    Azizbek Abdugofurov
    Baishanbo Nasiyiwula
    Bakhodir Jalolov
    Bantamweights
    Batyr Akhmedov
    Batyrzhan Jukembayev
    Beibut Shumenov
    Bektemir Melikuziev
    Ben Villaflor
    Best Fights
    Bobirzhan Mominov
    BODYMAKER Coliseum
    Bong Chul Kim Vs Jae Won Choi
    Boxing
    Boxing Awards
    Boxing Predictions
    Boxing Predictions 2014
    Boxingraise
    Boxing Raise
    Boy Kid Emilia
    Breakout
    Brian Viloria
    Brothers
    Byung Yong Min
    Can Xu
    Carl Jammes Martin
    Carlo Magali
    Carlo Penalosa
    Carlos Cuadras
    Cassius Naito
    Celes Kobayashi
    Central Asia
    Chanachai CP Freshmart
    Chana Porpaoin
    Chang Kil Lee
    Chan Hee Park
    Chan Young Park
    Chaozhong Xiong
    Chartchai Chionoi
    Chatchai Sasakul
    Cheyenne Yamamoto
    China
    Choi Tseveenpurev
    Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
    Chris John
    Chris John Vs Juan Manuel Marquez
    Chucherd Eausampan
    Chung Jae Hwang
    Chung Soo Suh
    Crison Omayao
    Cruiserweights
    Crusher Miura
    Current Rankings
    Cyborg Nawatedani
    Daigo Higa
    Daigo Higa Vs Ryosuke Nishida
    Daigo Higa Vs Yuki Strong Kobayashi
    Daigo Nakahiro
    Dai Iwai
    Daiki Kameda
    Daiki Kameda V Liborio Solis
    Daiki Kaneko
    Daiki Kaneko Vs Pavel Malikov
    Daiki Saito
    Daishi Nagata
    Daishi Nagata Vs Akihiro Kondo
    Daisuke Naito
    Daisuke Naito Vs Xiong Zhao Zhong
    Daisuke Nakagawa
    Daisuke Watanabe
    Daisuke Watanabe Vs Shingo Kusano
    Daisuke Yamada
    Damir Toybay
    Daniyar Yeleussinov
    Daniyar Yeleussinov Vs Julius Indongo
    Danrick Sumabong
    Daud Yordan
    Dave Apolinario
    DAZN
    Debut
    Debutant
    December
    Denis Lebedev V Guillermo Jones
    Den Junlaphan
    Den Junlaphan Vs Isaac Bustos
    Denkaosan Kaovichit
    Dennapa Kiatniwat
    Dennapa Kiatniwat Vs Jeny Boy Boca
    Dennis Laurente
    Denver Cuello
    Dexter Alimento
    Dias Tastemirov
    Did You Know
    Diego De Villa
    Dindo Castanares
    Dmitry Bivol
    Dodie Boy Penalosa
    Domingus Siwalette
    Dong Kyun Yum
    Donnie Nietes
    Donnie Nietes V Sammy Gutierrez
    Downua Ruawaiking
    Downua Ruawaiking Vs Akihiro Kondo
    Dr Alvin Robert Cahn
    Eaktwan BTU Ruaviking
    Eddie Townsend
    Eden Sonsona
    Eden Sonsona Vs Adrien Estrella
    EDION Arena Osaka
    Edison Berwela
    Edward Heno
    Edwin Valero
    Edwin Valero Vs Hero Bando
    Eiji Morioka
    Eiji Okita
    Eiji Okita Vs Shinji Kobayashi
    Eijiro Kuruma
    Eijiro Murata
    Ellias Nggenggo
    Elly Pical
    Elnur Abduraimov
    Eric Jamili
    Eric Pen
    Eri Matsuda
    Etsuko Tada
    Etsuko Tada Vs Ayaka Miyao
    Evgeny Gradovich V Billy Dib
    Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr
    Fahlan Sakkreerin Sr
    Featherweights
    Fel Clemente
    Female Boxing
    Fighters To Watch In 2016
    Fighting Harada
    Filipino Boxing Scene
    Firuza Sharipova
    Firuza Sharipova Vs Happy Daudi
    Five For...
    Five Take Aways
    Flash Elorde
    Flasher Ishibashi
    Flyweights
    Foijan Prawet
    Francisco Vargas
    Frank Cedeno
    Frank Cedeno Vs Charlie Magri
    Free Stream
    Froilan-saludar
    Fujin-raika
    Fumisuke Kimura
    Fumiya-fuse
    Gakuya Furuhashi
    Gaurav-solanki
    Genesis-servania
    Genki-hanai
    Gennadiy Golovkin
    Gennadiy Golovkin Vs Kamil Szeremeta
    Gennady Golovkin
    Gennady Golovkin Vs Lajuan Simon
    Gennady Golovkin Vs Nobuhiro Ishida
    George-foreman
    Gerpaul-valero
    Gerry-penalosa
    Giemel Magramo
    Ginjiro Shigeoka
    Golden-age
    Gonte Lee
    Guillermo-rigondeaux
    Guts-ishimatsu
    Harada-brothers
    Harmonito-dela-torre
    Haruki Ishikawa
    Hasanboy-dusmatov
    Hayate Kaji
    Hayate Kaji Vs Hiroki Yajima
    Hayato-kimura
    Hayato Yamaguchi
    Heavyweight
    Hebi-marupa
    Hee-jung-yuh
    Hero Bando
    Heuk San Lee
    Hidekazu-akai
    Hideki Todaka
    Hideki Todaka Vs Leo Gamez I
    Hidenobu Honda
    Hidenobu-honda
    Hideo-sakamoto
    Hideyasu Ishihara
    Hideyuki Ohashi
    Hideyuki Ohashi Vs Boy Kid Emilia
    Hideyuki-watanabe
    Hikaru-marugame
    Hikaru-nishida
    Hikaru-nishida-vs-tomohiro-ebisu
    Hinata Maruta
    Hinata-maruta-vs-jason-canoy
    Hiroaki Teshigawara
    Hiroaki-teshigawara-vs-keita-kurihara
    Hiroaki Teshigawara Vs Shingo Kawamura
    Hiroaki Yokota
    Hirofumi-mukai
    Hiroki-ioka
    Hiroki-ioka
    Hiroki-okada
    Hiroki Yajima
    Hironari Oshima
    Hironobu Matsunaga
    Hironobu Matsunaga Vs Yuto Shimizu
    Hironori-mishiro
    Hironori Miyake
    Hiroshige-osawa
    Hiroshi-kawashima
    Hiroshi-kobayashi
    Hiroshi Osumi
    Hiroto Kyoguchi
    Hiroto-yashiro
    Hiroyuki-ebihara
    Hiroyuki-ebihara
    Hiroyuki-kudaka
    Hiroyuki-miyata
    Hiroyuki Sakamoto
    Hisashi Amagasa
    Hisashi Amagasa Vs Koji Nagata
    Hisashi Teraji
    History
    Hitoshi Ishigaki
    Hitoshi-kamiyama
    Hi Yong Choi
    Hizuki Saso
    Ho Joon Jung
    Ho Joon Jung Vs Si Woo Lee
    Homare-yasui
    Hozumi Hasegawa
    Hozumi Hasegawa Vs Hugo Ruiz
    Hozumi-hasegawa-vs-veeraphol-sahaprom-ii
    Hurricane Futa
    Hurricane Futa Vs Vage Sarukhanyan
    Hurricane Futa Vs Will Tomlinson
    Hurshidbek-normatov
    Hwan-kil-yuh
    Hyung Chul Lee
    Hyun Mi Choi
    Ibf-minimumweight-title
    Ibhof
    Ibragim-iskandarov
    Ichitaro Ishii
    Ieyasu-yashiro-vs-ricardo-arredondo-jr
    Ikuro-sadatsune
    Ik-yang
    In-chul-baek
    Indonesia
    In-jin-chi
    In-joo-cho
    In-joo-cho-vs-pone-saengmorakot
    Inoue Brothers
    International Edition
    Inthanon-sithchamuang
    Isao Ishikawa
    Isao Mano
    Isaya Ikhoni
    Isaya Ikhoni Vs Hiroshi Osumi
    Isolation
    Israil Madrimov
    Israil Madrimov Vs Eric Walker
    Issa Akberbayev
    Ivan Dychko
    Ivan-dychko
    Iwan-zoda
    Iwao-hakamada
    Izuki-tomioka
    Jade-bornea
    Jae-doo-yuh
    Jae-min-kim-vs-so-won-shin-ii
    Jae-woo-lee
    Jae-woon-park
    Janibek Alimkhanuly
    Janibek Alimkhanuly Vs Gonzalo Gaston Coria
    January
    Japanese
    Japanese Boxing
    Japanese-flyweight
    Japanese-flyweight-title
    Japanese-light-middleweight-title
    Japanese-middleweight-title
    Japanese-minimumweight-title
    Japanese Super Bantamweight Title
    Japanese-super-flyweight
    Japanese-welterweight-title
    Jason-pagara
    Jayr-raquinel
    Jaysever-abcede
    Jaysever-abcede
    Jb-sports-boxing-gym
    Jee-yong-ju
    Jeny Boy Boca
    Jeong-han-cha
    Jerry-tomogdan
    Jerwin Ancajas
    Jestoni-autida
    Jhack-tepora
    Jhunriel-ramonal
    Jiang-xiang
    Jiang-xiang-vs-kompayak-porpramook
    Jian-wang
    Jian-wang-vs-seong-yeong-yang
    Ji-hoon-kim-vs-koba-gogoladze
    Ji-hoon-kim-vs-mark-sales
    Jing-xiang
    Jinki Maeda
    Jinki Maeda Vs Kaito Okubo
    Jin-minamide
    Jin Sasaki
    Jin Sasaki Vs Aso Ishiwaki
    Jin Sasaki Vs Shun Akaiwa
    Jin Sasaki Vs Tatsuya Miyazaki
    Jin Soo Kim
    Jin-soo-kim-vs-andrew-silva
    Jinu Lee Vs Naoya Nishimura
    Jin-wook-lim
    Jiro-akama
    Jiro-sawada
    Jiro Watanabe
    Ji Won Kim
    Joel-lino
    Joe-noynay
    Joe-tejones
    John Riel Casimero
    Johnriel-casimero
    John Riel Casimero Vs Duke Micah
    Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
    Joichiro Tatsuyoshi Vs Chucherd Eausampan
    Joichiro Tatsuyoshi Vs Sirimongkol Singwancha
    Joko-arter
    Jomar Fajardo
    Jomthong-chuwatana
    Jonas-sultan
    Jonathan-baat
    Jonathan-taconing
    Jong-kwon-baek-vs-lakva-sim
    Jong Seon Kang
    Jon-jon-jet
    Jon-jon-jet
    Jon-jon-jet-vs-luke-boyd
    Jorge-linares
    Jorge-linares-vs-juan-carlos-salgado
    Jose-roman
    Joves-de-la-puz
    Ju Do Chun
    Ju Do Chun Vs Diego De Villa
    Jujeath-nagaowa
    Jukiya Iimura
    Jukiya Iimura Vs Daisuke Yamada
    July
    Jung-bum-kim-vs-hyuk-jin-kwon
    Jung Koo Chang
    Jung-koo-chang-vs-katsuo-tokashiki
    Jung-oh-park-vs-jintoku-sato
    Junichi Watanabe
    Jun-kitano-vs-keisuke-yokoyama-ii
    Junlong-zhang
    Jun Takigawa
    Junto Nakatani
    Junto Nakatani Vs Giemel Magramo
    Jun Toriumi
    Ju-wu
    Kai Chiba
    Kai Ishizawa
    Kai Ishizawa Vs Masashi Tada
    Kaiki-yuba-vs-kanta-takenaka
    Kaito Okubo
    Kamedas
    Kamshybek Kunkabayev
    Kamshybek Kunkabayev Vs Issa Akberbayev
    Kanat Islam
    Kantaro Juri
    Kantaro Nakanishi
    Kantaro Nakanishi Vs Shodai Morita
    Kasumi Saeki
    Katsuki Mori
    Katsuki Mori Vs Shu Nawai II
    Katsuki Mori Vs Yuki Uchida
    Katsunari Takayama
    Katsunari Takayama V Mario Rodriguez
    Katsunari Takayama Vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr
    Katsunari Takayama Vs Reiya Konishi
    Katsunari Takayama V Vergilio Silvano
    Katsunori Nagamine Vs Kenya Yamashita
    Katsushige Kawashima
    Katsutoshi Aoki
    Katsuya Onizuka
    Katsuya Onizuka Vs Thanomsak Sithbaobay
    Kayoko Ebata
    Kayoko Ebata V Nancy Franco
    Kazuhiro Nishitani
    Kazuhiro Ryuko
    Kazuki Nakajima
    Kazuki Nakajima Vs Kenta Nomura
    Kazuki Nakajima Vs Seiya Tsutsumi
    Kazuki Tanaka
    Kazumasa Kobayashi
    Kazunori Tenryu
    Kazuto Ioka
    Kazuto Ioka Vs Akira Yaegashi
    Kazuto Ioka Vs Kosei Tanaka
    Kazuto Ioka Vs Oleydongsithsamerchai
    Kazuto Takesako
    Kazuto Takesako Vs Shoma Fukumoto
    Kei Fujita Vs Narimichi Miura
    Keiji Yamaguchi
    Keisuke Matsumoto
    Keisuke Matsumoto Vs Hironori Miyake
    Keita Kurihara
    Keita Kurihara Vs Takuma Inoue
    Keita Obara
    Keita Obara Vs Alvin Lagumbay I
    Keitoku Senrima
    Kenbati Haiyilao
    Kengo Fukuda
    Kengo Fukuda Vs Tomio Shibata
    Kenichi Horikawa
    Kenichi Ogawa
    Kenichi Ogawa Vs Kazuhiro Nishitani
    Kenji Ono
    Kenji Ono Vs Jun Takigawa
    Kenji Yonekura
    Kenshi Noda
    Kenshin Oshima
    Kenshin Oshima Vs Ikuro Sadatsune
    Kenshiro
    Ken Shiro
    Kenshiro Teraji
    Kenshiro Teraji Vs Tetsuya Hisada
    Kenta Kamumura Vs Yuta Kagata
    Kenta Nakagawa
    Kenta Nomura
    Kenta Onjo
    Kentaro Masuda
    Kentaro Masuda Vs Yu Kawaguchi I
    Kento Hatanaka Vs Jaysever Abcede
    Kevin Jake Cataraja
    Khaosai Galaxy
    Kim U Gil
    Ki Soo Kim
    Kiyohei Endo
    Kiyoshi Hatanaka
    Kiyoshi Tanabe
    Ki Yun Song
    KJ Cataraja
    Knockout CP Freshmart
    Kodai Honda
    Kodai Honda Vs Yasutaka Fujita
    Kohei Kono
    Kohei Kono Vs Koki Kameda
    Kohei Kono Vs Tepparith Kokietgym
    Kohei Kono Vs Teppei Kikui III
    Kohei Oba
    Koichi Aso
    Koichi Ito
    Koichi Wajima
    Koichi Wajima Vs Jose Duran
    Koji Arisawa
    Koji Arisawa Vs Takanori Hatakeyama
    Koji Arisawa Vs Yutaka Nishida II
    Koji Kobayashi
    Koji Matsumoto
    Koji Nagata
    Koji Sato
    Koki Eto
    Koki Eto V Kompayak Porpramook
    Koki Inoue
    Koki Ishii
    Koki Kameda
    Koki Kameda Vs Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
    Koki Koshikawa
    Koki Tyson
    Kompayak Porpramook
    Kongfah CP Freshmart
    Kongfah CP Freshmart Vs Daigo Higa
    Kongfah CP Freshmart Vs Saengthong Chor Pakdee
    Kongfah Nakornluang Vs Den Sithsaithong
    Korakuen Hall
    Kosei Tanaka
    Kosei Tanaka Vs Oscar Raknafa
    Kosei Tanaka Vs Ryuji Hara
    Koshinmaru Saito
    Kosuke Saka
    Kosuke Saka Vs Takuya Watanabe
    Kosuke Tomioka Vs Yota Sato
    Kota Tokunaga
    Kotatsu Takehara
    Kozo Ishii
    Kudratillo Abdukakhorov
    Kumiko-seeser-ikehara
    Kuniaki Shibata
    Kuniaki Shibata Vs Clemente Sanchez
    Kuniyuki Aizawa
    Kuntae-lee
    Kuok-kun-ng
    Kusuo Eguchi Vs Katsuaki Eguchi
    Kwanpichit-onesongchaigym
    Kwanthai-sithmorseng
    Kyoei
    Kyoei-gym
    Kyohei Tamakoshi
    Kyohei Tamakoshi Vs Dante Jardon
    Kyoo-hwan-hwang
    Kyotaro
    Kyotaro Fujimoto
    Laishram Devendro
    Laishram Devendro Vs Carlos Quipo
    Lakva Sim
    Lakva-sim
    Las Vegas
    Lee Soo Hang
    Lei-wang
    Leopard Tamakuma
    Letter
    Light-flyweight
    Light Heavyweight
    Light-middleweight
    Lightweight
    Light-welterweight
    Lito-dante
    Little Dado
    Lloyd-jardeliza
    Lorenzo-villanueva
    Lu-bin
    Luisito-espinosa
    Macau
    Madiyar-ashkeyev
    Mahammadrasul Majidov
    Mahammadrasul Majidov V Sahret Delgado
    Mahammadrasul Majidov Vs Ivan Dychko
    Mahyar Monshipour
    Mahyar Monshipour Vs Somsak Sithchatchawal
    Makhmud-gaipov
    Makoto Fuchigami
    Makoto-fuchigami-vs-koji-sato
    Malcolm Tunacao
    Mammoth-kazunori
    Manabu Saijo
    Manabu Saijo Vs Susumu Toyosato
    Mandatory Title Fights
    Manny-melchor
    Manny Pacquiao
    Manny-pacquiao
    Manny Pacquiao Vs Chatchai Sasakul
    Manny Pacquiao Vs Lehlo Ledwaba
    Manny Pacquiao Vs Oscar De La Hoya
    Manny Pacquiao Vs Ricky Hatton
    Mark-anthony-geraldo
    Mark-bernaldez
    Mark-john-yap
    Mark Magsayo
    Mark Magsayo V Rigoberto Hermosillo
    Marlon-paniamogan
    Marlon Tapales
    Marvin-esquierdo
    Marvin-esquierdo-vs-ribo-takahata
    Marvin Sonsona
    Marvin-sonsona
    Marvin-sonsona-vs-akifumi-shimoda
    Masaharu-kawakami
    Masaharu-naganawa
    Masahiro-sakamoto
    Masahiro-suzuki
    Masakazu Satake
    Masakazu Satake Vs Dindo Castanares
    Masakazu Satake Vs Richard Reina
    Masamichi Yabuki
    Masamori Tokuyama
    Masamori-tokuyama-vs-in-joo-cho-ii
    Masanori Rikiishi
    Masanori Rikiishi Vs Soreike Taichi
    Masao-nakamura
    Masao-oba
    Masao-oba-vs-susumu-hanagata-ii
    Masao-suzuki
    Masaru Sueyoshi
    Masaru Sueyoshi Vs Allan Vallespin
    Masashi-kudo
    Masashi Tada
    Masashi Wakita
    Masataka Taniguchi
    Masayoshi-hashizume
    Masayoshi Nakatani
    Masayoshi Nakatani Vs Felix Verdejo
    Masayuki-ito
    Masayuki-koguchi
    Masayuki-kuroda
    Matcha-nakagawa
    Medgoen Singsurat
    Mehrdud Takaloo
    Mehrdud Takaloo Vs Anthony Farnell
    Meiirim Nursultanov
    Melvin-jerusalem
    Meng Fanlong
    Mercito-gesta
    Merlito Sabillo
    Merlito-sabillo-v-carlos-buitrago
    Merlito Sabillo Vs Ellias Nggenggo
    Merlito-sabillo-vs-luis-de-la-rosa
    Michael-dasmarinas
    Michael Domingo
    Michael Domingo Vs Miguel Roman
    Michael Farenas
    Michael Farenas Vs Mark Davis
    Michitaka-muto
    Middleweight
    Mika Iwakawa
    Mika Iwakawa Vs Nanae Suzuki
    Mike Plania
    Mikhail-lesnikov
    Mikito-nakano
    Milan-melindo
    Minayo-kei
    Mingcun Chen
    Minimumweight
    Min Keun Oh
    Min-wook-kim
    Miras-ali-sarsenov
    Misconceptions
    Mitsuharu Yamamoto
    Mitsuru Sugiya
    Miyo Yoshida
    Momo Koseki
    Motosuke Kimura
    Muangchai-kittikasem
    Muhamad Farkhan
    Muhammadkhuja-yaqubov
    Muhammad-rachman
    Muhammad-rachman
    Muhammed-waseem
    Munetsugu-kayo
    Murodjon Akhmadaliev
    Musashi-mori
    Musheg Adoian
    Myung-ho-lee
    Myung-woo-yuh
    Myung-woo-yuh-vs-mario-alberto-demarco-ii
    Myung-woo-yuh-vs-oh-kong-son
    Nanae Suzuki
    Nana-yoshikawa
    Nao Ikeyama
    Naoko Fujioka
    Naoko Shibata
    Naoko Yamaguchi V Naoko Fujioka
    Naomi Togashi
    Naoto Takahashi
    Naoto Takahashi Vs Mark Horikoshi
    Naoto Takahashi Vs Mitsuo Imazato II
    Naoya Inoue
    Naoya Inoue Vs Crison Omayao
    Naoya Inoue Vs Jason Moloney
    Naoya Inoue Vs Ngaoprajan Chuwatana
    Naoya Inoue Vs Yuki Sano
    Nawaphon Por Chokchai
    News
    New Years Eve
    Nico Thomas
    Nihito Arakawa
    Nihito Arakawa V Omar Figueroa
    Noboru Godai
    Nobuaki Naka
    Nobuhiro Ishida
    Nobuhiro Ishida Vs James Kirkland
    Nobuo Kobayashi
    Nobuo Nashiro
    Nobuo Nashiro Vs Hidenobu Honda
    Nobuo Nashiro Vs Hugo Fidel Cazares
    Noburu Kataoka
    Nobuto Ikehara
    Nobuyuki Shindo
    Nobuyuki Shindo Vs Akinori Watanabe
    Noknoie Sitthiprasert
    Nonito Donaire
    Nonito Donaire Vs Vic Darchinyan
    Nonito Donaire Vs Vic Darchinyan I
    Nonthasith Petchnamthong
    Nonthasith Petchnamthong Vs Kompayak Porpramook
    Nop Kratingdaenggym
    Norio Kimura
    Noritsugu Oshima
    Noriyuki Komatsu
    Nurdos Tolebay
    Nursultan Zhangabayev
    Nurzat Sabirov
    NYE
    Ogushi Incident
    Ohashi Gym
    Ongen Saknosiwi
    OPBF
    OPBF Featherweight
    OPBF Heavyweight
    OPBF Light Flyweight
    OPBF Light Heavyweight
    OPBF Middleweight
    OPBF Minimumweight
    OPBF Super Middleweight
    Open Letter
    Opinion
    Oriana Johnson
    Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
    Osamu Nagaishi
    Osamu Sato
    Osamu Sato Vs Willie Jorrin
    PABA
    PABA Title
    Paipharob Kokietgym
    Palangpol CP Freshmart
    Pancho Villa
    Panya Pradabsri
    Payao Poontarat
    Paydays
    Pedro Taduran
    Peng Qu
    Petchbarngborn Kokietgym
    Petchchorhae Kokietgym Vs Iwan Zoda II
    Petchmanee Kokietgym
    Petch Sor Chitpattana
    Pete Rademacher
    Philippines
    Philip Waruinge
    Phoobadin Yoohanngoh
    Phoobadin Yoohanngoh Vs Atchariya Wirojanasunobol
    Pigmy Kokietgym
    Piston Horiguchi
    Politics
    Pone Kingpetch
    Pone Saengmorakot
    Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
    Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym
    Poot Lorlek
    Pound For Pound
    PPV
    Prayurasak Muangsurin
    Pretty Boy Lucas
    Price
    Promoter
    Prospects
    Puma Toguchi
    Pungluang Sor Singyu
    Pungluang Sor Singyu Vs Marlon Tapales
    Purses
    Qiang Ma
    Qiu Xiao Jun
    Rafael Lovera
    Randy Petalcorin
    Rant
    Ratanachai Sor Vorapin
    Ratanapol Sor Vorapin
    Ravshanbek Umurzakov
    Records
    Rei Nakajima
    Rei Nakajima Vs Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa
    Reiya Aba
    Reiya Abe
    Reiya Abe Vs Ren Sasaki
    Reiya Konishi
    Reliving The Finish
    Remarkable Rounds
    Rematches
    Renan Trongco
    Rene Dacquel
    Renoel Pael
    Ren Sasaki
    Rentaro Kimura
    Rentaro Kimura Vs Takafumi Iwaya
    Rentaro Kimura Vs Thunder Teruya
    Rentaro Kimura Vs Yuya Azuma
    Renz Rosia
    Rev Santillan
    Rex Tso
    Rex Tso Vs Kohei Kono
    Rex Tso Vs Ryuto Maekawa
    Rey Bautista
    Rey Loreto
    Rey Loreto Vs Nkosinathi Joyi I
    Reymart Gaballo
    Rey Megrino
    Richard Pumicpic
    Richard Rosales
    Ricky Sismundo
    Rikki Naito
    Rikki Naito Vs Yusuke Konno
    Riku Kano
    Riku Kanou
    Riku Kano Vs Ryoki Hirai
    Riku Kunimoto
    Riku Nagahama
    Riku Yamashita Vs Taiga Nagao
    Riyo Togo
    Riyo Togo Vs Mariana Juarez I
    Rocky Lin
    Rodel Mayol
    Roilo Golez
    Rolando Navarrete
    Rolando Pascua
    Rolando Pascua Vs Humberto Gonzalez
    Rolly Lunas
    Rolly Sumpalong
    Roman Gonalez
    Roman Gonzalez
    Roman Zakirov
    Roman Zhailauov
    Romero Duno
    Roskie Cristobal
    Royal Kobayashi
    Ruslan Chagaev
    Ruslan Chagaev Vs Nikolay Valuev
    Ruslan Myrsatayev
    Ruslan Provodnikov V Timothy Bradley
    Rustam Tulaganov
    Ryo Akaho
    Ryohei Takahashi
    Ryohei Takahashi Vs Kiyohei Endo
    Ryoichi Taguchi
    Ryoichi Taguchi Vs Hekkie Budler
    Ryoichi Taguchi Vs Naoya Inoue
    Ryoichi Tamura
    Ryoichi Tamura Vs Ryu Oba
    Ryoji Fukunaga
    Ryoji Fukunaga Vs Kenta Nakagawa
    Ryoki Hirai
    Ryol Li Lee
    Ryo Matsumoto
    Ryo Miyazaki
    Ryo Miyazaki V Jesus Silvestre
    Ryo Miyazaki Vs Carlos Velarde
    Ryo Miyazaki Vs Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr
    Ryo Narizuka
    Ryo Sagawa
    Ryo Sagawa Vs Hinata Maruta
    Ryo Sagawa Vs Yuri Takemoto
    Ryosuke Iwasa
    Ryosuke Nishida
    Ryosuke Nishida Vs Shohei Omori
    Ryo Takenaka
    Ryota Murata
    Ryota Murata Vs Akio Shibata
    Ryotaro Kawabata
    Ryota Toyoshima
    Ryota Yada
    Ryota Yamauchi
    Ryota Yamauchi Vs Satoru Todaka
    Ryugo Ushijima
    Ryugo Ushijima Vs Shota Ogasawara
    Ryu Horikawa
    Ryuichi Funai
    Ryuji Hara
    Ryuji Migaki
    Ryusei Kawaura
    Ryuta Otsuka
    Ryutaro Nakagaki
    Ryutaro Nakagaki Vs Shohei Horii
    Ryuto Maekawa
    Ryu Ueda
    Ryuya Yamanaka
    Sadriddin Akhmedov
    Saenganan KKP
    Saenganan Sithsaithong
    Saenganan Sithsaithong Vs Edison Berwela
    Saengthong Chor Pakdee
    Saman Sorjaturong
    Saman Sorjaturong Vs Humberto Gonzalez
    Samart Payakaroon
    Samuel Salva
    Satanmuanglek CP Freshmart
    Satoru Suzuki
    Satoru Suzuki Vs Mitsuharu Yamamoto II
    Satoru Todaka
    Satoshi Hosono
    Satoshi Iida
    Satoshi Koguchi
    Satoshi Shimizu
    Se Chul Kang
    Seigo Yuri Akui
    Seigo Yuri Akui Vs Seiya Fujikita
    Seiji Asakawa
    Seiji Asakawa Vs Toshikazu Sono
    Seiji Takechi
    Seisaku Saito
    Seiya Fujikita
    Seiya Iwamoto Vs Keisuke Endo
    Seiya Meguro Vs Keisuke Iwasaki
    Seiya Tsutsumi
    Seiya Tsutsumi Vs Junpei Inamoto
    Seong Yeong Yang
    September
    Serikzhan Yeshmagambetov
    Seung Hee Lee
    Seung Hee Lee Vs Jin Soo Kim
    Seung Hoon Lee
    Seung Hoon Lee Vs Daniel Zaragoza
    Seung Soon Lee
    Shakhram Giyasov
    Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov
    Shawn Oda
    Shigeji Kaneko
    Shigetoshi Kotari
    Shigetoshi Kotari Vs Motosuke Kimura
    Shindo Go Vs Arely Mucino
    Shingo Eto
    Shingo Inoue
    Shingo Kawamura
    Shingo Kusano
    Shingo Wake
    Shingo Wake Vs Shohei Kawashima
    Shinji Kobayashi
    Shinji Takehara
    Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa
    Shin Ono
    Shinsuke Yamanaka
    Shinsuke Yamanaka V Alberto Guevara
    Shinsuke Yamanaka V Malcolm Tunacao
    Shinsuke Yamanaka Vs Ryosuke Iwasa
    Shinsuke Yamanaka Vs Tomas Rojas
    Shintaro Matsumoto
    Shin Terao
    Shinya Iwabuchi
    Shion Tamada
    Shogo Yamaguchi
    Shohei Horii
    Shohei Kawashima
    Shohei Omori
    Shohjahon Ergashev
    Sho Ishida
    Sho Ishida Vs Toshiya Ishii
    Shoji Oguma
    Shokichi Iwata
    Shokichi Iwata Vs Ryo Narizuka
    Sho Kimura
    Sho Kimura Vs Kosei Tanaka
    Shoma Fukumoto
    ​Shoma Fukumoto Vs Arnel Tinampay II
    Sho Nakazawa
    Shosei Nitta
    Shota Hayashi
    Shota Ogasawara
    Shozo Saijo
    Shuichi Isogami
    Shuichi Isogami Vs Hitoshi Ishigaki
    Shuichiro Yoshino
    Shuichiro Yoshino Vs Harmonito Dela Torre
    Shuma Nakazato
    Shun Akaiwa
    Shu Nawai
    Shun Kosaka
    Shun Kubo
    Shun Wakabayashi
    Shusaku Fujinaka
    Shu Utsuki
    Shu Utsuki Vs Masashi Wakita
    Shu Utsuki Vs Takayuki Sakai
    Shuzo Yoshida
    Shuzo Yoshida Vs Dong Kyun Yum II
    Sidney Jackson
    Sirimongkol Singwancha
    Si Woo Lee
    Six Degrees Of Separation
    Somsak Sithchatchawal
    Somsak Sithchatchawal Vs Mahyar Monshipour
    Soo Hwan Hong
    Soo Hwan Hong Vs Hector Carrasquilla
    Soon Chun Kwon
    Sora Takeda
    Soreike Taichi
    Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym
    Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym Vs Leo Gamez
    South Korea
    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Vs Jomar Fajardo
    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Vs Roman Gonzalez I
    Stamp Kiatniwat
    Stamp Kiatniwat Vs Jaysever Abcede
    Stanislav Kalitskiy
    Stephen Smith
    Steven Smith
    Sugar Miyuki
    Suguru Muranaka
    Suguru Muranaka Vs Yusuke Sakashita
    Sung Jun Kim
    Sung Kil Moon
    Super Featherweight
    Super Flyweight
    Super Middleweight
    Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
    Susumu Hanagata
    Susumu Toyosato
    Suyon Takayama
    Suzumi Takayama
    Tadashi Mihara
    Tadashi Tomori
    Tadashi Yuba
    Taek Min Kim Vs Sonny Manakane
    Tae San Kil
    Tae Shik Kim
    Taichi Sugimoto Vs Yudai Yoneda
    Taiki Minamoto
    Taison Mukaiyama
    Takafumi Iwaya
    Takahiro Ao
    Takahiro Ao Vs Gamaliel Diaz
    Takahiro Yamamoto
    Takahisa Masuda
    Takanori Hatakeyama
    Takanori Hatakeyama Vs Hiroyuki Sakamoto
    Takanori Hatakeyama Vs Jae Woon Park
    Takanori Hatakeyama Vs Yong Soo Choi II
    Takashi Ingaki
    Takashi Miura
    Takashi Miura V Dante Jardon
    Takashi Miura Vs Billy Dib
    Takashi Miura V Sergio Thompson
    Takashi Okada
    Takashi Uchiyama
    Takashi Uchiyama V Daiki Kaneko
    Takashi Uchiyama Vs Jorge Solis
    Takayuki Hosokawa
    Takayuki Okumoto
    Takefumi Sakata
    Takefumi Sakata Vs Trash Nakanuma I
    Takenori Ohashi
    Takenori Ohashi Vs Kosuke Saka
    Takenori Ohashi Vs Shun Wakabayashi
    Takeru Kamikubo
    Takeshi Inoue
    Tako Hachiro
    Taku Kuwahara
    Taku Kuwahara Vs Yoshiki Minato
    Takuma Inoue
    Takuya Kogawa
    Takuya Kogawa Vs Hayato Yamaguchi
    Takuya Kogawa Vs Hiroki Saito
    Takuya Kogawa Vs Shigetaka Ikehara II
    Takuya Mizuno
    Takuya Muguruma
    Takuya Muguruma Vs Chan Young Park
    Takuya Muguruma Vs Wilfredo Vazquez
    Takuya Uehara
    Takuya Watanabe
    Tales From The East
    Tatsuki Kawasaki
    Tatsuya Fukuhara
    Tatsuya Miyazaki
    Tatsuya Yanagi Vs Kazuki Saito
    Teerachai Kratingdaenggym
    Teerachai Kratingdaenggym Vs Lucas Matthysse
    Teiru Kinoshita
    Tenkai Tsunami
    Tenshin Nasukawa
    Tepparith Kokietgym
    Terdsak Kokietgym
    Tetsuma Hayashi
    Tetsuro Ohashi
    Tetsuya Hisada
    Thananchai Charunphak
    Thananchai Charunphak Vs Pigmy Kokietgym
    Thanomsak Sithbaobay
    Thanongsak Simsri
    The Best Of Boxing Raise
    The Misako Gym
    The Portopia Hotel
    The Rising Sun Cup
    The Thrilla In Manila
    Thunder Teruya
    Tibo Monabesa
    Tiger Ari
    Tomio Shibata
    Tomohiro Ebisu
    Tomoki Kameda
    Tomoki Kameda V Immanuel Naidjala
    Tomoki Sato Vs Jun Nakahara
    Tomoko Okuda
    Tomomi Takano
    Tomonobu Shimizu
    Tomonobu Shimizu Vs Hugo Fidel Cazares
    Tomoyoshi Nakayama
    Tonghui Li
    Top 5 Wins
    Toshiaki Nishioka
    Toshiaki Nishioka Vs Jhonny Gonzalez
    Toshikazu Sono
    Toshikazu Sono Vs Seiji Asakawa
    Toshiki Kawamitsu
    Toshiki Kawamitsu Vs Kenshi Noda
    Toshiki Shimomachi
    Toshimasa Ouchi
    Toshio Arikawa
    Toshiya Ishii
    Toshiya Ishii Vs Haruki Ishikawa
    Toshiyuki Igarashi
    Trash Nakanuma
    Tsendbataar Erdenbat
    Tsubasa Koura
    Tsubasa Murachi
    Tsubasa Murata Vs Yuya Miyazaki
    Tsuneo Horiguchi
    Tsuyoshi Hamada
    Tsuyoshi Tameda
    Tugstsogt Nyambayar
    Tugstsogt Nyambayar Vs Cobia Breedy
    Tuguldur Byambatsogt
    Tuguldur Byambatsogt Vs Vladimir Baez
    TV Osaka
    Tyson Vs Douglas
    Uktamjon Rahmonov
    Ulugbek Sobirov
    Ushiwakamaru Harada
    Usman Wazeer
    Usman Wazeer Vs Boido Simanjuntak
    Uzbekistan
    Valentine Hosokawa
    Vasily Jirov
    Veeraphol Sahaprom
    Venice Borkhorsor
    Vicky Tahumil
    Vic Saludar
    Vijender Singh
    Vikas Krishan
    Viktor Kotochigov
    Vinvin Rufino
    Wang Zhimin
    Wanheng Menayothin
    Wanheng Menayothin Vs Panya Pradabsri
    Warlito Parrenas
    Waruinge Nakayama
    Watanabe Gym
    Wataru Ikegami
    Wataru Ikegami Vs Shion Tamada
    WBO Asia Pacific Flyweight
    WBO Flyweight
    WBO Minimumweight
    WBSS
    Weekly News
    Weekly News Update
    Welterweight
    WenfengGe
    Were We Impressed?
    What A Shock
    What If
    World Sports Boxing Gym
    World Title Fights
    Wulan Tuolehazi
    Wuzhati Nuerlang
    Xiang Jiang
    Xiang Li
    Xiangxiang Sun
    Xiong Zhao Zhong
    Yakuza
    Yasuei Yakushiji
    Yasuei Yakushiji Vs Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
    Yasuhiro Okawa
    Yasutaka Fujita
    Yasutaka Ishimoto
    Yasutsune Uehara
    Yasutsune Uehara Vs Samuel Serrano
    Yasuyuki Akiyama
    Yatsusune Uehara
    Ye Joon Kim
    Yiran Li
    Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep
    Yohei Tobe
    Yoichiro Hanada
    Yoji Saito
    Yoji Saito V Masashi Wakita
    Yoko Gushiken
    Yokthai Sithoar
    Yong In Jo
    Yong In Jo Vs Akihiro Kanai
    Yong In Jo Vs Tae Woo Kim
    Yong Kang Kim
    Yongqiang Yang
    Yong Soo Choi Vs Lakva Sim
    Yo Sam Choi
    Yoshiaki Numata
    Yoshiaki Numata Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
    Yoshihiro Kamegai
    Yoshihiro Kamegai Vs Greg Vendetti
    Yoshiki Minato
    Yoshiki Minato Vs Kohei Oba
    Yoshimitsu Kimura
    Yoshimitsu Kimura Vs Shuma Nakazato
    Yoshinori Nishizawa
    Yoshio Shirai
    Yoshitaka Kato
    Yosuke Nishijima
    Yosuke Nishijima Vs Derrick Edwards
    Yota Sato
    Young Chun Min
    Young Fighters
    Young Gil Bae
    Young Kyun Park
    Young Kyun Park Vs Seiji Asakawa
    Yudai Shigeoka
    Yudai Shigeoka Vs Ryu Horikawa
    Yuhei Suzuki
    Yuichi Baba
    Yuichi Ideta
    Yuichi Kasai
    Yuichi Kasai Vs Osamu Nagaishi
    Yuichiro Watanabe
    Yuji Gomez
    Yuji Gomez Vs Siengthip Sitsyasei
    Yuji Watanabae Vs Seung Ho Yuh II
    Yuji Watanabe
    Yu Kawaguchi
    Yuki Beppu
    Yuki Chinen
    Yu Kimura
    Yuki Nagano
    Yuki Nakajima
    Yuki Nonaka
    Yukinori Oguni
    Yukinori Oguni Vs Jonathan Guzman
    Yuki Sano
    Yuki Strong Kobayashi
    Yuki Uchida
    Yuki Yazawa Vs Kazuki Nakamura
    Yuko Kuroki
    Yunlong Shi
    Yuri Arbachakov
    Yuri Kobayashi
    Yuriorkis Gamboa
    Yuri Takemoto
    Yusaku Kuga
    Yusaku Kuga Vs Gakuya Furuhashi
    ​Yusaku Sekishima Vs Ken Koibuchi
    Yusei Fujikawa Vs Haruki Ishikawa
    Yusuke Konno
    Yusuke Mine
    Yusuke Sakashita
    Yusuke Suzuki
    Yuta Ashina
    Yutaka Nishida
    Yutaka Oishi
    Yuta Matsuo
    Yuta Saito Vs Yusuke Suzuki
    Yuto Shimizu
    Yuya Azuma
    Yuzo Kiyota
    Z Gorres
    Zhanat Zhakiyanov
    Zhang Junlong
    Zhang Zhilei
    Zhang Zhilei
    Zhanibek Alimkhanuly
    Zhankhozh Turarov
    Zhan Kossobutskiy
    Zhaoxin Zhang
    Zhong Liu
    Zou Shiming
    Zou Shiming Vs Sho Kimura
    Zulipikaer Maimaitiali

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Asian News
  • Champions
    • World Champions
    • Profiles
    • OPBF Champions
    • WBO Asia Pacific Champions
    • Japanese Champions
  • World Title Results
  • World Title Previews
  • Posters!
  • Female
    • Previews
    • Results
    • Schedule
  • Thinking out East!
  • Previews
  • Oriental Opinions
  • Upcoming Fights
  • Features
  • Taka's Title Shot!
  • The Asian Boxing Podcast
  • Videos
  • On This Day
  • Forum
  • Contact Us
  • Miscellaneous
  • Guest Articles
  • Interviews
  • Schedule
  • Donate
  • Japanese Boxing FAQ
  • Boxing Raise
  • Rookie of the Year
  • Champion Carnival
  • Series Break Downs
  • Newsletter
  • Thank You
  • Video Hunt
  • Asian Boxing Fighter List
  • The Watch List
  • Isakura