Match Information(EN) Andy Hiraoka to fight on undercard of ‘Monster’ Inoue’s Oct. 31 bout in LAS
Undefeated Andy Hiraoka of Japan will appear on the undercard of World Boxing Association super and International Boxing...
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Match Information(EN) Match Information(EN) Ex-pro boxer-cum actor Akai assumes JABF committee member
Former professional boxer and current popular actor Hidekazu Akai has assumed the post of the Japan Boxing Federation’s ...
Match Information(EN) Kyoto boxing gym trainee found to have COVID-19
The Japan Boxing Commission said on Sept. 19 that an ordinary man in his 40s training at a professional boxing gym in Ky...
Match Information(EN) JBC punishes 3 boxing gym heads for illegal acts
The Japan Boxing Commission ordered an indefinite break of license to Muto Gym president Takashi Edagawa starting Aug. 2...
Match Information(EN) Unique boxing gym head Osamu Watanabe dies at 82
Osamu Watanabe, head of the Osamu boxing Gym in Saitama., north of Tokyo, passed away in August, it was learned on Sept....
Match Information(EN) Miyao’s Sept. 27 minimumweight title with Vietnamese put off due to COVID-19
Former World Boxing Association female atomweight champion Ayaka Miyao’s planned fight on Sept. 27 with Thi Thu Nhi Nguy...
Match Information(EN) ‘Monster’ Inoue says ‘Happy to have fight in 1 year’
World Boxing Association super and International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Naoya ‘’Monster’’ Inoue, who wi...
Match Information(EN) Ex-world champion Higa to have 10-round nontitle match on Oct. 26
Former World Boxing Council flyweight champion Daigo Higa of Ambition GYM will take on 13th-ranked Japanese bantamweight...
Match Information(EN) Veteran Takayama to return to professional ring in 4 years in Nov.
Seasoned veteran Katsunari Takayama, who returned to the professional world from amateur boxing after failing to qualify...
Match Information(EN) ‘Monster’ Inoue to defend titles against Aussie in Las Vegas on Oct. 31
World Boxing Association super and International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Naoya ‘’Monster’’ Inoue held a ...
Match Information(EN) Kyoguchi to defend WBA light flyweight super title against Thai in Osaka in Nov.
World Boxing Association light flyweight super champion Hiroto Kyoguchi will defend his title on Nov. 3 against Thanongs...
Match Information(EN) Supporters of ‘Hakamada case’ stepping up crowd-funding campaign
The Japan Pro Boxing Association’s committee to support former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada, 84, who was convicted i...
Match Information(EN) Time-honored Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium closed after 58-year-history
The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, ended its 58-year history on Sept. 6 as part of East Ja...
Match Information(EN) Triple titleholder Yoshino retains his lightweight crowns
Undefeated Shuichiro Yoshino earned a lopsided 12-round decision over compatriot Valentine Hosokawa to retain his Orient...
Match Information(EN) ‘Shizu-chan’ to help popularize Japanese female boxers
Popular comedian Shizuyo Yamasaki will serve as a member of the Japan Boxing Federation’s committee for the enhancement ...
Match Information(EN) Ex-3-division world champ Yaegashi announces his retirement from boxing
Former three-division world champion Akira Yaegashi, known as an all-action fighter for his fierce fighting style, said ...