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May 25, 2018
Naoya Inoue dethrones WBA bantamweight champ Jamie McDonnell via first-round TKO
"Monster" put up a monstrous performance against someone he described as the toughest opponent of his career.
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Mar 6, 2018
Naoya Inoue gets title shot against WBA bantamweight champ Jamie McDonnell
Naoya Inoue announced Tuesday that he will seek a title in his third weight class when he challenges WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell of Britain in May.
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Aug 15, 2017
Mexican challenger Nery claims WBC bantamweight title with fourth-round TKO of Yamanaka
Shinsuke Yamanaka suffered his first pro defeat on Tuesday, losing his WBC bantamweight crown in a fourth-round technical knockout to Mexico's Luis Nery.
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Mar 2, 2017
Yamanaka defends bantamweight title for 12th time, moves within win of matching Gushiken record
As everyone had predicted, Carlos Carlson was no match for "God's Left."
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Feb 28, 2017
Challenger Carlson, champion Yamanaka express confidence ahead of WBC bantamweight title bout
Mexican challenger Carlos Carlson declared that he would take Shinsuke Yamanaka's WBC bantamweight title belt when they square off at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Thursday evening.
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Feb 22, 2017
Omori to fight for WBO bantamweight title
Japanese seventh-ranked challenger Shohei Omori will get a crack at Filipino champion Marlon Tapales for the WBO bantamweight title at Osaka's Edion Arena on April 23, his WOZ gym announced on Wednesday.
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Feb 10, 2017
Super bantamweight Kubo gets first shot at world title
Shun Kubo will face Venezuelan champion Nehomar Cermeno for the WBA super bantamweight world title, his Shinsei Gym announced on Friday.
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Apr 16, 2015
Yamanaka retains WBC bantamweight title with seventh-round KO of Santillan
WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka scored a seventh-round knockout against Diego Santillan of Argentina to successfully defend his title for the eighth time in front of his hometown fans on Thursday.
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Nov 27, 2013
Tomoki Kameda expresses confidence before title bout
WBO bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda said Wednesday he is brimming with confidence ahead of his first world title defense against sixth-ranked challenger Immanuel Naidjala of Namibia at Osaka's Bodymaker Colosseum on Dec. 3.
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Aug 1, 2013
Boxing: Youngest Kameda brother wins WBO bantamweight crown
Japan's Tomoki Kameda lifted his first world title on Thursday, when he won a unanimous decision over WBO bantamweight champion Paulus Ambunda of Namibia in the Philippines.
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Jul 23, 2013
Koki Kameda defends bantamweight title
Koki Kameda successfully defended his WBA bantamweight title for a seventh time on Tuesday, winning by unanimous decision against third-ranked challenger John Mark Apolinario of the Philippines.
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Mar 15, 2013
Kameda faces to-be determined foe for title bout after Payano passport issue
WBA bantamweight champion Koki Kameda's opponent next month has changed again after Juan Carlos Payano notified organizers he cannot make the trip to Japan because of passport problems.
Reader Mail
Nov 4, 2007
A measure of the lack of trust
Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama's advocacy of the fingerprinting law is full of holes. His recent remarks tell us that no one is to be trusted, least of all a government that mishandles everything it touches, from pensions to Japan Self-Defense Force missions. I had never been fingerprinted before coming to Japan some years ago. The practice was once terminated because it was obviously outrageous.

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