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Kosei Tanaka poses at his gym in Nagoya on Monday.
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Feb 13, 2024
Tanaka to go for knockout in WBO super flyweight title bout
It will be the first world championship fight for Tanaka since he suffered the first loss of his career in December 2020.
Kenshiro Teraji (left) throws a punch during his bout with Carlos Canizales on Tuesday at Edion Arena Osaka.
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Jan 24, 2024
Teraji retains WBA and WBC titles as Akui becomes new champion
Teraji won a majority decision over Venezuela's Carlos Canizales after a slugfest at Edion Arena Osaka, where the two fighters traded knockdowns in the early rounds.
Kazuto Ioka poses during a news conference on Monday.
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Nov 27, 2023
Kazuto Ioka to defend WBA title on New Year's Eve
The match at Ota City General Gymnasium will be Ioka's first defense of the title he won by beating American Joshua Franco at the same venue in June.
Junto Nakatani is named the winner of his WBO super flyweight title bout against Argi Cortes at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Monday.
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Sep 19, 2023
Junto Nakatani retains WBO super flyweight title
Two judges scored the bout 119-106, while the other scored it 118-107.
Japan Times
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Jun 25, 2023
Kazuto Ioka defeats Joshua Franco to win WBA super flyweight title
Two judges scored the bout 116-112, while the other scored it 115-113.
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Jun 23, 2023
Joshua Franco loses title after failed weigh-in before defense against Kazuto Ioka
The World Boxing Association stripped Joshua Franco of his super flyweight belt Friday after the American failed to make weight on the eve of his championship defense against Kazuto Ioka.
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Jun 20, 2023
Joshua Franco feeling strong ahead of rematch with Kazuto Ioka
The duo's previous bout, a super fly unification match at Tokyo's Ota City General Gymnasium on New Year's Eve, was a 12-round draw, leaving them holding their respective belts.
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Apr 25, 2023
Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco to fight super flyweight belt rematch
The June 24 fight at Tokyo's Ota City General Gymnasium will be a quick reunion for the pair after they battled to a 12-round draw at the same venue on New Year's Eve.
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Apr 9, 2023
Brother of Naoya 'Monster' Inoue wins WBA bantam title
Takuma Inoue's win came three months after his brother Naoya relinquished all four of his world bantamweight championship belts to move up in weight to the super bantamweight division.
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Oct 23, 2020
New date set for Junto Nakatani and Giemel Magramo's world title fight
Unbeaten Junto Nakatani will face hard-hitting Filipino boxer Giemel Magramo for the vacant WBO flyweight title next month, organizers said Friday.
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Aug 24, 2019
Kosei Tanaka defends WBO flyweight title with seventh-round TKO of Jonathan Gonzalez
Kosei Tanaka successfully defended his WBO flyweight title for the second time after defeating Puerto Rico's Jonathan Gonzalez by technical knockout on Saturday.
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Aug 28, 2018
Ken Shiro to mount fourth defense of WBC light flyweight title
Kenshiro Teraji said Tuesday he will attempt the fourth defense of his WBC light flyweight title on Oct. 7 against Milan Melindo of the Philippines.
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Sep 19, 2017
WBC light flyweight champ Shiro to make first title defense in October
Kenshiro Teraji, who fights under the name of Ken Shiro, will defend his WBC light flyweight crown for the first time on Oct. 22, he announced Tuesday.
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Sep 13, 2017
Tanaka wins second title defense with TKO in ninth
Kosei Tanaka set the stage for a light flyweight title unification bout when he defended his World Boxing Organization crown in the weight category Wednesday at Edion Arena Osaka.
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Jul 25, 2017
Ex-champ Yaegashi begins preparations to fight again
Boxer Akira Yaegashi has started training with an eye to fight again, the former IBF light flyweight champion said Tuesday.
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Jun 27, 2017
Kimura gets first WBO flyweight title shot against Zou
Seventh-ranked Sho Kimura will meet WBO flyweight champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming of China in a world title bout on July 28, his gym announced Tuesday.
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Jun 23, 2017
WBC flyweight champ Higa sets sights on greater notoriety
Daigo Higa said becoming the WBC flyweight champion last month has given him more to fight for as he resumed training on Friday.
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Jun 8, 2017
Kinoshita gets IBF super flyweight title shot
Teiru Kinoshita will challenge champion Jerwin Ancajas of the Philippines in an IBF super flyweight world title fight in Australia on July 2, his gym said Thursday.
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Mar 28, 2017
WBO light flyweight champion Tanaka to make first title defense against Acosta
Kosei Tanaka will defend his WBO light flyweight title for the first time when he takes on Angel Acosta of Puerto Rico in May, his Hatanaka Boxing Gym announced Tuesday.
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Oct 9, 2016
Yoshikawa captures WBO women's flyweight title
Nana Yoshikawa claimed victory in her second attempt at a world title, defeating South Korea's former WBO women's flyweight champion Lee Eun-hye with a 2-0 decision Sunday.

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