
Boxing Dec 15, 2021
Inoue claims 17th straight world title win with 8th-round TKO
It was Inoue's first fight in his home country since November 2019 when the 28-year-old beat Nonito Donaire.
Inoue claims 17th straight world title win with 8th-round TKO
It was Inoue's first fight in his home country since November 2019 when the 28-year-old beat Nonito Donaire.
Challenger TJ Doheny outpoints Ryosuke Iwasa to claim IBF super bantamweight title
Ryosuke Iwasa lost his IBF super bantamweight crown on Thursday to Ireland's TJ "The Power" Doheny by decision. The 31-year-old Doheny, who has now won all of his 20 pro fights, suffered cuts under both eyes early on in the 12-round bout at Korakuen Hall. ...
Kenichi Ogawa won a split decision over American Tevin Farmer to capture the vacant IBF super featherweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Fourth-ranked Ogawa came out aggressive from the opening round and although there were occasions when he allowed fifth-ranked Farmer to counter, ...
Akihiro Kondo will fight for his first world title when he takes on Russia's Sergey Lipinets for the vacant International Boxing Federation super lightweight title in November, Kondo's Ichiriki gym said Friday. Kondo, the third-ranked challenger, will take his shot against Lipinets, the top-ranked challenger, ...
Russian champion Troyanovsky overwhelms Obara, retains light welterweight title
Keita Obara fell to a second-round TKO to hard-punching Russian champion Eduard Troyanovsky on Friday in his first IBF light welterweight title bout. The third-ranked Obara, 29, got off to a subdued start in the first round and was overwhelmed by his 36-year-old counterpart in ...
Naoko Shibata defended her IBF light flyweight title on Saturday for the fifth time, defeating second-ranked Maria Salinas by a 2-0 decision. The fight was a rematch with the Mexican, whom Shibata drew with last November. The victory sees Shibata's record improve to 16-3 with ...
Kazuto Ioka, the WBA flyweight champion, knocked out sixth-ranked Keyvin Lara in the 11th round to successfully defend his belt for the third time in a world title doubleheader on Wednesday. Ioka, who last year in April became the fastest boxer in the world to ...
JBC refuses to renew licenses for Kameda Gym, key management
The Japan Boxing Commission said Friday that the gym where the three Kameda brothers, Daiki, Koki and Tomoki, train will be severely punished. Shinji Yoshii, the gym's chairman, and manager Satoshi Shima will not have their licenses renewed by the JBC over the manner in ...
Controversial bout planned with IBF rules, Kameda representative says
IBF super flyweight champion Daiki Kameda was told ahead of his controversial fight against Liborio Solis that the match would be held under IBF rules, allowing him to retain his title regardless of the result, the fighter's legal representative said in a statement Thursday. Solis ...
The Japan Boxing Commission on Tuesday questioned representatives of boxer Daiki Kameda about how the fighter retained his IBF super flyweight title despite losing his fight on Dec. 3. "We only listened to explanations," said JBC secretary general Ken Morita. "Now we will check to ...
Katsunari Takayama, who won a unanimous decision over Mexico's Mario Rodriguez for the IBF minimumweight crown in March, will make his first title defense on Dec. 3, Nakazato Boxing Gym announced Wednesday. The bout against sixth-ranked Virgilio Silvano of the Philippines will take place as ...