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JAPAN BOXING COMMISSION

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Jun 22, 2023
Japan Boxing Commission says Kazuto Ioka's doping sample contained traces of cannabis
'Ioka hasn't taken or used any banned substance,' his Shisei Gym said in a statement. 'We'll prove his innocence. We wonder why they needed to announce that at this time.'
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Mar 31, 2022
Japan Boxing Commission to dissolve due to financial issues
The Japan Boxing Commission, which oversees professional bouts in the country, will be dissolved because of financial difficulties, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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Jun 15, 2021
Kazuto Ioka out to restore reputation after false positive blow
The controversy was all the more damaging as the 32-year-old's initial positive result came in the wake of his high-profile 2020 New Year's Eve knockout of Kosei Tanaka.
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May 30, 2020
Former flyweight world champ Daigo Higa on new quest for title after regaining license
Daigo Higa returned to the ring for the first time in nearly two years in February.
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Apr 8, 2020
Veteran boxer Katsunari Takayama willing to wait out COVID-19 for return to ring
It has been 22 years since Katsunari Takayama first picked up boxing gloves. But the burning passion is still there.
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Sep 28, 2019
Daigo Higa to have license reinstated after weigh-in blunder: sources
Daigo Higa will have his suspension lifted by the Japan Boxing Commission after he had to forfeit his WBC flyweight belt for failing a weigh-in for his title defense last spring, sources said Saturday.
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Apr 25, 2018
Boxer Daigo Higa suspended indefinitely for failing to make weight
The Japan Boxing Commission announced Wednesday that Daigo Higa's license has been suspended indefinitely following his failure to make weight for a world title bout earlier this month.
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Jul 20, 2017
Japan Boxing Commission, Kameda Gym complete settlement
Fighters with the controversial Kameda Gym could soon be back on Japan's pro boxing scene following an announcement by the Japan Boxing Commission.
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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 10, 2017
Yamanaka receives JBC's Boxer of the Year award
Unbeaten WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka was named the 2016 Boxer of the Year on Friday by the Japan Boxing Commission.
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Oct 27, 2016
Tomoki Kameda wants to fight in Japan as soon as possible
Former WBO bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda said Thursday he is hopeful he can make a swift return before home fans after he was issued a license by the Japan Boxing Commission.
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Feb 13, 2015
Kameda brothers scheduled to box on same April fight card in the U.S.: source
The three Kameda boxing brothers, who have been indefinitely banned from fighting on home soil after the Japan Boxing Commission refused to renew licenses to their gym, are scheduled to fight in an event together in the United States in mid-April, an informed source said Friday.
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Dec 27, 2014
Kameda Gym management sues Japan Boxing Commission
The company that manages the three boxing Kameda brothers said Saturday that the management of their Kameda Gym have filed a suit against the Japan Boxing Commission, claiming the gym's de facto suspension is unreasonable.
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Jul 4, 2014
Boxer Koki Kameda joining United Gym
With his own gym under sanctions from the Japan Boxing Commission, 27-year-old former world champion Koki Kameda announced Friday he will move to another gym.
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Apr 25, 2014
JBC nixes Kameda Gym license request
The Japan Boxing Commission said Friday it has rejected a fresh request from the Kameda Gym to renew the licenses of its chairman Shinji Yoshii and manager Satoshi Shima.
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Mar 19, 2014
Daiki Kameda to return IBF super flyweight title belt
Daiki Kameda, who controversially retained his IBF super flyweight crown despite a defeat last December, said Wednesday that he is returning the belt.
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Feb 7, 2014
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.
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Dec 17, 2013
Kameda camp interrogated over title fight outcome
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.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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