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KOSEI TANAKA

Junto Nakatani (left) knocks down Mexico's Alexandro Santiago during their WBC bantamweight bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Feb 25, 2024
Nakatani TKOs Santiago to become three-division world champ
The undefeated 26-year-old southpaw was one of three victorious Japanese fighters in a world title tripleheader at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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.
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May 3, 2020
Tanaka brothers find motivation together in ring amid uncertain times
Olympic-bound Ryomei Tanaka and his younger brother, three-weight world champion Kosei, have been training together since the postponement of the Tokyo Games was announced.
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Dec 31, 2019
Kazuto Ioka defends super flyweight title in style
Kazuto Ioka delivered a master class in his successful WBO super flyweight title defense on Tuesday, while compatriot Kosei Tanaka retained his WBO flyweight title by knockout.
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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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Jun 10, 2019
Kosei Tanaka looking to punch way into spotlight
Kosei Tanaka was only a fifth-grader when Kiyoshi Hatanaka first saw him throwing punches.
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Mar 16, 2019
WBO flyweight champ Kosei Tanaka defends title against Ryoichi Taguchi via unanimous decision
Kosei Tanaka defended his World Boxing Organization flyweight title Saturday with a victory over compatriot Ryoichi Taguchi by unanimous decision.
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Jan 10, 2019
WBO flyweight champ Kosei Tanaka to make first title defense in March
Kosei Tanaka announced Thursday he will make the first defense of his WBO flyweight title on March 16 in Gifu against compatriot and former light flyweight title holder Ryoichi Taguchi.
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Jul 31, 2018
Kosei Tanaka to face WBO flyweight champ Sho Kimura in September
Two-division champion Kosei Tanaka announced Tuesday he will challenge Sho Kimura for the World Boxing Organization flyweight belt on Sept. 24.
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Jan 30, 2018
Kosei Tanaka moves up to flyweight for non-title bout against Ronnie Baldonado
Former World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka said Tuesday he will fight Filipino Ronnie Baldonado in a non-title bout on March 31 in Nagoya.
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Dec 6, 2017
Kosei Tanaka gives up light flyweight belt
Kosei Tanaka has returned his World Boxing Organization light flyweight championship belt and will move up to the flyweight division he announced Wednesday.
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Dec 1, 2017
WBO light flyweight champ Kosei Tanaka relinquishes title, eyes flyweight crown: source
World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka has returned his title, an informed source said Friday.
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Sep 20, 2017
WBO champ Tanaka sidelined with broken eye sockets
World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka has been diagnosed with fractures in both his eye sockets and will need two months to make a full recovery.
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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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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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Nov 10, 2015
Minimumweight champ Tanaka to put title on line on New Year's Eve
Twenty-year-old WBO minimumweight champion Kosei Tanaka will make the first defense of his crown against fourth-ranked Filipino Vic Saludar on New Year's Eve, Tanaka's Hatanaka gym announced Tuesday.
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May 30, 2015
Tanaka, 19, claims WBO minimumweight title
Kosei Tanaka won the WBO minimumweight crown on Saturday in his fifth pro fight, defeating Julian Yedras of Mexico by unanimous decision.
Japan’s young workers head abroad as huge wage gap persists
The departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Now with inflation at its strongest in decades, Japanese are starting to realize that years of static wages leave many of them budgeting each month before their next pay check.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
EVs head for junkyard as mechanic shortage inflates repair costs
An AA patrol for electric vehicles in Birmingham, England. Fewer than 10% of the U.K.’s 236,000 auto mechanics are qualified to work directly on EV batteries or their cases, according to the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as 'escalation'
Missiles are showcased in a parade marking Iran's National Army Day in Tehran on April 18, 2023.
Death-row inmates' lawsuit targeting same-day notifications of executions dismissed
Two plaintiffs filed a lawsuit with Osaka District Court in hopes of sparking a wider discussion on the rights of death row prisoners.
For Modi, the Indian election is less about winning and more about by how much
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in Pushkar, India, on April 6, ahead of the country's upcoming general election starting Friday.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
Ohtani’s dizzying three weeks end in exoneration by authorities
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani during a spring training game on March 12.
How ‘winged’ gyōza took flight from a Tokyo suburb
The creator of "hanetsuki gyōza" is Isao Yagi, and his restaurant, Nihao, can be found right on the border of Tokyo and Kawasaki in Ota Ward.
How Ippei Mizuhara allegedly wired millions from Shohei Ohtani’s account
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, in December at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California

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