‘Agents of World Renewal’: More than you need to know about short-lived deities
If you’re curious about “world-renewing” gods, Takashi Miura’s “Agents of World Renewal: The Rise of Yonaoshi Gods in Japan” has you covered.
Former super featherweight champion Uchiyama retires with pride in career accomplishments
Just like people in general, there is no immortality in sports. One day, every athlete starts declining, and one day he or she must quit. It is time for Takashi Uchiyama, one of the greatest boxers Japan has ever seen. The ex-WBA super featherweight champion announced ...
Takashi Miura failed to reclaim his WBC super featherweight championship Saturday, losing a unanimous decision to Mexico's Miguel Berchelt. Berchelt knocked the 33-year-old Miura down in the first round, and the former champ found himself playing catch-up. Miura, the top-ranked challenger, found his rhythm as ...
Berchelt to defend WBC super featherweight title against Miura in July
Takashi Miura will take on WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt of Mexico in the United States this summer in an attempt to reclaim his crown, Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday. The fight will take place in Inglewood, California, on July 15. Top-ranked challenger Miura, ...
Takashi Miura's loss to Francisco Vargas in the WBC super featherweight title match on Nov. 21 was selected as the Fight of the Year by USA Today's online edition on Tuesday. Miura, in his fifth title defense, surrendered his crown to the top-ranked Vargas in ...
Fury, DeGale shine in victory; Miura impresses in loss
Nov. 28 was a great day to be a U.K. fight fan. On the same day, a pair of Brits — Tyson Fury and James DeGale — scored two of the biggest wins of the boxing year, no doubt causing their countrymen to pop a ...
Super featherweight Miura to defend WBC crown against Vargas in November
Takashi Miura will make the fifth defense of his WBC super featherweight crown against top-ranked Mexican Francisco Vargas in Las Vegas on Nov. 21, his Teiken Gym announced on Friday. "It will be a like dream fighting on such a big stage," Miura told a ...
Super featherweight Miura retains WBC title with third-round TKO of Dib
Boom. Takashi Miura wound up landing a few punches to the face of his opponent, who had his back against a corner post, before he dropped to the canvas. But the first blow was good enough to finish the fight, and he knew it. Champion Miura put ...
Miura retains WBC super featherweight title with sixth-round TKO
Takashi Miura beat top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta to successfully defend his super featherweight crown for a third time in a WBC world title doubleheader on Saturday. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round at Yokohama International Swimming Pool, as did flyweight ...
Super featherweight Miura set for first title defense in Mexico
Takashi Miura, the WBC super featherweight champion, will make his first title defense on Aug. 17 in Cancun, Mexico, his gym announced Friday. Miura's opponent will be top-ranked contender Sergio Thompson of Mexico. "I'm really looking forward to this. This is a fight that can help ...
