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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 23, 2023
WBC baseball victory is a triumph for Japan’s soft power
The nation’s lost decades don’t extend to sports. That will help drive Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s narrative as he prepares to host the Group of Seven in Hiroshima.
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BASEBALL
Dec 7, 2022
Yu Darvish joins Shohei Ohtani in agreeing to play in WBC
The 36-year-old Darvish was a member of Japan's second WBC championship team in 2009. Since then, Samurai Japan was eliminated in the semifinals in 2013 and 2017.
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Oct 16, 2022
Devin Haney pummels George Kambosos to retain undisputed lightweight title
Victory in the 135-pound limit fight stretched Haney's phenomenal record to 29-0 with 15 KOs, while inflicting only the second defeat on Kambosos who is now 21-2.
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Oct 16, 2022
Claressa Shields claims GWOAT status on big night for women’s boxing
The two fighters spent the past few weeks trading shots on social media, and had to be separated by security after almost coming to blows at the weigh-in ceremony.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 20, 2022
Ohtani gets nod from Angels to take part in his first WBC
Ohtani, the reigning American League MVP, in July spoke of his desire to play in the tournament after missing the last edition in 2017 due to a right ankle injury.
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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.
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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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Mar 3, 2018
WBC suspends bantamweight Luis Nery
Luis Nery, who failed to make weight ahead of his WBC bantamweight title match against challenger Shinsuke Yamanaka earlier this week, was suspended indefinitely by the World Boxing Council on Friday.
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Nov 25, 2017
Wanheng Menayothin retains WBC minimumweight title by unanimous decision over Tatsuya Fukuhara
WBC minimumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin of Thailand defended his title against challenger Tatsuya Fukuhara on Saturday, winning by a unanimous decision.
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Sep 27, 2017
Yamanaka to reportedly be reinstated as WBC bantamweight champ
Shinsuke Yamanaka is expected to be reinstated as WBC bantamweight champion after his opponent in last month's title fight, Luis Nery, tested positive for a banned substance in his "B" sample, RingTV.com reported Tuesday.
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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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Aug 15, 2017
Mexican challenger Nery claims WBC bantamweight title with fourth-round TKO of Yamanaka
Shinsuke Yamanaka suffered his first pro defeat on Tuesday, losing his WBC bantamweight crown in a fourth-round technical knockout to Mexico's Luis Nery.
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Jul 16, 2017
Miura loses title bid by decision
Takashi Miura failed to reclaim his WBC super featherweight championship Saturday, losing a unanimous decision to Mexico's Miguel Berchelt.
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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 19, 2017
Inoue, Gonzalez ready to make splash in U.S.
Japanese youngster Naoya Inoue and former pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter Roman Gonzalez will both enter the ring with extremely high motivation — but for different reasons — when they compete in their respective bouts on Sept. 9 on the West Coast of the United States.
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Jun 7, 2017
Yamanaka set to battle Nery in bid to tie title defense mark
When Shinsuke Yamanaka began boxing in high school, all he wanted to do was become a world champion. He accomplished that, but never thought his reign would last this long.
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BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2017
Senga impresses in WBC debut
Just when Australia thought it was safe to get back in the batter's box, with Japan ace Tomoyuki Sugano on the bench and out of pitches, it ran into the buzz saw that is Kodai Senga.
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Mar 2, 2017
Yamanaka defends bantamweight title for 12th time, moves within win of matching Gushiken record
As everyone had predicted, Carlos Carlson was no match for "God's Left."
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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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BASEBALL
Nov 23, 2016
Call-up lights fire under Fujinami
Shintaro Fujinami's recent Samurai Japan call-up may have been taken him by surprise, but he said the opportunity won't be taken for granted.

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