Kenichi Ogawa: record, next fight and profile →
Junior lightweight contender Kenichi Ogawa won a 10-round unanimous decision Saturday night over Roldan Aldea at Korakuen Hall in his hometown of Tokyo. Ogawa was the busier and more effective fighter throughout the fight.
Kenichi Ogawa is preparing to return to the ring. Earlier this month, the Japan Boxing Commission announced that Ogawa was eligible to fight once again after serving a one-year suspension for failing a doping test. Ogawa lost his IBF super featherweight belt and was banned for six months last winter after a doping test conducted in the lead-up to his Dec. 9 title fight in Las Vegas against Tevin Farmer came back positive.
Ogawa lost his International Boxing Federation super featherweight belt and was banned for six months after a doping test conducted in the lead-up to his Dec. 9 title fight in Las Vegas against American Tevin Farmer came back positive.
Japan's Kenichi Ogawa has been stripped of his International Boxing Federation super featherweight title and suspended for six months for failing a doping test last December, his Teiken Gym said Thursday.
Kenichi Ogawa’s disciplinary hearing related to his positive performance-enhancing drug test was delayed yet again Tuesday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Ogawa’s case was on the agenda for the NSAC’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas. Anthony Marnell, the NSAC’s chairman, announced at the start of the meeting that Ogawa’s hearing would be pushed back to the NSAC’s meeting next month, on an undetermined date.
Kenichi Ogawa’s win against Tevin Farmer became even more suspicious Thursday. Ogawa’s win was already considered controversial because Farmer out-boxed him, only to lose a 12-round split decision December 9 in Las Vegas. The Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed Thursday during its monthly meeting that Ogawa, who won the then-vacant IBF super featherweight title by defeating Farmer, has been suspended for failing a test for performance-enhancing drugs.
Lou DiBella wants Tevin Farmer to get the rematch he deserves. That’s why DiBella Entertainment, which promotes Farmer, submitted a formal request to the IBF on Tuesday for an immediate rematch with newly crowned junior lightweight champion Kenichi Ogawa. Japan’s Ogawa won the then-vacant IBF 130-pound title thanks to a controversial split-decision win over Farmer on December 9 in Las Vegas.
Mandalay Bay, LAS VEGAS, NV -Tevin Farmer had to overcome a lot of obstacles to position himself for a title shot last night. The Philadelphia native started off his career with a 7-4-1 record and seemed destined to become a journeyman in the sport. He also was shot in his left hand in July and his trainer admitted that his fighter was at less than 100% last night.
At the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, junior lightweight contender Kenichi Ogawa won a hard-fought and controversial 12 round split decision over Tevin Farmer. With the win, Ogawa won the vacant IBF junior lightweight title. The southpaw Farmer (25-5-1, 5 KOs) built an early lead, outboxing the taller Ogawa. As the bout progressed and sensing he was down on the scorecards, Ogawa pressed the action, scoring more repeatedly than in the early rounds.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - In a battle for the vacant IBF super featherweight title, the HBO televised co-main event saw Tokyo’s Kenichi Ogawa (23-1, 17 KOs) become a world champion with a twelve round split decision over Philadelphia’s Tevin Farmer (25-5-1, 5 KOs). The scores were 116-112 Farmer, 116-112 for Ogawa, 115-113 for Ogawa.