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  • Naoya Inoue, Hiroto Kyoguchi To See Action at Charity Event

    World champions Naoya Inoue and Hiroto Kyoguchi will star in a charity event called “Legend”, to be held on February 11, in Tokyo, Japan. The two fighters will join other great Japanese boxers, who will perform different exhibition bouts for differen...

    2yrs ago
  • Measured Against All Time: Akira Yaegashi

    By Cliff Rold - For hardcore fights fans, he was worth waking up for. Tuesday brought the news former three-division titlist Akira Yaegashi has elected to hang them up at age 37. It comes on the heels of a final, ultimately failed, title try at flywe...

    2yrs ago
  • Akira Yaegashi, Former Three-Division Champ, Announces Retirement

    One of the greatest in-ring action heroes of the 21st century has elected to call it a career. Former three-division champion Akira Yaegashi has officially hung up his boxing gloves, announcing his retirement on Tuesday after 14 years in the pro rank...

    2yrs ago
  • Moruti Mthalane Breaks Down Akira Yaegashi In Nine Rounds

    Another night, another road win for Moruti Mthalane. The latest traveling adventure found the ageless South African retaining his flyweight title after stopping former three-division titlist Akira Yaegashi in nine rounds Monday evening at Yokohama Ar...

    3yrs ago
  • Moruti Mthalane-Akira Yaegashi: Stats & Stakes

    Age is one of the most imprecise ways to judge a boxer. Some fighters, even great fighters, have seen their peak come and go before their 20s are far along. Others may not be their best selves until their early 30s. Take two men with recognizable nam...

    3yrs ago
  • Moruti Mthalane Very Confident of Beating Akira Yaegashi

    Moruti Mthalane defines the term road warrior. The South African has fought the world over, fighting all comers whilst holding both IBF and IBO versions of the world title for over a decade. The lower weights are often unsung in world boxing, but box...

    3yrs ago
  • ESPN+ Weights from Yokohama: Murata 159.5, Butler 160

    All participants on Monday’s ESPN+ show did their job at the scale one day prior. The stacked title fight tripleheader goes off without a hitch, as everyone making weight for the pre-holiday show Monday evening live from Yokohama, Japan. Headlining t...

    3yrs ago
  • Murata-Butler Four Fight Card On ESPN+ - December 23

    Two days before Christmas, American fight fans will be treated to a special fistic stocking stuffer, a world championship tripleheader plus the return of the former pound-for-pound king and future Hall of Famer, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez.

    3yrs ago
  • Moruti Mthalane: Yaegashi Is Going To Bring It

    Boxing fans were elated upon the announcement of the loaded tripleheader that was announced for Dec. 23 in Yokohama, Japan. Still, you’d be hard pressed to find a happier soul than Moruti Mthalane. Long serving as one of boxing’s most avoided, the re...

    3yrs ago
  • Murata vs. Butler Tops Stacked Tripleheader, 12/23 In Yokohama

    It's not the traditional New Year's Eve show that regularly comes out of Japan but still a card which helps end the year with a bang. A press conference was held Wednesday afternoon in Japan to announce one of the best shows of 2019, which will take...

    3yrs ago
  • Rey Vargas Vows To Score a Knockout Win Over Ronny Rios

    WBC super bantamweight mogul Rey Vargas (29-0, 22 KOs) is promising to deliver a knockout on August 26th, in Carson, California, with Ronny Rios (28-1, 13 KOs) on the receiving end. The fight will be televised on HBO. A star pupil of legendary Coach...

    5yrs ago
  • Naoya Inoue Blasts Rodriguez, Melindo Drills Yaegashi in One

    Naoya Inoue of Japan retained his WBO super flyweight title for a fifth time on Sunday with a third-round knockout of Ricardo Rodriguez of the United States. Inoue dominated from the outset and sent Rodriguez to the canvas with a left to the jaw befo...

    6yrs ago
  • Naoya Inoue vs. Ricardo Rodriguez is Set For May 21 in Tokyo

    A press conference was hosted by Hideyuki Ohashi, the president of Ohashi Boxing Gym in Yokohama City,at the Grand Palace Hotel in Tokyo, and it was officially announced that there will be a boxing event called "Boxing Fes 2007 Super 2 Days "on May 2...

    6yrs ago
  • Akira Yaegashi Shines In 12th Round Stoppage Of Kokietgym

    For the first time since 2013, Akira Yaegashi began and ended a calendar year as a champion. The all-action hero successfully defended his junior flyweight title for the second time, the latest coming in a 12th round stoppage of Thailand's Samartl...

    6yrs ago
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    Photos: Naoya Inoue, Akira Yaegashi Ready For Title Defenses

    Japan's Naoya Inoue will defend his super flyweight title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) for the fourth time when he takes on compatriot Kohei Kono in a stellar fight on Friday night at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

    6yrs ago

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