A massive shakeup has been occurring around boxing in regards to network implications with especially influential consequences in the middleweight division. We’re about two weeks removed since Canelo Alvarez rocked the sporting world that reached mor...
It was first announced on Thursday by ESPN that Ezequiel Maderna would not be able to make the trek to Oakland, California for his non-title bout against the IBF super middleweight boss Jose Uzcátegui because of visa issues. Now, Gabe Rosado has thro...
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Hidenori Otake (31-3-3, 14 knockouts) was going over the post-fight details inside his locker room when a member of the Japanese media asked the 37 year old championship contender about his plans now that he lost what is almost certainly his last tit...
Former IBF minimumweight champion, Hiroto Kyoguchi, will be fighting on the 25th of September at the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo against undefeated Indonesian, Tibo Monabesa. For Kyoguchi, it will be his first fight at the junior flyweight limit aft...
Tucked just off one of the busiest districts in Tokyo, a three-storied building stands alone unassumingly at the end of a Kitazawa street covered in a clean green paint. To get there you’d first have to walk by the state of the art facility that comp...
Domenico “Vulcano” Spada is an aged middleweight boxer from the Roman seaside region of Lazio. The former contender has stayed active enough though its mostly been a glorified hobby with professional fights coming against opponents not able to offer...
Hiroto Kyoguchi said he’ll vacate his IBF strawweight title and move up to junior flyweight for his next bout. Kyoguchi has had some difficulties making weight and would welcome the move with a cleaner training camp that should lead to a fresher perf...
Recently, I caught up with the WBC light flyweight champion, Kenshiro “Ken Shiro” Teraji. He’s become recognizable with his nearly patented double peace signs that he keeps up next to his wide brimming grin that have become a bit of a ritual after th...
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Mr. Ohashi, the president of the Ohashi Gym and promoter of Naoya Inoue, recently informed me that he had been contacted by the World Boxing Super Series. Their interest was to specifically include Inoue in a bantamweight tournament later this year.
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Undefeated, top-ten pound for pound ranked fighter, Naoya Inoue will soon be moving up to bantamweight. I reported last month that a domestic affair with WBA “regular” champion Jamie McDonnell of England was in the works (and later confirmed) for May...
It was reported by Sky Sports this morning that the WBA ‘world’ champion at bantamweight, Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1 13 KO) of England is close to finalizing a deal with Japan’s Naoya Inoue (15-0 13 KOs). Eddie Hearn, the Englishman’s promoter, was quot...
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