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The lightweight champion of the World Boxing Association, Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs, 32 years old and Teiken Boxing Gym of Tokyo), has been in Japan since February 27. He arrived in the country a few weeks after his decision win over Filipino challenger Mercito Gesta at the Forum in Inglewood, California in late January
Japanese world champions Ryota Murata, Daigo Higa and Ken Shiro, will defend their world titles against challengers Emanuele Blandamura of Italy, Cristofer Rosales of Nicaragua and Ganigan Lopez of Mexico, in a card that will be organized on April 15 at the Arena Yokohama, in Yokohama, Japan.
The stage is now offiicially set, for the return of the former world bantamweight champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), with 12 consecutive defenses, Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 19KOs, 35 years old,Teiken Boxing Gym in Tokyo), will get the attempt to reclaim his title in a rematch with Luis "Pantera" Nery (25-0, 19 KOs) on the 1st of March in Tokyo, Japan.
On Monday, January 1, at Differ Ariake in Tokyo there was a boxing function under the promotion of Kyoei Boxing Gym in Tokyo with a live broadcast of Abema TV, which is an internet television company for personal computer or smartphone users. The commentator was retired former super featherweight world champion Takashi Uchiyama.
It is already official that Tokyo's Kyoei Boxing Gym will organize a boxing function next Monday, January 1st, at Differ Ariake in Tokyo with a total of six fights, all of which will be broadcast live to the whole country of Japan by Abema TV, which is a private Internet television company for personal computer or smart phone users.
Earlier today at a hotel in Tokyo, there was a medical examination held for the two world championships that will take place on Saturday, December 30 at Bunka Kaikan in the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa, a province adjacent to Tokyo. In the main event, sensational World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight world champion Naoya "Monster" Inoue (14-0, 12KOs, 24 years old and Ohashi Boxing Gym of Yokohama) is going to face #7 ranked
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 21 at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum.
It is official. Former junior flyweight and flyweight champion, Brian "Hawaiian Punch" Viloria (36-5, 22KOs, 36 years old), will fight on Japanese soil for the first time in his career. Viloria is set for action at Ryogoku Sumo Arena (National Sports Arena) on March 2 as part of a boxing event promoted by the influential Akihiko Honda of Tokyo's Teiken Boxing Gym. Viloria's opponent will be Mexican contender Ruben "Huracán" Montoya (14-4-1, 9KOs, 31 years old) in an eight round fight.
A riveting presser in Tokyo, officially announcing the return of the unbeaten Japanese southpaw WBC bantamweight world champion Shinsuke Yamanaka on March 2nd. He will be matched against Mexican contender Carlos Carlson in the twelfth defense of the WBC crown he conquered in 2011 in Tokyo by defeating Christian "Italian" Esquivel.
On Wednesday at the Grand Palace Hotel in Tokyo, a press conference was organized by Japanese former world champion Hideyuki Ohashi, who is the president of Ohashi Boxing Gym Yokohama City. In the press conference it was officially announced that there will be a great card featuring a double world boxing championship on May 8 at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, which is going to be transmitted directly by Fuji Television for the entire country of Japan.