The Kameda vs Naito fight drew a huge 43.1% rating on TBS in Japan.

Highest rated show of any form in Japan for the year of 2009 in Japan. Second highest rated boxing event to be televised in the history of Japan (43.1 rating with 65 million viewers on Japanese TBS) "To do a number like this, you are not drawing boxing or even sports fans, but you have somehow created something that everyone in the country is talking about..." Osaka (43.1 rating), Nagoya (39.1), Hokkaido (50.6) making it the highest rated show in the history of Hokkaido's HBC TV station. The largest audience to witness a match up of any kind in Japan since Ali/Inoki in 1976 or Akebono/Sapp from 2003.

WOW! The number I heard was "over 50 million homes". Japenese and chinese fans really go outta there way to support there athletes. I remember when Yao made his NBA debut, there was a ridiculous amount of fans tuning in to watch him. What was even crazier was that it 3am in china when they had all fans watching.

WOW! LAST 3 ROUNDS The Ring Magazine article hyping this was pretty awesome.. Bookmarking for after work.

Koki kameda!!