Daigo Higa vs. Moises Fuentes on February 4 in Japan
Former youth champion Moises Fuentes will challenge undefeated formidable World Boxing Council flyweight champion Daigo Higa (14-0-0, 14 knockouts), on February 4th in Japan.
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Murata Dominant in Rematch, Makes N’Dam Quit After 7th Round
Ryota Murata made sure the judges weren’t a factor in the outcome of his middleweight championship rematch with Hassan N’Dam. Five months after N’Dam came to Tokyo and won a controversial split decision against him, the Japanese star avenged his lone loss by scoring a technical knockout win against N’Dam after the seventh round Sunday in Tokyo. The 31-year-old Murata (13-1, 10 KOs) was the more aggressive, effective fighter throughout their bout and wobbled Cameroon’s N’Dam (36-3, 21 KOs) several times with right hands prior to the stoppage.
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Photos: Hassan N'Dam, Ryota Murata Ready For Rematch Battle
Ndam vs. Murata Weigh-In Photos Gallery - The world title rematch between World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight champion Hassan N’Dam (36-2, 21 KOs), of France, and No. 1 contender Ry?ta Murata (12-1, 9 KOs), of Japan, will be televised live to the U.S. from Tokyo, on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, Tomorrow! Sunday, October 22, at 7:15 a.m. ET. Same-day replay will be shown on ESPN2 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Photos by Naoki Fukada/Notifight.
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Andrew Selby Wins WBC Eliminator, in Line For Daigo Higa
Andrew Selby booked a shot at the WBC flyweight title after winning his eliminator against Mexico's Maximino Flores at London's York Hall. The Welsh boxer took an unanimous 119-109, 117-111, 117-112 decision on the judges' score cards to extend his unbeaten run as a professional to 10-0. "I let him give me a few too many shots because I didn't feel he had power," Selby told Channel 5.
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Mikey Garcia vs. Jorge Linares Ordered By The WBC
At their ongoing convention in Baku, the World Boxing Council has ordered a mandatory fight between WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) and WBC Diamond lightweight champion Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs). In his last fight, Garcia moved up to the junior welterweight in July to win a dominating twelve round decision over former four division champion Adrien Broner.
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Daigo Higa vs. Muhammad Waseem Clash in Talks For January
Pakistan’s World Boxing Council (WBC) silver flyweight champion Muhammad Waseem is expected to take on world champion Daigo Higa in a mandatory title fight in January, according to the pugilist’s manager Andy Kim. The planned bout would likely take place in Higa’s home country of Japan, which puts Waseem in a position of major disadvantage.
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Euro News: Badou Jack, Nielsen, Ahlin, Lauren, Masson, More
Both Floyd Mayweather and WBA "regular" light heavyweight champ Badou Jack told Swedish media that next up is a fight against Adonis Stevenson, who holds the WBC belt. However, the WBA ruled earlier this month that the winner of Jack vs Nathan Cleverly would have to face interim ruler Dmitry Bivol. If no agreement there will be purse bids on September 11.
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Daigo Higa Wants To Land Kazuto Ioka Unification
Daigo Higa said becoming the WBC flyweight champion last month has given him more to fight for as he resumed training on Friday. “Becoming a world champion has given me more goals,” Higa, who scored a sixth-round technical knockout of Mexican Juan Hernandez on May 20, told a news conference. “I want my name to be more widely recognized.”
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Daigo Higa Receives a Hero's Welcome in Okinawa After Title Win
What a knockout! As new World Boxing Council flyweight champion, Daigo Higa, was rapturously greeted as a hero in his native Okinawa, Japan. Young undefeated Higa, a native of the city of Urasoe of the province of Okinawa, was crowned as the new WBC flyweight king by stopping Mexico's Juan "Churritos" Hernández in Tokyo on the 20th of May.
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Mohammad Waseem Inches Closer To Daigo Higa Title Shot
Flyweight Mohammad Waseem of Pakistan has become the world’s top-ranked boxer as per rankings released by the World Boxing Council (WBC) for the month of June. “It is really a great honour for me to achieve the top rank,’ Waseem told ‘The News’ from Quetta. “It will further motivate me and instill in me more power and energy to help me in my career,” the boxer said.
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