Comments Thread For: Live Boxing Returns In Japan; Boxing Companies Elsewhere Dip Into Their Archives

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By Corey Erdman - Less than three weeks after we mourned the stoppage of boxing events nearly universally, live boxing returns on April 5 in Japan. The legendary Japanese Rookie Of The Year tournament will begin this week with the East Japan bracket, and will be streamed live and free via YouTube. The event is being branded "Save Japan Boxing," days after many of Japan's top boxing gyms were ordered to shut...
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[a.rihn]

I've been enjoying the dip into boxing's collective archives, both on cable and online.

[Corelone]

Hi def and slow mo, plus the film is steadier than the stream. I wonder how they're going to do it in Japan, in studio? I don't mind film, 2 AM is rough.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I like the format of this ROTY tournament.

We should do this in the UK.

[57Blues]

Nice to hear something real about boxing for a change. Tiered of all the speculation. Sure hope the right people are taking notice of these fights and any other part of the world who are in postion to get back into the live sport arena again.

[1hourRun]

According to Asianboxing, the Japanese commision has canceled all event this April. It looks like the authorities are rescheduling the 'Rookie of the year' tournament for late 2020, and the finals may be in early 2021. Bummer.

[theface07]

According to Asianboxing, the Japanese commision has canceled all event this April. It looks like the authorities are rescheduling the 'Rookie of the year' tournament for late 2020, and the finals may be in early 2021. Bummer.

That's a major disappointment but I can't say I'm surprised. It's just too much of a risk right now.

[MulaKO]

According to Asianboxing, the Japanese commision has canceled all event this April. It looks like the authorities are rescheduling the 'Rookie of the year' tournament for late 2020, and the finals may be in early 2021. Bummer.

Didn’t they just release a press statement saying this tourney will happen but behind closed doors
It was just yesterday

[1hourRun]

That's a major disappointment but I can't say I'm surprised. It's just too much of a risk right now.

Lol, Corey Erdman wrote this piece for nothing, the article was published today, the same day the Japanese commission killed the tournament ; maybe it would of been wise to wait after the meeting was adjourned.

[1hourRun]

Didn’t they just release a press statement saying this tourney will happen but behind closed doors
It was just yesterday

The meeting today saw the April 5th East Japan Rookie of the Year card being postponed, a show that was set to be streamed on YouTube next weekend, and the April 26th West Japan Rookie of the Year, which was set to be at the Green Tsuda gym.

The plan isn't to cancel the Rookie of the Year event, or any other traditional events, but to chance their time table for them. This means that the qualification events will not be pencilled to be in July or August with the regional finals being pencilled in for December and the All Japan final for February or March, next year.

https://www.asianboxing.info/asian-news

Front page of Asianboxing, pretty-sure that X's the Youtube stream.