Handicapping the Fighter of the Year race with half a year to go
With six months to go, Eric Raskin looks at the candidates, caveats and contingencies in this year's Fighter of the Year race.
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Junto Nakatani makes case for Fighter of the Year, eyes Naoya Inoue
Unified bantamweight titleholder Junto Nakatani is in the running for 2025 Fighter of the Year, but the bigger prize might be a Naoya Inoue fight in 2026.
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Naoya Inoue to Junto Nakatani: ‘Welcome to super bantamweight’
Naoya Inoue is prepared to honor the request made by his countryman Junto Nakatani.
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Junto Nakatani beats Ryosuke Nishida to unify WBC and IBF 118lbs titles
Junto Nakatani forced Ryosuke Nishida to retire on his stool after the sixth round of their WBC/IBF title unification bout, writes Jake Donovan.
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Junto Nakatani and Ryosuke Nishida make weight for unification clash in Tokyo
Junto Nakatani and Ryosuke Nishida easily made weight for their WBC/IBF bantamweight title unification match, writes Jake Donovan
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Ryosuke Nishida: After seeing that WBC belt, I want to be unified champ even more
Ryosuke Nishida is locked in for his upcoming unification clash with three-division and reigning WBC 118lbs king Junto Nakatani
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How to Watch: Junto Nakatani vs. Ryosuke Nishida
Junto Nakatani fights Ryosuke Nishida at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday (June 8). Here's how to watch it.
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TV Picks for June 5-8: Five world title fights and plenty more action
In the space of four days, there will be more than a dozen boxing events broadcasted and streamed. Here, David Greisman breaks down the ones to watch.
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Junto Nakatani: ‘Having a champion accept my challenge was very satisfying’
Junto Nakatani had to go through three weight divisions just to get to his first unification bout, so it was a sigh of relief when Ryosuke Nishida accepted right away.
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10 hot summer fights – and the burning questions they could answer
The boxing world is coming off two abnormally busy, eventful (to use a safe euphemism) weekends to start May, and now heads into a relative lull for the rest of the month.
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