Melvin Jerusalem has restored glory in the Philippines. The WBO strawweight title changed hands in dramatic fashion, as Jerusalem dethroned reigning titlist Masataka Taniguchi with a second-round knockout. Taniguchi was dropped hard by a straight rig...
Plans are set to proceed with the first two title fights of the new year. All four parties arrived in phenomenal shape as they made weight for a pair of strawweight title fights airing live Friday on Abema TV from EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan. Tokyo’s...
A title fight doubleheader is in store for the first weekend of the new year. KWORLD3 - headed by former titlists and now first-year promoters Koki and Daiki Kameda—held a press conference on Friday to formally announce a pair of strawweight title fi...
Masataka Taniguchi thoroughly enjoyed his repeat win over Kai Ishizawa. The first successful defense of the WBO strawweight title is in the book for Taniguchi, who stopped Ishizawa in the eleventh round of their main event Friday evening (local t...
Kai Ishizawa still has the chance to avenge his lone career defeat. It won’t any longer come with a major title at stake. The first time challenger from Sagamihara, Japan faces disciplinary action but at least still has a fight to look forward to aft...
Wilfredo "Bimbito" Méndez , former world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) at 105 pounds, aims to return to the ring on April 8 in the Dominican Republic for the first time since he lost the aforementioned title at the hands of Japan's...
Masataka Taniguchi will return to a familiar venue in a new role versus an old foe. A press conference held Tuesday in Yokohama, Japan revealed plans for Taniguchi’s first defense of the WBO strawweight title. It will come in a rematch with countryma...
Masataka Taniguchi got it right the second time around. The opening leg of a title fight doubleheader saw the WBO strawweight title change hands as Taniguchi stopped Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez in the eleventh round Tuesday evening at Kokugikan Arena...
Naoya Inoue is set for his homecoming, which comes right on time given current global circumstances. The unbeaten three-division titlist and pound-for-pound entrant will proceed with a voluntary defense of the unified WBA/IBF bantamweight crown versu...
Tokyo, Japan - In a cordial and respectful atmosphere, the world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) at the weight of 105 pounds, Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez of Puerto Rico, and his opponent, Japan's mandatory challenger Masakata Taniguchi...
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It was by luck that Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez managed to get ahead of the curve for another major health crisis. The reigning WBO strawweight titlist from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico made his way to Japan over the weekend, three days prior to a forthc...
Tokyo, Japan - With incredible motivation for his third title defense, World Boxing Organization (WBO) 105-pound champion Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Méndez of Puerto Rico stepped onto Japanese soil alongside his training team for their engagement on Tuesday,...
Naoya Inoue gets his long-awaited homecoming fight. The three-division and reigning WBA/IBF bantamweight titlist will headline a show in his native Japan for the first time since November 2019. The opportunity comes December 14, when Inoue defends...
A title fight in boxing’s smallest weight division has proven to a tough sell. The ordered WBO strawweight title fight between defending champion Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez and mandatory challenger Masataka Taniguchi is still in search of a promoter....
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Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez will see his next title defense land in the hands of the highest bidder. A purse bid hearing has been ordered by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) to determine promotional rights for the strawweight title fight between def...