Ryosuke Iwasa

Murodjon Akhmadaliev Stops Ryosuke Iwasa In 5th, Defends WBA/IBF Titles

Murodjon Akhmadaliev stated his case as the best of a loaded junior featherweight division. The unified WBA/IBF 122-pound titlist made his first successful defense with a 5th round stoppage of Japan's Ryosuke Iwasa. Akhmadaliev was in complete contro...

Hasanboy Dusmatov Floors Muhsin Kizota Three Times In 2nd Round Stoppage Win

Hasanboy Dusmatov made the most of his first career fight home. The 2016 Gold medalist and Val Barker trophy recipient as the top boxer in the Rio Olympics had his way in a 2nd round knockout of Tanzania's Muhsin Kizoto. Dusmatov floored Kizoto three...

Murodjon Akhmadaliev: I Want All The Belts; I Will Not Avoid Anyone After I Beat Iwasa

Murodjon Akhmadaliev cannot wait to defend his 122-pound crowns in his home country Saturday night. The IBF/WBA champ will fight in his native Uzbekistan for the first time since he turned pro three years ago against an optional opponent, Japan’s Ryo...

Murodjon Akhmadaliev, Ryosuke Iwasa Plan For Fireworks in Title Clash

Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Ryosuke Iwasa held their final press conference on Thursday from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where the local fighter will defend his WBA and IBF super bantamweight championships against the Japanese veteran on Saturday, in an event...

Junior Featherweight: A New Spirit of '96?

By Cliff Rold - It’s not always easy to identify the beginning of something in boxing. As pieces come together in a weight class, or the span of a couple of classes, what appears tantalizing can evaporate rapidly. This Saturday on DAZN (10 AM EST), t...

Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs. Ryosuke Iwasa on April 3 - Undercard Information

Uzbekistan’s undefeated WBA and IBF Super-Bantamweight World Champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev will return home to put his World Titles on the line against Japan’s Ryosuke Iwasa on a huge night of boxing at the Humo Arena, Tashkent on Saturday April 3, l...

Akhmadaliev: Look Forward To Unifications With Fulton, Nery After Mandatory Obligations Taken Care

Murodjon ‘MJ’ Akhmadaliev would like to welcome Stephen Fulton to the title mix. Of course, that invitation has long extended to any perceived threat in the junior middleweight division. Philadelphia’s Fulton (19-0, 8KOs) becomes the latest to strap...

Three Fall Matchroom USA Cards on DAZN in Works; Jacobs, Haney, Chocolatito

While Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn formally announced a slate of fall fights that will take place in the United Kingdom, including the Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte heavyweight rematch on Nov. 21, the schedule for his Matchroom Boxing USA...

Ryosuke Iwasa Drops, Stops Marlon Tapales in Eleventh

NEW YORK – Two fights after TJ Doheny defeated him, Ryosuke Iwasa was able to win an IBF 122-pound championship Saturday night. The Japanese southpaw out-worked a comparatively inactive Marlon Tapales before blasting Tapales with a left hand that ult...

Photos: Iwasa-Tapales, Hawton-Villalobos, Aleem-Ellis - Weights

Iwasa vs. Tapales, Hawton vs. Villalobos Weights Photos Gallery - Charlo vs. Hogan will see WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo defend his title against highly-ranked contender Dennis Hogan live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BRO...

Charlo-Hogan Weigh-In Results From Brooklyn

Dennis Hogan has his work cut out for him Saturday night. That was obvious as the Irish contender stood before unbeaten WBC world middleweight champion Jermall Charlo at their weigh-in Friday at The Tillary hotel in Brooklyn. The 5-feet-8 Hogan had t...

Photos: Ryosuke Iwasa, Marlon Tapales - Face To Face at Presser

Ryosuke Iwasa, Marlon Tapales Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo and highly rated contender Dennis Hogan went face to face Thursday at a final press conference to preview their world title showdown taking...

Photos: Ryosuke Iwasa, Micah, Tapales, Hawton - Workouts

Ryosuke Iwasa, Micah, Tapales, Hawton Workouts Photos Gallery - Fighters stepping into the ring this Saturday, December 7 showed off their skills at a media workout in Brooklyn Wednesday before they compete live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the...

Jermall Charlo vs. Dennis Hogan - Undercard Information

Former world champions and top-rated contenders clash when the Philippines' Marlon Tapales and Japan's Ryosuke Iwasa go toe-to-toe for the Interim IBF Super Bantamweight Title on Saturday, December 7 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of...

Ryosuke Iwasa Edges Cesar Juarez in IBF Final Eliminator

Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California - Former champion Ryosuke Iwasa (26-3, 16 KOs) is now in line for a world title shot, after winning a ten round ten round technical decision over Cesar “Corazon” Juarez (23-7, 17 KOs) in an IBF super bantamw...