World champions Naoya Inoue and Hiroto Kyoguchi will star in a charity event called “Legend”, to be held on February 11, in Tokyo, Japan. The two fighters will join other great Japanese boxers, who will perform different exhibition bouts for different causes in the Asian country.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. posted a video on social media on July 8 shadow boxing in the streets. “Soon I’m going to hop on my jet to Tokyo, Japan for a meeting with my partners and Rizin for something this year 2020. Stay tuned,” Mayweather Jr. wrote in the accompanying caption.
Takashi Uchiyama, the former WBA super featherweight champion, announced his retirement on Saturday, wrapping up his illustrious professional career. Uchiyama, who posted a 24-2-1 record, closed his fighting career with back-to-back losses to Panama’s Jezreel Corrales — which ended up being his only professional defeats — in Tokyo last year.
Cruiserweight: Victor Ramirez announced his retirement, making room for WBA sub-titlist Beibut Shumenov to enter the top ten. Jr. Lightweight: It wasn’t as easy the second time around but Jezreel Corrales defeated Takashi Uchiyama for a second time, coming off the floor to win a split decision on the road. It was a game effort on the road and leaves the ratings as they were.
WBA super featherweight champion Jezreel Corrales has arrived back home to Panama, where he was greeted by fans, family and friends. On New Year's Eve, he proved that his big shocker earlier this year was no fluke when he picked up a twelve round split decision victory over Takashi Uchiyama at Tokyo’s Ota City General Gymnasium. The scores were 117-110, 115-112, 113-114.
It wasn’t nearly as easy for Jezreel Corrales this time, but he’ll leave Japan with the WBC super featherweight title again. Panama’s Corrales defeated Japan’s Takashi Uchiyama by split decision in their 12-round rematch Saturday in Tokyo. Judges Cesar Ramos (115-112), of Puerto Rico, and Philippe Verbeke (117-110), of Belgium, scored the fight for Corrales. A third judge, Australia’s Derek Milham, had Uchiyama ahead after 12 rounds (114-113).
Panamanian Jezreel Corrales (20-1, 8 KOs) is says there is more hunger in his body as he arrives to rematch on December 31 against Japanese hero Takashi Uchiyama (24-1-1, 20 KOs).
The rematch is signed. Jezreel Corrales' promoter, Rogelio Espino, confirmed that a contract has been signed to fight Japan's Takashi Uchiyama in a rematch on December 31 in Japan.
Not even the dilemma of struggling to make weight and fighting on the road managed to faze Jezreel Corrales. Barely a day after requiring multiple attempts to boil down to the super featherweight limit, the visiting boxer from Panama pulled off a stunner in knocking out long-reigning champ Takashi Uchiyama in two rounds Wednesday evening in Japan.
All fighters made weight ahead of a loaded tripleheader of title fights to take place Wednesday evening in Tokyo, Japan. In the case of Jezreel Corrales, it took two tries, a two-hour sauna session and stripping down to his birthday suit in order to proceed with his super featherweight title consolidation bout with long-reigning champ Takashi Uchiyama. The visiting interim titlist Sent from my iPhone