There are 37 articles attributed to this author. Displaying articles 1 to 10.DENKAOSEN TO FACE EX-CHAMP SAKATA 25 Oct 2009 TOKYO, JAPAN -- WBA flyweight champ Denkaosen Kaowichit (48-1-1, 20 KOs), Thailand, will give a return to ex-titlist Takefumi Sakata (35-5-2, 16 KOs), Japan, in Tokyo on December 31. It was announced by Sakata’s promoter/manager Keiichiro Kanehira of Kyoei Promotions. It is a highly anticipa
HASEGAWA FACES MOREL 22 Oct 2009

KOBE, JAPAN -- WBC bantamweight champ Hozumi Hasegawa (27-2, 11 KOs), making his commemorative tenth defense, will put his belt on the line against Puerto Rican Eric Morel (41-2, 21 KOs), ex-WBA flyweight titlist, in Kobe, Japan
EX-PACQUIAO FOE BEATEN IN OPBF TITLE DUEL! 09 Sep 2007 Unbeaten formerly four-time national amateur champ Takashi Uchiyama (8-0, 6 KOs), 130, acquired the OPBF super-feather belt as he battered WBC#14 ranked OPBF top contender Nedal Hussein (43-5, 27 KOs), 129.5, all the way and finally dropped him with a solid right to stop him at 1:32 of the eighth ro
WBA #14 LAURENTE DEFEATS NAGASE 03 Sep 2007 TOKYO, JAPAN--WBA#14 ranked PABA lightweight champ Dennis Laurente (28-4-5, 13 KOs), 137.25, a puzzling southpaw Filipino, displayed his persistent body attack and defeated OPBF#5 Japanese top 140-pound contender Shinya Nagase (14-2-1, 8 KOs), 138, by a unanimous decision (98-94 twice and 96-95) ove
JAPAN UPDATE: NAITO FACES DAIKI KAMEDA 18 Aug 2007 The newly crowned WBC flyweight champ Daisuke Naito (31-2-2, 21 KOs), Japan, will put his belt on the line in his initial defense against unbeaten hard-punching compatriot Daiki Kameda (10-0, 8 KOs), the 18-year-old brother of ex-WBA light-fly
ruler Koki, in Tokyo on October 11.
Naito stunned th
WBC #9 LUNAS FINISHES WBC #6 MITANI 13 Aug 2007

TAKASAGO, JAPAN -- WBC#9 ranked Rolly Matsushita Lunas (24-6-1, 13 KOs), 115.5, a Japan-based Filipino banger, kept his OPBF bantamweight belt as he finally exploded solid combinations to drop WBC#6 Japanese national champ
FILIPINO CORNERMAN ESCAPES IN JAPAN! 29 Jun 2007 OSAKA, JAPAN--WBC#4 ranked OPBF light-fly champ Juanito Rubillar (42-10-7, 18 KOs), 108, a Filipino southpaw, impressively kept his regional belt by dispatching Japanese challenger Ken Nakajima (16-5, 10 KOs), 108, with a wicked body shot at 2:42 of the fifth round on Sunday (June 24) in Osaka, Japa
EAGLE KEEPS WBC 105LB BELT 05 Jun 2007 YOKOHAMA, JAPAN -- WBC 105-pound champ Eagle Kyowa (18-1, 6 KOs), 105, kept his belt as he swept almost all rounds, dropped Japanese challenger Akira Yaegashi (6-1, 5 KOs), 104.5, with a countering right in the tenth and pounded out a lopsided decision over twelve rounds on Monday in Yokohama, Japan
EAGLE KYOWA FACES YAEGASHI TONIGHT 04 Jun 2007 TOKYO, JAPAN -- WBC 105-pound champ Eagle Kyowa (17-1, 6 KOs), a Japan-based Thailander, will risk his belt against fast-rising ex-OPBF champ Akira Yaegashi (6-0, 5 KOs) tonight (Monday) in Yokohama, Japan.
Eagle tipped the beam at 104.75 to the 105 pound class limit for Yaegashi, ex-amateur nati
Chris John Defends WBA Title vs Takemoto in Japan 04 Jun 2007

KOBE, JAPAN -- Unbeaten WBA featherweight champ Chris John (39-0-1, 20 KOs), Indonesia, will put his belt on the line against WBA#8 ranked Japanese Zaiki Takemoto (21-6-1, 12 KOs) in Kobe, Japan, on August 19. It was announced by S
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