Articles by Joe Koizumi · PhilBoxing.com

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Noynay halts unbeaten ex-Olympian Shimizu, keeps WBO AP 130lb belt

Filipino sharpshooter Joe Noynay (18-2-1, 7 KOs), 129.75, impressively kept his WBO Asia Pacific 130-pound belt as he battered previously un…

Fri, 12 Jul 2019

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Japan Update

Don?t call this reporter lazy for having written too little last week. It?s only because Japan has become an India with such an unprecedente…

Wed, 25 Jul 2018

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Filipino Saludar dethrones WBO 105lb champ Yamanaka

Filipino challenger Vic Saludar (18-3, 10 KOs), 104.75, wrested the WBO 105-pound belt as he dropped defending champ Ryuya Yamanaka (16-3, 5…

Fri, 13 Jul 2018

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Teshigawara stops Pabustan for WBO ASPAC 118lb belt

Free-swinging Japanese Hiroaki Teshigawara (15-2-2, 9 KOs), 118, captured the WBO Asia Pacific (ASPAC) bantamweight belt when he put on a ro…

Sat, 14 Oct 2017

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Full Report: Melindo stops Yaegashi in one to unify IBF 112lb belts

Filipino warrior, IBF interim junior flyweight champ Milan Melindo (36-2, 13 KOs), 107.75, very impressively unified the IBF belts as he dro…

Tue, 23 May 2017

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Melindo stops Yaegashi in one to unify IBF 108lb belts

Filipino warrior, IBF interim junior flyweight champ Milan Melindo (36-2, 13 KOs), 107.75, very impressively unified the IBF belts as he dro…

Sun, 21 May 2017

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Overweight ex-WBO champ Tapaples stops Omori in eleven

Overweight ex-WBO bantam champ Marlon Tapales (30-2, 13 KOs), 120, crashed the dream and ambition of Shohei Omori (18-2, 13 KOs), 117.5, to …

Sun, 23 Apr 2017

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Aftermath of WBO 118lb weigh-in controversy

There happened a great controversy after WBO bantamweight champ Marlon Tapales finally failed to make the weight to lose his belt on the sca…

Sun, 23 Apr 2017

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Kondo awarded Japan?s first WBO Asia Pacific belt

Japanese veteran Akihiro Kondo (26-6-1, 13 KOs), 139.75, impressively acquired the WBO ASPAC (Asia Pacific) junior welterweight belt when he…

Wed, 14 Sep 2016

WBO FEMALE 118LB CHAMP FUJIOKA DEFEATS SHINDO IN FIGHT OF DECADE

40-year-young WBO female bantamweight champ Naoko Fujioka (15-1, 6 KOs), 117.5, impressively kept her belt when she withstood the opening at…

Wed, 15 Jun 2016

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How far can Inoue go with his size

There was a medical exam today (Thursday) for the forthcoming WBO/IBF world title doubleheader in Tokyo, Japan. The results were as follows:…

Sat, 07 May 2016

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Tanaka keeps WBO 105lb belt with come-from-behind KO

Unbeaten Japanese who won the belt in his fifth pro bout, WBO minimumweight champ Kosei Tanaka (6-0, 3 KOs), 104.75, barely retained his bel…

Thu, 31 Dec 2015

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Japan Update: Inoue, Yaegashi in year-end title fights, plus much more

Unbeaten Japanese prodigy Naoya Inoue (8-0, 7 KOs) will make his initial defense of the WBO junior bantamweight belt after a one-year hiatus…

Wed, 28 Oct 2015

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WBA 115lb champ Kono to collide with Kameda in Chicago tomorrow

Why do a couple of Japanese boxers square off with a world championship on the line in Chicago? WBA super-flyweight champ Kohei Kono (30-8-1…

Fri, 16 Oct 2015

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Opinion: How to deal with overweight cases

Nicholas Waters failed to pass the weigh-in of the contracted and stipulated 126-pound, forfeited his WBA featherweight belt on the scale, b…

Mon, 15 Jun 2015

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Filipino Champ Labao halts Ozawa

Philippine lightweight champ, OPBF#4 Rey Labao (23-4, 15 KOs), 135.25, a hard-punching southpaw, floored Japan?s Taisho Ozawa (21-8-2, 13 KO…

Sun, 21 Apr 2013

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Filipino Maxian dethrones Saito

Unheralded Filipino Joe Maxian (8-2, 6 KOs), 135, surprisingly captured the WBC youth lightweight belt as he was far behind on points and th…

Sun, 17 Mar 2013

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Five world title belts at stake tomorrow

No one in the world but Japanese boxing people work on the last day of the year. The new year day is to Japan is what Christmas is to wester…

Mon, 31 Dec 2012

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Igarashi wins WBC 112lb belt from Jaro

Japanese southpaw ex-Olympian Toshiyuki Igarashi (16-1-1, 10 KOs), 112, captured the WBC flyweight belt as he coped with wild-swinging Filip…

Mon, 16 Jul 2012

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What happened to Pacquiao?

Boxing is a mysterious game. A hero abruptly falls to the ground of obscurity without a crown after a single defeat. This is not to argue th…

Tue, 12 Jun 2012