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World title twinbill in Japan

Should you be the promoter/manager of a newly crowned world champ, will you book such a dangerously hard-punching challenger in your boy?s v…

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

FUENTES KEEPS OPBF 112LB BELT

August 20, 2011 OSAKA, JAPAN WBC#6/WBA#9 OPBF flyweight champ Rocky Fuentes (28-6-2, 17 KOs), 112, a busy-punching Filipino prospect, impres…

Sun, 21 Aug 2011

BANTIGUE ANNIHILATES AOKI

OPBF#7 super-fly, Filipino Louie Bantigue (19-14-7, 9 KOs), 115, swarmed over less experienced Japanese prospect Ippei Aoki (6-2, 4 KOs), 11…

Mon, 21 Mar 2011

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World title twinbill today

A WBC world title doubleheader will take place today at the Nihon Gaishi Hall (previously called Rainbow Hall), Nagoya, Japan. Former WBC ba…

Fri, 26 Nov 2010

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Tanada wins OPBF belt

Unbeaten 18-year-old Filipino Allan Tanada (10-0-2, 5 KOs), 130, surprisingly acquired the vacant OPBF super-feather belt as he quickly caug…

Tue, 21 Sep 2010

DENKAOSEN TO FACE EX-CHAMP SAKATA

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…

Sun, 25 Oct 2009

HASEGAWA FACES MOREL

KOBE, JAPAN -- WBC bantamweight champ Hozumi Hasegawa (27-2, 11 KOs), making his commemorative tenth defense, will put his belt on the line …

Thu, 22 Oct 2009

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Rolly wins OPBF 122lb belt!

WBA#12 bantam Rolly Matsushita Lunas (27-7-1, 14 KOs), 121.5, a Japan-based Filipino, stunned the crowd as he captured the OPBF 122-pound be…

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

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Ishii upsets #7 Suico!

Japanese champ Ichitaro Ishii (21-2-1, 16 KOs), 135, captured the OPBF lightweight belt as he kept moving to avert vaunted powerful shots of…

Sun, 21 Dec 2008

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3 OPBF titles bouts set!

As the Olympic Games in Beijing were over, people turned their eyes to boxing that will present good cards in the last four months of this y…

Thu, 04 Sep 2008

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WBA #1 / WBC #3 Kameda soundly defeats WBO #2 Flores

WBA#1/WBC#3 flyweight and ex-WBA 108-pound champ, unbeaten Koki Kameda (17-0, 11 KOs), 112, returned to ring action and pounded out a shutou…

Sun, 23 Mar 2008

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Rexon Flores in Japan!

WBO#2 light-fly Filipino Rexon Flores (18-3, 9 KOs) arrived in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday before his encounter with ex-WBA 108-pound champ, …

Sat, 22 Mar 2008

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Kimura to help Marquez!

WBC#7/WBA#15 Japanese 140-pound champ Norio Kimura (33-5-2, 17 KOs), a durable hard-punching southpaw, has left for Mexico City today (Monda…

Tue, 05 Feb 2008

EX-PACQUIAO FOE BEATEN IN OPBF TITLE DUEL!

Unbeaten formerly four-time national amateur champ Takashi Uchiyama (8-0, 6 KOs), 130, acquired the OPBF super-feather belt as he battered W…

Sun, 09 Sep 2007

WBA #14 LAURENTE DEFEATS NAGASE

TOKYO, JAPAN--WBA#14 ranked PABA lightweight champ Dennis Laurente (28-4-5, 13 KOs), 137.25, a puzzling southpaw Filipino, displayed his per…

Mon, 03 Sep 2007

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Niida keeps WBA 105lb belt!

Yutaka Niida (22-1-3, 8 KOs), 104.75, Japan, impressively kept his WBA 105-pound belt by a unanimous decision (117-112 twice and 117-111) ov…

Sun, 02 Sep 2007

JAPAN UPDATE: NAITO FACES DAIKI KAMEDA

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 un…

Sat, 18 Aug 2007

WBC #9 LUNAS FINISHES WBC #6 MITANI

TAKASAGO, JAPAN -- WBC#9 ranked Rolly Matsushita Lunas (24-6-1, 13 KOs), 115.5, a Japan-based Filipino banger, kept his OPBF bantamweight be…

Mon, 13 Aug 2007

FILIPINO CORNERMAN ESCAPES IN JAPAN!

OSAKA, JAPAN--WBC#4 ranked OPBF light-fly champ Juanito Rubillar (42-10-7, 18 KOs), 108, a Filipino southpaw, impressively kept his regional…

Fri, 29 Jun 2007

EAGLE KEEPS WBC 105LB BELT

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN -- WBC 105-pound champ Eagle Kyowa (18-1, 6 KOs), 105, kept his belt as he swept almost all rounds, dropped Japanese challen…

Tue, 05 Jun 2007