On August 2, Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall and hoped to secure victories to bolster their respective careers. Kotari ...
SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) — One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (31-0-0, 24 KOs) is already being billed ...
What makes the growing buzz so meaningful is the number of lesser-known boxers in Japan who are in serious contention to be ...
By Boxing Insider Staff Saturday at the Tokyo Dome, undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue defends his four belts ...
Boxing in Japan has a history of more than 100 years and has developed in different ways from other countries in some respects. Everyone involved in the sport in the country, from fighters to trainers ...