Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died. Super ...

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commission confirmed the near-simultaneous ...

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani, Japan’s Biggest Boxing Showdown Set for 2026 as Nakatani Vacates Bantamweight Titles originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Japanese boxing sensation Naoya "The Monster" ...

Accoding to overseas reports, World Boxing Organization (WBO) President Francisco 'Paco' Valcarcel will be part of a big media event in Japan, where he will announce the WBO's entry into the Japanese ...

Naoya Inoue a Japanese professional boxer, also known as 'The Monster' is expected to return to the ring after a five month break from his last fight. Through his calculated skills he has proven to be ...

Boxing World Mourns The Passing of Promising 28-Year-Old Japanese Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Japanese super featherweight boxer Shigetoshi Kotari tragically passed ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipino boxer Mark “Rasta Mac” Vicelles continues to make a name for himself in Japan’s highly competitive boxing scene. Now based in Shizuoka Prefecture and training with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Filmmaker Peter Michael Dowd has revealed that production is underway on his new feature documentary about Japanese world champion ...

TOKYO (AP) — Billed as “The Day,” May 2 is turning out to be the biggest-ever occasion for Japanese boxing. It’s when Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs), the undisputed super-bantamweight world champion, ...

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 ...

Japanese boxing sensation Naoya "The Monster" Inoue is undoubtedly the most popular active boxer out of Asia, becoming a global sensation by conquering four weight classes and currently reigning over ...