Asian Boxing

Earlier today we had action at Korakuen Hall, although the card wasn’t a big one there was a bout of some real interest as JBC ranked fighters Aso Ishiwaki (13-7-1, 9) [石脇麻生] and Kaiki Yuba (11-3-2, 7) [湯場海樹] clashed in a really good looking match up. Fans who have followed the Japanese scene know what these two men bring to the ring, with Ishiwaki being a pressure fighter, who loves to bring the action and Yuba being a heavy handed boxer-puncher. Sadly though the bout wasn’t [...]

Earlier today Korakuen Hall played host to a really interesting card, headlined by a Champion Carnival bout, and also featuring a JBC Youth title fight and 2 bouts as part of the Asia’s Strongest Lightweight tournament.The first of the two Tournament bouts saw Yoji Saito (7-3-2, 7) [齊藤陽ニ] take victory over fellow Saito, Shinnosuke Saito (12-6, 3) [齋藤眞之助], with a 2nd round KO. On paper Shinnosuke was the favoured fighter, enteri [...]

Last week news broke of a planned August 3rd bout between WBA Light Middleweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7) and unbeaten American Terence Crawford (40-0, 31). Today that bout was confirmed, with a press conference that confirmed not just that bout, but also a stacked under-card in what might be the best US line up of bouts, this year. And a card that really proves boxing promoters in the west can work together, like they do in Japan where the Gym system [...]

Tomorrow fight fans in Japan will get the chance to see a stacked card from Korakuen Hall, as they get "Lemino BOXING Phoenix Battle 114". The show is a really good one on paper, with two title fights, and two bouts that are set to be held as part of an intriguing 6-man Lightweight tournament.Today, the fighters involved on the show took part in their weigh-in, and all made weight for their relevant contests.In the main event of the show Japanese Flyweight champion Suzumi Takayama (7-0, 6) [' [...]

On May 4th we’ll see IBF Bantamweight champion Emmanuel Rodriguez (22-2, 13) defending his title in a mandatory defense against Japan’s Ryosuke Nishida (8-0, 1) [西田凌佑] in Osaka, in what will be Nishida’s first world title bout. Yesterday, ahead of the bout, Rodriguez arrived in Japan, where he was met by the press.During a Q&A with the media, Rodriguez revealed that he had done around 200 rounds of sparring for the bout, and had done so at altitu [...]

On May 6th attention turns to the Tokyo Dome, where we’ll see Mexican puncher Luis Nery (35-1, 27) try to dethrone Undisputed Super Bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23) [井上尚弥], in one of the most anticipated bouts of the year.Today, ahead of that bout, Nery took part in his public work out and a press conference at the Teiken Gym, where he seemed supremely confident, not just in his own ability, but also in what he and his team had seen of Inoue, and his [...]

Earlier today the fans tuning into to Abema, and the media at Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, had the chance to see a previously announced press conference from Shisei Promotions, to announce the highly anticipated Super Flyweight unification bout between WBA "super" champion Kazuto Ioka (31-2-1, 16) [井岡一翔] and IBF champion Fernando Daniel Martinez (16-0, 9).The press conference saw both men in attendance, with Martinez flying over to Japan on Sunday for the event, a [...]

Earlier today at the EDION Arena Osaka we had the latest show from Muto Promotions, and it was a really interesting one, headlined by a regional title bout, and featuring a number of promising prospects on it.One of the many novices worth of attention on the card was debutant Ryang Ho Han (1-0, 1) [韓亮昊], who announced himself in impressive fashion, as she stopped experienced Thai teenager Surat Eaim ong (18-5-1, 13) in  3 rounds. Whilst Han was always expected to win th [...]

Earlier today Mexican puncher Luis Nery (35-1, 27) arrived in Japan, a little more than 2 weeks out from his show down with Undisputed Super Bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23) [井上尚弥]. The exciting, and controversial, Mexican spoke to the media on arrival to Japan and explained not just why he was in Japan so early, but also what he thought of Inoue.Nery, who was accompanied by his wife and 3 daughters, explained that he was in Japan so early so that he could [...]

Earlier today fight fans in Osaka had the chance to see a brilliant show as part of the Dynamic Glove series of shows.In one of the notable supporting bouts teenager Sento Ito (1-0, 1) [伊藤千飛] made the perfect start to his professional career, as he scored an opening round win over Thai visitor Yotin Thongkhan (4-2, 2), and stamped himself as one to watch.In an 8 rounder at Flyweight Shunpei Odagiri (4-0, 2) [小田切駿平] continued his unbe [...]