What caused the Japanese boxers to die from brain injuries after their fights? Boxing is a sport full of action and risk. Fighters step into the ring knowing they might get hurt. But on one night in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Filmmaker Peter Michael Dowd has revealed that production is underway on his new feature documentary about Japanese world champion boxer Mizuki Hiruta, titled "I Want to Be a Superstar." Hiruta has ...

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, ...

Raul Rosas Jr. came away with the knockout win against Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 121. MMA Weekly Takuma Inoue vs. Tenshin Nasukawa 2 live results update Welcome to the live results update for the ...

Now a three-weight world champion and a pound-for-pound entrant, the explosive Junto Nakatani returns to action for the maiden defense of his WBC bantamweight title against Filipino-born challenger ...

Japanese super featherweight boxer Shigetoshi Kotari tragically passed away on August 8, 2025, six days after suffering a brain injury during his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) title ...