After a few quiet weeks it seems that things have picked up in the last few days. Announcement- To begin the week Hatanaka gym announced that WBO Light Flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka (8-0, 5) will be defending his title on May 20th against mandatory challenger Angel Acosta (16-0, 16) of Puerto Rico. Tanaka, the youngest active world champion, will be making his first … [Read more...]

This past week has been lacking in terms of in ring action, but there has been quite a lot going on outside of the ring. Announcement- One of the first bits of news was that Ken Shiro (9-0, 5) had vacated the Japanese Light Flyweight title. He was supposed to defend that title less than 2 weeks after the announcement but it now seems clear that he has agreed terms for a … [Read more...]

The past week has been a busy one for me on a personal level, but thankfully the news in the Asian boxing world has been much quieter, with only a handful of news worth stories. Signings- One of the biggest stories of the week was that 2016 Olympic gold medal winner Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (0-0) had become the 9th fighter from the Rio Olympics to sign with Top Rank. The Uzbek … [Read more...]

This past week hasn't been news heavy from Asia but there has been a few announcements worth of note. Announcements The biggest announcement of the last week was a big one in a way, but an expected one with Ioka gym officially confirming the previously reported WBA Flyweight title bout between Kazuto Ioka (21-1, 13) and Thai challenger Noknoi Sitthiprasert (62-4, 38). The … [Read more...]

Over the last week we've seen a lot of Asian bouts, which have stolen the headlines for fight fans in Thailand and in Japan. With all the bouts it should be clear that there hasn't been a lot of pure news, or rumours from the region. There has however been a few stories of note. Announcements- This week saw two Japanese fighters having their next opponents named. One of … [Read more...]