Saturday night at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, Yu Kimura (13-2-1, 2 KO’s) won the vacant Japanese light flyweight title with a razor thin 10 round split decision over Kenichi Horikawa (25-13-1, 4 KO’s). Scores of the bout were 96-95 twice for Kimura and 97-94 for Horikawa. Sources report that it was a dull contest, littered with clinching and fouls with little effective shots … [Read more...]
Japanese light flyweight title bout headlines Tokyo card Saturday
Saturday night at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, light flyweights Kenichi Horikawa (25-12-1, 4 KO’s) and Yu Kimura (12-2-1, 2 KO’s) will contest for the vacant Japanese light flyweight title in 10 scheduled 10 round bout. This will be the first chance at a title for Kimura, who suffered losses in 2008 and 2011, but has won his last three outings. This will also be his … [Read more...]
Ioka, Takayama receive Japanese Honors
Friday night at the Tokyo Dome Hotel in Tokyo, Japan held its annual boxing awards. Undefeated WBA light flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (14-0, 9 KO’s) took shared honors for the Fighting Spirit award, which was also awarded to WBC flyweight champ Akira Yaegashi. IBF minimum weight titlist Katsunari Takayama (26-6, 10 KO’s) won the Award for Efforts. Other awards : Boxer of … [Read more...]
Uchiyama-Solis to Unify WBA 130 lb. Title: Japanese Boxing Report
Just announced: A January 10th bout between reigning WBA super featherweight champ, Japan's Takashi Uchiyama (16-0, 13 KOs) and WBA interim titlist in the same division, Mexican, Jorge Solis (40-2-2, 29 KOs) at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan. Uchiyama won his title by beating Juan Carlos Salgado in January of this year and has since made three successful title … [Read more...]