by Ted Sares Fall seven times, stand up eight —Japanese proverb. Boxers from Argentina have had their surge but it has slowed down considerably. Eastern European fighters continue to rise as Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev, Wladimir Klitschko, Vasyl Lomachenko, Ruslan Provodnikov, and Evgeny Gradovich and now Artur Beterbiev make great fights in different global … [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...]
The Friday Grab Bag: A Little of This, A Little of That
By Jim McGrady As always, the holidays bring a lull in the fight game, little action over the last few weeks brings little to write about, but this is a perfect opportunity to catch up. World Title Action in Japan Despite the overall lack of fight activity, three world title bouts took place in Japan on New Year’s Eve. In Tokyo, Takashi Uchiyama (21-0-1, 17 KO’s) … [Read more...]
Boxing Rankings Update: Garcia slugs his way to #1, Haye moves up, more…
There were seven ranked fighters competing in their weight classes this week and a few big changes. Danny Garcia, who was ranked fourth last week, moves all the way up to the #1 spot at junior welterweight after stopping Amir Khan on Saturday. Khan, who was #2, falls to #3. At heavyweight, David Haye's TKO of Dereck Chisora pushed him two spots higher in the division, … [Read more...]
Uchiyama-Solis, Caballero-Hosono, Ioka-Chalermchai Fight Results from Japan (with Full Videos)
Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan-- WBA super featherweight champ, Takashi Uchiyama (18-0, 15 KOs) stopped Mexican interim WBA super featherweight titlist, Jorge Solis (40-4-2, 29 KOs) in the eleventh round to unify both of the organization's 130 lb. belts. At the time of the knockout, Uchiyama was ahead on all three judges' scorecards: 99-91, 98-92, 98-92. Watch full fight … [Read more...]