WBA super featherweight champ, Takashi Uchiyama (17-0, 14 KOs) looks to make the fourth defense of the title he won from Juan Carlos Salgado in 2010 against interim WBA champ, Jorge Solis (40-3-2, 29 KOs) at the Bunka Gym in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on Saturday, December 31. Uchiyama has been inactive since he beat fellow Japanese super featherweight, Takashi Miura, in … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (Latest on Cloud, Lemieux, and a championship double bill in Japan)
-- IBF light heavyweight champ, Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19 KOs) will make the fourth defense of his belt against long-time former WBO 175 lb. titlist, Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs) December 31st at a location to be announced. -- Canadian middleweight prospect, David Lemieux (25-1, 24 KOs) will be fighting for the first time since his TKO 7 loss to Marco Antonio Rubio in April. He … [Read more...]
Uchiyama Retains WBA Super Featherweight Belt
Courtesy of Fightnews.com: Uchiyama keeps WBA 130lb belt By Joe Koizumi Unbeaten WBA super-feather champ Takashi Uchiyama (17-0, 14 KOs), 130, kept his belt as he came off the canvas in the third, took back the initiative and hurt game southpaw compatriot Takashi Miura (20-2-2, 16 KOs), 130, with stinging lefts to score a stoppage after the eighth round on Monday in … [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...]
Recap of Asia’s and Australia’s Monday Madness
There were three fights to take interest for hardcore fans bright and early this morning from the Eastern side of the planet, two WBA title fights from Japan and a grumpy Australian middleweight fighting a blown up welterweight. Here’s The Boxing Tribune’s recap.Takashi Uchiyama TKO 12 Juan Carlos SalgadoWe weren’t brave enough to put a limb on the line in public, but we had an … [Read more...]