This file photo taken on September 3, 2024 shows the Japanese boxers Yoshiki Takei (R) and Daigo Higa in action This photo taken on September 22, 2022 shows boxing gloves hanging on the wall of a gym ...

Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died. Super ...

On August 2, Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall and hoped to secure victories to bolster their respective careers. Kotari ...

The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) is proud to announce that 2026 IWBHF inductees Naoko Fujioka and Momo Koseki will be celebrated at the upcoming IWBHF Induction Ceremony that ...

The world championship bout between Anthony Olascuaga and Jukiya Iimura headlines U-Next Boxing 5 in Yokohama, Japan, in ...

Hiromasa Urakawa, the 28-year-old Japanese boxer who passed away from injuries sustained in a TKO loss to Yoji Saito, has been laid to rest. Urakawa, who held a record of 10-4 (7 KOs), died a week ...

If you value these stories, please consider subscribing. Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off now in what would be the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history. No posturing, just ...

The Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Manny Pacquiao bout happened probably five years too late. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua still haven’t fought. Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off now in ...