Japan’s Mizuki Hiruta Ready to Defend WBO Title on Tuesday in Tokyo By Yuriko Miyata Japan’s new front runner Mizuki Hiruta is defending her WBO super flyweight title against Hawaiian veteran Casey Morton (11-3-3, 3KOs) in a 10 round bout at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo on June 13th. It is a mandatory fight for the […]
Seniesa Estrada Beats Tina Rupprecht to Unify WBA and WBC Minimumweight Titles in Fresno By Yuriko Miyata FRESNO, Ca.-“Super Bad” showed the depth of her ability. She loves to fight, but she can be dominant in boxing too and showed it in a battle of the undefeated to earn long awaited status as the […]
Mizuki Hiruta Wins WBO super fly World Title in Tokyo and More News By Yuriko Miyata It is already a natural part of the Japanese boxing scene to see a show that promotes only women boxers. The third version was just held at famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo last Thursday, as undefeated Mizuki […]
Thi Thu Nguyen beats Japan’s Estuko Tada to Be Vietnam’s First Champion By Yuriko Miyata History has been written as top contender Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen (5-0, 1KO) edged the champion Etsuko Tada (20-4-3, 7KOs) by decision to snatch her WBO minimumweight title in a 10-rounds scheduled contest at Wadong Gymnasium, in Ansan, […]
Tsunami Tenkai Remains WBO Light Flyweight Champ in Osaka, Japan By Yuriko Miyata Despite three shutout scorecards WBO light flyweight champion Tsunami Tenkai was not a happy fighter following a third defense of the world title. One week ago in Osaka, Japan, Tenkai（27-12-1, 16KOs）handily defeated Shione Ogata (11-7-1, 3 KOs) by unanimous decision after […]
Saemi Hanagata and Eri Matsuda Battle to a Draw in Tokyo; champ retires By Yuriko Miyata Nothing is better for a world champion than completing their career on the throne. IBF atomweight champion Saemi Hanagata has just made it. Hanagata (16-7-5, 7KOs) retained her title for the second time by a majority draw (93-97, […]
Tomoko Okuda Dethrones Miyo Yoshida to Win WBO Crown By Yuriko Miyata Bloody challenger Tomoko Okuda (7-2-2, 1KO) overcame WBO super flyweight queen Miyo Yoshida (14-2) by a unanimous technical decision last Sunday at Edion Arena, Osaka. Okuda, an OPBF and Japan bantamweight champion, dropped Yoshida in the first round and led […]
Etsuko Tada Regains WBO Title via KO of the Year in Japan By Yuriko Miyata One punch concluded unfinished business to open a new hope as former WBA, IBF and WBO world champion Etsuko Tada stopped Ayaka Miyao to regain the WBO minimum weight crown. It was a rematch between Tada (20-3-3, 7 […]
Boxing Returns to Japan in July; Top Fighters are Ready By Yuriko Miyata Since the JPBA Japan Professional Boxing Association and JBC Japan Boxing Commission decided to suspend shows at the end of February due to the COVID19 spread, boxing will resume with some conditions for safety: the events will be closed to […]
Battle of the Japanese Titans Naoko Fujioka vs Tsunami Tenkai on July 12 By Yuriko Miyata One of the greatest national derby matches in the history of Japanese female boxing has been set for July 12th at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Naoko Fujioka (18-2, with 7KOs) owner of five weight division world championship […]