Tag Archives: Yumi Narita

Tomoko Okuda Wins Super Flyweight World Title in Japan

| December 16, 2020

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 […]

Boxing Returns to Japan in July

| June 5, 2020

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 […]