Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off in what would be the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history.

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue outpointed Alan David Picasso to set up a potential pound-for-pound super ...

FORMER world champion Johnriel Casimero makes his Japan comeback after a one-year suspension and faces Tom Mizukoshi in an ...

Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue cruised to victory by unanimous decision against Mexican challenger David Picasso on ...

SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) — One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (31-0-0, 24 KOs) is already being billed ...

Naoya Inoue admits he doesn’t think much about his ring moniker — now or ever as he prepares for his fight against Alan ...

Japanese boxing is at "a crucial moment" and could cease to exist if it does not radically improve safety, the head of the country's boxing commission told AFP following the deaths of two fighters.

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 ...

Following the ring deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa last week, authorities in Japan have worked together to make improvements to keep their boxers safer. An emergency meeting took ...

Two of world’s best pound-for pound fighters must first clear Mexican opposition before meeting in biggest fight in Japan’s ...

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 ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from injuries sustained in separate fights on the same card during an event in Tokyo earlier this month. Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, a day before it was announced ...