Oriental Boxing by JOE KOIZUMI
2008/12
DENKAOSEN WINS WBA 112LB BELT ; DEC. 31 2008
NAITO KEEPS WBC FLYWEIGHT BELT ; DEC. 23 2008
ISHII UPSETS #7 SUICO ; DEC. 20 2008
NAKAHIRO WINS JAPANESE 115LB BELT ; DEC. 17 2008
JAPANESE STARS RETIRE ; DEC. 16 2008
ZHANG TO DEFEND WBA 115LB BELT ; DEC. 16 2008
AKAHO DEFEATS THAI CHAMP NORASINGH ; DEC. 15 2008
TOGASHI, KOSEKI KEEP FEMALE BELTS ; DEC. 08 2008
KAMEDA FINISHES EX-CHAMP BUSTOS ; DEC. 08 2008
SASAKI KEEPS OPBF WELTER BELT ; DEC. 06 2008
THAI CRISIS DAMAGES JAPAN ; DEC. 01 2008
2008/11
JAPAN UPDATE ; NOV. 30 2008
KUROKI WRESTS OPBF 105LB BELT; OHBA KEEPS JAPANESE BANTAM BELT ; NOV. 16 2008
HIDAKA KEEPS OPBF 154LB BELT ; NOV. 16 2008
DAIKI KAMEDA RETURNS ; NOV. 06 2008
WADAMINE WINS OPBF 108LB BELT ; NOV. 03 2008
UCHIYAMA KEEPS OPBF 130LB BELT ; NOV. 01 2008
2008/10
KUNISHIGE DEFEATS KANEMITSU ; OCT. 25 2008
TATSUYOSHI COMES BACK IN THAILAND ; OCT. 25 2008
JOHN KEEPS WBA 126LB BELT ; OCT. 24 2008
INTERVIEW TO WBA 126LB CHAMP CHRIS JOHN ; OCT. 22 2008
HOSONO WINS VACANT OPBF 126LB BELT ; OCT. 18 2008
LARIOS, HASEGAWA KEEP WBC BELTS ; OCT. 16 2008
PREVIEW OF DUAL TITLE BOUT ; OCT. 15 2008
KIYOTA UNIFIES OPBF 168LB BELT ; OCT. 13 2008
NIGHT OF ELIMINATORS IN JAPAN ; OCT. 08 2008
WBC#12 TADA BLASTS OUT NIDNOI ; OCT. 05 2008
MIURA UPSETS WBA#4 SHIMODA ; OCT. 04 2008
2008/09
ISHIDA, TAKAYAMA, NONAKA VICTORIOUS ; SEP. 22 2008
SUICO, TOMIYAMA KEEP OPBF BELTS ; SEP. 20 2008
PREVIEW OF WORLD TITLE TRIPLEHEADER ; SEP. 14 2008
NUMATA KEEPS JAPANESE 147LB BELT ; SEP. 09 2008
SATO, YASHIRO KEEP BELTS ; SEP. 06 2008
THREE OPBF TITLE BOUTS SET ; SEP. 03 2008
2008/08
WBA 126LB CHAMP JOHN FACES ENOKI ; AUG. 30 2008
OKUBO BARELY KEEPS OPBF FLY BELT ; AUG. 16 2008
WORLD TITLE TWINBILL ANNOUNCED ; AUG. 13 2008
KOSEKI WINS; RAIKA FAILS ; AUG. 11 2008
YASUDA DEMOLISHES JENSUK ; AUG. 02 2008
2008/07
SAKATA RETAINS WBA 112LB BELT ; JULY. 30 2008
NAITO BARELY RETAINS WBC FLYWEIGHT BELT ; JULY. 30 2008
JAPAN UPDATE ; JULY. 23 2008
WBA#10 NAGASHIMA BLASTS OUT TAKESHITA ; JULY. 19 2008
NASHIRO BUSY SPARRING ; JULY. 17 2008
SANTILLAN STOPS IKEDA ; JULY. 15 2008
JAPANESE SEAN O’GRADY WINS ; JULY. 13 2008
JAPANESE MIDWIFE WINS BELT ; JULY. 13 2008
WADAMINE SCORES CONTROVERSIAL TKO ; JULY. 12 2008
KAMEDA’S FOE REPLACED ; JULY. 10 2008
MITANI SQUEAKS BY IKEHARA ; JULY. 06 2008
ISHII KEEPS JAPANESE 135LB BELT ; JULY. 05 2008
HORIKAWA EDGES MATSUMOTO ; JULY. 03 2008
TSUJI UPSETS WBC#18 YAEGASHI ; JULY. 01 2008
2008/06
BIGGER GLOVES SAFER? ; JUNE. 27 2008
MEDICAL SEMINAR HELD IN TOKYO ; JUNE. 26 2008
HOZUMI SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY ; JUNE. 26 2008
ISHIDA MEETS AVENDANO IN JAPAN ; JUNE. 24 2008
CONSULTA BLASTS OUT ALDO ; JUNE. 22 2008
WBC#14 SASAKI KEEPS OPBF 147LB BELT ; JUNE. 21 2008
SATO, EGUCHI COLLIDE IN SEPT. ; JUNE. 18 2008
KIMURA SQUEAKS BY SETOH ; JUNE. 16 2008
NIKI ICES NAMPHON ; JUNE. 15 2008
WAGA, OHBA KEEP BELTS ; JUNE. 15 2008
SOSA FACES KUNISHIGE IN MEXICO ; JUNE. 14 2008
VALERO, HASEGAWA KEEP THE BELT BY TKO ; JUNE. 12 2008
FAREWELL TO SEKI ; JUNE. 12 2008
WORLD TWINBILL TOMORROW - Preview of the doubleheader ; JUNE. 11 2008
VALERO, HASEGAWA FIGHT IN TEXAS NEXT ; JUNE. 11 2008
WBC#6 KAYOH BARELY KEEPS JAPANESE 108LB BELT ; JUNE. 09 2008
BOXING MADE ME ; JUNE. 08 2008
YAMAGUCHI EDGES KAONAH ; JUNE. 07 2008
TOMIYAMA WINS OPBF 115LB BELT ; JUNE. 07 2008
WORLD 112LB TWINBILL ANNOUNCED ; JUNE. 01 2008
2008/05
JBC INVESTIGATES CANCELLATION ; MAY. 27 2008
KOBORI WINS WBA 135LB BELT ; MAY. 19 2008
ALFARO, KOBORI MAKE WEIGHT ; MAY. 18 2008
UNBEATEN YASHIRO WINS JAPANESE 130LB BELT ; MAY. 17 2008
WBA 135LB CHAMP ALFARO ARRIVES IN JAPAN ; MAY. 13 2008
KYOEI GYM FREES KAMEDA ; MAY. 09 2008
RAIKA EDGES BROWN ; MAY. 09 2008
KIMURA KEEPS JAPANESE 140LB BELT FOR 12TH TIME ; MAY. 03 2008
2008/04
UNBEATEN HOSONO HALTS ESPINOZA ; APR. 30 2008
EX-WBC/WBA CHAMP TAKAYAMA KO’S KILAKIL ; APR. 28 2008
KIYOTA WINS OPBF INTERIM 168LB BELT ; APR. 26 2008
KOBORI GUNNING FOR WBA 135LB BELT ; APR. 25 2008
SHIMADA’S LETTER MOVES PROMOTER HONDA ; APR. 23 2008
HIDAKA KEEPS OPBF 154LB BELT ; APR. 22 2008
KAMIISHI UPSETS KO ARTIST AKIBEI ; APR. 21 2008
WBC#7/WBA#8 SUICO FLATTENS SORNKOM ; APR. 21 2008
NUMATA UPSETS WBA#14 YUBA ; APR. 20 2008
WBC#16 SATO KEEPS OPBF 160LB BELT ; APR. 19 2008
SHIMIZU, OKUBO VICTORIOUS IN TITLE BOUTS ; APR. 14 2008
WBC#7/WBA#8 SUICO MEETS SORNKOM ; APR. 10 2008
HASEGAWA, VALERO IN JUNE TWINBILL ; APR. 09 2008
MIYAGI DRAWS WITH OPBF#1 TALAPE ; APR. 06 2008
KAWASE DEFEATS TAKAJO ; APR. 06 2008
AOH, ENOKI DRAW IN WBA ELIMINATOR ; APR. 05 2008
2008/03
SAKATA BARELY KEEPS WBA 112LB BELT ; MAR. 29 2008
NAGANAWA RENOUNCES OPBF 112LB BELT ; MAR. 28 2008
WBA#2 NASHIRO SINKS SAIRUNG ; MAR. 23 2008
WBA#1/WBC#3 KAMEDA DEFEATS WBO#2 FLORES ; MAR. 22 2008
WBO#2 REXON FLORES ARRIVES IN JAPAN ; MAR. 20 2008
WBC#10 SAENGHIRAN DRAW WITH TAKEMOTO ; MAR. 20 2008
WBC#10 NAKAHIRO STOPS NASU ; MAR. 20 2008
CRAZY KIM ICES NATAWAKE ; MAR. 18 2008
KANEMITSU UPSETS WBA#11 GEJON ; MAR. 16 2008
NAGASHIMA EDGES JACA ; MAR. 15 2008
WAGA KEEPS OPBF 105LB BELT ; MAR. 09 2008
NAITO KEEPS WBC 112LB BELT ; MAR. 08 2008
Preview of WBC flyweight title bout; NAITO FACES PONGSAKLEK TOMORROW ; MAR. 06 2008
NIIDA KEEPS WBA 105LB BELT ; MAR. 01 2008
GLOVE SIZE IN 105LB CLASS ; MAR. 01 2008
2008/02
FUKUSHIMA SHUTS OUT IKEDA ; FEB. 28, 2008
KAMEDA’S OPPONENT CHANGED ; FEB. 27, 2008
HISANAGA SQUEAKS BY SAEGUSA ; FEB. 25, 2008
WBC#12 OHBA WINS JAPANESE 118LB BELT ; FEB. 24, 2008
WHO IS TO BLAME? On the Klitschko-Ibragimov unification bout ; FEB. 24, 2008
SETOH SINKS IN FIVE ; FEB. 18, 2008
SASAKI, KONO VICTORIOUS IN OPBF TWINBILL ; FEB. 16, 2008
MIYATA ARRIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA ; FEB. 15, 2008
WBC#9 KAYO BARELY KEEPS JAPANESE 108LB BELT ; FEB. 11, 2008
EGUCHI KEEPS JAPANESE 160LB BELT ; FEB. 10, 2008
OHBA ICES PHETCHBHUPHAN ; FEB. 09, 2008
WBA FLY CHAMP SAKATA TO FACE YAMAGUCHI ; FEB. 08, 2008
KIMURA LEAVES FOR MEXICO FOR SPARRING WITH MARQUEZ ; FEB. 04, 2008
2008/01
EX-WBA CHAMP KAMEDA TO RETURN AGAINST BUENO ; JAN. 29, 2008
SUGITA TWINS’ BAD NIGHT ; JAN. 29, 2008
LUNAS KEEPS OPBF 118B BELT ; JAN. 27, 2008
WBA 105LB CHAMP NIIDA FACES VARELA ; JAN. 25, 2008
ENYA SQUEAKS BY UENO ; JAN. 25, 2008
CARTER: FREE HAKAMADA NOW! ; JAN. 24, 2008
NAITO, SAKATA, LINARES HONORED ; JAN. 23, 2008
FREE JAPAN’S HURRICANE CARTER ; JAN. 23, 2008
KIMURA DEMOLISHES MATSUMOTO ; JAN. 19, 2008
WBC FLY CHAMP NAITO FACES PONGSAKLEK AGAIN ; JAN. 19, 2008
CHOCOLATITO GOES THE DISTANCE ; JAN. 14, 2008
MUNOZ BARELY KEEPS WBA 115LB BELT ; JAN. 14, 2008
MORITA SQUEAKS BY PEESAJDANG ; JAN. 13, 2008
CHOCOLATITO AIMS AT 17-0, 17 KOs ; JAN. 13, 2008
MUNOZ, KAWASHIMA MAKE WEIGHT PREVIEW OF WBA SUPERFLY TITLE BOUT ; JAN. 13, 2008
HASEGAWA RETAINS WBC BANTAM BELT ; JAN. 10, 2008
SIDORENKO KEEPS WBA BANTAM BELT ; JAN. 10, 2008
Q&A: SALVATORE CHERCHI ; JAN. 09, 2008
QUIET WEIGH-IN ; JAN. 09, 2008
PRESS CONFERENCE NOT LIKE IN US ; JAN. 08, 2008
JAPANESE BOXER SAKAMOTO ARRESTED ; JAN. 07, 2008
SIDORENKO, MALUDROTTU STUN JAPANESE PRESS ; JAN. 07, 2008
KOBORI KEEPS JAPANESE 130-POUND BELT ; JAN. 05, 2008
EX-CHAMP TAKAYAMA STOPS NGAOPHRAJANTR ; JAN. 05, 2008
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