Oriental Boxing by JOE KOIZUMI
2015/12
UCHIYAMA KEEPS WBA 130LB BELT BY FLATTENING FLORES IN THREE ; DEC. 31 2015
TANAKA KEEPS WBO 105LB BELT BY COME-FROM-BEHIND KO ; DEC. 31 2015
WBA 112LB CHAMP IOKA STOPS REVECO IN GRUDGE FIGHT ; DEC. 31 2015
TAGUCHI HALTS DE LA ROSA TO KEEP WBA 108LB BELT ; DEC. 31 2015
ARGUMEDO DETHRONES IBF 105LB CHAMP TAKAYAMA BY TECHNICAL DECISION ; DEC. 31 2015
JAPAN UPDATE ; DEC. 31 2015
MATSUMOTO RUNS TO 17-0, 15 KOs; HOSONO DEFEATS EX-CHAMP SHIMODA; INOUE BEATS DACQUEL ; DEC. 29 2015
INOUE DEMOLISHES #1 PARENAS IN TWO TO KEEP WBO 115LB BELT ; DEC. 29 2015
YAEGASHI DETHRONES IBF 108LB CHAMP MENDOZA TO WIN THIRD WORLD BELT ; DEC. 29 2015
WORLD TITLE TWINBILL IN JAPAN TOMORROW ; DEC. 28 2015
MENDOZA, FLORES, DE LA ROSA, REVECO, SALUDAR ARRIVE IN JAPAN ; DEC. 27 2015
KUROKI RETAINS WBC FEMALE 105LB BELT ; DEC. 20 2015
#2 TAPALES DEMOLISHES #1 OMORI IN WBO 118LB ELIMINATOR ; DEC. 16 2015
OGAWA DETHRONES IBF#13 NAITO; ITO KEEPS OPBF 130LB BELT ; DEC. 14 2015
EX-CHAMP HASEGAWA DEFEATS MEXICAN RUIZ; TADA WINS VACANT IBF FEMALE 105LB BELT ; DEC. 11 2015
2015/11
KIMURA UPSETS GUEVARA TO WIN WBC 108LB BELT ; NOV. 28 2015
CUADRAS OUTLEGS ETO TO KEEP WBC 115LB BELT ; NOV. 28 2015
WBC WORLD TITLE TWINBILL IN JAPAN TOMORROW ; NOV. 27 2015
YEAR-END WORLD TITLE BOUTS IN JAPAN ; NOV. 25 2015
IBF#11 ONAGA DEFEATS PHILIPPINE CHAMP SULTAN ; NOV. 15 2015
JAPAN UPDATE ; NOV. 15 2015
WBO FEMALE 115LB CHAMP BERMUDEZ DEMOLISHES MODEL BOXER TAKANO TO RETAIN BELT IN JAPAN ; NOV. 11 2015
HIGA, 20, RUNS TO 8-0, 8 KOs TO KEEP WBC YOUTH 112LB BELT ; NOV. 07 2015
2015/10
INOUE WELCOMED AT WBO CONVENTION IN ORLANDO ; OCT. 27 2015
JAPAN UPDATE ; OCT. 26 2015
EX-OLYMIPIC GOLD MEDALIST, WBC/WBO#5 MURATA TO APPEAR IN LAS VEGAS ; OCT. 24 2015
UNDERDOG KONO DEFEATS KAMEDA TO KEEP WBA 115LB BELT IN CHICAGO ; OCT. 17 2015
WBA 115LB CHAMP KONO TO COLLIDE WITH KAMEDA IN CHICAGO TOMORROW ; OCT. 15 2015
JAPAN UPDATE ; OCT. 04 2015
GUSHIKEN’S PUPIL ETO TO FACE WBC 115LB CHAMP CUADRAS IN JAPAN ; OCT. 02 2015
2015/09
ISHIDA, TAKENAKA KEEP JAPANESE, OPBF BELTS ON UNDERCARDS OF IOKA, TAKAYAMA TWINBILLS ; SEP. 28 2015
IOKA KEEPS WBA 112LB BELT BY UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER SOSA ; SEP. 27 2015
TAKAYAMA KEEPS IBF 105LB BELT BY HALTING HARA ; SEP. 27 2015
IOKA, TAKAYAMA TO MAKE TITLE DEFENSES TODAY ; SEP. 27 2015
KIMURA TO FACE WBC 108LB CHAMP GUEVARA IN JAPAN ; SEP. 26 2015
YAMANAKA BARELY KEEPS WBC 118LB BELT BY SPLIT NOD OVER MORENO ; SEP. 22 2015
YAMANAKA, MORENO MAKE WEIGHT ; SEP. 22 2015
GOD'S LEFT versus GOD'S EYE ; Press conference of Yamanaka-Moreno encounter in Japan ; SEP. 20 2015
HORIKAWA FINALLY WINS JAPANESE 108LB BELT ; SEP. 17 2015
OMORI, TOKUNAGA KEEP JAPANESE 118LB, 135LB BELTS ; SEP. 17 2015
YAMANAKA, MORENO TO COLLIDE IN JAPAN ; SEP. 15 2015
MIURA TO DEFEND WBC 130LB BELT AGAISNT #1 VARGAS IN LAS VEGAS ; SEP. 12 2015
JAPAN UPDATE: KONO-KAMEDA, TAKAYAMA-HARA, FUJIOKA-YUH WORLD TITLE BOUTS ANNOUNCED ; SEP. 07 2015
VENEZUELAN LANDAETA STOPS WBC#14 TELLO IN JAPAN ; SEP. 06 2015
NAKAZAWA WINS JAPANESE INTERIM 140LB BELT ; SEP. 05 2015
2015/08
KOSEKI, MIYAO TO COLLIDE FOR FEMALE 102LB UNIFICATION ; AUG. 31 2015
NAKATANI KEEPS OPBF 135LB BELT ; AUG. 28 2015
HOSONO, YAEGASHI, MATSUMOTO VICTORIOUS ; AUG. 20 2015
UNBEATEN MATSUMOTO TO FACE NABF CHAMP MAY ; AUG. 20 2015
YAEGASHI TO APPEAR IN TUNE-UP BOUT AGAINST INDONESIAN SAID ; AUG. 20 2015
WBC FEMALE 105LB CHAMP KUROKI STOPS KANITTHA ; AUG. 16 2015
TENKAI LEAVES FOR CHILE TO PURSUE IBF FEMALE 118LB BELT ; AUG. 12 2015
ITO, TAKENAKA WIN OPBF BELTS ; AUG. 10 2015
IBF#11 SHIBATA KEEPS OPBF/JAPANESE 160LB BELTS ; AUG. 08 2015
IOKA TO DEFEND WBA 112LB BELT AGAINST ARGENTINE SOSA ; AUG. 08 2015
WBA 115LB CHAMP KONO RESUMES TRAINING ; AUG. 08 2015
PACQUIAO: I WANT MAYWEATHER AGAIN ; AUG. 07 2015
ISHIMOTO, NISHIDA VICTORIOUS ; AUG. 07 2015
TAMEDA STOPS UNBEATEN FILIPINO BERNALDEZ ; AUG. 05 2015
HARADA FINISHES NAKANO IN GRUDGE FIGHT ; AUG. 04 2015
YAMAMOTO DETHRONES OPBF 118LB CHAMP YAMAMOTO ; AUG. 02 2015
MARUKI WHIPS INDONESIAN CHAMP ANDRIYANTO ; AUG. 02 2015
JAPAN UPDATE ; AUG. 01 2015
2015/07
KONDO STOPS BLOODIED IBF#10 PATOMSUK IN FOUR ; JUL. 27 2015
MARUKI KEEPS WBC YOUTH 154LB BELT ; JUL. 26 2015
JAPAN UPDATE Tatsuyoshi’s son decks his second pro bout ; JUL. 24 2015
TENKAI TO CHALLENGE IBF FEMALE 118LB CHAMP RODRIGUEZ IN CHILE ; JUL. 19 2015
KOGAWA REGAINS JAPANESE 112LB BELT ; JUL. 17 2015
WBC 118LB CHAMP YAMANAKA TO DEFEND AGAINST MORENO ; JUL. 11 2015
KIYOTA BARELY KEEPS OPBF 168LB BELT ; JUL. 07 2015
INOUE’S BROTHER WINS VACANT OPBF 115LB BELT ; JUL. 06 2015
2015/06
OPINION: HOW TO DEAL WITH OVERWEIGHT CASES ; JUN. 15 2015
WAKE WINS IN IBF 122LB ELIMINATOR FOR MANDATORY SHOT AT FRAMPTON ; JUN. 10 2015
WAKE, TAWATCHAI FACE IN IBF ELIMINATOR TOMORROW ; JUN. 09 2015
NAITO BEATS ARAKAWA; ETO KEEPS OPBF 112LB BELT ; JUN. 08 2015
EX-WORLD CHAMPS IGARASHI, SHIMODA VICTORIOUS BY DECISION ; JUN. 06 2015
2015/05
TANAKA WINS VACANT WBO 105LB BELT IN FIFTH PRO BOUT ; MAY 30 2015
TANAKA, YEDRAS PASS WEIGH-IN ; MAY 29 2015
TANAKA TO MAKE HISTORY IN FIFTH PRO BOUT ; MAY 28 2015
IWASA TO MEET HASKINS FOR IBF INTERIM BANTAM BELT IN UK ; MAY 24 2015
KUROKI KEEPS WBC FEMALE 105LB BELT AGAINST AKITAYA ; MAY 09 2015
EX-CHAMP HASEGAWA DEFEATS UNBEATEN WBC#9 GARCIA ; MAY 09 2015
UCHIYAMA KEEPS WBA 130LB BELT TEN TIMES BY QUICK DEMOLITION OF JOMTHONG IN TWO ; MAY 06 2015
IKEHARA BARELY KEEPS WBO FEMALE 105LB BELT ; MAY 06 2015
WORLD TITLE TRIPLEHEADER IN JAPAN TODAY ; MAY 06 2015
EX-OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MURATA HALTS ATAIDE; EX-CHAMP YAEGASHI FLATTENS SONGSAENLEK IN TWO ; MAY 01 2015
MIURA STOPS DIB IN THREE TO KEEP WBC 130LB BELT ; MAY 01 2015
2015/04
MIURA TO COLLIDE WITH DIB TOMORROW; MURATA TO FACE ATAIDE ; APR. 30 2015
IOKA DETHRONES WBA 112LB CHAMP REVECO ; APR. 22 2015
TAKAYAMA KEEPS IBF 105LB BELT ON TECHNICAL DECISION ; APR. 22 2015
YAMANAKA KEEPS WBC 118LB BELT BY FINISHING SANTILLAN ; APR. 16 2015
YAMANAKA TO DEFEND WBC 118LB BELT AGAINST SANTILLAN ; APR. 16 2015
OBARA KEEPS OPBF 140LB BELT; OMORI DETHRONES JAPANESE 118LB CHAMP MASUDA ; APR. 13 2015
OVERWEIGHT MURANAKA LOSES JAPANESE 112LB BELT BUT DEFEATS #1 HAYASHI ; APR. 08 2015
JAPAN UPDATE ; APR. 04 2015
AO TO MEET BELTRAN FOR VACANT WBO 135LB BELT IN LAS VEGAS ; APR. 03 2015
2015/03
MARUKI WINS WBC YOUTH 154LB BELT TO FOLLOW HIS FATHER’S FOOTSTEP ; MAR. 29 2015
JAPANESE GENIUS TANAKA AIMS TO WIN WBO 105LB BELT IN 5TH PRO BOUT ; MAR. 24 2015
WORLD TITLE TRIPLEHEADER TO TAKE PLACE IN JAPAN IN MAY ; MAR. 21 2015
JAPAN UPDATE as of March 19 ; MAR. 19 2015
EX-JAPANESE 135LB CHAMP KONDO STOPS EX-OPBF RULER JACA ; MAR. 16 2015
OPBF#3 LAURO DEMOLISHES HAYAKAWA ; MAR. 15 2015
WBC 130LB CHAMP MIURA TO FACE AUSSIE DIB IN MAY ; MAR. 10 2015
WBO 115LB CHAMP INOUE TO BE BACK IN AUGUST ; MAR. 08 2015
JAPAN UPDATE as of March 8 ; MAR. 08 2015
OKADA, TAKAYAMA, HOSONO KEEP JAPANESE BELTS ; MAR. 07 2015
2015/02
IKEYAMA, 45, KEEPS WBO FEMALE 102LB BELT ; FEB. 28 2015
WBO 115LB CHAMP INOUE’S FIRST DEFENSE POSTPOND ; FEB. 26 2015
KOSEKI, SHIBATA KEEP WBC, IBF FEMALE BELTS ; FEB. 19 2015
IBF BANTAM ELIMINATOR CANCELED; IWASA STOPS SUBSTITUTE ROA IN TWO ; FEB. 18 2015
WBC 118LB CHAMP YAMANAKA TO DEFEND AGAINST SANTILLAN ; FEB. 12 2015
WELCOME BACK TO JAPAN, HILARIO ZAPATA ; FEB. 11 2015
WBO#13 IWABUCHI DEMOLISHES VENEZUELAN CHAMP ARAGUAYAN ; FEB. 10 2015
NAITO BARELY DEFEATS ITO TO KEEP JAPANESE 130LB BELT ; FEB. 09 2015
EX-WBC 112LB CHAMP IGRASHI DEFEATS PEREZ ; FEB. 07 2015
OPBF 122LB CHAMP WAKE TO DEFEND BELT AGAINST FILIPINO PAIPA ; FEB. 01 2015
2015/01
JAPAN'S CARNIVAL OF CHAMPIONS ANNUNCED ; JAN. 27 2015
INOUE RECEIVES JAPAN’S BOXER OF THE YEAR AWARD ; JAN. 23 2015
JOMTHONG DEFEATS KANEKO TO RETAIN OPBF 130LB BELT ; JAN. 17 2015
THREE-TIME CHAMP JORGE LINARES CELEBRATED BY JBC ; JAN. 17 2015
KANEKO TO TAKE ON OPBF 130LB CHAMP JOMTHONG ; JAN. 17 2015
EX-TWO TIME WORLD CHAMP HASEGAWA GOES ON FIGHTING ; JAN. 16 2015
NAOYA INOUE NAMED JAPAN'S BOXER OF THE YEAR ; JAN. 14 2015
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