Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the ...

Two Japanese boxers died from the same brain injury sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Both boxers were 28 years old. The Japanese Boxing Commission is changing ...

A kickboxer-turned-pugilist best known for facing Floyd Mayweather has been handed his first world title shot. Tenshin ...

Tenshin Nasukawa, widely regarded as the greatest kickboxer ever and known for losing an exhibition boxing match against ...

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 ...

Fresh from his dominating win over MJ Akhmadaliev, Naoya Inoue’s next fight has been made official, with the “Monster” ...

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commission confirmed the near-simultaneous ...

Accoding to overseas reports, World Boxing Organization (WBO) President Francisco 'Paco' Valcarcel will be part of a big media event in Japan, where he will announce the WBO's entry into the Japanese ...

An unthinkable tragedy hit the boxing world when two Japanese boxers on the same card died following brain injuries suffered during different fights at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 2. Shigetoshi ...