By Joe Koizumi-Boxing news Elongated Japanese champ Ryoichi Taguchi (25-2-2, 11 KOs), 107.75, kept his WBA light-flyweight belt as he was held to a split draw by unbeaten Venezuelan challenger Carlos Canizales (16-0-1, 13 KOs), 106.75, over twelve Tom-and-Jerry rounds on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Scored: Octavio Rodriguez (Panama) […]
Tanaka wins second world belt by stopping Fuentes
By Joe Koizumi-Fightnews Photos: Sumio Yamada Unbeaten Japanese speedster Kosei Tanaka acquired his second world belt of the WBO 108-pound championship when he whipped Mexican veteran Moises Fuentes from the outset and caught him with a flurry of punches to badly drop him and score a fine TKO victory […]
Corrales retains WBA 130lb belt by defeating Uchiyama again
By Joe Koizumi-Fightnews Panamanian southpaw speedster Jezreel Corrales (21-1-1NC, 8 KOs), 129.5, barely kept his WBA 130-pound belt as he was awarded a split decision over former titlist Takashi Uchiyama (24-2, 20 KOs), 129.75, over twelve speedy rounds on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. The tallies read: Cesar Ramos (Puerto […]
Ioka stops interim champ Stamp to keep WBA 112lb belt
BOXING NEWS By Joe Koizumi WBA flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka successfully kept his belt by a TKO victory over unbeaten interim titlist Stamp Kiatniwat, Thailand, at 2:51 of the seventh session on Saturday in Kyoto, Japan. Ioka surprisingly hit the deck with Stamp’s right hook, but it was only a […]
UFC 207: Ronda Rousey beaten by Amanda Nunes in 48 seconds – as it happened
Ronda Rousey’s comeback after a year away from UFC lasted less than a minute after Amanda Nunes stopped her in the first round in Las Vegas Amanda Nunes retained her bantamweight title inside a minute. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images Well, how about that. That was awesome from Nunes. Rousey just […]