Japanese boxing fans were preparing for a historic night at the Tokyo Dome this December, but those plans have been stripped away. Instead, the much-hyped Ring V: Night of the Samurai will now be ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Filmmaker Peter Michael Dowd has revealed that production is underway on his new feature documentary about Japanese world champion ...

TOKYO (AP) — Billed as “The Day,” May 2 is turning out to be the biggest-ever occasion for Japanese boxing. It’s when Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs), the undisputed super-bantamweight world champion, ...

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 ...