TOKYO — 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, fights ...

YOKOHAMA--They don’t call Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue “The Monster” for nothing. The WBA and IBF bantamweight world champion ...

The Ring Magazine documented Japanese boxing across nine decades, from Yoshio Shirai's 1952 title to Naoya Inoue's modern dominance.

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani, Japan’s Biggest Boxing Showdown Set for 2026 as Nakatani Vacates Bantamweight Titles originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Japanese boxing sensation Naoya "The Monster" ...

Following the ring deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa last week, authorities in Japan have worked together to make improvements to keep their boxers safer. An emergency meeting took ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Manny Pacquiao bout happened probably five years too late. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua still haven’t fought. Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off now in ...

TOKYO – Last week, Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani reminded me just how good boxing can be when it’s done properly. From start to finish, there was no name-calling, no shoving to sell tickets. There ...

The World Boxing Organization announced that the Japanese boxer died on Friday, Aug. 8 Shigetoshi Kotari /Instagram Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, Aug. 8, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) ...