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• Andrew Moloney confident he would beat Phumelele Cafu and Kosei Tanaka if given a shot

Few people were more disappointed than Andrew Moloney when Kosei Tanaka lost his WBO super flyweight belt to Phumelele Cafu at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on Monday night. The veteran Australian contender, 33, had hoped to land himself a shot at Tanaka in the lucrative Japanese market. Those dreams were dashed when South Africa’s […] The post Andrew Moloney confident he would beat Phu...2024
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• Cafu vence a Tanaka y gana el cinturón supermosca de la OMB
Por Joe Koizumi Fotos de Naoki Fukuda El invicto sudafricano Phumelele Cafu (11-0-3, 8 KOs) sorprendió al campeón defensor y campeón de cuatro divisiones Kosei Tanaka (20-2, 11 KOs) para… » The post Cafu vence a Tanaka y gana el cinturón supermosca de la OMB appeared first on fightnews.com....2024
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• Phumelele Cafu has Bam Rodriguez, Fernando Martinez in sights after dethroning Kosei Tanaka

World championships are often won in moments. For newly-crowned WBO super flyweight boss Phumelele ‘Truth’ Cafu, the pivotal moment of the fight came at the end of the seventh round. Boxing for the first time outside of his native South Africa, the first-time world title challenger from East London had the champion Kosei Tanaka on […] The post Phumelele Cafu has Bam Rodriguez, Fe...2024
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• Phumelele Cafu Drops, Earns Split Decision Win Against Kosei Tanaka

Phumelele Cafu (11-0-3, 8 KOs) became the latest to be crowned super flyweight champion with a split decision win over Kosei Tanaka (20-2, 11 KOs). While one judge had Tanaka winning 114-113, the other two saw Cafu as the victor with scores of 114-113. With the win, Cafu is now the WBO super flyweight champion. This was his first time challenging for a world title and he does so against Tanaka, a ...2024
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• Junto Nakatani Dominates Tasana Salapat to Retain Bantamweight World Title

Junto Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs) kept his WBC bantamweight title with a technical knockout win against Tasana Salapat (76-2, 53 KOs). The time of stoppage was 2:59 of round six. With the victory, he makes the second defence of his title. Nakatani won the belt earlier this year with a sixth round technical knockout over Alexandro Santiago. The fight headlined a Teiken Promotions card at the Ariake Are...2024
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• Kosei Tanaka vs Phumelele Cafu full fight Video – 2024

AllTheBestFights.com posted: Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-10-14, we are going to comment and rate the boxing match Kosei Tanaka vs Phumelele Cafu as soon as we watch the full fight (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2024). Cafu vs Tanaka is scheduled to take place Monday, October 14th, at the Ariake Arena ... Read more...2024
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• RANKINGS: Daniel Dubois takes aim at the top, more

Daniel Dubois’ win over Anthony Joshua sees him rocket up the heavyweight rankings | Photo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images Daniel Dubois’ win over Anthony Joshua sees him rocket up the heavyweight rankings, plus more! We’re back! Divisional rankings will now go up once per month, because the boxing schedule has become very different with the massive changes in promotional wor...2024
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• Rodriguez misses weight by six pounds, Tanaka fight canceled

Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Amateur standout Issei Aramoto’s pro debut serves as the new main card opener Tomorrow morning’s Junto Nakatani vs Vincent Astrolabio show is down a title fight after Jonathan Rodriguez came in nearly two weight classes heavy for his shot at WBO super flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka. “Titan” Rodriguez (25-2-1, 17 KO) hit the scales at 121.25 pounds...2024
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• Daniel Dubois makes a statement, Deontay Wilder hits the wall: Boxing rankings for June 3, 2024

Daniel Dubois crashes the heavyweight top 10 | Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images Daniel Dubois crashes the heavyweight top 10, Deontay Wilder is out, and more in this week’s update. Next update will come on Monday, June 17. Ranked fights this period: Cruiserweight: (2) Chris Billam-Smith vs (3) Richard Riakporhe, June 15 Cruiserweight: (6) Michal Cieslak vs (7) Isaac ...2024
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• Rankings (May 8): Is Canelo declining? Tank Davis’ resume, more
Canelo Alvarez won again, but is he in decline? | Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images Canelo Alvarez won again, but is he on the downswing? (Yes!) Plus more! Rankings go up on Mondays. No update next week, so the next update will come on May 22. Ranked fights the next two weeks: Middleweight: (2) Janibek Alimkhanuly vs Steven Butler, May 13 Lightweight: (1) Devin Haney vs (3) Vasiliy Lo...2023
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• Rankings (April 10): Shakur hits 135, Mendoza crashes 154, Bam Rodriguez, Tapales, more
Shakur Stevenson has hit the lightweight division running | Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images Shakur Stevenson has hit the lightweight division running, plus some big upsets and more notable changes in many divisions. Rankings go up on Mondays. No update next week, so the next update will come on April 24. Ranked fights the next two weeks: Heavyweight: (5) Joe Joyce v...2023
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"Kosei Tanaka scored a personal record, and he did it in record time as well."

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"Kosei Tanaka stopped Pablo Carrillo in the 10th round on Sunday night at the Paloma Mizuho Arena in Tanaka’s hometown of Nagoya, Japan."

• Boxing schedule for Oct. 13-19

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images We’ve got a bevy of world title fights coming this week in boxing. Sunday, Oct. 13 ESPN+, 4:00 am ET, Takuma Inoue vs Seiya Tsutsumi. The first of two Japanese cards on the docket this week, and arguably the stronger of the two, but they’re both pretty good at worst with a lot of relevant names in action. Inoue’s defending his WBA bantamweight title. Also...2024
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• RANKINGS: Daniel Dubois takes aim at the top, more
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• Martinez vs Ioka rematch set for NYE

https://twitter.com/chinomaidanapro/status/1782394917110563005 Fernando Martinez beat Kazuto Ioka by unanimous decision in July Yesterday’s ESPN KnockOut broadcast from Argentina revealed some very intriguing info, as Maidana Promotions confirmed that unified super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez will rematch four-division titlist Kazuto Ioka on one of Japan’s traditional New Year’s E...2024
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• RANKINGS: Terence Crawford at 154, heavyweights, more

Terence Crawford is back in the rankings, now at 154 lbs | Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images Terence Crawford is now installed at 154 lbs, plus heavyweight adjustments and more. Next update will come on Monday, August 19. Ranked fights this period: Super Middleweight: (3) Christian Mbilli vs (4) Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Aug. 17 Super Middleweight: (10) Oselys Iglesias v...2024
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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for July 15-20

Jake Paul faces Mike Perry this Saturday on DAZN PPV Jake Paul faces Mike Perry in the headline fight of the week. Monday, July 15 DAZN, 4:00 am ET, Riku Kunimoto vs Eiki Kani. Four middleweight fights, all set for 10 rounds. Kunimoto stopped Kani in March and they run it back here. Some solid matchups on paper overall, it’s a nice Prizefighter lineup. Aaron McKenna faces Jeovanny Estela, ...2024
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• P4P Top 10: Haney tumbles out, top stars take spotlight in May

Canelo is back in action this month, with other top P4P stars | Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images Canelo is back in action this month, with other top P4P stars, and Devin Haney is gone from the list. Bad Left Hook Pound-For-Pound Top 10 May 2024 The voters: Scott Christ, Wil Esco, John Hansen, Patrick Stumberg, and Lewis Watson Others Receiving Votes: Jaron “Boot...2024
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• Nakatani and Tanaka win world titles, Takuma Inoue retains with KO: Highlights

Junto Nakatani won another world title in Tokyo It was a big night for three Japanese stars in Tokyo. Junto Nakatani and Kosei Tanaka won world titles, while Takuma Inoue retained his in an impressive night of performances for the three Japanese stars in Tokyo. Nakatani (27-0, 20 KO) made an emphatic move to the bantamweight division to win a world title in a third weight class, pretty wel...2024
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• Rankings (Dec. 30): Is Wilder still a top 10 heavyweight? Plus Joshua, Bivol, Bam, more

Deontay Wilder stays in the top 10 at heavyweight, but barely | Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images Was Deontay Wilder so bad against Joseph Parker that he should fall out of the heavyweight top 10? Howdy! It’s an oddly timed rankings update, because it’s an odd week where nothing is happening and everyone’s got a lot going on anyway, but we’re closing out 2023 after an eventful ...2023
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• Rankings (April 24): Tank Davis, Garcia, Zhang, Cordina, more
Gervonta Davis’ star reached new heights with his win over Ryan Garcia | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Gervonta Davis’ star reached new heights with his win over Ryan Garcia, but his immediate future remains a bit murky. Rankings go up on Mondays. No update next week, so the next update will come on May 8. But we’ve got a big update this week! Ranked fights the next two weeks: Light Hea...2023
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• Rankings (April 10): Shakur hits 135, Mendoza crashes 154, Bam Rodriguez, Tapales, more
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• Phumelele Cafu Drops, Earns Split Decision Win Against Kosei Tanaka
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• Phumelele Cafu scores upset in Japan with razor-thin win over Kosei Tanaka
The WBO has a new junior bantamweight titleholder after Phumelele Cafu (11-0-3, 8 KOs) dethroned Kosei Tanaka (20-2, 11 KOs) via razor-thin split decision at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on Monday night. The scores were 114-113 (twice) for Cafu, and 114-113 Tanaka. What was expected to be something of a routine title defense for […] The post Phumelele Cafu scores upset in Japan with razor-th...2024
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• Phumelele Cafu Drops, Earns Split Decision Win Against Kosei Tanaka
Phumelele Cafu (11-0-3, 8 KOs) became the latest to be crowned super flyweight champion with a split decision win over Kosei Tanaka (20-2, 11 KOs). While one judge had Tanaka winning 114-113, the other two saw Cafu the victor with scores of 114-113. With the win, Cafu is now the WBO super flyweight champion. This was his first time ever challenging for a world title and he does so against Tanaka, ...2024
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• Nakatani vs Chitpattana: Live updates and results, 4 am ET

Junto Nakatani leads a Tokyo boxing card featuring three world title fights. Junto Nakatani returns to defend his WBC bantamweight title against Petch Sor Chitpattana in the main event of a four-fight card that features two more world title fights as well as the latest fight for Tenshin Nasukawa. Along with Nakatani’s title defense and Tenshin’s return, we’ll see Kosei Tanaka defend the WBO super ...2024
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• Junto Nakatani vs. Tasana Salapat: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card

Unbeaten knockout artist Junto Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs) will defend his WBC bantamweight title against Tasana Salapat (76-1, 53 KOs) at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, on October 14, in the headline event of the second of two action-packed cards. Fight fans in the United States can catch the action on ESPN+, while UK fans can watch on Sky Sports+. The main event on October 14 will see the return...2024
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• RANKINGS: Daniel Dubois takes aim at the top, more
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• Nakatani vs Astrolabio: Live updates and results, 5 am ET

Junto Nakatani faces Vincent Astrolabio | Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images Junto Nakatani faces Vincent Astrolabio today from Japan. Junto Nakatani will defend his WBC bantamweight title against Vincent Astrolabio today in Tokyo, headlining a card that will stream live on ESPN+ starting at 5 am ET. Nakatani (27-0, 20 KO) claimed the title in his last fight, stopping Alexandro ...2024
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• Junto Nakatani vs. Vincent Astrolabio: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card

Undefeated Japanese bantamweight star Junto Nakatani (27-0, 20 KOs) will take on Vincent Astrolabio (19-4, 14 KOs) at the Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan on July 20. The world title tripleheader will be shown live on ESPN+ for those in the United States, while those in the UK can watch on Sky Sports Action. Nakatani was last seen in action on February 24, when he impressively stopped Alexandro Santiago ...2024
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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for July 15-20
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• P4P Top 10: Haney tumbles out, top stars take spotlight in May
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• Phumelele Cafu has Bam Rodriguez, Fernando Martinez in sights after dethroning Kosei Tanaka
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• Nakatani knocks out Sor Chitpattana, Cafu upsets Tanaka, more

Junto Nakatani stopped Petch Sor Chitpattana in six Junto Nakatani stopped Petch Sor Chitpattana in six, plus we have a new world champ at super flyweight. A quick rundown of the action we saw today in Tokyo. Junto Nakatani TKO-6 Petch Sor Chitpattana Nakatani (29-0, 22 KO) retains his WBC bantamweight title with another terrific winning performance. Sor Chitpattana (76-2, 53 KO) came in h...2024
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• RANKINGS: Daniel Dubois takes aim at the top, more
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• Historic Double Card in Tokyo: Seven World Title Fights Set for October

Japan has hosted some memorable fights in recent times with Naoya Inoue having all his fights in his home country since his 2021 win over Michael Dasmarinas in Las Vegas. Many other great fights have taken place and Teiken Promotions have been at the heart of the making of these great fights. Japanese boxing is set for a historic double card at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, with two cards taking plac...2024
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• RANKINGS: Terence Crawford at 154, heavyweights, more
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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for July 15-20
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• RANKINGS: Bam Rodriguez takes over 115, but where does Teofimo stand at 140?

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is the top guy at 115 | Amanda Westcott/Matchroom Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is the top guy at super flyweight, while Teofimo Lopez is more of a mystery at super lightweight. Next update will come on Monday, July 22. It’ll be a bulky update then, with a lot of ranked fights taking place in the three weeks, but — well, you can see the list of what the fights are below. Rank...2024
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• What’s Next for Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez After Stunning Win Against Juan Francisco Estrada

On Saturday, June 29, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs) produced a boxing master class to defeat the legendary Mexican Juan Francisco Estrada (44-4, 28 KOs) by seventh-round KO at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, live on DAZN. The victory for Bam gave him the WBC and Ring Magazine super flyweight titles. Following this stunning performance, attention now turns to what fight could come ...2024
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• “Bomba” Gonzalez vacates light flyweight title, returns to 112

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Jonathan Gonzalez ends his reign with three successful defenses WBO president Paco Valcarcel announced on Twitter today that after claiming the belt in 2021 and making three successful defenses, Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez has vacated his light flyweight title and been installed as the top contender at flyweight. Gonzalez (28-3-1, 14 KO) spent the better part o...2024
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• RANKINGS: Is Tank Davis boxing’s best lightweight? Plus Paro, Billam-Smith, more

Is Gervonta “Tank” Davis the top lightweight in boxing today? | Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Is Gervonta “Tank” Davis the top lightweight in boxing today? Next update will come on Monday, July 1. Ranked fights this period: Welterweight: (9) Lewis Crocker vs Conah Walker, June 22 Super Lightweight: (3) Teofimo Lopez vs Steve Claggett, June 29 Super Featherweight: (10) Andres Corte...2024
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• Kosei Tanaka stopped Pablo Carrillo in ten rounds in Nagoya on Sunday

Kosei Tanaka stopped Pablo Carrillo in the 10th round on Sunday night at the Paloma Mizuho Arena in Tanaka’s hometown of Nagoya, Japan. Tanaka, who is ranked No. 7 at 115 pounds by The Ring, improved to 19-1, 15 knockouts. The taller Tanaka threw his customary high volume of punches throughout the fight, but was […] The post Kosei Tanaka stopped Pablo Carrillo in ten rounds in Nagoya on Sund...2023
• Kosei Tanaka becomes four-weight titlist with shutout win over Christian Bacasegua

Kosei Tanaka scored a personal record, and he did it in record time as well. In what was only his 20th professional bout, Tanaka became the new WBO junior bantamweight beltholder after a thorough domination of Christian Bacasegua, lifting the belt thanks to scorecards of 116-111, 117-110, and 119-108 in a fight that took place […] The post Kosei Tanaka becomes four-weight titlist with shutou...2024
• Rankings (April 10): Shakur hits 135, Mendoza crashes 154, Bam Rodriguez, Tapales, more
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• Nakatani knocks out Sor Chitpattana, Cafu upsets Tanaka, more
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• Phumelele Cafu scores upset in Japan with razor-thin win over Kosei Tanaka
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• Nakatani and Tanaka win world titles, Takuma Inoue retains with KO: Highlights
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• Rankings (April 24): Tank Davis, Garcia, Zhang, Cordina, more
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• Rankings (Jan. 15): Can anyone stop Artur Beterbiev? Plus more!

Artur Beterbiev stayed perfect as a pro against Callum Smith | Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Getty Images Artur Beterbiev stayed perfect as a pro against Callum Smith, plus a bit more! It’s our first rankings update of 2024! The next will come on Monday, Jan. 29. Here are the ranked fights we’ll see between now and then: Super Middleweight: (6) Jaime Munguia vs (7) John Ryder, Jan. 27 Flywe...2024
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• Kosei Tanaka vs Phumelele Cafu full fight Video – 2024
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• Boxing schedule for Oct. 13-19
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• RANKINGS: Daniel Dubois takes aim at the top, more
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• WBO schedules purse bid for Olascuaga vs Gonzalez

Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images Jonathan Gonzalez vacated his light flyweight title in June Newly crowned WBO flyweight champion Anthony Olascuaga won’t have long to rest on his laurels, as the sanctioning body has scheduled a purse bid for this coming Friday after Olascuaga’s camp and that of former light flyweight titlist Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez failed to come to terms. T...2024
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• RANKINGS: Terence Crawford at 154, heavyweights, more
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• Nakatani vs Astrolabio: Live updates and results, 5 am ET
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• Kosei Tanaka WBO Title Defense Canceled After Jonathan Rodriguez Blows Weight

Saturday’s tripleheader is now down to two title fights and a makeshift matchup. Kosei Tanaka will no longer move forward with his WBO flyweight title defense versus Mexico’s Jonathan Rodriguez. The development is through no fault of Tanaka (20-1, 11 knockouts), who made weight for their scheduled 12-round bout. Rodriguez (25-2-1, 17 KOs) was miserably […] The post Kosei Tanaka W...2024
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• Kosei Tanaka 115lbs defense scrapped, challenger weighs 121+
Kosei Tanaka will no longer defend his WBO super flyweight title after challenger Jonathan Rodriguez weighed six pounds over the limit. Tanaka, a four-weight world champion and pound-for-pound star, was scheduled to put the belt on the line for the first time on Saturday. The 29-year-old won the strap against Christian Rangel last February and… Kosei Tanaka 115lbs defense scrapped, chal...2024
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• Junto Nakatani, Vincent Astrolabio Make Weight; Jonathan Rodriguez Well Over Limit Versus Kosei Tanaka

Five of the six title fight participants did their job at the scales. Junto Nakatani is set for the first defense of his WBC bantamweight title. The 26-year-old southpaw was 117 ¼ pounds, while mandatory challenger Vincent Astrolabio was 117 ½ pounds. Their scheduled 12-round bout headlines a title fight tripleheader Saturday from the famed […] The post Junto Nakatani, Vincent Astrolabio Mak...2024
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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for July 15-20
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• Rankings (April 10): Shakur hits 135, Mendoza crashes 154, Bam Rodriguez, Tapales, more
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