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• Daigo Higa retires from boxing after draw with Antonio Vargas

Former champion Daigo Higa is calling it quits after a third unsuccessful bantamweight title bid Former flyweight champion Daigo Higa claimed he’d retire if he lost to WBA bantamweight champ Antonio Vargas this morning, and though the pair ultimately battled to a hard-fought draw that saw Vargas salvage his title with a last-minute knockdown, Higa subsequently announced that he’s leaving the sport...2025
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• Kenshiro Teraji vs. Ricardo Sandoval: A Preview of All the Title Fights

Kenshiro Teraji (25-1, 16 KOs) will soon defend his world titles against Ricardo Sandoval (26-2, 18 KOs). Their bout headlines a Teiken Promotions card on July 30, at the Yokohama BUNTAI in Japan. Fight fans in the country can catch the action live on U-Next. Those in the United States and the United Kingdom can do so with DAZN. Ahead of this event that features three world title contests, Big Fig...2025
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• Inoue vs Akhmadaliev official for Sept. 14 in Nagoya

Naoya Inoue and Yoshiki Takei will defend their respective titles on Japanese soil this coming September After a May pit stop in the States, undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue is officially set to face former unified titlist Murodjon Akhmadaliev on September 14th in Nagoya, Japan. Inoue (30-0, 27 KO) had intended to spend the last little while clearing out his mandatory challengers...2025
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• Rankings: Brian Norman takes top spot at 147, more

Brian Norman Jr takes over the No. 1 spot at 147 | Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Brian Norman Jr takes over the No. 1 spot at 147 with Jaron Ennis’ exit, plus Fabio Wardley, Zurdo Ramirez, and more! Titles: WBC - Oleksandr Usyk, WBA - Oleksandr Usyk, IBF - Daniel Dubois, WBO - Oleksandr Usyk Upcoming Notable Fights: (1) Oleksandr Usyk vs (2) Daniel Dubois, 7/19 ... La...2025
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• Title Fights From Around the World: Beatriz Ferreira, Angelo Leo, and More

Today, boxing world title fights take place around the globe and are more accessible to watch than ever before. Sometimes, championship bouts do not receive as much attention and go underreported. Big Fight Weekend commits to writing about boxing news, previews and recaps. As such, the site now has a recurring segment on championship bouts from around the world from the past week. The focus of the...2025
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• Teraji vs Sandoval leads July 30 title tripleheader in Yokohama

Kenshiro Teraji, Antonio Vargas, and Erick Rosa will defend their WBO belts next month Kenshiro Teraji is set for his first defense as unified flyweight champion, as Teiken announced today that he’ll meet Ricardo Sandoval in the main event of a July 30th title tripleheader from Yokohama, Japan. Teraji (25-1, 16 KO) produced yet another instant classic in March by stopping Seigo Yuri Akui to add th...2025
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• Kenshiro Teraji vs. Ricardo Sandoval: A Preview of All the Title Fights
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• Teraji vs Sandoval leads July 30 title tripleheader in Yokohama
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• Takei torches Tongdee, Nunez outguns Rikiishi

Yoshiki Takei defended his world title and Eduardo Nunez earned one of his own this morning in Yokohama After two trips to the judges, WBO bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei returned to his finishing ways this morning with a one-round mauling of undefeated Yuttapong Tongdee. Tongdee (15-1, 9 KO), by all accounts, was not of Thai boxing’s many paper tigers who make their name by feasting on limite...2025
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• Nishida vs Salas set for May 28 in Tokyo

Mike Altamura IBF bantamweight champion Ryosuke Nishida will meet mandatory challenger Jose Salas ahead of a potential unification with Junto Nakatani Those eager to see WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani jump right into a unification with IBF titlist Ryosuke Nishida after their in-ring face-off will have to be patient, as The Ring’s Anson Wainwright reports that Nishida will meet ma...2025
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• Wrap-Up: Tank vs Roach, DQ in Belfast, Ryan Garcia returns, Eubank vs Benn, more

Tank Davis went stunning draw with Lamont Roach | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images From Brooklyn to Belfast, boxing was dominated by officiating controversy this weekend, and Riyadh Season is setting up an enormous weekend in May. Controversy! Boxing fans are sick of it, boxing promoters can never get enough of it, and it remains inevitable in this disorganized sport that still maintains its...2025
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• Fernando Martinez withdraws from Kazuto Ioka rematch with illness

https://twitter.com/chinomaidanapro/status/1782394917110563005 A bout of influenza has forced Fernando “Pumita” Martinez out of his year-end rematch with Kazuto Ioka Japan has lost yet another year-end title fight, as WBA super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez’s manager announced that his charge is out of tomorrow’s rematch with Kazuto Ioka due to influenza. Though unwelcome, the news ...2024
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• Takei injured, pulled from Jan. 24 Inoue vs Goodman show

Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images WBO bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei is out for a few months after suffering a cartilage tear in his right shoulder Shortly after a cut to Sam Goodman forced Naoya Inoue to delay their undisputed title fight from December 24th to January 24th, WBO bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei, slated to face undefeated Thai Yuttapong Tongdee, held a p...2024
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• Naoya Inoue Remains Undisputed After Bizarre Stoppage

The ending was anticlimactic, but Naoya Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) remains the undisputed super bantamweight champion with a seventh-round technical knockout win over TJ Doheny (26-5, 20 KOs). The time of stoppage was 0:16. With the win, Inoue defends his undisputed status at 122 lbs for a second time. A stoppage win against Marlon Tapales in December last year allowed him to be crowned undisputed champ...2024
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• Naoya Inoue Remains Undisputed After Bizarre Stoppage

The ending was anticlimactic, but Naoya Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) remains the undisputed super bantamweight champion with a seventh round technical knockout win over TJ Doheny (26-5, 20 KOs). The time of stoppage was 0:16. With the win, Inoue defends his undisputed status at 122 lbs for a second time. A stoppage win against Marlon Tapales in December last year allowed him to be crowned as undisputed ch...2024
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"It looks like Nakatani will unify against IBF titlist Ryosuke Nishida next, while Tenshin will likely go after the WBO belt held by Yoshiki Takei, a fellow ex-kickboxer."

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"26 Welterweight: (3) Mario Barrios vs Fabian Maidana, May 4 Featherweight: (3) Brandon Figueroa vs Jessie Magdaleno, May 4 Super Bantamweight: (1) Naoya Inoue vs (2) Luis Nery, May 6 Bantamweight: (3) Emmanuel Rodriguez vs (9) Ryosuke Nishida, May 4 Bantamweight: (2) Takuma Inoue vs Sho Ishida, May 6 Bantamweight: (4) Jason Moloney vs Yoshiki Takei, May 6 Flyweight: (3) Seigo Yuri Akui vs (9) Taku Kuwahara, May 6 Notes: Jared Anderson holds at Number 8 after a dull but clear win over Ryad Merhy."

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"com/WbNmQUteSw— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 25, 2023 Yoshiki Takei KO-3 Ronnie Baldonado (1:08): Pretty simple win for the 27-year-old bantamweight Takei, who goes to 7-0 (7 KO) with the body shot stoppage."

• Inoue vs Akhmadaliev official for Sept. 14 in Nagoya
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• Rankings: Brian Norman takes top spot at 147, more
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• Boxing rankings: Canelo holds, Garcia and Haney flop, Rolly rolls in

Canelo didn’t impress, but it was better than what a lot of other big names did last month | Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Canelo didn’t impress, but it was better than what a lot of other big names did last month. Titles: WBC - Oleksandr Usyk, WBA - Oleksandr Usyk, IBF - Daniel Dubois, WBO - Oleksandr Usyk Upcoming Notable Fights: (7) Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni, ...2025
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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for May 28-31

Caleb Plant and Jermall Charlo co-headline a PBC show in Las Vegas, Bek The Bully takes on Darius Fulghum, and Eduardo Nunez fights for a world title in this week’s boxing action! | Photo by Cassy Athena/Getty Images Caleb Plant and Jermall Charlo co-headline a PBC show in Las Vegas, Bek The Bully takes on Darius Fulghum, and Eduardo Nunez fights for a world title in this week’s bo...2025
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• Wrap-Up: Remembering George Foreman plus Crawford, Jake Paul, more

George Foreman passed away this week at age 76 | Getty Images The sports world lost one of its all-time greats with the passing of George Foreman, plus more from this week in boxing. George Foreman: 1949-2025 One of boxing’s all-time great fighters and personalities, George Foreman passed away this week at the age of 76. An Olympic gold medalist in 1968, a 76-win professional and two-time ...2025
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• Wrap-Up: Tank vs Roach, DQ in Belfast, Ryan Garcia returns, Eubank vs Benn, more
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• Nakatani vs Cuellar headlines Feb. 24 bantamweight tripleheader

Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images Junto Nakatani, Seiya Tsutsumi, and Tenshin Nasukawa will be in action on ESPN+ early next year After picking up a trio of knockouts in 2024, pound-for-pound stalwart Junto Nakatani will headline a February 24th all-bantamweight tripleheader in Tokyo. Nakatani (29-0, 22 KO) kicked off this year’s campaign by smashing Alexandro Santiago for the...2024
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• Sam Goodman suffers cut in training, Naoya Inoue fight likely to be postponed

Sam Goodman was injured training for his fight with Naoya Inoue | Photo by Matt King/Getty Images Sam Goodman was injured training for his fight with Naoya Inoue, and probably won’t fight on Dec. 24. Ben Damon of FOX Sports Australia had this on X, including a photo of the cut: Disaster. Sam Goodman has been cut over the eye in his final spar before the undisputed fight with Naoya Inoue...2024
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• Kenshiro Teraji vs. Ricardo Sandoval: A Preview of All the Title Fights
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• Eduardo Nunez Becomes IBF World Champion

It took over a year of waiting for an opportunity, but Mexican top contender Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez made the most of it on Wednesday night becoming a world champion at 130 lb. This, as Nunez traveled to the Far East and delivered a composed and commanding performance to defeat Masanori Rikiishi via unanimous decision and capture the vacant IBF junior lightweight world title. The bout wa...2025
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• Eduardo Nunez Becomes IBF World Champion

It took over a year of waiting for an opportunity, but Mexican top contender Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez made the most of it on Wednesday night becoming a world champion at 130 lb. This, as Nunez traveled to the Far East and delivered a composed and commanding performance to defeat Masanori Rikiishi via unanimous decision and capture the vacant IBF junior lightweight world title. The bout wa...2025
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• Eduardo Nunez vs Masanori Rikiishi: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card

On Wednesday, May 28, at the Yokahama BUNTAI, Eduardo Nunez vs Masanori Rikiishi will headline a Matchroom Boxing card in association with Bxstrs Promotions and Teiken Promotions. The main event will be for the vacant IBF super featherweight title, which was vacated by Anthony Cacace. The full card will be broadcast live on DAZN for UK viewers, while fans in the US can watch via ESPN+. The co-main...2025
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• Wrap-Up: Tank vs Roach, DQ in Belfast, Ryan Garcia returns, Eubank vs Benn, more
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• Rankings: Bivol takes light heavy crown from Beterbiev, more

Dmitry Bivol has reclaimed the No. 1 spot at light heavyweight | Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images Dmitry Bivol has reclaimed the No. 1 spot at light heavyweight, plus much more in a big rankings update! Titles: WBC - Oleksandr Usyk, WBA - Oleksandr Usyk, IBF - Daniel Dubois, WBO - Oleksandr Usyk Upcoming Notable Fights: Dillian Whyte vs Joe Joyce, 4/5 ... Lawrence Okoli...2025
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• Junto Nakatani vs. David Cuéllar Ends in Dominant Stoppage

Junto Nakatani (30-0, 23 KOs) kept his bantamweight crown with a dominant third round knockout of David Cuéllar (28-1, 18 KOs). The official time of stoppage was 3:00. With the win, Nakatani remains the WBC 118-lb world champion. This was his third defence of the title, having won it in February 2024 against Alexandro Santiago. Their bout headlined a Teiken Promotions card at the Ariake Arena in T...2025
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• Tenshin Nasukawa beats Jason Moloney, Takei title shot next?

Tenshin Nasukawa passed a big test with a win over Jason Moloney Tenshin Nasukawa passed a big test in his boxing career with a win over Jason Moloney. Tenshin Nasukawa took a strong step up in his fledgling boxing career today in Tokyo, graduating to contender status with a solid win over former titleholder Jason Moloney. Nasukawa (6-0, 2 KO) won a 10-round unanimous decision on scores of...2025
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• Junto Nakatani vs. David Cuéllar Headlines Bantamweight Tripleheader – Full Card Preview

Junto Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs) and David Cuéllar (28-0, 18 KOs) will soon clash for the WBC bantamweight world title. Their bout headlines a Teiken Promotions card at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Boxing fans in Japan can catch the action live on Prime Video. Those in the United States can do so with ESPN+. In México, it will air on ESPN KnockOut. Ahead of this February 24 card, Big Fight Weeke...2025
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• Rankings: Brian Norman takes top spot at 147, more
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• Boxing rankings: Canelo holds, Garcia and Haney flop, Rolly rolls in
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• Eduardo Nunez Becomes IBF World Champion
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• Eduardo Nunez Becomes IBF World Champion
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• Rankings: Calm before the storm ahead of big name returns

Ryan Garcia is one of many big names in action this month | Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images It was a pretty quiet April, but the big names are coming back to the ring starting in May and into the summer. Titles: WBC - Oleksandr Usyk, WBA - Oleksandr Usyk, IBF - Daniel Dubois, WBO - Oleksandr Usyk Upcoming Notable Fights: (9) Martin Bakole vs (10) Efe Ajagba, ...2025
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• Rankings: Tank’s stock drops, Teraji keeps rolling, new champs, more

Gervonta Davis’ stock took a hit in his draw with Lamont Roach | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Gervonta Davis’ stock took a hit in his draw with Lamont Roach, Kenshiro Teraji won another title, and more in this month’s rankings. Titles: WBC - Oleksandr Usyk, WBA - Oleksandr Usyk, IBF - Daniel Dubois, WBO - Oleksandr Usyk Upcoming Notable Fights: (6) Filip Hrgovic vs Joe J...2025
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• Wrap-Up: Remembering George Foreman plus Crawford, Jake Paul, more
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• Wrap-Up: Tank vs Roach, DQ in Belfast, Ryan Garcia returns, Eubank vs Benn, more
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• Rankings: Bivol takes light heavy crown from Beterbiev, more
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• Sam Goodman suffers cut in training, Naoya Inoue fight likely to be postponed
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• Highlights: Inoue knocks out Fulton to become four-division champion
Naoya Inoue dominated Stephen Fulton to win world titles in yet another division | ESPN+/Lemino Naoya Inoue dominated Stephen Fulton to win world titles in yet another division. Naoya Inoue dominated and stopped Stephen Fulton Jr to win the WBC and WBO junior featherweight titles, becoming a four-division world champion. Inoue (25-0, 22 KO) put Fulton away at 1:14 of the eighth round, endi...2023
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• Naoya Inoue knocks out Marlon Tapales to go undisputed at 122

Naoya Inoue is now a two-time undisputed champion | Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images Naoya Inoue is now a two-time undisputed champion. Naoya Inoue became a two-division undisputed champion in Tokyo, knocking out a game Marlon Tapales in the 10th round of their 122 lb championship unification. Inoue (26-0, 23 KO) picked up the WBC and WBO titles from Tapales (37-4, 19 KO), addin...2023
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• RANKINGS: Garcia can’t be ranked, but Haney can’t be No. 1, who’s top at 140? Plus more!

Ryan Garcia can’t be ranked at 140, so who’s the top dog now at the weight? | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Ryan Garcia can’t be ranked at 140, so who’s the top dog now at the weight? Next update will come Monday, May 6, later in the day to give time for Inoue vs Nery (and a stacked undercard) to finish that morning. Ranked fights this period: Super Middleweight: (1) Canelo Alvarez vs (...2024
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• Inoue stops Doheny in seven to retain undisputed crown: Highlights

Naoya Inoue retained his championship against TJ Doheny | Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Naoya Inoue retained his championship against TJ Doheny. Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed super bantamweight championship with a seventh round TKO win over TJ Doheny in a fight that had an anticlimactic ending and a little bit of interesting boxing beforehand. Inoue (28-0, 25 KO) does get...2024
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• Sam Goodman suffers cut in training, Naoya Inoue fight likely to be postponed
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• Inoue vs Nery official for May 6 at Tokyo Dome

Naoya Inoue will face Luis Nery on May 6 | Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images The undisputed super bantamweight title fight will take place this spring in Japan. We’re officially set for a showdown between undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue who will defend his belts against Luis Nery. The fight was formally announced today and will be held on May 6 at the Tokyo Do...2024
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• Jason Moloney heads to Japan to take on Yoshiki Takei in Inoue-Nery undercard

WBC bantamweight titleholder Jason Moloney (27-2, 19KOs) will need to wait a little while longer to defend his belt on home soil after accepting a voluntary title defense against Yoshiki Takei (8-0, 8KOs) in Japan. The bout will take place at the Tokyo Dome on May 6 on the undercard of the undisputed junior featherweight […] The post Jason Moloney heads to Japan to take on Yoshiki Takei in I...2024
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• How to watch Fulton vs Inoue around the world
Here’s how you can watch Fulton vs Inoue live in the U.S. and elsewhere | Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images Here’s how you can watch Fulton vs Inoue live in the U.S. and elsewhere. Naoya Inoue will be back in the ring on Tuesday, July 25, moving up to the 122 lb division to face WBC and WBO titleholder Stephen Fulton Jr, as Inoue seeks to become Here’s how you can watch the figh...2023
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• Kenshiro Teraji vs. Ricardo Sandoval: A Preview of All the Title Fights
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• Rankings: Brian Norman takes top spot at 147, more
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• Boxing rankings: Canelo holds, Garcia and Haney flop, Rolly rolls in
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• Yoshiki Takei vs Yuttapong Tongdee full fight Video – 2025

AllTheBestFights.com posted: Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-05-28, we are going to comment and rate the boxing match Yoshiki Takei vs Yuttapong Tongdee as soon as we watch the full fight. Tongdee vs Takei is scheduled to take place Wednesday, May 28th, at the Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama (Japan), in a 12-round bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg) bout; it ... Read more...2025
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• Boxing streaming and TV schedule for May 28-31
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• Rankings: Calm before the storm ahead of big name returns
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• Rankings: Tank’s stock drops, Teraji keeps rolling, new champs, more
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• Wrap-Up: Remembering George Foreman plus Crawford, Jake Paul, more
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• Takei vs Tongdee, Nunez vs Rikiishi set for May 28

Yoshiki Takei will return to action on May 28th in Yokohama alongside a vacant super featherweight title bout pitting Eduardo Nunez against Masanori Rikiishi After withdrawing from their initial January 24th date with a cartilage tear in his right shoulder, WBO bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei is once again set to defend his title against Yuttapong Tongdee, this time on May 28th in Yokohama. Ta...2025
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• Wrap-Up: Tank vs Roach, DQ in Belfast, Ryan Garcia returns, Eubank vs Benn, more
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• Inoue vs Akhmadaliev official for Sept. 14 in Nagoya
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