Yamanaka TKOs Anselmo in seven, wins vacant RING championship
On Friday, Shinsuke Yamanaka faced Anselmo Moreno in Osaka, Japan in a bout to fill the vacant THE RING magazine bantamweight championship.
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Best I’ve Faced: Hozumi Hasegawa
Hozumi Hasegawa, who fights for his third world title in a third weight class on Thursday, spoke with RingTV.com about the best he faced in 10 key categories.
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Miura looks to rekindle Japan-vs.-Mexico rivalry against Vargas
Japanese slugger Takashi Miura has made a name for himself by beating tough Mexicans in title bouts. Can he keep it up vs. Mexico’s unbeaten Francisco Vargas?
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Best I’ve Faced: Fernando Montiel
The latest edition of our ‘Best I’ve Faced’ series features former three-division titlist Fernando Montiel.
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Shinsuke Yamanaka, Kiko Martinez defend titles
The little guys took the stage in Japan on Wednesday as WBC 118-pound titlist Shinsuke Yamanaka and IBF 122-pound titleholder Kiko Martinez emerged victorious in their respective defenses.
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Two stacked world title doubleheaders scheduled for April in Japan
Japan hosts two world title doubleheaders in April. On April 6, RING flyweight champ Akira Yaegashi and WBC 108-pound titleholder Adrian Hernanez co-headline; and on April 23, WBC bantamweight king Shinsuke Yamanaka and IBF 122-pound boss Kiko Martinez share the bill.
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Juan Carlos Burgos looks to end title bout bad luck vs. Mikey Garcia
Juan Carlos Burgos has come up short in two previous world title shots but the 26-year-old junior lightweight contender enters his WBO title bout with heavily favored Mikey Garcia on Saturday with more strength, confidence and his original trainer.
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Kiko Martinez to face Hozumi Hasegawa in April
Junior featherweight titleholder Kiko Martinez will pursue the third defense of his IBF belt against former bantamweight and featherweight titleholder Hozumi Hasegawa in April in Japan, his promoters announced on Wednesday.
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Yamanaka, Yaegashi retain titles in Japan
WBC bantamweight titleholder Shinsuke Yamanaka bolstered his reputation as one of the fiercest sluggers in the eastern hemisphere by blasting Puerto Rico’s Jose Nieves out with a single left cross in the first round.
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Burgos-Prescott on July 26
Once-beaten Mexican junior lightweight Juan Carlos Burgos will return to the ring on July 26 against Daulis Prescott, his first bout since a disputed split-draw with WBO beltholder Roman “Rocky” Martinez in January.
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