Ryota Murata officially announces his retirement at a ceremony in Tokyo
On Tuesday, hugely popular former WBA middleweight titlist Ryota Murata officially announced his retirement at a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. Murata,...
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Gennady Golovkin vacates two belts, leaves new title shots open in the middleweight division
Unified middleweight titlist Gennadiy Golovkin has recently vacated both his IBF and WBA middleweight titles. Both sanctioning bodies were looking...
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Naoya Inoue named Japan’s best boxer for record-breaking sixth time
The Japanese Boxing Commission and the Sportswriters Club held their annual awards ceremony at the Tokyo Dome Hotel on Wednesday. The...
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The Ring’s 2022 Awards Nominees: Event of the Year
Established in 1993, The Ring's Event of the Year award recognizes the most significant boxing promotions and transcendent stories, beginning...
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Dougie’s Monday Mailbag (Spence-Ugas, Spence vs. Crawford, Canelo vs. Bivol, GGG-Murata, Canelo vs. GGG 3)
WHAT A FIGHT! Waking up at 3 in the morning is not the nicest thing but this fight was great. Errol...
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Gray Matter: If Canelo lights up Bivol in Vegas, let’s see GGG trilogy
OK, just give me a chance. Over the last couple of years, I’ve been against this trilogy. Canelo had moved on...
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Gennadiy Golovkin stops Ryota Murata in nine, unifies IBF and WBA 160-pound titles
The Big Drama Show was a big hit in Japan. After a relatively slow start, Gennadiy Golovkin found his groove and...
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Weigh-in alert: Gennadiy Golovkin 159.5 Ryota Murata 159.5
The final piece of pre-fight pageantry is complete and there was nothing but respect in Japan. Gennadiy Golovkin and Ryota Murata...
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Gennadiy Golovkin: Japan is the land of surprises
TOKYO (April 6, 2022) -- Fight week is in full swing and throughout Japan, Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin is being hailed...
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Golovkin’s trainer, Jonathon Banks: Murata is a winner, we know we are in for a tough fight
TOKYO (April 4, 2022) -- Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, boxing's most dominant middleweight of his...
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