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By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Naoki Fukuda It might be called “Night of Upsets” as we watched three new champions in five female title bouts on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, fast-moving Rie Matsuda (7-1-1, 1 KO), a southpaw counterpuncher, surprisingly dethroned WBA, WBO atomweight champ Yoko Kuroki (22-8-2, 9 KOs), 101.5, by […]

By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Naoki Fukuda Unbeaten WBO female junior bantam champ Mizuki Hiruta (6-0, 2 KOs), 113.75, proved too powerful and aggressive for 38-year-old Korean legendary ex-champ Ji-Hyun Park (26-4, 8 KOs), 112.25, halting Park at 1:45 of the sixth round in a scheduled ten on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. Hiruta, 27, a strong

By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Naoki Fukuda Unbeaten southpaw puncher Sumire Yamanaka (8-0, 3 KOs), 101, captured the IBF female atomweight belt as she kept battering defending champ and compatriot Mika Iwakawa (12-7-1, 4 KOs), 101.5, to win a unanimous decision (97-93, 96-94, 99-91) over ten two-minute rounds on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. The 22-year-old Sumire,

By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Naoki Fukuda Veteran Japanese Terumi Nuki (14-5, 10 KOs), 117, acquired the female WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight belt by lopsidedly halting India’s Monica Singh (4-1, 2 KOs), 117.25, at 0:17 into the sixth and final session on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. Nuki, more powerful and aggressive, dropped the taller Indian twice

Popular bantamweight Christian Carto (21-1, 14 KOs) kicked off King’s Promotions year with a second round knockout against veteran Ardin Diale (35-19-4, 17 KOs) on Friday night 12 at Live! Casino and Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A big right hand by Carto finished Diale. WBC Position on Beterbiev’s atypical test Like this: Like Loading… PLEASE

Amid several press reports concerning the results of anti-doping tests performed on WBC/IBF/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in connection with his upcoming defense of his bout against Callum Smith, the WBC clarified the situation. Two samples (one urine and another blood) collected on December 6, 2023, yielded analytical “atypical findings” for 5b-androstanediol and hGH

Artur Beterbiev 175 vs. Callum Smith 174.6(WBC/IBF/WBO light heavyweight title) Jason Moloney 117.5 vs. Saul Sanchez 117.8(WBO bantamweight title) Christian Mbilli 167.3 vs. Rohan Murdock 167.6 Venue: Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec, CanadaPromoter: Top Rank, EOTTMTV: ESPN Weights from Berlin, Germany Like this: Like Loading… PLEASE READWe have a few rules to make our

Ronny Gabel 153.2 vs. Ilias Essaoudi 153.9(WBO Europe super welterweight title) Photo: Team SES Fabiana Bytyqi 101.9 vs. Tina Rupprecht 101(WBC female atomweight title) Photo: Team SES Artur Reis 171.8 vs. Robert Talarek 171.5Julian Vogel 153.9 vs. Martin Balog 152.8Lara Ochmann 130.1 vs. Diana Kulinova 137.2 Venue: Verti Music Hall, Berlin, GermanyPromoter: SES BoxingTV: sportschau.de

Super featherweights Liam Dillon (13-0-1, 3 KOs) and Reece Bellotti (17-5, 14 KOs) will clash for the British and Commonwealth titles at Indigo at The O2 in London on Saturday February 10, shown live worldwide on DAZN. Originally DAZN had welterweight rivals Conah Walker and Cyrus Pattinson set to rematch at the Vertu Motors Arena

Photo: Marc Abrams / King’s Promotions Christian Carto 123 vs. Ardin Diale 130Atif Oberlton 175 vs. Cleotis Pendarvis 174.5Quadir Albright 146.5 vs. Adam Kipenga 145.5Jackie McTamney 125.5 vs. Cara McLaughlin 123.5Cornelius Phipps 121 vs. Darrin Holiday 122Cody Russell 176 vs. Ronald Trahan 173Ibrahim Robinson 145 vs. Renny ViamonteIsmail Muhammad 149.5 vs. Zach Hill 150.5 Venue: