Filmmaker Peter Michael Dowd has revealed that production is underway on his new feature documentary about Japanese world ...

One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto ...

Following the ring deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa last week, authorities in Japan have worked together to make improvements to keep their boxers safer. An emergency meeting took ...

World champion boxer Naoya Inoue’s body blows land so quickly that his opponent might crumple to the canvas before the crowd ...

Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died. Super ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Gerwin “Gladiator” Asilo of the PMI Bohol Boxing Stable is heading back to Japan, bringing with him ...

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani, Japan’s Biggest Boxing Showdown Set for 2026 as Nakatani Vacates Bantamweight Titles originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Japanese boxing sensation Naoya "The Monster" ...

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commission confirmed the near-simultaneous ...

Two Japanese boxers died from the same brain injury sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Both boxers were 28 years old. The Japanese Boxing Commission is changing ...