The renaissance of Japanese professional boxing

In 7.5 hours on TBS Japan, a triple-header of world title bouts, all defenses by Japanese belt holders:

http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=681336

Then on Friday on Fuji-TV, a safe bet for the FOTM and late FOTY consideration - and with possible Fighter of the Year implications:

http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=680646

(bonus: Shiino vs. Iwasa, Ryoto Murata, & both Inoue brothers? Wow...)

 

IBF doubleheader coming up on Wednesday. :bbb


Former WBA/WBC strawweight and light fly champ Kazuto Ioka moves up to challenge fellow rapid-rise flyweight champ Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand (who bagged a title in his twelfth pro bout; Ioka did so in 7...)

In the co-main event, Katsunari Takayama makes a second attempted defense of his strawweight belt against countryman Shin Ono.

 

Important fight in Japan to end the year:

*Omar Andres Narvaez 43-1-2 (23 KO) makes the 12th defense of his WBO World Super Flyweight Title against the unbeaten, rising Japanese star Naoya Inoue 7-0 (6 KO), who tries to become a two-division world champion

 

How the hell did I never stumble on this topic?

8 world title, 1 OPBF title and 1 Japanese title fight in the final 2 days of the year! Insane!

 

anybody know whos the favorite versus narvaez and inoue?

 

No odds available yet, I'd have Inoue as the slight favourite personally given his youth, home advantage and I suspect natural size advantage but it's a tough call.

 

:yep narvaez is a good fighter, but, inoue is a beast

 

all u guy s underestimating narvaez, he exposed donaire for his limits, even though he lost and won couple of rounds, what has inoue ever done to compare to the no.1 super flyweight in the world

 

Not under-rating Narvaez I was just one of the first guys on the Inoue express and I'll continue to ride this line all the way!

 

Nice thread. Japanese and Mexicans have produced some good boxing

 

Quality championship doubleheader tomorrow morning.

Ioka vs. Reveco & Takayama vs. Sakkreerin Jr.

 

Also, bumping this guide again for self-reference.

 

Just going to add to your TV thingy...

Murata is EXCLUSIVE to Fuji TV (so is Inoue). That's why Miura's next bout is on Fuji TV. Teiken and Ohashi have a VERY good working relationship. They will be airing the May 1st card.

Tanaka is, sadly, exclusive to CBC [though there is some wriggle room I think for tape delay]
Shows dubbed "Dyanmic Glove" are on NTV G+ whilst "Diamond Glove" are on Fuji 1/2/Next OR tape delay on Fuji TV. Fuji TV seem to have had the rights to Masuda, Wake and Obara but it may just have been a coincidence or something

I think Muranaka is a Sky A Sports fighter

Kyoei I think have a close relationship with TBS but not out and out deal

Ioka and Nakazato (Takayama) have a good working relationship

SGS (the Eto brothers) fights are typically streamed on the Gushiken ustream

 

Yeah, the information from my post is now 1½ years old, I figured some might be outdated. :think

 

Thread needs a senzu bean.

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