Juan Carlos Reveco vs Kazuto Ioka – WBA flyweight title, April 22, 2015

In a close and very entertaining bout with a controversial result, Argentina’s Juan Carlos Reveco (35-2, 19 knockouts) lost what appeared to be a home-cooked majority decision at the hands of local superstar Kazuto Ioka (17-1, 10 KOs) in Osaka, Japan. The superbly talented Ioka, a former two-division champion with a stellar amateur career, had a lot of trouble with Reveco’s stalking tactics and his continuous side movements, which he used not only defensively but also to land accurate combinations from all angles. (more)

Takashi Miura vs. Sergio Thompson, WBC Super Featherweight title , August 17, 2013

Miura, defending his WBC Super Featherweight title for the first time had been forced to go to Mexico to face #1 challenger Thompson, a man viewed as a real danger. Thompson, who's best win came via 2nd round TKO over Jorge Linares was a guy with a real reputation as a tough and hard hitting fighter who no one would willingly fight and of course Miura was similar with dynamite power and a Japanese mentality.(more)

Naoya "Monster" Inoue vs. Samartlek Kokietgym, retaining WBC light flyweight title, September 5, 2014

Japanese wonder kid Naoya Inoue became the fastest Japanese champion when he stopped Adrian Hernandez. In his very next fight he became the fastest Japanese fight to defend a title as he retained his WBC Light Flyweight title and stopped Thailand's tough Samartlek Kokietgym. (more)

Naoya "The Monster" Inoue vs Adrian "Big Bang" Hernandez's WBC light flyweight title, April 6, 2014

The fight started with Inoue looking sharp. This didn't look like a 20 year old kid stepping up to the world level for the first time, instead it looked like a fighter fulfilling his destiny and he looked immediately at ease as he and Hernandez both went to work from the off. Although Hernandez did get through, with more than just one or two shots, it was the speed and accuracy of Inoue that seemed to be the telling factor with the Japanese fighter landing some lovely crisp combinations. (more)

Son of former WBC bantamweight champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi Juiki Tatsuyoshi begins career with a stoppage

It's rare for a debutant to get newspaper headlines and and a lot of attention but that's what Japanese youngster Juiki Tatsuyoshi (1-0, 1) had ahead of his debut, which took earlier today on the under-card of the Shinsuke Yamanaka Vs Diego Santillan fight. Unlike many “big debuts” Tatsuyoshi wasn't a former amateur star, he wasn't someone with a gold medal or a world class pedigree in the unpaid ranks. He was simply the son of a legend, the son of Japanese great Joichiro Tatsuyoshi. (more)

Shinsuke Yamanaka knocks out Diego Santillan retaining WBC bantamweight title

OSAKA,Japan -- Shinsuke Yamanaka knocked out Diego Santillan in the seventh round Thursday to defend his WBC bantamweight title.(more)

Katsunari Takayama vs Go Odaira IBF/WBO Minimumweight title bout, December 31, 2014

OSAKA, JAPAN -- Katsunari Takayama is now a two-time strawweight titlist, the latest coming in a 7th round stoppage of countryman Go Odaira in a rare vacant unification title fight Wednesday evening in Osaka, Japan. The 31-year old was able to rebound well from the punishing demands of his 12-round war with Francisco Rodriguez Jr. earlier this year, a bout that has earned worldwide accolades. His title reign came to an end that night, falling short in their unification match on the road in Mexico, but on a night where both fighters' stock skyrocketed given the savage nature of their fight. Rodriguez Jr. decided the fight was to be his last at strawweight, vacating both titles in the process. Both sanctioning bodies involved (IBF and WBO) agreed to make their titles available for this fight, rather than sanction separate vacant title fights, in the latest of a series of moves suggesting the alphabets are finally trying to do right by the sport. (more)