Takashi Uchiyama vs Israel Perez - WBA super featherweight title bout - Full Fight, December 31, 2014

TOKYO, JAPAN -- The co-author of traditional New Year’s Eve shows in Japan, unbeaten Takashi Uchiyama once again ended a boxing year on a high note. The long-reigning super featherweight titlist returned from a one-year hiatus to win big after Argentina's Israel Perez was unable to come out for round ten of their headliner Wednesday evening at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. Uchiyama is widely recognized as the best super featherweight in the world. With that comes responsibility of leading by example. In that regard, the division has been slowed to a crawl in 2014, due to inactivity at the top level. The lone other threat to the crown for most of the year was Mikey Garcia. (more)