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Yuko Kuroki won the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight world belt after a 10-round unanimous decision over Ye Kyeng Seo on Tuesday at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.  After 10 rounds of action, the home fighter earned 96-94 scorecards from all three judges to win the pioneering body’s 105-pound …

Yuko Kuroki and Ye Kyeng Seo will fight for the World Boxing Association minimum weight belt on January 21 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, in what will be the first women’s world title fight of 2025.  Kuroki is ranked No. 1 in the WBA world rankings at 105 …

Yuko Kuroki and Eri Matsuda will step into the ring at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, for their World Boxing Association (WBA) light minimum world title bout this Friday, January 12.  Kuroki, 32, will make the first defense of the crown she won against Monserrat Alarcon on August 5, and …

With a date set for January 12, 2024, Japanese World Boxing Association atomweight champion Yuko Kuroki will defend her crown against Eri Matsuda, also from Japan, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.  Kuroki’s most important achievement came in a unification bout last August 5 against the emblematic Mexican pioneer Montserrat …

Japan’s Yuko Kuroki defeated Monserrat Alarcon to take the World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum lightweight title from her on Saturday at the Central Gym in Kobe, Japan.  Kuroki and Alarcon had a very close fight that was decided by majority decision in favor of the home fighter with cards of …