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It was another installment of the Manny Pacquiao show on Sunday as the Filipino legend lit up Cotai Arena in Macau, China with a dominating WBO welterweight title defense. Upstart American Chris Algieri, 20-1 (8), came into his challenge of Pacquiao, 57-5-2 (38), after unseating WBO light welter boss Ruslan …
Read More »Japan Ends Year With Three World Title Fights
Japan, Land of the Rising Sun and a country where they like big fights in the middle of the week, saw three world title contests take place on Tuesday, two at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo and one at the remarkably named Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka. Osaka saw a clash …
Read More »Boxing Result: Kratingdaenggym Loses WBA Title In Japan
In a stunning upset, Japanese fighter Ryol Li Lee unseated reigning WBA super bantamweight champion Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym tonight at Tokyo’s famed Korakuen Hall. To say that 28 year old Lee was familiar with the venue would be a bit of an understatement as the Yokohama resident has never fought anywhere …
Read More »Boxing In Japan: WBA Champ Jorge Linares Crushed In Tokyo!
In one of the most shocking upsets of the year thus far, WBA super feather champ Jorge Linares was stopped in the first round by challenger Juan Carlos Salgado today at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo. Both men came into the contest undefeated but Tokyo based Venezuelan Linares was a former …
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