
Daigo Higa looks to make the leap
Undefeated WBC flyweight titleholder Daigo Higa hopes to make a big splash in the United States soon but first, he must get by Cristofer Rosales on Sunday.
Undefeated WBC flyweight titleholder Daigo Higa hopes to make a big splash in the United States soon but first, he must get by Cristofer Rosales on Sunday.
Tags: boxing, Cristofer Rosales, Daigo Higa, ESPN, ESPN2, HBO Sports, Higa-Fuentes, Higa-Rosales, Japan, Michael Baca II, Mike Baca II, Moises Fuentes, Nobu Ikushima, Peter Nelson, preview, WBC flyweight title, Yoko Gushiken, Yokohama
Just six months since their controversial first encounter, will the 118-pound championship rematch between Shinsuke Yamanaka and Luis Nery provide resolution?
Tags: boxing, Japan, Kyoto, Luis Nery, Mauricio Sulaiman, Nery-Yamanaka, Nery-Yamanaka II, preview, Shimazu Arena, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Tamas Pradarics, THE RING Magazine bantamweight championship, WBC bantamweight title, Yamanaka-Nery, Yamanaka-Nery II
Once Danny Roman won the WBA 122-pound title, he didn’t take his laurels for granted. In fact his approach to rising to the top of his division is methodical.
Tags: Alex Camponovo, boxing, California, Daniel Roman, Danny Roman, HBO, Japan, Korakuen Hall, Legendz Boxing, Moises Flores, Norwalk, preview, Rey Vargas, Roman-Matsumoto, Ryo Matsumoto, steve kim, Thompson Boxing Promotions, Tokyo, WBA junior featherweight title, WBA super bantamweight title
Special guest contributor Tamas Pradarics examines Sunday’s junior flyweight championship unification between Ryoichi Taguchi and Milan Melindo, in Japan.
Tags: boxing, December 31, Edito Villamor, Giovani Segura, Gonzalez-Carbajal, Humberto Gonzalez, IBF junior flyweight title, Ivan Calderon, Japan, Kosei Tanaka, Melindo-Taguchi, Michael Carbajal, Milan Melindo, Ota-City General Gymnasium, preview, Ryoichi Taguchi, Segura-Calderon, Taguchi-Melindo, Tamas Pradarics, THE RING Magazine junior flyweight championship, Tokyo, WBA junior flyweight title
It’s Week 35 of Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full recap of boxing’s best and what to look forward to in the coming weeks.
Tags: boxing, Daniel Roman, Danny Roman, Japan, Kyoto, Michael Baca II, Mike Baca II, preview, review, Roman-Kubo, schedule, Shimazu Arena, Shun Kubo, Thompson Boxing Promotions, WBA "regular" junior featherweight title, Week 35
His first major title shot and first trip to Japan come together for Danny Roman, who will face WBA 122-pound titlist Shun Kubo, on September 3, in Kyoto.
Tags: Alex Camponovo, boxing, Danny Roman, Japan, Kubo-Roman, Kyoto, September 3, Shimazu Arena, Shun Kubo, Thompson Boxing Promotions, WBA junior featherweight title, WBA super bantamweight title
Tamas Pradarics shares four ways YOU can save 100 clams on boxing this weekend by eschewing Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, UCNation!
Tags: Ashikita-gun, August 26, August 27, boxing, California, Carson, Conor McGregor, Cotto-Kamegai, Dulorme-Ugas, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Fox, Fukuhara-Yamanaka, HBO, Japan, Kamegai-Cotto, Kumamoto, Las Vegas, Mayweather Promotions, Mayweather-McGregor, Miguel Cotto, Nacho Beristain, Nevada, preview, Rey Vargas, Ronny Rios, Ryuya Yamanaka, Shiroyama Sky Dome, Showtime Pay-Per-View, StubHub Center, T-Mobile Arena, Tamas Pradarics, Tatsuya Fukuhara, Thomas Dulorme, Ugas-Dulorme, vacant WBO super welterweight title, Vargas-Rios, WBC super bantamweight title, WBO minimumweight title, Yordenis Ugas, Yoshihiro Kamegai
Special guest contributor Tamas Pradarics looks back at Tuesday’s shocking bantamweight championship bout between Shinsuke Yamanaka and Luis Nery.
Tags: Anselmo Moreno, boxing, Gennady Golovkin, Japan, Julius Indongo, Kyoto, Luis Nery, Nery-Yamanaka, results, review, Shimazu Arena, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Tamas Pradarics, Terence Crawford, THE RING Magazine/WBC bantamweight titles, Yoko Gushiken
It’s Week 29 of Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full recap of boxing’s best and what to look forward to in the coming weeks.
Tags: Antonio Nieves, boxing, Daigo Higa, Hassan N'Dam, Hiroto Kyoguchi, Japan, Japanese boxing, Kazuto Ioka, Ken Shiro, Khalid Yafai, Kosei Tanaka, Luis Nery, Michael Baca II, Miguel Cotto, Mike Baca II, Naoya Inoue, preview, Ryoichi Taguchi, Ryota Murata, Ryuyu Yamanaka, schedule, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Sho Ishida, Sho Kimura, Tatsuya Fukuhara, The War Report, War Report, Week 29, Yoshihiro Kamegai, Yukinori Oguni, Zou Shiming
Just days after his IBF 108-pound title win over Akira Yaegashi, Milan Melindo reflects on the most important win of his career. Tamas Pradarics reports.
Tags: Akira Yaegashi, boxing, Edito Villamor, Edmund Villamor, Franco Aldeguer, IBF light flyweight title, Japan, Melindo-Yaegashi, Michael Aldeguer, Michael Domingo, Milan Melindo, Tamas Pradarics, Tokyo