In 1921, the explosive popularity of Western boxing pushed Japanese leaders to reinvent karate, stripping away its grappling, ...

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commission confirmed the near-simultaneous ...

SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) — One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (31-0-0, 24 KOs) is already being billed ...

TOKYO (AP) — Billed as “The Day,” May 2 is turning out to be the biggest-ever occasion for Japanese boxing. It’s when Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs), the undisputed super-bantamweight world champion, ...

Filmmaker Peter Michael Dowd has revealed that production is underway on his new feature documentary about Japanese world champion boxer Mizuki Hiruta, titled "I Want to Be a Superstar." Hiruta has ...

Japanese boxing sensation Naoya "The Monster" Inoue is undoubtedly the most popular active boxer out of Asia, becoming a global sensation by conquering four weight classes and currently reigning over ...

Now a three-weight world champion and a pound-for-pound entrant, the explosive Junto Nakatani returns to action for the maiden defense of his WBC bantamweight title against Filipino-born challenger ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12-round draw ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The Algerian boxing federation that is home to Olympic champion Imane Khelif on Tuesday joined the World Boxing group that wants to save the sport's place at the 2028 Los ...

When Jack Dempsey’s explosive 1921 boxing victory captivated Japan, it set off a chain reaction that forever altered karate’s future. Japanese leaders, desperate for a homegrown answer to boxing’s ...