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Crossroads for Yamanaka

March 20, 2017 Daniel Attias 0 Comments Anselmo Moreno, Boxing, Carlos Carlson, Japan, Lee Haskins, Marlon Tapales, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Yoko Gushiken, Zhanat Zhakiyanov

By notching defense number 12 of his WBC bantamweight title earlier this month against little known Mexican Carlos Carlson, Shinsuke Yamanaka

2016: The Nominees

January 5, 2017April 4, 2020 Robert Portis 0 Comments Abner Mares, Adonis Stevenson, Andre Ward, Bernard Hopkins, Carl Frampton, Carlos Cuadras, Errol Spence, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Francis Lafreniere, Francisco Vargas, Gennady Golovkin, jason sosa, Joe Smith Jr., Keith Thurman, Manny Pacquiao, Muhammad Ali, Orlando Salido, Renan St Juste, Roman Gonzalez, Sergey Kovalev, Shawn Porter, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Terence Crawford, Vasyl Lomachenko, Wladimir Klitschko

Another year is in the books and it’s time to weigh-in on the major accomplishments in boxing for 2016. In

The Weekend That Was

September 18, 2016July 24, 2021 Fight Fan.com 0 Comments Anselmo Moreno, Boxing, Canelo Alvarez, Gabriel Rosado, Gennady Golovkin, Golden Boy, Krzysztof Glowacki, Liam Smith, Oscar De La Hoya, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Willie Monroe

In a stunning upset on Saturday, upstart cruiserweight Oleksandr Usyk (10-0, 9 KOs) shocked previously undefeated WBO world champion Krzysztof

Fight Report: Moreno vs Sor Rungvisai

May 2, 2016July 29, 2019 Daniel Attias 0 Comments Anselmo Moreno, Jay Nady, Roberto Duran, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Suriyan Sor Rungvisai

The Roberto Duran Arena in Panama City, Panama played host to a bantamweight showdown between two of the division’s finest

Fight Report: Miura vs Vargas

November 23, 2015July 29, 2019 Daniel Attias 0 Comments Francisco Vargas, Jorge Linares, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Takashi Miura, Teiken

Boxing at its very best is nothing short of awe inspiring and the courage and resolve displayed by both Takashi

Nov. 7, 1970: Monzon vs Benvenuti

November 7, 2020November 9, 2020 David Como 2

“When I gazed at him I was thinking: ‘Tonight, I’m going to kill you.’” — Carlos Monzon on Nino Benvenuti

July 15, 1931: Chocolate vs Bass

July 15, 2021July 18, 2021 Patrick Connor 0

Throughout boxing history, world titles have assumed various levels of worth, some about as valuable as your proverbial wooden nickel.

Dec. 19, 1997: Hamed vs Kelley

December 19, 2020December 20, 2020 Jamie Rebner 1

The time had come for the arrogant, fast-talking pugilist they called “The Prince” to conquer the most famous arena in

Jan. 28, 1974: Ali vs Frazier II

January 28, 2021February 2, 2021 Michael Carbert 10

That first historic Ali vs Frazier confrontation in 1971, without question one of the biggest sports events of all-time, took