Japanese boxing is at "a crucial moment" and could cease to exist if it does not radically improve safety, the head of the country's boxing commission said following the deaths of two fighters. Super ...
NEW YORK -- Japanese boxing is facing what many regard as its most serious crisis in decades. The tragic tipping point came on Aug. 2 at Tokyo's famed Korakuen Hall when two fighters who had competed ...
Japanese boxing officials will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday as the sport in the country faces intense scrutiny following the deaths of two fighters in separate bouts at the same event. Super ...
Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died following ...
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The Death of Boxer Kim Deok-gu

I was in the outdoor boxing arena at Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas on November 13, 1982 (Korean time, the 14th). It was ...
The boxing world has been left shocked by the death of Arturo Gatti Jr, the 17-year-old son of former world champion Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti. According to reports from Mexico, the teenager was found ...
Arturo Gatti Jr., who was the son of late Boxing Hall of Famer Arturo Gatti, died at the age of 17. Per a World Boxing Association release on Wednesday that confirmed the news: "The WBA and the boxing ...
Professional boxing in Ghana is back. Last Thursday, the National Sports Authority (NSA) announced that sanctioned bouts ...
Ghana’s National Sports Authority will lift the suspension on professional boxing today, clearing the way for Matchroom to ...