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Tada, Togashi retain women's world titles after draw

OSAKA, Japan - Women's WBC light flyweight champion Naomi Togashi (L) and WBA minimumweight champion Etsuko Tada battle each other in the first world title fight in Japan between world champions belonging to separate weight classes. The two boxers retained their respective titles after their 10-rounder at ATC Hall in Osaka finished in a draw.

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K. Kameda to return to ring in nontitle fight in March

TOKYO, Japan - Former WBA light flyweight champion Koki Kameda (L) will return to action in a nontitle flyweight 10-rounder in March against Spanish boxer Jose Lopez Bueno in his first match since last July, his Kyoei gym announced Jan. 29. Kameda has been serving a ''voluntary'' three-month suspension since his family's misbehavior during his younger brother Daiki's WBC flyweight title fight on Oct. 11.

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Kameda to return WBA light flyweight belt

TOKYO, Japan - WBA light flyweight champion Koki Kameda tells a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 18 that he will relinquish his title to move up to flyweight. The 20-year-old Japanese said he is going back to his original weight class as he is scheduled to have a non-title 10-rounder at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 24 against a yet-to-be-named opponent.

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Teenage hope Kameda beats ex-champ Arambulet on TKO

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese teenage hope Koki Kameda throws up arms after stopping former WBA minimum weight champion Noel Arambulet with a technical knockout at Saitama Super Arena on Nov. 26 in what is regarded as a warm-up match for his first shot at a world title. The 19-year-old flyweight boxer from Osaka improved his unblemished record to 9-0 with eight knockouts after his seventh-round onslaught forced Arambulet to quit fighting in the scheduled non-title 10-rounder.

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Ex-WBA champ Todaka KOs Thai in comeback fight

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Former World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Hideki Todaka knocked out Kanchit Kiatgeisha of Thailand in the third round of the scheduled 10-rounder at Miyazaki municipal gymnasium March 2, raising hopes he might get a shot at another world title again.

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Kameda to return WBA light flyweight belt

TOKYO, Japan - WBA light flyweight champion Koki Kameda tells a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 18 that he will relinquish his title to move up to flyweight. The 20-year-old Japanese said he is going back to his original weight class as he is scheduled to have a non-title 10-rounder at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 24 against a yet-to-be-named opponent. (Kyodo)

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K. Kameda to return to ring in nontitle fight in March

TOKYO, Japan - Former WBA light flyweight champion Koki Kameda (L) will return to action in a nontitle flyweight 10-rounder in March against Spanish boxer Jose Lopez Bueno in his first match since last July, his Kyoei gym announced Jan. 29. Kameda has been serving a ''voluntary'' three-month suspension since his family's misbehavior during his younger brother Daiki's WBC flyweight title fight on Oct. 11. (Kyodo)

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Teenage hope Kameda beats ex-champ Arambulet on TKO

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese teenage hope Koki Kameda throws up arms after stopping former WBA minimum weight champion Noel Arambulet with a technical knockout at Saitama Super Arena on Nov. 26 in what is regarded as a warm-up match for his first shot at a world title. The 19-year-old flyweight boxer from Osaka improved his unblemished record to 9-0 with eight knockouts after his seventh-round onslaught forced Arambulet to quit fighting in the scheduled non-title 10-rounder. (Kyodo)

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Murata, Jackson make weight for non-title Las Vegas fight

Japan's London Olympic boxing gold medalist Ryota Murata (2nd from L in front) and Gunnar Jackson of New Zealand stare at each other during a weigh-in in Las Vegas on Nov. 6, 2015. They made weight for their non-title 10-rounder the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese boxer Murata gears up for upcoming bout

Japanese boxer Ryota Murata poses for photos at Teiken Gym in Tokyo on April 23, 2015. The 2012 London Olympic gold medalist, ranked seventh in the WBC middleweight class, will fight Douglass Ataide of Brazil in a non-title 10-rounder at Ota Ward General Gymnasium on May 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese boxer Murata gears up for upcoming bout

Japanese boxer Ryota Murata (R) trains during an open workout at Teiken Gym in Tokyo on April 23, 2015. The 2012 London Olympic gold medalist, ranked seventh in the WBC middleweight class, will fight Douglass Ataide of Brazil in a non-title 10-rounder at Ota Ward General Gymnasium on May 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-WBA champ Todaka KOs Thai in comeback fight

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Former World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Hideki Todaka knocked out Kanchit Kiatgeisha of Thailand in the third round of the scheduled 10-rounder at Miyazaki municipal gymnasium March 2, raising hopes he might get a shot at another world title again.

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Tada, Togashi retain women's world titles after draw

OSAKA, Japan - Women's WBC light flyweight champion Naomi Togashi (L) and WBA minimumweight champion Etsuko Tada battle each other in the first world title fight in Japan between world champions belonging to separate weight classes. The two boxers retained their respective titles after their 10-rounder at ATC Hall in Osaka finished in a draw. (Kyodo)