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Japan pro boxer Inoue gets domestic MVP award

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese professional boxer Naoya Inoue, shown in an undated photo, wins the 2014 Most Valuable Player award from the Japan Boxing Commission on Jan. 6, 2015, for setting a Japan record by needing just eight career fights to capture world championships in two weight categories -- super flyweight and light flyweight.

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JBC voids Kameda's license, banned for life from boxing

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Shiro Kameda, the father of former WBC flyweight champion Koki Kameda. The Japan Boxing Commission on April 13, 2010, annulled his corner license effectively banning him for life from activities related to professional boxing. The elder Kameda offered to return his license, which had been suspended since 2007, to take responsibility for an epithet-laden tirade against WBC fight officials last month.

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D. Kameda apologizes for breaking rules in world title fight

TOKYO, Japan - Troubled boxer Daiki Kameda apologized in a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30 for breaching fight regulations in a WBC flyweight title match last month and said he wants to wipe the slate clean and start afresh. Kameda, 18, had three points deducted in the 12th round of the fight in Tokyo for resorting to underhand tactics against champion Daisuke Naito. He was subsequently slapped with a one-year ban by the Japan Boxing Commission.

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Boxing:D. Kameda hit with 1-year ban for foul play

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Daiki Kameda who was slapped with a one-year suspension by the Japan Boxing Commission on Oct. 15 for breaching regulations during his defeat by champion Daisuke Naito in a WBC flyweight title match on Oct. 11.

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D. Kameda hit with 1-year ban for foul play in WBC title fight

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Boxing Commission Director Shinichi Saito (R front) announces at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15 that the JBC has slapped Daiki Kameda with a one-year suspension as punishment for foul play during a WBC flyweight title match in Tokyo on Oct. 11 where he lost to champion Daisuke Naito by unanimous decision. Kameda had three points deducted for violations that included lifting Naito and throwing him down in the 12th round.

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Tokuyama hangs up gloves with no regrets

OSAKA, Japan - Former WBC superflyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama smiles during a press conference in Osaka on March 15. Tokuyama said he had submitted retirement papers to the Kansai bureau of the Japan Boxing Commission.

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Female boxers from U.S., Koreas, Japan to fight in June

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Sang Kwon (C), president of the (South) Korea Boxing Commission, speaks at a news conference in Seoul on May 20 about boxing matches among female boxers from North and South Korea, the United States and Japan to be held June 28 in Pyongyang.

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Female boxers from U.S., Koreas, Japan to fight in June

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Sang Kwon (C), president of the (South) Korea Boxing Commission, speaks at a news conference in Seoul on May 20 about boxing matches among female boxers from North and South Korea, the United States and Japan to be held June 28 in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Tokuyama hangs up gloves with no regrets

OSAKA, Japan - Former WBC superflyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama smiles during a press conference in Osaka on March 15. Tokuyama said he had submitted retirement papers to the Kansai bureau of the Japan Boxing Commission. (Kyodo)

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D. Kameda hit with 1-year ban for foul play in WBC title fight

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Boxing Commission Director Shinichi Saito (R front) announces at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15 that the JBC has slapped Daiki Kameda with a one-year suspension as punishment for foul play during a WBC flyweight title match in Tokyo on Oct. 11 where he lost to champion Daisuke Naito by unanimous decision. Kameda had three points deducted for violations that included lifting Naito and throwing him down in the 12th round. (Kyodo)

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Boxing:D. Kameda hit with 1-year ban for foul play

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Daiki Kameda who was slapped with a one-year suspension by the Japan Boxing Commission on Oct. 15 for breaching regulations during his defeat by champion Daisuke Naito in a WBC flyweight title match on Oct. 11. (Kyodo)

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D. Kameda apologizes for breaking rules in world title fight

TOKYO, Japan - Troubled boxer Daiki Kameda apologized in a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30 for breaching fight regulations in a WBC flyweight title match last month and said he wants to wipe the slate clean and start afresh. Kameda, 18, had three points deducted in the 12th round of the fight in Tokyo for resorting to underhand tactics against champion Daisuke Naito. He was subsequently slapped with a one-year ban by the Japan Boxing Commission. (Kyodo)

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Kono-K. Kameda title fight set for Oct. 16 in Chicago

WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono (L) and second-ranked Koki Kameda pose for a photo at Kono's Watanabe Boxing Gym in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2015. The two will fight in Chicago on Oct. 16. Kameda, along with his two younger brothers, have been barred from fighting in Japan due to sanctions imposed on the Kameda Boxing Gym by the Japan Boxing Commission. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan MVP boxer Inoue attends awards ceremony

WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue attends an awards ceremony at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2015. He was named 2014 Most Valuable Player by the Japan Boxing Commission. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JBC voids Kameda's license, banned for life from boxing

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Shiro Kameda, the father of former WBC flyweight champion Koki Kameda. The Japan Boxing Commission on April 13, 2010, annulled his corner license effectively banning him for life from activities related to professional boxing. The elder Kameda offered to return his license, which had been suspended since 2007, to take responsibility for an epithet-laden tirade against WBC fight officials last month. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: World champion Ioka warned over visible tattoos

WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka, seen in this file photo, has been disciplined, the Japan Boxing Commission said on Jan. 22, 2021, after tattoos on his left arm became visible during his successful second title defense on Dec. 31, 2020.

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Boxing: Kameda eager for swift return to home ring

Former WBO bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda (C) holds a license issued by the Japan Boxing Commission, flanked by his now-retired older brother Koki (L) and Kyoei Gym head Keiichiro Kanehira, at the gym in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2016. Kameda, who had been barred by the JBC from fighting in Japan since 2014, said he is hopeful he can make a swift return before home fans. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo