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Triple world boxing title matches slated for Dec. 31

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono, WBA super featherweight champ Takashi Uchiyama and ninth-ranked WBA light flyweight Ryoichi Taguchi (from L) pose for photos in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014, prior to their world title matches on Dec. 31.

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Japan's Kono regains WBA super flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Kono (L) jumps in joy after knocking out Thai opponent and former WBA flyweight champion Denkaosen Kaovichit to reclaim the vacant WBA super flyweight title in Tokyo on March 26, 2014.

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Japan's Kono wears champion belt after regaining WBA title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Kono holds up his fists after reclaiming the vacant WBA super flyweight title with a knockout win over Thai top ranker Denkaosen Kaovichit in Tokyo on March 26, 2014.

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Japan's Kono before WBA super flyweight title bout

TOKYO, Japan - Former WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono of Japan (R) and former WBA flyweight champion Denkaosan Kaovichit of Thailand pose for photos in Tokyo on March 24, 2014, ahead of their March 26 match for WBA super flyweight title at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

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Boxing: Taguchi, Kono set for 4th title defense in August

Undated combined photo shows WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi (L) and WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono, both of Japan. Taguchi and Kono will make their fourth title defenses at Ota Ward Gymansium in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016, against top-ranked Japanese challenger Ryo Miyazaki and interim champion Luis Concepcion of Panama, respectively, their Watanabe Gym said on July 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kono successfully defends WBA super flyweight title

WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono holds the champion's belt after successfully defending the title, beating seventh-ranked Thai Inthanon Sithchamuang on a unanimous decision in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. (Kyodo) ==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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Triple world boxing title matches slated for Dec. 31

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono, WBA super featherweight champ Takashi Uchiyama and ninth-ranked WBA light flyweight Ryoichi Taguchi (from L) pose for photos in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014, prior to their world title matches on Dec. 31. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Inoue-Kono WBO title bout in 2016

File photo taken in December 2016 shows Naoya Inoue (R) throws a punch at Japanese compatriot Kohei Kono in a WBO super flyweight title match at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo.

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Boxing: Taguchi to make 6th title defense in July

WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi (C) of Japan poses for a photo with his fellow Watanabe Gym boxers Kohei Kono (L) and Hiroto Kyoguchi at a press conference in Tokyo on June 14, 2017. Taguchi will make his sixth title defense in Tokyo on July 23 against Colombia's Robert Barrera. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Concepcion defeats Kono in WBA title match

WBA World super flyweight champion Kohei Kono (L) faces off against interim champion Luis Concepcion in a title match in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016. Concepcion of Panama won on decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Concepcion defeats Kono in WBA title match

WBA World super flyweight champion Kohei Kono (L) faces off against interim champion Luis Concepcion in a title match in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016. Concepcion of Panama won on decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo