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Tokyo Deaflympics

Entry is restricted at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2025, ahead of a basketball match at the Tokyo Deaflympics due to the number of people trying to get in.

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Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Daniel Valladares

Ginjiro Shigeoka of Japan celebrates after stopping Daniel Valladares of Mexico in the fifth round of an IBF minimumweight boxing title fight at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Daniel Valladares

IBF interim minimumweight champion Ginjiro Shigeoka (L) of Japan forces champion Daniel Valladares of Mexico to the ropes during the fifth round of a boxing title consolidation bout at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Daniel Valladares

IBF interim minimumweight champion Ginjiro Shigeoka (C) of Japan floors champion Daniel Valladares of Mexico during the first round of a boxing title consolidation bout at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Boxing: Yudai Shigeoka vs. Panya Pradabsri

WBC interim minimumweight champion Yudai Shigeoka (R) of Japan throws a punch at champion Panya Pradabsri of Thailand during the second round of a boxing title consolidation bout at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Boxing: Yudai Shigeoka vs. Panya Pradabsri

WBC interim minimumweight champion Yudai Shigeoka (back) of Japan throws a punch at champion Panya Pradabsri of Thailand during the fifth round of a boxing title consolidation bout at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Boxing: Japan's Shigeoka brothers

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka (L) and his older brother Yudai Shigeoka pose with their belts after winning the IBF and WBC minimumweight titles, respectively, in a boxing doubleheader at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Boxing: Japan's Shigeoka brothers

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka (L) and his older brother Yudai Shigeoka pose with their belts after winning the IBF and WBC minimumweight titles, respectively, in a boxing doubleheader at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Boxing: Ioka-Franco title unification bout

WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (R) of Japan and WBA titleholder Joshua Franco of the United States have their arms raised by the referee after their title unification boxing match ended in a draw on Dec. 31, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Boxing: Ioka-Franco title unification bout

WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (R) of Japan and WBA titleholder Joshua Franco of the United States fight in the 12th round of their title unification boxing match on Dec. 31, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

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Boxing: Ioka-Franco title unification bout

WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (L) of Japan and WBA titleholder Joshua Franco of the United States fight in the 10th round of their title unification boxing match on Dec. 31, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Boxing: Ioka-Franco title unification bout

WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (R) of Japan and WBA titleholder Joshua Franco of the United States fight in the ninth round of their title unification boxing match on Dec. 31, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Boxing: Ioka-Franco title unification bout

WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (L) of Japan and WBA titleholder Joshua Franco of the United States fight in the third round of their title unification boxing match on Dec. 31, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

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Boxing: Ioka-Franco title unification bout

WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (L) of Japan and WBA titleholder Joshua Franco of the United States fight in the first round of their title unification boxing match on Dec. 31, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Uchiyama retains WBA title for 9th time

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama, nicknamed "KO Dynamite," successfully defended his WBA super featherweight title for the ninth time on Dec. 31, 2014, as challenger Israel Perez of Argentina failed to answer the bell for the 10th round at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

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Uchiyama stops Perez in WBA super featherweight bout

TOKYO, Japan - Undefeated Takashi Uchiyama (R) of Japan connects with a sizzling right to the face of challenger Israel Perez of Argentina in the eighth round at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2014. Uchiyama defended his WBA super featherweight title with a technical knockout.

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Ota beats S. Korean fencer, leading Japan to team final

GOYANG, South Korea - Japan's ace fencer Yuki Ota (L) beats his South Korean opponent in the men's fencing foil team event semifinals during the Asian Games at Goyang Gymnasium in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Sept. 25, 2014.

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Miura scores 9th-round TKO

TOKYO, Japan - WBC super featherweight champion Takashi Miura (R) attacks challenger Dante Jardon of Mexico during the ninth round of a title match at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2013. Miura scored a ninth-round technical knockout in his second successful title defense.

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Boxing: Ioka-Nietes WBO title match

Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka (R) reacts at the end of his WBO super flyweight title match against Donnie Nietes of the Philippines on July 13, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

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Boxing: Ioka-Nietes WBO title match

Japan's Kazuto Ioka (L) and Donnie Nietes of the Philippines battle in the sixth round of their WBO super flyweight boxing title match on July 13, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Boxing: Ioka-Nietes WBO title match

Japan's Kazuto Ioka (R) and Donnie Nietes of the Philippines battle in the 12th round of their WBO super flyweight boxing title match on July 13, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

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Boxing: Ioka-Nietes WBO title match

Japan's Kazuto Ioka (R) and Donnie Nietes of the Philippines battle in the 12th round of their WBO super flyweight boxing title match on July 13, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Boxing: Ioka-Fukunaga world title match

Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka (L) punches compatriot Ryoji Fukunaga during the 10th round of their WBO super flyweight title match at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2021.

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Boxing: Ioka-Fukunaga world title match

Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka (R) punches compatriot Ryoji Fukunaga during the 11th round of their WBO super flyweight title match at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2021.

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Boxing: Ioka-Fukunaga world title match

Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka (R) punches compatriot Ryoji Fukunaga during the fourth round of their WBO super flyweight title match at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2021.

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Boxing: Ioka-Fukunaga world title match

Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka celebrates after successfully defending his WBO super flyweight belt against compatriot Ryoji Fukunaga at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2021.

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Boxing: Ioka-Fukunaga world title match

Japanese boxer Kazuto Ioka (R) punches compatriot Ryoji Fukunaga during the second round of their WBO super flyweight title match at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2021.

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (R) takes a punch to the face from challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama during the eighth round of their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015. Yamanaka beat Moreno, a former WBA bantamweight champion, by a decision to make the ninth defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (L) fights challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama in the fourth round of their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015. Yamanaka beat Moreno, a former WBA bantamweight champion, by a decision to make the ninth defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (L) punches challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama during the seventh round of their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015. Yamanaka beat Moreno, a former WBA bantamweight champion, by a decision to make the ninth defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (L) acknowledges challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama following their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015, after Yamanaka won by a decision to secure the ninth successful defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan celebrates the ninth successful defense of his title at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015, after defeating Anselmo Moreno of Panama by a decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (R) delivers a punch to challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama during the first round of their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015. Yamanaka beat Moreno, a former WBA bantamweight champion, by a decision to make the ninth defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight crown for 4th time

Japanese boxer Takashi Miura backs Australian Billy Dib into a corner during the third round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 1, 2015. Miura defended his title for the fourth time with a third-round technical knockout. (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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Uchiyama, Taguchi to defend WBA titles in May

WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (L) and light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi pose for a photo at a press conference at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on March 20, 2015. Their Watanabe Gym said the two boxers will defend their titles on May 6 at Ota Ward gymnasium in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamanaka makes 9th defense of WBC bantamweight title

WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (L) and challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama exchange punches during the first round of their title match at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2015. Yamanaka beat Moreno, a former WBA bantamweight champion, by a decision to make the ninth defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uchiyama retains WBA title for 9th time

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama, nicknamed "KO Dynamite," successfully defended his WBA super featherweight title for the ninth time on Dec. 31, 2014, as challenger Israel Perez of Argentina failed to answer the bell for the 10th round at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Ota beats S. Korean fencer, leading Japan to team final

GOYANG, South Korea - Japan's ace fencer Yuki Ota (L) beats his South Korean opponent in the men's fencing foil team event semifinals during the Asian Games at Goyang Gymnasium in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Sept. 25, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (L) lands a jab on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (L) lands a jab on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) lands a punch on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) lands a punch on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Boxers ready for world triple header in Tokyo

Boxers (from left) Toshiyuki Igarashi, Sho Kimura, Ryoichi Taguchi, Milan Melindo, Hiroto Kyoguchi and Carlos Buitrago pose at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 30, 2017 ahead of a New Year's Eve world title tripleheader at Tokyo's Ota City General Gymnasium (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Japan's Taguchi defended WBA light flyweight title

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) punches Robert Barrera of Colombia during a WBA light flyweight title match at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 23, 2017. Taguchi defended his WBA title for the sixth time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Japan's Taguchi defended WBA light flyweight title

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) punches Robert Barrera of Colombia during a WBA light flyweight title match at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 23, 2017. Taguchi defended his WBA title for the sixth time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Japan's Taguchi defends WBA light flyweight title

Ryoichi Taguchi (C) celebrates after beating Robert Barrera of Colombia by technical knockout in the ninth round at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 23, 2017, defending his WBA light flyweight title for the sixth time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo