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Ex-WBA flyweight champ Sakata retires

TOKYO, Japan - Former WBA flyweight champion Takefumi Sakata announces his retirement from the ring at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2011, citing his declining physical capacity.

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Kameda defends WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's WBA flyweight champion Daiki Kameda (L) and compatriot and former champion Takefumi Sakata fight at Tokyo Big Sight on Sept. 25, 2010. Kameda defeated Sakada, successfully defending his title for the first time.

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Kameda defends WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's WBA flyweight champion Daiki Kameda (L) and compatriot and former champion Takefumi Sakata fight at Tokyo Big Sight on Sept. 25, 2010. Kameda defeated Sakada, successfully defending his title for the first time.

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Champion Kameda vs. Sakata in WBA title match

TOKYO, Japan - Daiki Kameda (L), WBA flyweight champion, and Takefumi Sakata pose in front of cameras in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2010. Kameda and Sakata were scheduled to fight in the world title match the following day.

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D. Kameda-Sakata match to be held in September

TOKYO, Japan - WBA flyweight champion Daiki Kameda (L), who will make his first title defense against former champion and countryman Takefumi Sakata (R) in September, poses for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on July 28, 2010.

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Sakata surrenders WBA flyweight title in 2nd-round defeat

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Thailand's Denkaosan Kaowichit celebrates after he defeated Japan's Takefumi Sakata with a second-round knockout to win the WBA flyweight title at Hiroshima Sunplaza on Dec. 31.

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Sakata retains WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - WBA flyweight champion Takefumi Sakata poses for photos after retaining his title for the fourth time by defeating Hiroyuki Hisataka in a unanimous decision at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on July 30.

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Sakata defends WBA flyweight title

CHIBA, Japan - Champion Takefumi Sakata celebrates after defeating challenger Shingo Yamaguchi in their WBA flyweight title match at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on March 29. Sakata successfully defended his title for the third time.

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Sakata defends WBA flyweight title

CHIBA, Japan - Champion Takefumi Sakata (R) delivers a punch to challenger Shingo Yamaguchi during the fifth round of their WBA flyweight title match at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on March 29. Sakata won a unanimous decision against Yamaguchi to successfully defend his title for the third time.

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Sakata gets draw to remain WBA flyweight champion

SAITAMA, Japan - Takefumi Sakata (L) successfully defended his WBA flyweight title for the second time with a draw against Thai challenger Denkaosan Kaowichit at Saitama Super Arena on Nov. 4.

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Sakata defends WBA flyweight title in unification bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese champion Takefumi Sakata (R) beats interim champion Roberto Vasquez of Panama on a unanimous decision to successfully defend his WBA flyweight title at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on July 1.

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Sakata defends WBA flyweight title in unification bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese champion Takefumi Sakata gestures after beating interim champion Roberto Vasquez of Panama on a unanimous decision to successfully defend his WBA flyweight title at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on July 1.

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Sakata stops Parra in 3rd, becomes WBA flyweight champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takefumi Sakata shows his trophies and champion belt after winning the WBA flyweight title by defeating Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the third round with a technical knockout at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on March 19. Parra was stripped of the crown a day earlier for failing to make the weight.

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Sakata stops Parra in 3rd, becomes WBA flyweight champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takefumi Sakata (R) faces Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the first round of their WBA flyweight title match at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on March 19. Sakata won the match by a technical knockout in the third round.

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Sakata fails in bid to win WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Takefumi Sakata (L) gets punched in the face by champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the 10th round in his bid to claim the WBA flyweight title at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on Sept. 19. He lost a close decision to Parra.

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Parra defeats Sakata in WBA flyweight championship

TOKYO, Japan - World Boxing Association flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela (L) throws a punch at Takefumi Sakata of Japan in their 12-round title bout at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on June 4. Parra won 2-0 on a points decision.

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Sakata fails in bid to win WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Takefumi Sakata (L) gets punched in the face by champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the 10th round in his bid to claim the WBA flyweight title at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on Sept. 19. He lost a close decision to Parra. (Kyodo)

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Sakata stops Parra in 3rd, becomes WBA flyweight champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takefumi Sakata shows his trophies and champion belt after winning the WBA flyweight title by defeating Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the third round with a technical knockout at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on March 19. Parra was stripped of the crown a day earlier for failing to make the weight. (Kyodo)

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Sakata stops Parra in 3rd, becomes WBA flyweight champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takefumi Sakata (R) faces Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the first round of their WBA flyweight title match at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on March 19. Sakata won the match by a technical knockout in the third round. (Kyodo)

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Sakata defends WBA flyweight title in unification bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese champion Takefumi Sakata (R) beats interim champion Roberto Vasquez of Panama on a unanimous decision to successfully defend his WBA flyweight title at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on July 1. (Kyodo)

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Sakata defends WBA flyweight title in unification bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese champion Takefumi Sakata gestures after beating interim champion Roberto Vasquez of Panama on a unanimous decision to successfully defend his WBA flyweight title at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on July 1. (Kyodo)

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Sakata gets draw to remain WBA flyweight champion

SAITAMA, Japan - Takefumi Sakata (L) successfully defended his WBA flyweight title for the second time with a draw against Thai challenger Denkaosan Kaowichit at Saitama Super Arena on Nov. 4. (Kyodo)

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Sakata defends WBA flyweight title

CHIBA, Japan - Champion Takefumi Sakata (R) delivers a punch to challenger Shingo Yamaguchi during the fifth round of their WBA flyweight title match at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on March 29. Sakata won a unanimous decision against Yamaguchi to successfully defend his title for the third time. (Kyodo)

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Sakata defends WBA flyweight title

CHIBA, Japan - Champion Takefumi Sakata celebrates after defeating challenger Shingo Yamaguchi in their WBA flyweight title match at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on March 29. Sakata successfully defended his title for the third time. (Kyodo)

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Sakata retains WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - WBA flyweight champion Takefumi Sakata poses for photos after retaining his title for the fourth time by defeating Hiroyuki Hisataka in a unanimous decision at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on July 30. (Kyodo)

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Sakata surrenders WBA flyweight title in 2nd-round defeat

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Thailand's Denkaosan Kaowichit celebrates after he defeated Japan's Takefumi Sakata with a second-round knockout to win the WBA flyweight title at Hiroshima Sunplaza on Dec. 31. (Kyodo)

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Champion Kameda vs. Sakata in WBA title match

TOKYO, Japan - Daiki Kameda (L), WBA flyweight champion, and Takefumi Sakata pose in front of cameras in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2010. Kameda and Sakata were scheduled to fight in the world title match the following day. (Kyodo)

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Kameda defends WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's WBA flyweight champion Daiki Kameda (L) and compatriot and former champion Takefumi Sakata fight at Tokyo Big Sight on Sept. 25, 2010. Kameda defeated Sakada, successfully defending his title for the first time. (Kyodo)

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Kameda defends WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's WBA flyweight champion Daiki Kameda (L) and compatriot and former champion Takefumi Sakata fight at Tokyo Big Sight on Sept. 25, 2010. Kameda defeated Sakada, successfully defending his title for the first time. (Kyodo)

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D. Kameda-Sakata match to be held in September

TOKYO, Japan - WBA flyweight champion Daiki Kameda (L), who will make his first title defense against former champion and countryman Takefumi Sakata (R) in September, poses for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on July 28, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Ex-WBA flyweight champ Sakata retires

TOKYO, Japan - Former WBA flyweight champion Takefumi Sakata announces his retirement from the ring at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2011, citing his declining physical capacity. (Kyodo)

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Parra defeats Sakata in WBA flyweight championship

TOKYO, Japan - World Boxing Association flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela (L) throws a punch at Takefumi Sakata of Japan in their 12-round title bout at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on June 4. Parra won 2-0 on a points decision. (Kyodo)