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Boxing: Inoue vs. Nasukawa

Takuma Inoue (L) of Japan throws a punch at compatriot Tenshin Nasukawa in the fifth round of their WBC bantamweight world title bout at Toyota Arena Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2025.

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Boxing: Bantamweight title unification match

Junto Nakatani (L) throws a punch at Ryosuke Nishida in the fifth round of their WBC-IBF bantamweight boxing title unification match at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on June 8, 2025.

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Boxing: Bantamweight title unification match

Junto Nakatani (L) throws a punch at Ryosuke Nishida in the fifth round of their WBC-IBF bantamweight boxing title unification match at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on June 8, 2025.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Nery fight

Japan's Naoya Inoue (R) throws a punch at Mexico's Luis Nery in the fifth round of their four-belt super bantamweight boxing title match at Tokyo Dome on May 6, 2024.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Nery fight

Japan's Naoya Inoue (L) throws a punch at Mexico's Luis Nery in the fifth round of their four-belt super bantamweight boxing title match at Tokyo Dome on May 6, 2024.

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Boxing: WBA super flyweight title match

Japan's Kazuto Ioka (R) throws a punch at Venezuela's Josber Perez during the fifth round of their WBA super flyweight boxing title match in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2023.

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: Chinese tennis players achieved new heights in Grand Slams and world tournaments. A record-breaking 10 men's and women's players from the Chinese mainland competed in the singles main draw of the Australian Open. Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title in February. Seven players from the Chinese mainland reached the second round of the US Open singles, with Zheng Qinwen reaching the last eight, while Zhang Zhizhen notably defeated fifth seed Casper Ruud, becoming the first men's player from the Chinese mainland to beat the world's top-5 player in Grand Slam tournaments. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zheng triumphed in the women's singles, and Zhang captured China's first Asiad men's singles gold medal in nearly three decades. This file photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows Wu Yibing of China

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: Chinese tennis players achieved new heights in Grand Slams and world tournaments. A record-breaking 10 men's and women's players from the Chinese mainland competed in the singles main draw of the Australian Open. Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title in February. Seven players from the Chinese mainland reached the second round of the US Open singles, with Zheng Qinwen reaching the last eight, while Zhang Zhizhen notably defeated fifth seed Casper Ruud, becoming the first men's player from the Chinese mainland to beat the world's top-5 player in Grand Slam tournaments. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zheng triumphed in the women's singles, and Zhang captured China's first Asiad men's singles gold medal in nearly three decades. This file photo taken on Sept. 30, 2023 shows Zhang Zhizhen of

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: Chinese tennis players achieved new heights in Grand Slams and world tournaments. A record-breaking 10 men's and women's players from the Chinese mainland competed in the singles main draw of the Australian Open. Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title in February. Seven players from the Chinese mainland reached the second round of the US Open singles, with Zheng Qinwen reaching the last eight, while Zhang Zhizhen notably defeated fifth seed Casper Ruud, becoming the first men's player from the Chinese mainland to beat the world's top-5 player in Grand Slam tournaments. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zheng triumphed in the women's singles, and Zhang captured China's first Asiad men's singles gold medal in nearly three decades. This file photo taken on Sept. 4, 2023 shows Zheng Qinwen of Ch

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Tapales

Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue (R) throws a punch at Marlon Tapales of the Philippines during the fifth round of their four-belt world super bantamweight title unification match at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2023.

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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: 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: Nakatani-Cortes fight

Junto Nakatani (C) of Japan knocks down Argi Cortes of Mexico during the fifth round of his WBO super flyweight boxing title defense at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Sept. 18, 2023.

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Boxing: Nakatani-Cortes fight

Junto Nakatani (C) of Japan knocks down Argi Cortes of Mexico during the fifth round of his WBO super flyweight boxing title defense at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Sept. 18, 2023.

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Boxing: Yudai Shigeoka vs. Wilfredo Mendez

Japan's Yudai Shigeoka walks away after flooring Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Mendez (rear) in the fifth round of a WBC interim minimumweight world title boxing bout at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022 shows members of Team China and president of Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) Liu Guoliang pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the men's teams final match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. China won all eight matches to claim its fifth consecutive women's team title at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships held in Chengdu, China from September 30 to October 9. Meanwhile, the Chinese men's team swept Germany 3-0 to lift the trophy for the 10th time in a row. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on June 24, 2022 shows Katie Ledecky of the United States reacts after the women's 800m freestyle final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Ledecky won the women's 800m freestyle at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, to take the fifth consecutive title in the event. In this tournament, the 25-year-old clinched four gold medals to take her world championships gold medal tally to 19. Ledecky also broke the women's short-course world record in the 1,500m and 800m freestyle at the FINA World Cup. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Odaira KO'd by Thai champion in WBC title match

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand, March 3 Kyodo - WBC minimumweight champion Wanheng Meenayothin of Thailand floors challenger Go Odaira of Japan during the fifth round of their title match in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on March 3, 2016. Wanheng, 30, successfully defended his title for a fourth time to extend his unbeaten record to 41 bouts, including 16 knockouts.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) lands a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the fifth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the fifth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Oita Int'l Wheelchair Marathon

OITA, Japan - Marcel Hug of Switzerland wins the men's event at the 34th Oita International Wheelchair Marathon in the city of Oita, southern Japan, on Nov. 9, 2014. Hug won the title for the fifth straight time.

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South Korea's Ahn wins Fujitsu Ladies golf tournament

CHIBA, Japan - Ahn Sun Ju of South Korea poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Fujitsu Ladies golf tournament at Tokyu Seven Hundred Golf Club in Chiba on Oct. 19, 2014. Ahn won the title, her fifth of the season in Japan.

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China newspapers on Uchimura's 5th straight world title

NANNING, China - Chinese newspapers, dated Oct. 10, 2014, are seen carrying stories on Japan's Kohei Uchimura winning a fifth straight all-around title at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, the previous day.

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Uchimura wins 5th straight all-around world title

NANNING, China - Japan's Kohei Uchimura stands on the center of the podium on Oct. 9, 2014, in Nanning, China, after breaking his own record of four consecutive men's all-around titles with a fifth straight crown at the gymnastics world championships. To his left is Britain's silver medalist Max Whitlock and right is Japan's bronze medalist Yusuke Tanaka.

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Uchimura wins 5th straight all-around world title

NANNING, China - Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2014, in Nanning, China, shows Japan's Kohei Uchimura, who broke his own record of four consecutive men's all-around titles with a fifth straight crown at the gymnastics world championships.

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Koseki wins 14th defense of WBC women's atomweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Momo Koseki of Japan (R) delivers a punch to Britain's Denise Castle during the fifth round of their WBC atomweight title match in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2014. Koseki defeated Castle, the WBC's second-ranked fighter in the division, by technical knockout in the eighth round to defend her crown for the 14th time.

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Yamanaka defends WBC bantamweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka (L), the WBC bantamweight champion, knocks out Mexican challenger Alberto Guevara in the ninth round of a title match at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Nov. 10, 2013. Yamanaka defended his crown for the fifth time.

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Yamanaka defends WBC bantamweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka (front), the WBC bantamweight champion, lands a left on Mexican challenger Alberto Guevara for a knockout in the ninth round of a title match at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Nov. 10, 2013. Yamanaka defended his crown for the fifth time.

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Serena Williams wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams (R) of the United States holds the trophy after winning the women's singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 8, 2013. Williams beat Victoria Azarenka (L) of Belarus 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-1 to win her second consecutive and fifth overall singles title at the U.S. Open.

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Serena Williams wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States raises her trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the women's singles final to win her second consecutive and fifth overall singles title at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 8, 2013. Williams won 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-1.

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Serena Williams wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the women's singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 8, 2013. Williams beat Azarenka 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-1 to win her second consecutive and fifth overall singles title at the U.S. Open.

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Serena Williams wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays against Serena Williams of the United States in the women's singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 8, 2013. Williams beat Azarenka 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-1 to win her second consecutive and fifth overall singles title at the U.S. Open.

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WBA flyweight title match

KAWASAKI, Japan - WBA flyweight champion Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina (R) punches ninth-ranked Japanese challenger Masayuki Kuroda during the fifth round of a WBA flyweight match at Kawasaki's Todoroki Arena in Kanagawa Prefecture on Feb. 27, 2013. Reveco won by unanimous decision.

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Kameda defends WBA bantam crown for 5th time

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Koki Kameda, the WBA bantamweight champion, raises his fist after winning a 2-1 decision over Mexico's Hugo Ruiz for his fifth title defense at Osaka's Bodymaker Coliseum on Dec. 4, 2012.

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Kameda defends WBA bantam crown for 5th time

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Koki Kameda (R), the WBA bantamweight champion, and Mexico's Hugo Ruiz in the seventh round of their bout at Osaka's Bodymaker Coliseum on Dec. 4, 2012. Kameda won a 2-1 decision for his fifth title defense.

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Kameda defends WBA bantam crown for 5th time

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Koki Kameda, the WBA bantamweight champion, raises his fist after winning a 2-1 decision over Mexico's Hugo Ruiz for his fifth title defense at Osaka's Bodymaker Coliseum on Dec. 4, 2012.

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Kameda defends WBA bantam crown for 5th time

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Koki Kameda (R), the WBA bantamweight champion, and Mexico's Hugo Ruiz in the third round of their bout at Osaka's Bodymaker Coliseum on Dec. 4, 2012. Kameda won a 2-1 decision for his fifth title defense.

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Kameda defends WBA bantam crown for 5th time

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Koki Kameda (L back), the WBA bantamweight champion, raises his fists after winning a 2-1 decision over Mexico's Hugo Ruiz for his fifth title defense at Osaka's Bodymaker Coliseum on Dec. 4, 2012.

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Kameda defends WBA bantam crown for 5th time

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Koki Kameda (R), the WBA bantamweight champion, and Mexico's Hugo Ruiz in the fourth round of their bout at Osaka's Bodymaker Coliseum on Dec. 4, 2012. Kameda won a 2-1 decision for his fifth title defense.

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WBC flyweight match

SENDAI, Japan - Japan's Toshiyuki Igarashi (R) punches seventh-ranked Argentine challenger Nestor Narvaes during the fifth round of a WBC flyweight match in Sendai on Nov. 3, 2012. Igarashi successfully defended his title crown for the first time with a 2-0 decision.

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Williams sisters win doubles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Venus Williams (back) and her sister Serena Williams of the United States play against Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the women's doubles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. The Williams sisters captured their fifth Wimbledon title with a 7-5, 6-4 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States collapses with joy after beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States (L) and Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland clasp hands after the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Williams sisters win doubles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Venus Williams (R) and her sister Serena Williams of the United States hold the winners' trophies after their victory against Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the women's doubles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. The Williams sisters captured their fifth Wimbledon title with a 7-5, 6-4 win.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States pumps her fist during the third set of the women's singles final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States holds the winner's trophy after her victory in the women's singles final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 win.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States (L) is congratulated by her sister Venus Williams after winning the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States collapses with joy after beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.