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(1)Kawashima, Tokuyama to fight for WBC superflyweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Former champion and challenger Masamori Tokuyama talks with WBC superflyweight champion Katsushige Kawashima (seen on TV screen) at his gym in Osaka on May 9 after arrangements were made for their title bout in Osaka on July 18. ''I've done enough damage to my body in training and I'm prepared mentally. I can picture myself winning,'' said fifth-ranked Tokuyama.

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Tokuyama defends WBC super flyweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Masamori Tokuyama, a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident of Japan whose real name is Hong Chang Soo, throws up arms after defending his World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight title against fifth-ranked challenger Akihiko Nago by unanimous decision.

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Tokuyama retains WBC super flyweight crown

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Masamori Tokuyama (L), a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident of Japan whose real name is Hong Chang Soo, outclasses fifth-ranked challenger Akihiko Nago (R) over 12 rounds in Osaka on Dec. 12 to retain the World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight title he won in August with a unanimous decision.

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Boxing: WBA and IBF bantamweight champion Inoue

WBA and IBF bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue of Japan poses for a photo at his gym in Yokohama on Dec. 15, 2021, a day after his eighth-round technical knockout of the IBF's fifth-ranked challenger Aran Dipaen from Thailand in their boxing world title match.

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Boxing: WBA and IBF bantamweight champion Inoue

WBA and IBF bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue of Japan attends a press conference at his gym in Yokohama on Dec. 15, 2021, a day after his eighth-round technical knockout of the IBF's fifth-ranked challenger Aran Dipaen from Thailand in their boxing world title match.

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(1)Kawashima, Tokuyama to fight for WBC superflyweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Former champion and challenger Masamori Tokuyama talks with WBC superflyweight champion Katsushige Kawashima (seen on TV screen) at his gym in Osaka on May 9 after arrangements were made for their title bout in Osaka on July 18. ''I've done enough damage to my body in training and I'm prepared mentally. I can picture myself winning,'' said fifth-ranked Tokuyama. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Ruiz, Hasegawa meet press before WBC title bout

WBC super bantamweight champion Hugo Ruiz (L) of Mexico and fifth-ranked Japanese challenger Hozumi Hasegawa pose for a photo during a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 14, 2016. The two boxers will fight on Sept. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo