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Boxing: Inoue vs. Nasukawa

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

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestinian Flag during match against Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour and Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestinian Flag during match against Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour and Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestinian Flag during match against Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour and Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestinian Flag during match against Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour and Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestinian Flag during match against Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour and Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail before the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail before the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail before the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail before the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail before the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail Wins His First Taekwendo Match

Palestine's Omar Yaser Ismail and Refugee Olympic Team's Hadi Tiranvalipour compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg qualification contest bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Palestinian Omar Yaser Ismail to win his first Taekwendo match. The athlete, ranked 61st in the world in his under 58 kilo category, is said to be the "best Palestinian hope for the country's first ever Olympic medal". Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Luukas Saha (L) of Finland is seen with coach Rok Draksic after his first bout in the judo men's -66kg category of the Paris Summer Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on July 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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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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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken in November 2022 in Borodianka near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv shows a Banksy mural on a destroyed building wall depicting a young boy defeating a grown man in a judo bout. A postage stamp based on the mural was issued in Ukraine as the country marked the first anniversary of Russia's invasion on Feb. 24, 2023.

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1st anniv. of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Photo taken in Kyiv on Feb. 25, 2023, shows postage stamps issued in Ukraine based on a Banksy mural depicting a young boy defeating a grown man in a judo bout as the country marked the first anniversary of Russia's invasion on Feb. 24.

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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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Japan's Ioka defends WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - REMOVING HYPHEN FROM THAI CHALLENGER'S NAME WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan (back) hits Thai challenger Yedgoen Tor Chalermchai in the first round of a bout in Osaka on Dec. 31, 2011. Ioka won by a technical knockout in the first round to defend his title for the second time.

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WBA undefeated champ John too much for Takemoto

KOBE, Japan - Japanese challenger Zaiki Takemoto, badly mauled by WBA featherweight champion Chris John, fails to stand up to the gong at the start of 10th round in the world title match in Kobe on Aug. 19. The Indonesian champion successfully retained his title for the eighth consecutive time and improved his record to 40-0 with one draw and 21 knockouts. Takemoto, appearing in his first world title bout, slipped to 21-7-1 (12 KOs).

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WBA undefeated champ John too much for Takemoto

KOBE, Japan - WBA featherweight champion Chris John lands a right on Japanese challenger Zaiki Takemoto as the referee tries to stop the fight at the end of the ninth round in a world title match in Kobe on Aug. 19 to successfully retain his title for the eighth consecutive time. The Indonesian boxer improved to 40-0 with one draw and 21 knockouts after Takemoto was unable to stand for the 10th round. Takemoto, appearing in his first world title bout, slipped to 21-7-1 (12 KOs).

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Tomoki Kameda wins nontitle bout against Thailand's Tawatchai

TOKYO, Japan, March 10 Kyodo - Former WBO bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda (R) faces off against Mike Tawatchai of Thailand in an IBF super bantamweight nontitle bout in Tokyo on March 10, 2017. Kameda won a 3-0 decision in the 10-round match, his first fight in Japan in more than three years.

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London Olympic gold medalist Murata wins

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight champion Ryota Murata (R) lands a punch on Mexico's Adrian Luna in the first round of a nontitle bout in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014. Murata won in a 10-round decision, extending his unbeaten streak to five, with four KOs.

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Japnese boxer Murata punches opponent in fight in Macao

MACAO, China - London Olympics boxing middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata (L) of Japan punches Brazilian Carlos Nascimento during the first round of his third professional boxing nontitle bout in Macao on Feb. 22, 2014. Murata scored a technical knockout in the fourth round.

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Sumo wrestler in Ramadan

NAGOYA, Japan - Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi (front) beats Sotairyu (back) during a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 10, 2013. It was Osunaarashi's first sumo match since he began observing this year's Ramadan.

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Sumo wrestler in Ramadan

NAGOYA, Japan - Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi (L) beats Sotairyu during a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 10, 2013. It was Osunaarashi's first sumo match since he began observing this year's Ramadan.

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Nagoya basho 1st day

NAGOYA, Japan - Makuuchi division debutant Tokushoryu (L) pushes Chinese wrestler Sokokurai out of the ring on July 7, 2013, the first day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Sokokurai was fired due to accusations of bout rigging in 2011 but reinstated in April 2013 after a court ruled his dismissal invalid.

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Ioka defends WBA crown with 9th-round KO

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuto Ioka (R) of Japan punches Thai challenger Wisanu Kokietgym in the third round of their bout at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 8, 2013. Ioka landed a decisive right to the body of Wisanu in the ninth round to successfully defend the WBA light flyweight title for the first time.

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Ioka defends WBA crown with 9th-round KO

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuto Ioka (L) of Japan floors Thai challenger Wisanu Kokietgym with a decisive right to the body in the ninth round of their bout at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 8, 2013, successfully defending the WBA light flyweight title for the first time.

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Ioka defends WBA crown with 9th-round KO

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuto Ioka of Japan acknowledges the crowd after successfully defending the WBA light flyweight title for the first time in a bout against Thai challenger Wisanu Kokietgym at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 8, 2013.

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Fujimoto beats Welliver in heavyweight bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's No. 1 rated heavyweight boxer Kyotaro Fujimoto (R) hits WBC 15th-ranked Chauncy Welliver of the United States in the ninth round of his first fight against a world-ranked boxer in the heaviest class at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2012. Fujimoto won with a unanimous decision.

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Fujimoto beats Welliver in heavyweight bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's No. 1 rated heavyweight boxer Kyotaro Fujimoto (L) celebrates after beating WBC 15th-ranked Chauncy Welliver of the United States with a unanimous decision in his first fight against a world-ranked boxer in the heaviest class at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2012.

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Fujimoto beats Welliver in heavyweight bout

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's No. 1 rated heavyweight boxer Kyotaro Fujimoto (L) hits WBC 15th-ranked Chauncy Welliver of the United States in the sixth round of his first fight against a world-ranked boxer in the heaviest class at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2012. Fujimoto won with a unanimous decision.

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Ioka wins in unification title match

OSAKA, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka (L) hits WBA minimumweight champion Akira Yaegashi in the fifth round of their fight at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on June 20, 2012. Ioka won the battle on a 3-0 decision in the first-ever unification world title bout between Japanese fighters from separate sanctioned bodies.

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Ioka wins in unification title match

OSAKA, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka (R) wearing WBC and WBA belts is celebrated after defeating WBA minimumweight champion Akira Yaegashi (L) at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on June 20, 2012. Ioka won the battle on a 3-0 decision in the first-ever unification world title bout between Japanese fighters from separate sanctioned bodies.

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'Shizu-chan' wins her 1st match at world boxing c'ships

QINHUANGDAO, China - Japan's comedian Shizuyo Yamasaki (R) punches Uzbekistan's Shahnoza Nizamova during a middleweight bout at the women's world boxing championships in Qinhuangdao, China, on May 14, 2012. Yamasaki, who goes by the stage name ''Shizu-chan,'' won her first match to face Andrea Strohmayer of Germany the following day at the qualifying event for the London Olympics.

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African wrestler marks 1st win as jonokuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a bout between jonokuchi wrestlers Osunaarashi (R), an Egyptian and sumo's first-ever wrestler of African descent, and Kotoomura at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 7, 2012. Osunaarashi (Great Sandstorm), 20, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, defeated 15-year-old Kotoomura, marking his debut as a jonokuchi wrestler with a victory.

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Sawa returns to action

FUKUOKA, Japan - Homare Sawa (R) plays after coming off the bench in the 72nd minute of INAC Kobe Leonessa's 7-0 away thrashing of Fukuoka J.Anclas in Fukuoka on April 22, 2012. The women's World Player of the Year overcame a bout with vertigo, returning to the pitch for the first time in almost two months in the Japanese Nadeshiko League.