Ioka wins unanimous decision in 3rd title defense

Ioka wins unanimous decision in 3rd title defense

OSAKA, Japan - WBA light flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (L) lands a left punch on Nicaraguan challenger Felix Alvarado during the fourth round of a title match at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 31, 2013. Ioka won a unanimous decision en route to his third successful title defense.

WBC champion Veeraphol connects in title defense

WBC champion Veeraphol connects in title defense

TAKASAGO, Japan - Champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion of Thailand scores with a right against eighth-ranked challenger Toshiaki Nishioka on his way to retaining his World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown by unanimous decision June 25. Veerphol made his fourth successful title defense at Takasago municipal gymnasium in Hyogo Prefecture.

Koseki unifies women's world boxing title after all-Japanese bout

Koseki unifies women's world boxing title after all-Japanese bout

WBC women's atomweight champion Momo Koseki (L) of Japan throws a left to WBA light minimumweight ruler and compatriot Ayaka Miyao in the fourth and won a 10-round unanimous decision in their action-packed title unification bout in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2015. It was Koseki's 16th successful defense of boxing's lightest-weight title, the most in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

WBC champion Veeraphol connects in title defense

WBC champion Veeraphol connects in title defense

TAKASAGO, Japan - Champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion of Thailand scores with a right against eighth-ranked challenger Toshiaki Nishioka on his way to retaining his World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown by unanimous decision June 25. Veerphol made his fourth successful title defense at Takasago municipal gymnasium in Hyogo Prefecture.