Frankie Duarte, the thrill-seeking bantamweight and super-bantamweight contender from the 1970s and 80s, has passed away at ...

TOKYO (AP) — Naoya Inoue defended his undisputed super-bantamweight crown against Junto Nakatani by unanimous decision on Saturday in one of the biggest bouts in Japanese history. Two judges scored ...

Naoya Inoue became the first Japanese boxer to collect all four world titles in a single weight class when he knocked out ...

Former WBO super featherweight champion Jamel Herring is looking to make a little bit of history on Friday night at BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) 89, live from the Acrisure Arena in Palm ...

One can make a strong argument that South African bantamweight Silence Mabuza deserved to be included in the Showtime bantamweight Super Four Classic that should have been completed last month had IBF ...

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani meet at the Tokyo Dome in the biggest fight in Japanese history. Follow along with Bryan Graham ...

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani, Japan’s Biggest Boxing Showdown Set for 2026 as Nakatani Vacates Bantamweight Titles originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Japanese boxing sensation Naoya "The Monster" ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former two-division world champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales officially climbed into the ...

YOKOHAMA--They don’t call Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue “The Monster” for nothing. The WBA and IBF bantamweight world champion ...

British bantamweight Francesca Hennessy's fight against Aurora De Persio will be shown live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

It looks like the WBC title won't be vacant much longer in the bantamweight division. The Ring Magazine reported that the WBC is looking to make a fight between undefeated prospect Tenshin Nasukawa ...

Junto Nakatani was crowned king of the 118-pound bantamweight division on Sunday — and Naoya Inoue was ringside to watch it happen. Nakatani (31-0, 24 KOs) unified the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles ...