Hozumi Hasegawa
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Rey Vargas Set Down as Mandatory To Hozumi Hasegawa
Although he thought his opponent would be the countryman Hugo Ruiz, who eventually lost the super bantamweight title of the World Boxing Council last Friday in Osaka, Japan, the sanctioning body has officially set down Rey 'King' Vargas (28-0, 22KOs)...
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Hozumi Hasegawa Conquers Hugo Ruiz For Third World Title
Akira Yaegashi, meet Hozumi Hasegawa. The loyal boxing fans in Japan will have to make room in their hearts for two cult heroes, as Hasegawa resurrected his incredible - though believed to be fading - career with a 9th round stoppage of Hugo Ruiz...
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Photos: Yamanaka-Moreno, Ruiz-Hasegawa Make Weight For War
The official weighin is in the books for the fighters involved in the WBC title bouts this Friday were successfully conducted at the Edion Arena in Osaka. Yamanaka weighed in at 118-pounds, while Moreno was 117.75. Ruiz and Hasegawa both weighed in...
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Photos: Yamanaka vs. Moreno II, Ruiz vs. Hasegawa Final Presser
The undefeated WBC bantamweight champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka, will be defending his crown in a rematch bout with Panamanian Anselmo 'Chemito' Moreno. While Hugo Ruiz will be defending his super bantamweight crown for the first time, against former wor...
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Kiko Martinez Talks Camp, Frampton-Cazares, Quigg
Next stop on Kiko Martínez’s world tour is Japan for the second defence of his IBF super-bantamweight title on April 23. Experienced Hozumi Hasegawa will be the man on the opposite side of the ring trying to snatch away Kiko’s belt and the former wo...
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Martinez-Hasegawa, Yamanaka-Jamoya Double on 4/23
Shinsuke Yamanaka (20-0-2, 15KOs), the WBC bantamweight champ, and Hozumi Hasegawa (33-4, 15KOs), a former world champion in two different weight classes, will each fight in a world title doubleheader on April 23, it was announced. Yamanaka will b...
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Kiko Martinez-Hozumi Hasegawa Showdown is Inked
With contracts signed and only the date and exact venue left to finalize, Akihiko Honda of Teiken Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions, Maravilla Box Promotions and Sampson Boxing are proud to announce that exciting IBF Junior Featherweight Champion Kik...
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Akira Yaegashi Turns Away Oscar Blanquet, Defends Title
Akira Yaegashi scored a well-earned unanimous decision over Oscar Blanquet for the first successful defense of his World flyweight championship Monday evening in Tokyo, Japan. The fan-friendly slugfest served as a fitting primer to Shinsuke Yamana...