Ryo Matsumoto

Danny Roman Dominates Ryo Matsumoto, Retains WBA Belt

Danny Roman (24-2-1, 9 KOs) delivered another brilliant performance Wednesday night from Japan, handedly outpointing Ryo Matsumoto (21-2, 9 KOs) through twelve rounds to retain the WBA super bantamweight championship by unanimous decision. Scores: 11...

Photos: Danny Roman, Ryo Matsumoto Make Weight For Battle

WBA champion Danny "Baby Faced Assassin" Roman stepped on a scale in Tokyo on Tuesday and weighed in at 121.2 lbs., while homegrown talent and No. 11 rated challenger Ryo "Pretty Boy" Matsumoto checked in at 122 lbs.

Danny Roman vs. Moises Flores Appears To Be The Next Step

On Wednesday in Japan, WBA 122-pound titlist Danny Roman makes the first defense of his title by facing Ryo Matsumoto in Japan. And should win, he could be back fighting in America and hopefully with a major television outlet involved.

Photos: Danny Roman Training Hard For WBA Title Defense

Danny Roman (23-2-1, 9 KOs) is inching closer to his first world title defense when he puts his WBA super bantamweight title on the line against No. 13 rated challenger Ryo Matsumoto (21-1, 19 KOs) of Japan on Wednesday, Feb. 28. The 12-round world c...

Danny Roman Defends Against Ryo Matsumoto on 2/28 in Japan

On September 3rd in Kyoto, Japan, Danny Roman dominated Shun Kubo in nine rounds to capture the WBA super bantamweight title. Now he will return to Japan to face Ryo Matsumoto (21-1, 19 KOs) at Korakuen Hall on February 28th in what will be his first...

Naoya Inoue-David Carmona, Yaegashi-Tecuapetra Set, May 8

On Wednesday at the Grand Palace Hotel in Tokyo, a press conference was organized by Japanese former world champion Hideyuki Ohashi, who is the president of Ohashi Boxing Gym Yokohama City. In the press conference it was officially announced that the...

Yaegashi Stops Said In Three, Eyes Another Title Shot

Former two-division champ Akira Yaegashi picked up his second straight win on his rebuilding stopping Said M Said in three rounds Thursday evening in Tokyo, Japan.

Linares Captures Gold: Murata, Matsumoto, T. Inoue Win

Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan - Jorge Linares (38-3, 25 KOs) became a three division world champion by capturing the vacant WBC lightweight championship as he knocked out Javier Prieto (24-8-2, 18 KOs) in the fourth round. The belt was taken fro...