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Ring Rankings Update – reshuffle at light heavyweight and featherweight

22
May

Ring Rankings Update – reshuffle at light heavyweight and featherweight

The Showtime network delivered three quality title bouts to a U.S. audience on May 19 – two in the featherweight...

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19
May

Hekkie Budler shocks Ryoichi Taguchi in Japan, wins RING junior flyweight title

After years of being among the best little men in boxing, Hekkie Budler finally won the big one in Japan. The...

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15
May

Hekkie Budler seeks South African boxing legend status against RING champ Taguchi

From an unlucky situation, Hekkie Budler now finds himself in a fortuitous position. Last September Budler had Milan Melindo bleeding from...

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23
Apr

Will Kosei Tanaka conquer a third division in 2018?

After a comeback victory last March, undefeated former two-division titlist Kosei Tanaka is ready to conquer a third division, at flyweight.

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04
Apr

Hekkie Budler to challenge Ryoichi Taguchi for RING championship on May 20

Hekkie Budler will get his second straight crack at a world title on May 20 when he faces Ryoichi Taguchi...

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01
Jan

Naoya Inoue and Ryoichi Taguchi lead a golden era in Japanese boxing

Anson Wainwright looks back at this weekend’s action in Japan and predicts more big things for a boxing hotbed which is already glistening with success.

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31
Dec

Taguchi decisions bloodied Melindo to win vacant RING junior flyweight title

Ryoichi Taguchi added the IBF junior flyweight title to his WBA belt as he defeated Milan Melindo by unanimous decision...

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30
Dec

Ryoichi Taguchi ready for unification showdown with Milan Melindo

THE RING’s No. 1-rated junior flyweight, Ryoichi Taguchi is eager to take advantage of his opportunity against the magazine’s No. 2-rated Milan Melindo for the vacant RING 108-pound title on Dec. 31 in Japan.

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30
Dec

No weight troubles for Milan Melindo this time around

Milan Melindo had none of the drama at his weigh-in Saturday that preceded his last fight three months ago. He...

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26
Dec

Milan Melindo: ‘Destroy Ryoichi Taguchi’s left body shot and he’s nothing’

On New Year’s Eve, in Japan, IBF junior flyweight titlist Milan Melindo hopes to nullify WBA counterpart Ryoichi Taguchi’s most powerful weapon.

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