TOKYO — In his professional boxing debut, an American airman relied on a sharp jab and superior conditioning to earn a majority decision victory Tuesday in a four-round match at Korakuen Hall. Airman ...

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commission confirmed the near-simultaneous ...

Two Japanese boxers have died within days of each other after sustaining brain injuries in separate bouts on the same fight card. The World Boxing Federation on Saturday confirmed the deaths, which ...

Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters ...