Former WBC Flyweight Champion and three-time world Bantamweight title challenger Daigo Higa has changed his retirement decision to “status pending.” Higa is currently ranked No. 2 by WBA.

Junto Nakatani has been ranked No. 1 by the WBC at junior featherweight. Nakatani is also ranked No. 1 by the WBA and WBO, and No. 3 by the IBF.

Former four-division world champion Kazuto Ioka will move up to the bantamweight division and make his comeback fight on New Year’s Eve. Ioka aims to become a five-division world champion at bantamweight．

Soon、Riku Masuda vs. Jose Miguel Calderon！

Riku Masuda vs. Jose Miguel Calderon ended in a technical decision in Round 5. The scores were 48–48, 49–46, and 48–47. Masuda won by TD5 over Jose Miguel Calderon…

Soon、Tomoya Tsuboi vs. Carlos Cuadras！

Tomoya Tsuboi TKO8 Carlos Cuadras！

Next、IBF featherweight eliminator: Mikito Nakano vs. Ra’eese Aleem.

Open scoring.38-38×3

Takuma Inoue UD Tenshin Nasukawa. And the new WBC bantamweight champion… Takuma Inoue.

Today’s Japanese sports newspapers“Takuma is the champion’!

Today’s Japanese sports newspapers. “Ioka wants to fight Takuma．”

Both Gilberto Jesús Mendoza of the WBA and Mauricio Sulaimán of the WBC are no good. Second-generation leaders aren’t good…

Yesterday’s Japanese sports newspaper: “Tsutsumi defeated Nonito Donaire.”

The undisputed junior featherweight champion, Naoya Inoue, will face three-division world champion and No. 1–ranked contender Junto Nakatani at the Tokyo Dome on May 3, 2026.

Nakatani barely survived, but a fight with Naoya Inoue has likely been scrapped…

Today’s Japanese sports newspapers: ‘Inoue defeated Picasso.’

Naoya Inoue is reported to hold the all-time record with 27 consecutive world title fight victories in Japan, but since this total includes bouts against WBA “regular” champion Jamie McDonnell and Juan Carlos Payano, the accurate figure is actually 25 consecutive wins.

ringmagazine.com/en/pound-for-p… Why is Junto Nakatani only No. 4 in The Ring’s junior featherweight rankings, but ranked as high as No. 6 on the pound-for-pound list?

Naoya Inoue, the undisputed junior featherweight champion, will take on top contender Junto Nakatani at Tokyo Dome on “May 2”.