Ken Shiro remains an unbeaten titlist—and arguably the best junior flyweight in the world. The 27-year old from Kyoto, Japan registered the sixth defense of his 108-pound crown, dropping and stopping Philippines' Jonathan Taconing in four rounds Frid...
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Making the junior flyweight limit has never been difficult for Ken Shiro, with his current training camp offering the latest proof to that claim. The unbeaten, all-action fighter from Kyoto, Japan is set to make the sixth defense of the 108-pound cro...
At a press conference which took place in Tokyo, officially announcing that unbeaten Japanese WBC light flyweight champion, Ken “The Amazing Boy” Shiro’s (15-0, 8 KO’s) will make the sixth defense against the official WBC challenger, Filipino southpa...
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According to the World Boxing Council, they fully intend to order a final junior welterweight eliminator between former world champions Adrien Broner and Jorge Linares - provided they comply with the Code of Ethics, says the sanctioning body. The wil...
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PARANAQUE, Metro Manila -- In exciting no-quarters blow-by-blow 12-round battle, the more experienced WBC # 1 Light Flyweight Jonathan Taconing scored a unanimous decision win over young gun Vince Paras to retain his WBC International 108-pound s...
Hard-hitting Jonathan 'Lightning' Taconing was frustrated once again in his second attempt to win the World Boxing Council light flyweight title when he was out-boxed and outsmarted by Mexican champion Ganigan “El Maravilla” Lopez at the Arena Colise...
As signs point to Donnie Nietes moving towards a rise in weight, the 108 lb. class could be losing the man most see as its top battler. Even if he doesn’t ultimately move up, Nietes isn’t getting any younger. Considering his size, his time consistent...
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Ganigan Lopez and Jonathan Taconing are set for their junior flyweight title fight, which takes place Saturday evening at Arena Coliseo in Mexico City. Both fighters came well inside the 108-pound weight limit for their Televisa-televised headliner....
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The World Boxing Council says that in a battle of southpaws Filipino KO artist, 29 year old Jonathan “Lightning” Taconing is coming to Arena Coliseo, near to Mexico City to launch a terrific challenge, as number the one contender against the 34 yea...
Ganigan Lopez earned his junior flyweight title the hard way, traveling to the defending champion's home country and securing victory. In theory, his first defense taking place at home should be considered a luxury - only it can be argued that his up...
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman informed BoxingScene.com/The Standard on Friday, following his return to his home in Mexico City after a long trip, that No. 1 ranked Filipino Jonathan Taconing “is the mandatory contender” for the wor...
Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight champion and World Boxing Council No. 1 ranked Jonathan “Lightning” Taconing retained his title in a terrific “Fight of the Year” candidate winning a ten round unanimous technical decision over a bat...
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman says that light flyweight champion Pedro Guevara who scored an explosive 1st round knockout over Asian Boxing Council champion Richard Claveras last Saturday, will defend his title against hard-hitting...
