Can Xu’s previous two fights in his native China produced the first two stoppage wins of his young and thrilling career. The return home made it an even hat trick. Xu made the most of his hero’s welcome, tearing through former super bantamweight titl...
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Topping perhaps the very best show of a content-heavy fight weekend, Can Xu and Shun Kubo are set for their World Boxing Association (WBA) secondary featherweight title fight. Both boxers easily made weight ahead of their 12-round headliner Sunday ev...
Xu Can -- the reigning world champion from emerging boxing powerhouse, China -- will defend for the first time his WBA "regular" featherweight world strap against hard-hitting former world title challenger Shun Kubo of Kobe, Japan, this coming M...
The American Boxing Association (ABA) is excited to launch the American Boxer’s Retirement Initiative, with the goal of helping fighters to invest in themselves. Until now, professional boxing has been the only sport in the United States that does n...
Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan - Danny Roman (23-2-1, 9 KOs) came into enemy territory and became a world champion, when he picked up a ninth round stoppage of previously undefeated Shun Kubo (12-1, 9 KOs) to capture the WBA "regular" super bantamweight...
It was October 18, 2013 and Danny Roman suffered his second loss as a pro. The eight round fight against Juan Reyes that night was close, but Roman took the decision loss. Even while Roman was sulking in the dressing room after the loss that night, R...
ORANGE, Calif. - Top rated world title contender Danny Roman (22-2-1, 8 KOs) has wrapped up what is undoubtedly the most important training camp of his career. Roman arrived in Japan last week for his WBA Super Bantamweight Championship showdown with...
ORANGE, Calif. - Top world title contender Danny Roman (22-2-1, 8 KOs) arrived in Japan earlier this week for his WBA Super Bantamweight Championship showdown with unbeaten champion Shun Kubo (12-0, 9 KOs). The 12-round world championship fight is p...
Over the weekend, super bantamweight Shun Kubo stunned the boxing world with a stoppage win over WBA champion Nehomar Cermeno in Kubo's native Japan. The upset win sets up Kubo with a potential world title fight with top challenger Danny Roman, who m...
