Tag Archive | Tokyo Japan
Thriller in The Theatre as Top Rank as Foster upsets Nova
In what was one of the closest main events seen O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster (22-2, 12 KOs) was able to narrowly defeat Abraham “El Super” Nova (23-2, 16 KOs) for the WBC junior lightweight world title. It seemed as if for most of the night the hashtag of And New was trending for most of […]
Mikuru Asakura PPV Press Conference Quotes from Japan
The Floyd Mayweather–Mikuru Askakura pay-per-view press conference was held recently in Tokyo, Japan for this Saturday night’s Super RIZIN, presented by Japanese MMA company RIZIN Fighting Federation. The event will be distributed by Integrated Sports across North America live on Cable and Satellite Pay Per View via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH, Shaw PPV, Rogers, Bell […]
U.S. Olympic 3×3 Team Earns Bye Into Semfiinals
After fighting its way to a 17-13 win over Italy (2-4) earlier in the day, a game-winning 2-point shot from Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces/Washington/Poway, Calif.) gave the U.S. Olympic 3×3 Women’s Basketball Team (6-0) a thrilling 21-19 victory over China (4-2) on Monday night at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. With one game left to […]
Record 121 NBA and WNBA to Compete in 2021 Tokyo Olympics
A record 121 NBA and WNBA players are featured on national team rosters for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The men’s and women’s 5×5 competitions will feature a record 49 current NBA players and a record 29 current WNBA players, as well as 16 former NBA and 22 former WNBA players. The inaugural […]
U.S. Olympic 3×3 Women’s Team Goes 2-0 in Debut of New Olympic Sport
The U.S. Olympic 3×3 Women’s Basketball Team (2-0) topped the world No. 1 ranked women’s federation, France (1-1), 17-10 and followed that up with a 21-9 rout of Mongolia (0-2) on the inaugural day of 3×3 basketball in Olympic history at Aomi Urban Sports Park on Saturday in Tokyo. The USA next will play Romania […]
Six Team USA Boxers Punch Ticket to Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
The Boxing Task Force (BTF) announced today the 49 quota places, originally to be awarded at the Road to Tokyo Americas Qualifier, that were awarded to boxers to compete in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer. The quota places included six Team USA boxers, which was based off the BTF Rankings. “These six boxers […]
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