Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Sebastian Fundora ...

Sebastian Fundora finally made the first defense of his WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles, one year after he won them from Tim Tszyu in a major upset. However, that fight didn't come against ...

As for Teraji, 25-1 (16 KOs), the WBC titlist comes off a 12 th-round stoppage victory over former world champion Seigo Yuri Akui, further cementing himself as the top dog at flyweight.

Kenshiro Teraji rises to the No. 1 spot in ESPN's flyweight rankings after a thrilling come-from-behind 12th-round TKO of Seigo Yuri Akui to unify the WBC and WBA titles. Akui, who entered ...

Chordale Booker, Kenshiro Teraji’s stature following his come-from-behind win in a war with Seigo Yuri Akui, and whether Luis Alberto Lopez should be fighting again after suffering a brain bleed ...

No, not his winning streak (now at seven) or his title defense streak (now at six). By stopping Seigo Yuri Akui at the 1:31 mark of the 12th round in a flyweight alphabet unification fight ...

Spurred on by the ignominy, Teraji put his foot on the gas and powered through Seigo Yuri Akui to take his rival’s title, unify the belts and save the day, all while behind on the cards in Tokyo.

Thursday in the AM, hardcores witnessed a dramatic 12th round stoppage in the fight of the year between Kenshiro Teraji and Seigo Yuri Akui. This busy week of boxing continues through the weekend.

Kenshiro Teraji (24-1, 15 Kos) brough his WBC belt to the ring, while Seigo Yuri Akui (21-2-1, 11 Kos) put his WBA title on the line, in a rare occurrence in the history of Japan. “I look ...