History Teiken Boxing Gym

1 history

1.1 20th century
1.2 mid-20th century
1.3 late 20th century
1.4 2000s
1.5 2010s

history

the founder of teiken boxing gym, sadayuki ogino (1901–1970), during career active junior featherweight boxer.


early 20th century

when yūjirō watanabe (渡辺 勇次郎) learned boxing in san francisco, california, united states since 1906 bring japan established nippon kentō club (日本拳闘倶楽部) first genuine boxing gym in shimomeguro, meguro, tokyo on december 25, 1921, sadayuki ogino (荻野 貞行, born in gunma prefecture) father lived in united states , aimed @ becoming trading merchant while studying @ rikkyo university, started boxing there under watanabe s management. ogino, right-handed boxer known quick spear-like cross, recognized japanese junior featherweight champion nippon kentō club in 1922. 1 of first boxing titles in japan authorized @ 2 weight divisions. professional record 8–2 (1 ko) 9 draws, 2 exhibition matches, , 1 more match result unknown. since gym collapsed in great kantō earthquake, ogino went on visit shanghai, china 3 boxers in spite of watanabe s objection, in 1924. first overseas expedition japanese boxers became opportunity birth of teiken boxing gym. ogino appeared in japan s first boxing movie tetsuwan (鉄腕) in 1926.

the first president of teiken boxing gym, munehide tanabe (1881–1957, in middle of row). 2 of front row yoshio shirai (on left) , pascual pérez, @ reception world title match.

teiken boxing gym separated nippon kentō club founded under ogino s direction teikoku kentō association kendōsha (帝国拳闘協会拳道社), commonly shortened teikoku kentō association (帝国拳闘協会), in 1926. evaluated referee well, ogino did writing work. munehide tanabe (田邊 宗英, born in yamanashi prefecture, written 田辺 宗英) waseda university became president of korakuen stadium later, , appointed first commissioner of japan boxing commission in april 1952, assumed position of founding president. teiken boxing gym in tokyo second oldest surviving boxing gym in japan, next tokyo kentōkai (東京拳闘会), of december 2013.

after all-japan professional kentō association (全日本プロフェッショナル拳闘協会) establishment of championships , development of professional boxers formed in february 1931, teiken boxing gym, 1 of members, declared secession in april 1932, association divided 2 factions. since matsutarō shōriki owned yomiuri shimbun released hold japan–france confrontation matches inviting world-class boxers france in april 1933, 2 factions reintegrated all-japan kentō federation (全日本拳闘連盟) dissolved in 1937.

mid-20th century

then akira honda (本田 明), founding manager of teiken boxing gym, acted chief director of japan kentō association (日本拳闘協会, established in 1946 , dissolved in 1952 after having renamed twice) 1948 , founder president of japan boxing association (日本ボクシング協会, predecessor of current japan pro boxing association) 1962, inaugurated president of teiken boxing gym.

the 1960s when distinctive japanese , opbf champions such kazuo takayama, teruo kosaka, kenji fukuchi, makoto watanabe , morio kaneda won popularity has been termed golden age of teiken boxing gym, japan s boxing of same time having been called so. kazuo takayama s first world title shot against davey moore attracted 20,000 spectators @ korakuen stadium in august 1960. teruo kosaka s third world title shot against gabriel elorde last match watched audience of 33,000 @ araneta coliseum in quezon city, philippines in june 1965. today yūjirō watanabe, sadayuki ogino , akira honda respectively referred father of japanese boxing , mother of japanese boxing , emperor of japanese boxing .

late 20th century

when akira honda died president of teiken boxing gym in tokyo in 1964, son akihiko honda took possession of post @ age of seventeen of haru nagano. in 1970 when honda rikkyo university s student @ age of twenty-two, masao Ōba managed him gained first world title teiken boxing gym in flyweight division. current president of teiken boxing gym in tokyo teiken promotions.

teiken boxing gym has continued clear contractual relationship, development of boxers not give them title shot in hurry, , steady promotion corresponding each boxer s ability. have given boxers high rewards. 1 example, tsuyoshi hamada s match fee second defense in july 1987 299,600 dollars in amount of time.

honda promoted 2 of mike tyson s fights world heavyweight title both @ tokyo dome. number of spectators of fight against buster douglas in 1990 51,600, while audience rating 38.3 percent. jimmy lennon, jr. handled ring announcements. fight against tony tubbs in 1988, attendance 51,000 , rating 28.8 percent. 2 fights hold top 2 attendance records in japan s boxing history. realizing first world title tripleheader in japan in 1998, honda continuously carried out 7 times until april 2013.

2000s

in march 2007 teiken boxing gym in tokyo announced tsuyoshi hamada take office representative of teiken promotions, while honda promote boxers in international market president. shortly thereafter, naoki matsuda uncrowned scored epoch-making victory knocking out rodolfo lópez in cancún, quintana roo, mexico.

when takahiro aō won world title on march 12, 2009, teiken boxing gym in tokyo had simultaneously 3 active world champions. time, journalists of sports papers , others came write again golden age of teiken boxing gym. fatal accident later mentioned in section entitled #two fatalities occurred during japanese title match 9 days after that, , teiken boxing gym in tokyo became comparatively estranged worldly things.

at time, leading trainers in teiken boxing gym in tokyo sendai tanaka , yūichi kasai. tanaka studied international boxing hall of famer amílcar brusa proficient in spanish language , had ever served marco antonio barrera s trainer. guided edwin valero, jorge linares, román gonzález , takahiro aō world titles, while coaching world title challengers motoki sasaki , kōji satō, japanese champions daisuke nakagawa , yoshihiro kamegai, , future world champion carlos cuadras et al. helped yūichi kasai. kasai led toshiaki nishioka, akifumi shimoda, toshiyuki igarashi , takashi miura world titles, while training former mixed martial artist hiromitsu miura et al. in addition, there shin yamato, yūji nakano , several other trainers coaching boxers including world champion shinsuke yamanaka, future international champion yasutaka ishimoto , current/former opbf/japanese champions. since autumn 2009, masahiko nakamura has served strength , conditioning coach gym. responsible trunk strengthening balance bodies.

the world title doubleheader on october 10, 2009 broadcast live on azteca in mexico, in addition japan , venezuela.

2010s

the world title doubleheader on april 30, 2010 broadcast live in 3 countries, , on october 24 of same year carried live on japan s ntv , united kingdom s sky sports, , relayed in mexico, venezuela , nicaragua.

although takahiro aō , jorge linares lost world titles in latter half of 2009, when akifumi shimoda became sixth world champion teiken boxing gym in tokyo in january 2011, there came 3 active world champions @ same time in gym again.

one month before sixth world title tripleheader teiken promotions in april 2011, honda unofficially announced 2 plans in mid-2011 akifumi shimoda , toshiaki nishioka fight in united states. after that, tōhoku earthquake occurred. confirming intentions of participating boxers in tripleheader, honda considered safety @ top priority. then, preparing blackout, made effort secure necessary minimum electric power live telecast , operating venue facilities, in consultation nippon television broadcast fights. however, decided refund previous tickets , change venue ryōgoku kokugikan in tokyo world memorial hall in kobe, hyōgo risk management. tripleheader event relayed in united states, argentina, italy , other countries, in addition japan s ntv , mexico s televisa.

after that, honda stated difficult while hold events in japan, due power problems in metropolitan area caused earthquake. in may of year, teiken boxing gym in tokyo officially announced 3 matches may through july in mexico , united states including akifumi shimoda s mandatory defense against rico ramos hbo televised co-main event paul williams vs. erislandy lara @ boardwalk hall in atlantic city, new jersey, staged goossen tutor promotions in association golden boy promotions , teiken promotions. in july of same year, released world title doubleheader featuring toshiaki nishioka , román gonzález @ mgm grand hotel , casino in october, presented teiken promotions in association top rank , zanfer promotions. since around year, gym has been more aggressively seeking opportunities boxers fight outside japan, while exploring new venues inside of country. of july 2012, had had 4 reigning world champions. beginning of 2013, of leading boxers coached ismael salas , miguel diaz in las vegas, nevada.

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