Takashi Miura announces his retirement

It's fair to suggest that Japanese boxing is currently having a golden age, with a lot of young fighters breaking through the ranks and winning world titles at a young age, making their name and putting Japan on the map of every self respecting fight fan. Sadly thougbhtat rise of the youngsters has only been one part of the current Japanese boxing narrative, with the other being focussed on the proverbial "Old Guard".Today we saw another member of that old guard retire from the sport, with form [...]