Gonzalez Destroys Niida, Captures WBA minimumweight Crown

September 16th, 2008  Yutaka Niida  

By Jason Kim: It was like watching a replay of the 1973 fight between heavyweights George Foreman and Joe Frazier. Number # 1 WBA minimumweight challenger Roman Gonzalez (21-0, 19 KOs) totally destroyed the WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida (23-2-3, 9 KOs), giving him a one-sided beating for four rounds until the fight was […]

Niida Destroys Varela

March 3rd, 2008  Yutaka Niida  

By Tim Williams: WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida (23-1-3, 9 KOs) stopped challenger Jose Luis Varela (15-4, 7 KOs) in the sixth round on Saturday night at the Korakuen Hall, in Tokyo, Japan. In the sixth round, Niida, 29, nailed Varela with a hard left hook to his midsection, which instantly hurt Varela causing him […]

Niida Defeats Gejon

September 3rd, 2007  Boxing, Yutaka Niida  

World Boxing Association minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida (22-1-3, 8 KOs) won an impressive 12-round unanimous decision over old nemesis Eriberto “Yukka” Gejon (23-2-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan. The victory was the sixth defense of Niida’s WBA title. More importantly, it kept him going forward towards a future showdown with one of […]