Ryōgoku Kokugikan (両国国技館, Ryōgoku Kokugikan), also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall, is an indoor sporting arena located in the Yokoami neighbourhood (bordering to the Ryōgoku neighbourhood) of Sumida. Various boxing matches have been held here. The stadium can hold 11,000 people, roughly three times the size of Kōrakuen Hall.[1]
Matches Held[]
- Date Eiji vs. Ricardo Martinez II - WBA Featherweight Title Match
- Makunouchi Ippo vs. Yi Yon Su - 3rd JBC Featherweight Title Defence
- Takamura Mamoru vs. Bryan Hawk - WBC Junior Middleweight Title Match
- Kimura Tatsuya vs. Eleki Battery II
- Aoki Masaru vs. Papaya Dachiu II
- Takamura Mamoru vs. Richard Fox - WBC Middleweight Title 1st Defence Match
- Takamura Mamoru vs. Rickey Mouse - WBC Middleweight Title 2nd Defence Match
- Makunouchi Ippo vs. Kojima Hisato - 9th JBC Featherweight Title Defence
- Takamura Mamoru vs. Peter Rabbitson - WBC Middleweight Title 4th Defence Match
- Makunouchi Ippo vs. Antonio Guevara
- Takamura Mamoru vs. Keith Lycaon - WBA Middleweight Title 1st Defence - WBC Middleweight Title 6th Defence
- Takamura Mamoru vs. Keith Dragon - WBC Super Middleweight Title Match
Other Boxing Venues[]
References[]
- ↑ Chapter 332, page 5