Professional Boxing Cancel all games in Japan until next month 15th / Postpone March 5th 17:10
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, professional boxing in Japan will be suspended or postponed for all matches until next month.
Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the JBC = Japan Boxing Commission and the Japan Professional Boxing Association have decided to suspend or postpone all matches in Japan until the end of this month. Has been suspended or postponed until next month's 15th due to difficulties in health management.
The response after 16th of next month will be reconsidered on 13th of this month.
In addition, we have requested all professional boxing gyms in Japan to ban members from elementary school students to high school students for the time being to prevent the spread of infection.
JBC's Secretary-General Tsuyoshi Yasukawachi said, "It's a bit difficult decision. I think fans are waiting for the resumption, but at the moment we want to give top priority to the public interest."