TURNING TABLES: Tanaka [left] takes charge against Saludar
Photo: JIJI PRESS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
IT’S becoming a modern tradition for the Japanese to end the year with fine displays of fighting prowess, and gratifying fans.
This year, after the smashing victories of Akira Yaegashi and Naoya Inoue on December 29 [see page 8], Japanese pugilists kept the ball rolling with another three headlining fights, all in different venues, two days later.