On June 26, 1976, the 14,500 ticket holders seated in the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo were about to become profoundly disappointed. For those who’d bought ringside seats for ¥300,000 at the time ...

On one side was the most famous name in boxing, 34-year-old Muhammad Ali, eight-months removed from surviving 440 punches against Joe Frazier in the classic war-of-attrition bout dubbed the “Thrilla ...

TOKYO — A popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a mixed martial arts match in 1976, has died at 79. Inoki brought ...

FILE PHOTO: Japanese politician and former wrestling star Inoki attends a news conference after his visit to Pyongyang, as he arrives at Haneda international airport in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) -Antonio ...

Japanese wrestling legend-turned-politician Antonio Inoki, who famously took on Muhammad Ali in a much-ballyhooed bout, died of heart failure on Oct. 1. He was 79. The clash with Ali in 1976 was ...