Last week we reported that Susumu Hanagata [花形進] would be the next President of the East Japan Boxing Association, taking the reigns from Hitoshi Watanabe, with Nikkan Sports being the one to first break the news. Now that story has been confirmed, with Hanagata officially accepting the role, which he will take on from April 1st.Technically he has to wait until February 28th to be sworn in, but it's a foregone issue and he will lead for 3 years. Apparently he was t [...]
