Brian Norman Jr. scored a ‘Knockout of The Year’ contender in his recent world title defense in Japan. Brian Norman Jr. won the WBO interim welterweight title with a stunning tenth-round KO over Giovanni Santillan.
Jin Sasaki has no memory of the night he attempted to make history as the first Japanese boxer to win a welterweight world title. On June 15, 2025, Sasaki (15–2, 10 KOs) was knocked out by American contender Brian Norman Jr.
On Thursday, June 19, Brian Norman Jr., the unbeaten WBO Welterweight World Champion, will defend his championship against Jin Sasaki, a rising star from Japan.
Brian Norman Jr. defended his WBO Welterweight Title against Jin Sasaki with a brutal fifth-round stoppage. Norman Jr. was looking to unify the division, having knocked out Derrieck Cuevas in his last fight.
Boxing insiders gave their predictions for Brian Norman Jr. vs. Jin Sasaki’s WBO Welterweight Title fight. Norman Jr. defends his belt in his first fight in Japan, having stopped Derrieck Cuevas in his last fight.
No scale fails in Japan on Wednesday as the WBO welterweight title fight on Thursday morning (in the States) will be on the line when the champion Brian Norman Jr.
WBO World Welterweight king Brian Norman Jr. of Atlanta didn’t hesitate to hit the road for his second title defense, taking a 7,000-mile trip to Japan.
Brian Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 KOs, 2 NCs) will soon defend his WBO welterweight world title against Jin Sasaki (19-1-1, 17 KOs). Their bout headlines an Ohashi Promotions card at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Brian Norman Jr. takes on Jin Sasaki on June 19 as we preview this upcoming fight. Norman Jr. makes the second defense of his WBO Welterweight Title, which he acquired after beating Giovani Santillan for the interim belt.
On June 19, at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Brian Norman Jr vs Jin Sasaki will headline a Top Rank Promotions card in association with Teiken Promotions.
One of the most discussed welterweight champions on social media (Good & Bad) will make another title defense, but this time in the land of the rising son.