Boxing: Champ Kyoguchi contracts coronavirus, WBA title bout canceled

OSAKA - Japan's WBA light flyweight super champion Hiroto Kyoguchi has contracted the novel coronavirus, the Japan Boxing Commission said Monday, and his world title bout the next day has been canceled.The 26-year-old was to make his third title defense against the 10th-ranked challenger Thanongsak Simsri of Thailand, 20, in Osaka. Kyoguchi had been scheduled to make a title defense in May but that bout was canceled due to the pandemic.The JBC said Kyoguchi's cornerman, who is in his 50s, has also tested positive for the virus in a polymerase chain reaction test. Neither is showing any symp…READ FULL ARTICLE