Hiroyuki Ebiwara retired. On the 27th, Fighting Harada retired, and the era of the three greats that excited the whole of Japan came to an end.

In the Japanese middleweight title deciding match, Cassius Naito defeated Yoshiaki Akasaka by KO in the 8th round to become the new champion. Cassius Naito later appeared in the comeback documentary "A Momentary Summer" written by Kotaro Sawaki, expanding his fan base.

Muhammad Ali held a public training session, drawing 1,200 fans.

The Japan Champion Carnival was held for the first time, with Japanese title matches in three weight classes - J. Light, J. Welter and Welter - held in one night.

Royal Kobayashi, the representative in the featherweight division at the Munich Olympics, made his debut. He called himself a "KO master" even in his amateur days, but his punches were not explosive against Baron Kumazawa, and he finally managed to win by decision. From his second fight, he showed his true colors, and continued to knock out 11 fights in a row. He later became a world champion.

Joe Medel, known as the "magician on the ropes" and known for his instantaneous comeback KOs, was the most beloved foreign boxer in Japan. When Medel was 36 years old, he fought against Royal Kobayashi and lost by TKO after the sixth round. He announced his retirement from the ring. Royal Kobayashi became the world champion two years later.

Future world champion Masashi Kudo defeated Nobuo Ozaki by decision in the 10th round to win the Japanese middleweight title, which he then successfully defended seven times at Korakuen Hall.

Japanese middleweight champion Flasher Ishibashi faced off against Oriental welterweight champion Ryu Sorimachi in a non-title match. Ishibashi, a black man working at Tachikawa Base, hit Sorimachi repeatedly, but Sorimachi took advantage of a momentary gap and landed a right straight. Ishibashi collapsed, folding his legs.

Shoji Oguma, who had a record of 6 wins (all by KO) and 1 loss since losing the WBC World Flyweight title, faced off against mid-weight boxer Kimio Hosawa. Hosawa's persistent attacks knocked him down in the 8th round. Three years after this fight, Oguma changed his name to Okuma and returned to the world title.

The 1st Champion Carnival, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Japan Boxing Commission's founding, will feature nine Japanese title matches over two days.

The Japanese Welterweight Championship match was a fight that heralded a change of generation. Shoji Tsujimoto, who had successfully defended his title 12 times, faced Akio Kameda, who had 6 KOs in 6 fights since turning amateur. In the match between the two southpaws, Kameda, 21 years old and 8 years younger than Tsujimoto, showed his youthfulness and won his first championship.

This was the debut match for future world champion Tomori Masashi, who won by decision over Takahashi Kanemi in the fourth round.

Yukio Segawa, an elite amateur Olympic representative, faced off against Koji Kunishige, a mid-level player. As everyone expected, it was a one-sided match for Segawa, but he was knocked out by Kunishige in the final minutes of the 10th round, bringing about a dramatic end.

This was the debut match for Tokashiki Katsuo, who would later become a world champion, and he won by decision over Hamada Nobuo in the fourth round. Tokashiki, who was born in Okinawa, became Gushiken's successor and three years later regained the WBA World Junior Flyweight title that Gushiken had lost.

Inoki founded NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING, and in October Baba founded ALL JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING. The following year, Japan Pro Wrestling collapsed. Jumbo Tsuruta joined ALL JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING.

Abdullah the Butcher regularly competed in All Japan and became very popular.

Riki Choshu joined NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING and made his debut in 1974. He later became a popular wrestler.

Strong Kobayashi and Kintaro Oki rise to prominence. Their fight against Antonio Inoki creates a buzz.

Female professional golfer Mach Fumie is gaining popularity.

The Beauty Pair was formed and became extremely popular in 1977. Since then, an unprecedented boom in women's professional wrestling has taken place. There was no end to the high school girls who fainted in the hall after hearing the song "Kake Meguru Seishun".

Akira Maeda joined NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING and made his debut in 1978.

Tatsumi Fujinami emerges.