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Kosei Tanaka
is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a three-weight world champion, having held the WBO mini-flyweight title from 2015 to 2016; the WBO junior-flyweight title from 2016 to 2017; and the WBO flyweight title from 2018 to 2020. Upon winning his first world title in only his fifth bout, he became the fastest Japanese fighter ever to become a world champion. Along with Vasyl Lomachenko, he is also the fastest ever fighter to win titles in three weight-classes, having accomplished the feat in only 12 bouts. Amateur career As a child, Tanaka suffered from Legg–Calvé–Perthe disease. Despite this, he took up boxing and won four national high school tournaments competing as an amateur in the junior-flyweight division. At the continental and international level he was a quarter-finalist at the 2012 Youth World Championships and a silver medalist at the 2013 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. At Chukyo Highschool he trained under former OPBF super flyweigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriental And Pacific Boxing Federation
The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region. History Oriental boxing started in the Philippines in 1946 after the Spanish-American War. While America was stationed in the Philippines, boxing began to build up in popularity due to American influence. Many Filipinos who were inspired by boxing, moved to Honolulu, Hawaii to continue their careers. In the year 1910 there was a Yujiro Watanabe, of Japan, a boxer-turned-promoter who laid important groundwork in developing the sport in Japan and bridging language and cultural barriers with neighboring countries. Yujiro Watanabe flew to America in 1911-1916 to box and returned home to Japan in 1921 to form one of the first Oriental boxing groups known as the Japan Club. This club allowed boxing to gain more popularity in Japan during the post-war years. The OPBF was later formed in 1954 by the Japanese, Korean, and Filipino boxing co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan González (flyweight)
Jonathan González (born April 24, 1991) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has held the WBO junior flyweight title since 2021. As an amateur, González won gold medals at the 2008 Youth World Championships and the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, both at flyweight. González debuted as a professional in January 2011, going on to win his first title in his ninth fight, defeating Erickson Martell to earn the interim WBO flyweight Youth title. Personal life González was introduced to boxing at age four by his father, Luis González, who was a pugilist himself, having won Golden Glove awards in 1980 and 1982. When he was four years old, he began training along his progenitor. González's mother died during his youth. After entering competitive circuits, he began dedicating some of his biggest wins to her. González trained in Orlando Piñeiro's gymnasium, often sparring with both amateurs and professionals. In November 2008, Piñeiro emphasized the dedication t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho Kimura
is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBO flyweight title from 2017 to 2018. Professional career WBO Asia Pacific Title on Nov 23, 2016, Kimura defeated Masahiro Sakamoto to win the WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title. WBO World Title On July 28, 2017, Sho Kimura defeated Zou Shiming by 11th-round knockout to win the title in Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China. Kimura entered the fight ranked number 7 by the WBO. He entered the fight as a 10-1 underdog. The fight was promoted by Zou with an entirely new training and management team. Professional boxing record Personal life Sho Kimura was born in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. And currently resides in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kimura has one brother and his mother died at the age of 44. At the press conference after the WBO flyweight title fight, Kimura admitted that the big driving factor was his mother. The fighter stated that he was determined to take the title to his mother's grave, as he did wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoichi Taguchi
is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2019. He was a unified light-flyweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2014 to 2018 and the IBF and ''Ring'' magazine titles from 2017 to 2018. Professional career Early career Taguchi made his professional debut on July 19, 2006, against Tomohiro Seo and won the fight by a first-round knockout. By December 28, 2009, he had amassed a 10–1 record, with four of those victories coming by way of stoppage. In late 2011, Taguchi entered the Japanese light-flyweight contender tournament, held to determine the next Japanese light-flyweight title challenger. He faced Tetsuya Hisada in the tournament semifinals, held on July 5, 2011, and won the fight by unanimous decision. Taguchi faced Yu Kimura in the tournament finals, held on October 15, 2011, and won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout. Japan light-flyweight champion Taguchi challenged the Japanese light-flyweight champion Masayuki Kuro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by 13 state representatives as the NBA, in 1962 it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity worldwide and began to gain other nations as members. By 1975, a majority of votes were held by Latin American nations and the organization headquarters had moved to Panama. After being located during the 1990s and early 2000s in Venezuela, the organization offices returned to Panama in 2007. It is the oldest of the four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palangpol CP Freshmart
Rangsan Chayanram ( th, รังสรรค์ จะยันรัมย์; born 8 July 1985), nicknamed Day (เดย์) and better known as Palangpol CP Freshmart (พลังพล ซีพีเฟรชมาร์ท), is a retired Thai professional boxer and a Muay Thai kickboxer. As a boxer, he challenged for the WBO junior-flyweight title in 2017. Professional career He was born in Mueang Buriram District, Buriram province. He has practiced Muay Thai since the age of 9, training out of the Sit O camp. He had bouts against the likes of Wanchai Kiatmuu9 Satanmuanglek Por.Satanmuang, Wanheng Menayothin, Paipharob Kokietgym, etc. He has won three championships in two different weight classes of the Rajadamnern Stadium and Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. After moving under Petchyindee Boxing Promotion and adopted the name "Palangpol Petchyindee Academy" (พลังพล เพชรยินดีอะคาเดมี่), Palangpol struggled. At that time, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unanimous Decision
A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking and submission in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match. In boxing, each of the three judges keep score (round by round) of which fighter they feel is winning (and losing). This only includes landed blows to the head or the body. In MMA, judges look for different criteria such as kicks, take downs, punches, knees, elbows, cage control, submission attempts and aggression. A decision is not required to be unanimous for a boxer or mixed martial artist to be given a victory. In modern era of Olympic boxing, UD is utilized more often than other outcomes including stoppages. Unanimous decision should not be confused with a majority decision or split decision. History In the early days of combat fighting, winners were determined only when one party was unable to continue the fight. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Acosta
Ángel Acosta Gómez (born October 8, 1990) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who held the WBO light flyweight title from 2017 to 2019. As an amateur, Acosta won the gold medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. Early life Acosta was born the seventh out of nine siblings. He was raised in a low-income working class area known as Barrio Obrero in the capital of San Juan. His family was very poor, a situation that Acosta channeled by becoming involved in scuffles both at school and in the streets. His older brother, amateur boxer Luis A. Gómez, noticed this behavior and took him to Barrio Obrero's gymnasium in late 1999, where he began training in the sport. While growing up, Acosta followed the careers of welterweight trio Félix Trinidad, Miguel Cotto and Daniel Santos while also admiring the technical prowess of Iván Calderón. During this timeframe, the family moved to a public housing project known as Las Gladiolas, where he met fellow boxer Félix Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moisés Fuentes
Moisés Fuentes Rubio (20 September 1985 – 24 November 2022) was a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBO minimumweight title from 2011 to 2013 and the WBO interim junior flyweight title from 2013 to 2014. Professional career On 6 February 2010, Fuentés won a ten-round unanimous decision over Mexican Eduardo González to capture the interim WBC Youth minimumweight title in Guadalajara, Jalisco. WBO minimumweight champion On 27 August 2011, Fuentés won a twelve-round split decision over Raúl García to capture the WBO minimumweight title. The bout was held at the Auditorio Benito Juárez, in Guadalajara. Personal life and death Fuentes suffered a blood clot in his brain as the result of a 2021 fight with David Cuellar. He never fought again after that and complications from the injury resulted in his death at the age of 37 on November 24, 2022. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Saludar
Victorio Miranda Saludar (born 3 November 1990) is a Filipino professional boxer who held the WBO mini-flyweight title from 2018 to 2019 and the WBA (Regular) mini-flyweight title in 2021. Amateur career Saludar was a successful amateur. He's a six-time national amateur champion in the flyweight division, and he won a bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games, after losing in the semifinals to Birzhan Zhakypov. Saludar's two brothers are also boxers. Rey Saludar won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, and Froilan Saludar is a former world-title challenger. Professional career Early career Saludar made his professional debut against Juanito Hundante on 13 July 2013, and won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. He amassed an 11-1 record during the next two years, most notably defeating Rizky Pratama by a first-round technical knockout to win the vacant WBO Asia Pacific mini-flyweight title. WBO mini flyweight champion Saludar was scheduled to challenge the reigning WBO m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoya Inoue
is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a three-division world champion and currently the undisputed bantamweight world champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, '' Ring'' magazine titles since 2019, the WBC title since June 2022, and the WBO title since December 2022. He previously held the WBO junior-bantamweight title from 2014 to 2018, and the WBC light-flyweight title in 2014. Nicknamed "The Monster", Inoue is known for his timing, punching power, and body shots, having a knockout ratio of 88%. As of August 2022, he is ranked as the world's best active boxer, pound for pound, by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB), second by '' The Ring'', the Boxing Writers Association of America and ESPN, and seventh by BoxRec. He is also ranked as the best bantamweight by ''The Ring'', TBRB, ESPN, and BoxRec. He is the only Japanese fighter in history to be ranked #1 pound for pound by ''The Ring''. Amateur career Inoue won the Japanese Interscholastic Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |