(born December 27, 1974, in
Niigata) is a retired male
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
from
Japan
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. He represented his native country at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
Atlanta, Georgia
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, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-welterweight division (– 63,5 kg) by Russia's
Eduard Zakharov.
References
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1974 births
Living people
Light-welterweight boxers
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Japan
Sportspeople from Niigata (city)
Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games
Japanese male boxers
Asian Games competitors for Japan
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