Hiroyuki Enoki (榎洋之 ''Enoki Hiroyuki'', born 14 September 1979 in

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) is a Japanese former

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who fights at

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and is the former

ese and

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champion.

Professional career

Enoki turned professional in August 1998 in

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. In his debut Enoki defeated fellow Japanese debutant Koyu Nakajima with a first round

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. After twenty-one unbeaten fights Enoki beat Akinori Kanai for the Japanese featherweight title in January 2005. Enoki challenged WBA

champion, Chris John of

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, October 24, 2008 at

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for a chance to win the world title, but finally lost the fight unanimously by scores of 110-118, 110-118 and 111-117. Yohannes Christian John (cropped)

Professional boxing record

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TV series appearances

Enoki made appearances in

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TV series, "Watashi no Aozora" in 2000.

Kanano alumni

A former professional

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is his classmate at Kanaashi Agricultural High School.

Personal life

He was born and raised in Tegatayama Nakamachi,

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, and attended Hiroomote Elementary School and Joto Junior High School. He has an older brother, and their father died in the 2010s.秋田魁新報社　おくやみ

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enoki, Hiroyuki 1979 births Living people Hiroomote Elementary School alumni Sportspeople from Akita Prefecture Sportspeople from Tokyo Japanese male boxers People from Akita (city) Featherweight boxers