is a Japanese boxer who competed at the

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in the

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division (– 52 kg). He is an alumnus of the

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, and is

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in the

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. Susa took the bronze medal twice in the flyweight division at the

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in 2006 and 2010. In July 2011, he won the gold medal in that division in the 21st President's Cup in

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. At the

, Susa competed in the Men's flyweight, but was defeated by the eventual gold medal winner Robeisy Ramírez in the first round.

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Katsuaki Susa's boxing stats
International Boxing Association
Biography for Katsuaki Susa (until 2010)
International Boxing Association

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