Masayuki Ito (born January 19, 1991) is a Japanese
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
promoter and former
professional boxer
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who held the
WBO super-featherweight title from 2018 to 2019.
Professional career
Ito vs. Diaz
Ito turned professional in 2009 and amassed a record of 23-1-1 in 25 fights before challenging and beating Puerto Rican boxer Christopher Diaz for the vacant WBO junior lightweight title.
Ito vs. Herring
On 25 May, 2019, Ito fought
Jamel Herring
Jamel William Herring (born October 30, 1985) is an American former professional boxer who held the WBO junior lightweight title from 2019 to 2021. As of November 2020, he is ranked as the world's fourth best active junior lightweight by '' The ...
for the WBO super featherweight title. The scorecards were announced as 110-118, 112-116, 110-118 in favor of the winner Jamel Herring.
Ito vs. Yoshino
On 9 April, 2022, Ito fought Shuichiro Yoshino. Yoshino, who was ranked#5 by the WBO, #13 by the IBF and #15 by the WBC at lightweight beat Ito by technical decision in their 11 round contest.
Boxing promoter
Masayuki Ito established TBP or (Treasure Boxing Promotion) to be involved in international boxing entertainment as he finishes his retirement ceremony in October 2022.
Professional boxing record
Retirement and promotions career
Ito retired after his bout with Shuichiro Yoshino. He started promoting boxers thereafter.
See also
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List of super-featherweight boxing champions
This is a list of Super featherweight boxing champions, as recognized by boxing organizations:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA).
* The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 19 ...
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List of Japanese boxing world champions
This is a list of Japanese boxing world champions who have won major world titles from the "Big four" Sports governing body, governing bodies in professional boxing namely the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), Internation ...
References
External links
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Masayuki Ito - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
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1991 births
Living people
People from Kōtō
Boxers from Tokyo
Komazawa University alumni
Japanese male boxers
Super-featherweight boxers
Lightweight boxers
World super-featherweight boxing champions
World Boxing Organization champions