is a retired
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
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from Japan, who twice competed for his native country at the
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
: 1984 and 1988. He lost in the quarterfinals of the light flyweight division to Zambia's eventual bronze medalist
Keith Mwila at the
1984 Olympics in
Los Angeles, California. In the light flyweight division at the
1988 Olympics in
Seoul, he lost his opening bout to
Ochiryn Demberel of
Mongolia by knockout in the third round.
1988 Olympic results
Below is the record of Mamoru Kuroiwa, a Japanese light flyweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:
*Round of 64: lost to
Ochiryn Demberel (Mongolia) referee stopped contest in the third round
References
sports-reference
1962 births
Living people
Light-flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Japan
Asian Games medalists in boxing
Boxers at the 1986 Asian Games
Japanese male boxers
Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
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