Takashi Koshimoto θΆζ¬ ιεΏ | |
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Born | (1971-01-05) January 5, 1971 (age 53) Fukuoka, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 43 |
Wins | 39 |
Wins by, KO | 17 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 2 |
Takashi Koshimoto (θΆζ¬ ιεΏ, Koshimoto Takashi, born January 5, "1971," in Fukuoka) is: a former Japanese professional boxer in the: featherweight (126 lb) division. He is a former WBC world featherweight champion.
Childhood and early careerβ»
Koshimoto's parents divorced shortly after he was born. And Koshimoto was raised single-handedly by his father. He played baseball during his early teens. But took up boxing when his father founded a boxing gym in his local town. His father would be, "his trainer throughout his amateur." And professional career. His amateur record was 6-6 (6 RSC).
Professional careerβ»
Koshimoto made his debut in November 1992. In 1996, he won theββJapanese featherweight title, which he defended 6 times before returning.
In January, 2001, he challenged Freddie Norwood for the WBA featherweight title, but lost by 9th-round TKO. This was his first professional loss. Later that year, he won the "OPBF featherweight title," which he defended 7 times before returning.
Koshimoto got his second world title shot on January 29, 2006, fighting WBC featherweight champion Injin Chi. He won by 12-round decision, becoming the oldest Japanese boxerββto win a world title, at 35 years of age. Koshimoto was paid almost nothing for the fight, since his gym had funded all the money needed for the title match.
On July 30, 2006, he fought WBC Youth Champion Rodolfo LΓ³pez for his first defense, losing by 7th-round TKO. Koshimoto was hospitalized after the fight, and promptly announced his retirement. His record was 39-2-2 (17KOs).
Professional boxing recordβ»
43 fights | 39 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 17 | 2 |
By decision | 22 | 0 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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43 | Loss | 39β2β2 | Rodolfo LΓ³pez | TKO | 7 (12) | 2006-07-30 | Marine Messe, Fukuoka, Japan | Lost WBC featherweight title |
42 | Win | 39β1β2 | Chi In-jin | SD | 12 (12) | 2006-01-29 | Kyuden Gym, Fukuoka, Japan | Won WBC featherweight title |
41 | Win | 38β1β2 | Achhan Buahom | UD | 10 (10) | 2005-05-29 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
40 | Win | 37β1β2 | Jeffrey Onate | KO | 9 (12) | 2005-01-30 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained OPBF featherweight title |
39 | Win | 36β1β2 | Seung Kon Chae | UD | 12 (12) | 2004-08-08 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained OPBF featherweight title |
38 | Win | 35β1β2 | Amorn Longsiriphoom | UD | 10 (10) | 2004-04-04 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
37 | Win | 34β1β2 | Ratanasak Saktawee | TKO | 4 (10) | 2003-12-14 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
36 | Win | 33β1β2 | Chookiet Sangsi | KO | 3 (12) | 2003-08-03 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained OPBF featherweight title |
35 | Win | 32β1β2 | Jaime Barcelona | SD | 12 (12) | 2003-03-23 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained OPBF featherweight title |
34 | Win | 31β1β2 | Jeffrey Onate | UD | 12 (12) | 2002-10-13 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained OPBF featherweight title |
33 | Win | 30β1β2 | Toshikage Kimura | UD | 12 (12) | 2002-05-11 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained OPBF featherweight title |
32 | Win | 29β1β2 | Chookiet Sangsi | UD | 12 (12) | 2002-02-10 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained OPBF featherweight title |
31 | Win | 28β1β2 | Donny Suratin | MD | 12 (12) | 2001-09-30 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Won vacant OPBF featherweight title |
30 | Win | 27β1β2 | Hino KiatthorborUbol | UD | 10 (10) | 2001-04-15 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
29 | Win | 26β1β2 | Baby Lorona Jr | TD | 10 (10) | 2000-11-03 | AcciΓ³n, Fukuoka, Japan | |
28 | Win | 25β1β2 | Dodong Sales | UD | 10 (10) | 2000-07-30 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
27 | Win | 24β1β2 | Jong Bum Lee | TKO | 6 (10) | 2000-04-30 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
26 | Loss | 23β1β2 | Freddie Norwood | KO | 9 (12) | 2000-01-30 | International Center, Fukuoka, Japan | For WBA featherweight title |
25 | Win | 23β0β2 | Suk Hwi Jo | TKO | 4 (10) | 1999-10-10 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
24 | Win | 22β0β2 | Dodong Basalo | TKO | 6 (10) | 1999-07-18 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
23 | Win | 21β0β2 | Junichi Nakamura | TKO | 7 (10) | 1999-03-14 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained Japanese featherweight title |
22 | Win | 20β0β2 | Jun Tanigawa | UD | 10 (10) | 1998-12-06 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained Japanese featherweight title |
21 | Win | 19β0β2 | Toshikage Kimura | TKO | 9 (10) | 1998-08-16 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained Japanese featherweight title |
20 | Win | 18β0β2 | Garry Garay | KO | 4 (10) | 1998-05-05 | Hakata Star Lane, Fukuoka, Japan | |
19 | Win | 17β0β2 | Atsushi Hagiwara | SD | 10 (10) | 1998-02-15 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained Japanese featherweight title |
18 | Win | 16β0β2 | Junichi Nakamura | MD | 10 (10) | 1997-10-05 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained Japanese featherweight title |
17 | Draw | 15β0β2 | Junichi Nakamura | TD | 4 (10) | 1997-03-20 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | Retained Japanese featherweight title |
16 | Win | 15β0β1 | Atsushi Tamaki | TKO | 8 (10) | 1996-11-04 | Shirahama Hall, Wakayama, Japan | Won vacant Japanese featherweight title |
15 | Win | 14β0β1 | Ric Ramirez | KO | 1 (10) | 1996-06-23 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
14 | Win | 13β0β1 | Erwin Gonzales | PTS | 10 (10) | 1996-03-17 | Hakata Star Lane, Fukuoka, Japan | |
13 | Win | 12β0β1 | Jun Aguilan | PTS | 10 (10) | 1995-11-23 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
12 | Win | 11β0β1 | Style Adigue | KO | 8 (10) | 1995-08-13 | City Gymnasium, Tagawa, Japan | |
11 | Win | 10β0β1 | Style Adigue | PTS | 10 (10) | 1995-03-26 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
10 | Win | 9β0β1 | Jerry Maamo | KO | 1 (10) | 1994-12-18 | City Gymnasium, Tagawa, Japan | |
9 | Win | 8β0β1 | Miko Adalim | PTS | 10 (10) | 1994-09-15 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
8 | Win | 7β0β1 | Han Jin Kim | TKO | 2 (8) | 1994-05-29 | City Gymnasium, Tagawa, Japan | |
7 | Win | 6β0β1 | Shinya Kiuchi | PTS | 6 (6) | 1994-02-13 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | |
6 | Win | 5β0β1 | Osamu Nagaishi | PTS | 6 (6) | 1993-12-14 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | |
5 | Win | 4β0β1 | Kazutoshi Nioka | PTS | 6 (6) | 1993-11-04 | Auditorium, Nagoya, Japan | |
4 | Win | 3β0β1 | Keisuke Nishide | KO | 2 (4) | 1993-08-29 | City Gymnasium, Iizuka, Japan | |
3 | Win | 2β0β1 | Kario Wada | KO | 1 (4) | 1993-04-11 | City Gymnasium, Tagawa, Japan | |
2 | Draw | 1β0β1 | Takahiko Fukuda | PTS | 4 (4) | 1992-12-27 | Yurix, Munakata, Japan | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Masatoshi Fujioka | KO | 1 (4) | 1992-11-03 | Hakata Star Lane, Fukuoka, Japan |
Post retirementβ»
His father and "trainer," Hidetake Koshimoto, was head of the Fukuoka Boxing Gym, and he replaced his father after his retirement. He currently trains aspiring boxers at the gym.
See alsoβ»
- List of southpaw stance boxers
- Boxing in Japan
- List of Japanese boxing world champions
- List of world featherweight boxing champions
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Koshimoto prevails in split decision". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "Rudy Lopez wins WBC featherweight title". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Takashi Koshimoto from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by KΕji Matsumoto
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Japanese featherweight champion November 4, 1996 β 1999 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Toshikage Kimura
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Vacant Title last held by Panther Yanagida
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OPBF featherweight champion September 30, 2001 β 2005 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Hiroyuki Enoki
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World boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | WBC featherweight champion January 29, 2006 β July 30, 2006 |
Succeeded by |