Yoshiaki Numata
Japanese boxer (born 1945)
Yoshiaki Numata | |
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Born | Yoshiaki Numata (1945-04-19) 19 April 1945 (age 79) Hokkaido, Empire of Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Super Featherweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 55 |
Wins | 44 |
Wins by KO | 12 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 3 |
Yoshiaki Numata (沼田 義明, Numata Yoshiaki, born April 19, 1945 in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a former world Junior Lightweight boxing champion.
Numata turned professional in 1962 and won the Lineal, WBC and WBA super featherweight world titles by defeating Flash Elorde by decision in 1967, although Numata was knocked down in the 3rd round.[1] He lost the title in his first defense to Hiroshi Kobayashi by KO in the 12th. Numata was down once in the 6th and three times in the 12th round.
In 1970 Numata captured the WBC super featherweight title with a decision over Rene Barrientos. He defended the title three times before losing the belt to Ricardo Arredondo in 1971. Numata retired a year later.[2]
See also
- List of super-featherweight boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of undisputed boxing champions
- List of Japanese boxing world champions
- Boxing in Japan
References
External links
- Boxing record for Yoshiaki Numata from BoxRec (registration required)
- Yoshiaki Numata - CBZ Profile
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Gabriel Elorde | Lineal Super Featherweight Champion The Ring Super Featherweight Champion 15 Jun 1967– 14 Dec 1967 | Succeeded by Hiroshi Kobayashi |
Preceded by | WBA Super Featherweight Champion 15 Jun 1967– 14 Dec 1967 | Succeeded by Hiroshi Kobayashi |
Preceded by | WBC Super Featherweight Champion 15 Jun 1967– 14 Dec 1967 | Succeeded by Hiroshi Kobayashi |
Preceded by Rene Barrientos | WBC Super Featherweight Champion 5 Apr 1970– 10 Oct 1971 | Succeeded by |
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