Shoji Oguma

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Shoji Oguma (大熊正二 born July 22, 1951 in Koriyama, Japan) was a Japanese southpaw boxer at Flyweight.

[edit] Professional career

Oguma turned pro in 1970 and in 1974 won the WBC Flyweight Title by winning a split decision over Betulio Gonzalez. He lost the title three months later in his first defense against Miguel Canto. In 1976, Oguma challenged WBA Flyweight Title holder Alfonso Lopez but lost a majority decision. In 1978 he landed a rematch with WBC Flyweight Title holder Canto but came up short with a split decision loss. Later that year he fought his third bout with Canto, and this time lost a more clear unanimous decision to complete their trilogy. In 1979 he rematched WBA Flyweight Title holder Gonzalez and the result was a draw. Later that year they fought a rematch and Gonzalez came up with the victory via a 12th round KO in their third match. In 1980 Oguma landed a shot at WBC Flyweight Title holder Chan Hee Park and KO'd Park in the 9th round to capture the title. He defended the title twice the same year, including a split decision over Park, and his annual performance was named Ring magazine Comeback of the Year for 1980. In 1981 Oguma defended the belt successfully again against Park, but lost the belt in his following bout by KO to Antonio Avelar. He them moved up in weight and in 1982 took on WBA Super Flyweight Title holder Jiro Watanabe, but was TKO'd in the 12th. Oguma retired after the bout.

Preceded by Betulio Gonzalez	WBC Flyweight Champion 1 Oct 1974–8 Jan 1975	Succeeded by Miguel Canto
Preceded by Chan-Hee Park	WBC Flyweight Champion 18 May 1980–12 May 1981	Succeeded by Antonio Avelar