Akira Yaegashi

Akira Yaegashi
Statistics
Real name	Akira Yaegashi
Rated at	minimumweight
Height	5 ft 3.6 in (1.615 m)^[1]
Reach	63.7 in (162 cm)^[1]
Nationality	Japanese
Born	25 February 1983 (1983-02-25) (age 29) Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
Stance	orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	17
Wins	15
Wins by KO	8
Losses	2

Akira Yaegashi (八重樫東, Yaegashi Akira^?, born February 25, 1983) is a Japanese professional boxer who is the current WBA minimumweight champion.

Yaegashi captured the WBA minimumweight title in his second world title shot against Thai's Pornsawan Porpramook via a tenth round technical knockout at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on October 24, 2011.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "「逃げるな」に八重樫反撃　世界戦予備検診" (in Japanese). MACC Publications Inc. October 22, 2011. http://boxingnewsboxon.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_9137.html. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ "Pornsawan loses WBA title". Bangkok Post. October 25, 2011. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/263005/pornsawan-loses-wba-title. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

External links

Professional boxing record for Akira Yaegashi from BoxRec

Preceded by Pornsawan Porpramook	WBA Minimumweight Champion October 24, 2011 – present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Yaegashi, Akira
Alternative names
Short description	Boxer
Date of birth	February 25, 1983
Place of birth	Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
Date of death
Place of death