Akifumi Shimoda
| Akifumi Shimoda | |
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| Born |
Shimoda Akifumi Japanese: 下田 昭文 11 September 1984 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Other names |
Sugar[1] Speedster[2] |
| Nationality |
 Japanese |
| Height | 171cm |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 169cm |
| Fighting out of | Kita, Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | Teiken Boxing Gym |
| Years active | 2003 - Present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 34 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Website | Akifumi Shimoda Official Website |
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Akifumi Shimoda (下田 昭文 Shimoda, Akifumi, born September 11, 1984) is a Featherweight boxer from Japan and the former world champion of WBA at Super bantamweight. He was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido and grew up in Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture. He currently lives in Tokyo. Shimoda has trained under Yūichi Kasai's instruction at the Teiken Boxing Gym in Tokyo.
Biography
Akifumi Shimoda was born in Kure city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on September 11, 1984.
Debut
Shimoda turned professional in 2003. On January 18, 2003, he fought against Kazumasa Watanabe, and won his debut via the first round knockout on 18 January. After this victory, won eleven straight victories.
Winning national and international title
On April 9, 2007, Shimoda captured the Japanese super bantamweight title and defended it four times. On March 28, 2010, Shimoda captured the OPBF super bantamweight title, then defended it once.
Winning the world title
Shimoda won the WBA super bantamweight title from Japanese Ryol Li Lee via a twelfth round unanimous decision in the latter's first title defence in Tokyo at the Ariake Coliseum on January 31, 2011.
Professional boxing record
| 28 Wins (12 Knockouts), 4 Defeats (1 Knockout), 2 Draws[3] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 28-4-2 |  Marvin Sonsona |
KO | 3 (12) 1:17 |
2014-02-22 |  CotaiArena, Macau |
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| Win | 28-3-2 |  Alejandro Hernandez |
UD | 10 | 2013-09-07 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Draw | 27-3-2 | Roli Gasca |
MD | 10 | 2013-04-06 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 27-3-1 | Hugo Partida |
TKO | 9 (10) 1:18 |
2012-11-14 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 26-3-1 | Richard Betos |
UD | 10 | 2012-08-04 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 25-3-1 | Azael Gonzalez |
TKO | 10 (10) 1:00 |
2012-04-16 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 24-3-1 | Jonel Alibio |
UD | 10 | 2011-12-03 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Loss | 23-3-1 |  Rico Ramos |
KO | 7 (12) 2:46 |
2011-07-09 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Lost WBA World Super Bantamweight title |
| Win | 23-2-1 | Ryol Li Lee |
UD | 12 | 2011-01-31 | Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo |
Won WBA World Super Bantamweight title |
| Win | 22-2-1 |  Chang-Hyun Son |
TD | 5 (12) 0:34 |
2010-08-07 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
Retained OPBF World Super Bantamweight title |
| Win | 21-2-1 | Hiromasa Ohashi |
UD | 12 | 2010-03-28 | International Conference Hall, Nagoya, Aichi |
Won OPBF World Super Bantamweight title |
| Win | 20-2-1 |  Saenghiran Lookbanyai |
TKO | 6 (8) 2:23 |
2009-10-10 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo |
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| Win | 19-2-1 | Mauricio Becerril |
TKO | 1 (8) 2:15 |
2009-06-27 | Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas |
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| Draw | 18-2-1 |  Jose Arboleda |
TD | 3 (10) 1:08 |
2009-02-21 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Loss | 18-2 | Kazuma Miura |
TD | 8 (10) 0:38 |
2008-10-04 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
Lost Japanese Super Bantamweight title |
| Win | 18-1 | Daisuke Yamanaka |
UD | 10 | 2008-04-05 | JCB Hall, Tokyo |
Retained Japanese Super Bantamweight title |
| Win | 17-1 | Hidenori Kobayashi |
UD | 10 | 2007-12-01 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
Retained Japanese Super Bantamweight title |
| Win | 16-1 | Yu Enya |
UD | 10 | 2007-08-04 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
Retained Japanese Super Bantamweight title |
| Win | 15-1 | Daisuke Yamanaka |
UD | 10 | 2007-04-09 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
Won Japanese Super Bantamweight title |
| Win | 14-1 | Sonny Gonzales |
UD | 6 | 2006-11-13 | Nihon Budokan, Tokyo |
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| Win | 13-1 | Gerardo Martinez |
TKO | 7 (10) 2:10 |
2006-06-03 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Loss | 12-1 | Mikihito Seto |
MD | 10 | 2006-02-04 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 12-0 | Tsutomu Odajima |
UD | 10 | 2005-11-05 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 11-0 | Dechsayarm Sithpordam |
UD | 8 | 2005-09-03 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 10-0 | Shusaku Ino |
RTD | 4 (8) 3:00 |
2005-07-02 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 9-0 | Takuma Shiraishi |
TKO | 8 (8) 0:42 |
2005-02-05 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 8-0 | Takayuki Takeshita |
UD | 6 | 2004-10-02 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 7-0 | Hiroshi Sasaki |
TKO | 4 (6) 1:41 |
2004-07-03 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 6-0 | Kazunori Takayama |
UD | 6 | 2003-11-02 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 5-0 | Fumihiro Karikomi |
KO | 3 (4) 2:10 |
2003-09-26 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 4-0 | Hironari Miyahara |
KO | 2 (4) 1:38 |
2003-07-29 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 3-0 | Hiroya Kawashima |
TKO | 1 (4) 0:50 |
2003-06-13 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 2-0 | Kenshi Kinoshita |
UD | 4 | 2003-04-17 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
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| Win | 1-0 | Kazumasa Watanabe |
KO | 1 (4) 2:08 |
2003-01-18 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo |
pro debut |
Titles
- 60th East Japan Freshman Tournament Bantamweight winner (November 2, 2003)
- 32nd Japanese Super bantamweight champion (Defences: 4)
- 37th OPBF Super bantamweight champion (Defences: 1)
- 31st WBA World Super bantamweight champion (Defences: 0)
Awards
- 2007 Fresh fighter Award (Japanese Boxing Commission / December 17, 2007)
See also
- List of WBA world champions
- List of super bantamweight boxing champions
- List of current world boxing champions#Super flyweight, Junior bantamweight (115 lb, 52.2 kg)
References
- ↑ Daniel Kravetz (July 8, 2011). "Akifumi Shimoda’s Luck of the Draw". Max Boxing. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ↑ Joe Koizumi (January 31, 2011). "Shimoda wins WBA 122lb belt". FightNews.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ Akifumi Shimoda – Boxer. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
External links
| Preceded by Ryol Li Lee |
31st WBA Super Bantamweight Champion January 31, 2011 – July 9, 2011 |
Succeeded by Rico Ramos |
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