Hirofumi Mukai

Hirofumi Mukai
Statistics
Real name Hirofumi Mukai
Weight(s) Flyweight
Super Flyweight
Bantamweight
Height 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Nationality Japanese
Born (1985-12-04) December 4, 1985
Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Boxing record
Total fights 21
Wins 13
Wins by KO 3
Losses 5
Draws 3

Hirofumi Mukai (向井 寛史, Mukai Hirofumi, born December 4, 1985, in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional boxer in the Super Flyweight division, having started his career in the Flyweight division.[1] He was a 2 times world title challenger.[2]

Professional career

Mukai challenged Pongsaklek Wonjongkam with the WBC Flyweight title on the line on December 23, 2011, but the fight ended in a first round technical draw, so Wonjongkam retained the title.[3]

Mukai holds wins over former world champion Sonny Boy Jaro who was the WBC, The Ring and Lineal Flyweight World Champion, as well as world title contender.[4]

Mukai faced champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on November 15, 2013 with the WBC Super Flyweight title on the line, but lost when his corner threw in the towel in the ninth of twelve rounds.[5]

In November 2016, Hirofumi Mukai defeated world title contender Tanawat Phonnaku to claim Tso’s vacated WBO Asia-Pacific Junior Bantamweight title.[6]

On March 11, 2017, he lost the WBO Asia-Pacific title to Rex Tso.

Professional boxing record

13 Wins (3 knockout, 10 decisions), 5 Losses, 3 Draws[7]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 13-5-3 Hong Kong Rex Tso TKO 8 (12) 2015-09-16 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, SAR Lost WBO Asia Pacific super-flyweight title;
For WBC Asian Boxing Council and WBO International super-flyweight titles
Win 13-4-3 Thailand Tanawat Phonnaku TKO 2 2016-11-23 Japan Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Osaka, Japan, Osaka Won vacant WBO Asia-Pacific Junior Bantamweight title.
Draw 12-4-3 Japan Ryotaro Kawabata TD 3 2016-07-31 Japan Satsukiyama Gym, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Win 12-4-2 Japan Toshikuni Wake TKO 7 2016-03-20 Japan Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Osaka, Japan, Osaka
Loss 11-4-2 Japan Shohei Omori TKO 6 (10), 1:37 2015-09-16 Japan Shimazu Arena, Kyoto For Japanese Bantamweight title.
Win 11-3-2 Japan Konosuke Tomiyama UD 8 2015-04-19 Japan Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka
Win 10-3-2 Philippines Marjohn Yap UD 8 2014-08-03 Japan Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka
Draw 9-3-2 Japan Myung Ho Lee SD 8 2014-03-30 Japan IMP Hall, Osaka
Loss 9-3-1 Thailand Srisaket Sor Rungvisai TKO 9 (12), 1:44 2013-11-15 Thailand Provincial Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima For WBC Super Flyweight title.
Win 9-2-1 South Korea Bum-Young Lee UD 6 2013-08-23 Thailand Siam Park, Bangkok
Loss 8-2-1 Philippines Mark Anthony Geraldo KO 2 (10), 3:04 2013-04-07 Japan Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka
Win 8-1-1 Thailand Saenmuangloei Kokietgym UD 8 2012-09-01 Japan Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka
Win 7-1-1 Thailand Witcharapol Kiatprapat UD 6 2012-06-10 Japan Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka
Win 6-1-1 Thailand Khunkhiri Wor Wisaruth TKO 5 (8), 1:14 2012-04-15 Japan Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka
Draw 5-1-1 Thailand Pongsaklek Wonjongkam TD 1 (12), 0:47 2011-12-23 Thailand 11th Inf Reg, Bangkok For WBC Flyweight title.
Loss 5-1 Philippines Rocky Fuentes UD 12 2011-08-20 Japan Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka For OPBF Flyweight title.
Win 5-0 Philippines Sonny Boy Jaro UD 10 2011-02-05 Japan Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka
Win 4-0 India Anis Ceunfin UD 8 2010-10-11 Japan Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka
Win 3-0 South Korea Jin-Man Jeon UD 8 2010-05-08 Japan Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka
Win 2-0 Japan Kenta Omae UD 6 2009-09-30 Japan Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka
Win 1-0 Japan Toru Uemura MD 6 2009-08-01 Japan Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka Professional debut.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fightsrec.com/hiroshi-mukai.html
  2. ↑ http://www.ringnews24.com/2017/01/23/asian-faces-hirofumi-mukai/#.WMQJFPnytJQ
  3. ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/headbutt-ends-wonjongkam-mukai-title-fight-one-round--47714
  4. ↑ http://www.ringnews24.com/2017/01/23/asian-faces-hirofumi-mukai/#.WMQJFPnytJQ
  5. ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/srisaket-sor-rungvisai-retains-wbc-belt-stops-mukai--71710
  6. ↑ http://rough.asia/news/rex-tso-hopeful-of-world-title-shot-in-2017/
  7. ↑ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=506772&cat=boxer
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