Yoshiaki Numata
Yoshiaki Numata 沼田 義明 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 April 1945 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) |
| 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.
Professional career
[edit]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 1969 Numata moved up weight class to challenge undisputed lightweight champion Mando Ramos, he would lose via sixth round stoppage.[2]
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.
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 55 fights | 44 wins | 8 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 12 | 6 |
| By decision | 32 | 2 |
| Draws | 3 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Loss | 44–8–3 | Kenji Iwata | KO | 3 (10) | 1972-03-02 | Japan | |
| 54 | Loss | 44–7–3 | Ricardo Arredondo | KO | 10 (15) | 1971-10-10 | Miyagi Sports Center, Sendai, Japan | Lost WBC super-featherweight title |
| 53 | Win | 44–6–3 | Lionel Rose | UD | 15 (15) | 1971-05-30 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan | Retained WBC super-featherweight title |
| 52 | Win | 43–6–3 | Rene Barrientos | SD | 15 (15) | 1971-01-03 | Sunpu Arena, Shizuoka, Japan | Retained WBC super-featherweight title |
| 51 | Win | 42–6–3 | Raul Rojas | KO | 5 (15) | 1970-09-27 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC super-featherweight title |
| 50 | Win | 41–6–3 | Raymond Rivera | UD | 10 (10) | 1970-08-16 | Japan | |
| 49 | Win | 40–6–3 | Chang Bok Lee | PTS | 10 (10) | 1970-06-13 | Tomakomai, Japan | |
| 48 | Win | 39–6–3 | Rene Barrientos | SD | 15 (15) | 1970-04-05 | Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBC super-featherweight title |
| 47 | Draw | 38–6–3 | Sumio Nobata | UD | 10 (10) | 1970-01-01 | Japan | |
| 46 | Win | 38–6–2 | Jun Koiwa | KO | 2 (10) | 1969-11-27 | Suizenji Gym, Kumamoto, Japan | |
| 45 | Loss | 37–6–2 | Mando Ramos | KO | 6 (15) | 1969-10-04 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For WBA, WBC and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 44 | Win | 37–5–2 | Ricardo Bermisa | UD | 10 (10) | 1969-07-17 | Japan | |
| 43 | Draw | 36–5–2 | Jun Koiwa | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-04-24 | Japan | |
| 42 | Draw | 36–5–1 | Ruben Navarro | PTS | 10 (10) | 1968-12-05 | Japan | |
| 41 | Win | 36–5 | Rosalava Kid | UD | 10 (10) | 1968-09-12 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 40 | Win | 35–5 | Kang Il Suh | KO | 7 (12) | 1968-06-13 | Japan | Won vacant OPBF super-featherweight title |
| 39 | Win | 34–5 | Jun Koiwa | UD | 10 (10) | 1968-03-21 | Japan | |
| 38 | Loss | 33–5 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | KO | 12 (15) | 1967-12-14 | Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBA, WBC and The Ring super-featherweight titles |
| 37 | Win | 33–4 | Sae Chun Lee | UD | 10 (10) | 1967-10-05 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 36 | Win | 32–4 | Gabriel Elorde | MD | 15 (15) | 1967-06-15 | Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBA, WBC and The Ring super-featherweight titles |
| 35 | Win | 31–4 | Chokchai KrissanachaI | UD | 10 (10) | 1967-03-23 | Ōita, Japan | |
| 34 | Win | 30–4 | Kwang Joo Lee | PTS | 10 (10) | 1967-01-12 | Japan | |
| 33 | Win | 29–4 | Del Kid Rosario | SD | 12 (12) | 1966-10-22 | Japan | Retained OPBF super-featherweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 28–4 | Del Kid Rosario | PTS | 10 (10) | 1966-08-11 | Japan | |
| 31 | Win | 28–3 | Gabriel Elorde | UD | 12 (12) | 1966-06-09 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Won OPBF lightweight title |
| 30 | Win | 27–3 | Jong Tae Lim | KO | 2 (12) | 1966-03-24 | Ōita, Japan | Retained OPBF super-featherweight title |
| 29 | Loss | 26–3 | Kang Il Suh | PTS | 10 (10) | 1966-02-10 | Japan | |
| 28 | Loss | 26–2 | Love Allotey | KO | 4 (10) | 1965-12-23 | Japan | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Antonio Paiva | PTS | 10 (10) | 1965-11-11 | Japan | |
| 26 | Loss | 25–1 | Yuji Amashima | KO | 4 (10) | 1965-07-29 | Japan | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Hidemori Tsujimoto | PTS | 10 (10) | 1965-05-20 | Japan | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Larry Flaviano | PTS | 12 (12) | 1965-04-01 | Sapporo, Japan | Won OPBF super-featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Young Pal Lee | PTS | 10 (10) | 1965-01-28 | Japan | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Takeo Sugimori | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-12-03 | Japan | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Atom Hatai | KO | 5 (10) | 1964-11-05 | Japan | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Katsumi Yabe | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-09-03 | Japan | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Larry Fernando | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-07-30 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Lennie Campos | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-05-28 | Japan | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Jae Keun Yang | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-04-23 | Japan | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Pedro Adigue | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-03-12 | Japan | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Yasuyuki Orito | PTS | 10 (10) | 1963-12-19 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Katsuzo Nakamura | TKO | 3 (10) | 1963-11-07 | Japan | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Kenzo Shimamura | KO | 4 (8) | 1963-09-12 | Japan | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Noriyoshi Toyoshima | PTS | 6 (6) | 1963-07-11 | Japan | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Katsuhiro Sugawara | PTS | 6 (6) | 1963-05-30 | Japan | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Kuniaki Masuda | KO | 2 (6) | 1963-05-09 | Japan | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Tatsuo Hokkai | UD | 4 (4) | 1963-04-11 | Japan | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Yasushi Matsuzoe | UD | 4 (4) | 1963-03-07 | Nakajima Sports Center, Sapporo, Japan | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Susumu Akimoto | UD | 4 (4) | 1963-02-05 | Japan | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Hiroshi Kaneko | TKO | 1 (4) | 1963-01-04 | Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Tadao Abe | UD | 4 (4) | 1962-11-24 | Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Nabuyoshi Mizusaki | KO | 2 (4) | 1962-11-08 | Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Kazuji Toji | KO | 1 (4) | 1962-10-18 | Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kaoru Morita | UD | 4 (4) | 1962-08-23 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Toshio Aida | TKO | 3 (4) | 1962-07-26 | Japan |
See also
[edit]- List of male boxers
- Boxing in Japan
- List of Japanese boxing world champions
- List of world super-featherweight boxing champions
References
[edit]- ^ "A roundup of the sports information of the week". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Ramos Registers a 6th-Round Knockout And Retains Crown". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Yoshiaki Numata from BoxRec (registration required)
- Yoshiaki Numata - CBZ Profile
| Sporting positions | ||||
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by Larry Flaviano
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OPBF super-featherweight champion 1 April 1965 – 15 June 1967 Won world title |
Vacant Title next held by Himself
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| Preceded by | OPBF lightweight champion 9 June 1966 – 1966 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Pedro Adigue
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| Vacant Title last held by Himself
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OPBF super-featherweight champion 13 June 1968 – 1969 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Suleman Itti Aanuchit
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| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by Gabriel Elorde
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WBA super-featherweight champion 15 June 1967 – 14 December 1967 |
Succeeded by | ||
| WBC super-featherweight champion 15 June 1967 – 14 December 1967 | ||||
| The Ring super-featherweight champion 15 June 1967 – 14 December 1967 | ||||
| Undisputed super-featherweight champion 15 June 1967 – 14 December 1967 | ||||
| Preceded by | WBC super-featherweight champion 5 April 1970 –10 October 1971 |
Succeeded by | ||