Akifumi Shimoda
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.
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 | |
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Division | Featherweight |
Reach | 169 cm (67 in) |
Fighting out of | Kita, Tokyo, Japan |
Team | Teiken Boxing Gym |
Years active | 2003 - Present |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 39 |
Wins | 31 |
By knockout | 14 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 2 |
Website | Akifumi Shimoda Official Website |
last updated on: February 3, 2011 |
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 Korean 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 | KO | 3 (12) 1:17 |
2014-02-22 | |||
Win | 28-3-2 | UD | 10 | 2013-09-07 | |||
Draw | 27-3-2 | MD | 10 | 2013-04-06 | |||
Win | 27-3-1 | TKO | 9 (10) 1:18 |
2012-11-14 | |||
Win | 26-3-1 | UD | 10 | 2012-08-04 | |||
Win | 25-3-1 | TKO | 10 (10) 1:00 |
2012-04-16 | |||
Win | 24-3-1 | UD | 10 | 2011-12-03 | |||
Loss | 23-3-1 | KO | 7 (12) 2:46 |
2011-07-09 | Lost WBA super bantamweight title | ||
Win | 23-2-1 | UD | 12 | 2011-01-31 | Won WBA super bantamweight title | ||
Win | 22-2-1 | TD | 5 (12) 0:34 |
2010-08-07 | Retained OPBF World Super Bantamweight title | ||
Win | 21-2-1 | UD | 12 | 2010-03-28 | Won OPBF World Super Bantamweight title | ||
Win | 20-2-1 | TKO | 6 (8) 2:23 |
2009-10-10 | |||
Win | 19-2-1 | TKO | 1 (8) 2:15 |
2009-06-27 | |||
Draw | 18-2-1 | TD | 3 (10) 1:08 |
2009-02-21 | |||
Loss | 18-2 | TD | 8 (10) 0:38 |
2008-10-04 | Lost Japanese Super Bantamweight title | ||
Win | 18-1 | UD | 10 | 2008-04-05 | Retained Japanese Super Bantamweight title | ||
Win | 17-1 | UD | 10 | 2007-12-01 | Retained Japanese Super Bantamweight title | ||
Win | 16-1 | UD | 10 | 2007-08-04 | Retained Japanese Super Bantamweight title | ||
Win | 15-1 | UD | 10 | 2007-04-09 | Won Japanese Super Bantamweight title | ||
Win | 14-1 | UD | 6 | 2006-11-13 | |||
Win | 13-1 | TKO | 7 (10) 2:10 |
2006-06-03 | |||
Loss | 12-1 | MD | 10 | 2006-02-04 | |||
Win | 12-0 | UD | 10 | 2005-11-05 | |||
Win | 11-0 | UD | 8 | 2005-09-03 | |||
Win | 10-0 | RTD | 4 (8) 3:00 |
2005-07-02 | |||
Win | 9-0 | TKO | 8 (8) 0:42 |
2005-02-05 | |||
Win | 8-0 | UD | 6 | 2004-10-02 | |||
Win | 7-0 | TKO | 4 (6) 1:41 |
2004-07-03 | |||
Win | 6-0 | UD | 6 | 2003-11-02 | |||
Win | 5-0 | KO | 3 (4) 2:10 |
2003-09-26 | |||
Win | 4-0 | KO | 2 (4) 1:38 |
2003-07-29 | |||
Win | 3-0 | TKO | 1 (4) 0:50 |
2003-06-13 | |||
Win | 2-0 | UD | 4 | 2003-04-17 | |||
Win | 1-0 | KO | 1 (4) 2:08 |
2003-01-18 | 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 Japanese boxing world champions
- Boxing in Japan
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. Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- Akifumi Shimoda – Boxer Archived 2015-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
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Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Ryol Li Lee |
31st WBA Super Bantamweight Champion January 31, 2011 – July 9, 2011 |
Succeeded by Rico Ramos |