THIS WILL BE WBC’S 1, 882 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE 49 YEAR HISTORY OF THE WBC
HIROYUKI MIYATA & MG PROMOTION PRESENTS:
KAZUTO IOKA
(JAPAN)
WBC CHAMPION
DATE OF BIRTH: MARCH 24, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH: SAKAI, OSAKA, JAPAN
RESIDENCE: OSAKA, JAPAN
RECORD: 7-0-0, 5 KO’S
GUARD: ORTHODOX
TOTAL ROUNDS: 49
WORLD TITLE FIGHTS: 1 (1-0-0)
MANAGER: HIROKI IOKA
PROMOTER: IOKA BOXING GYM
JUAN HERNANDEZ
(MEXICO)
WBC No. 1 (OFFICIAL CHALLENGER)
DATE OF BIRTH: FEBRAURY 24, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH: MORELIA, MICHOACAN
RESIDENCE: MEXICO CITY
RECORD: 18-1-0, 13 KO’S
GUARD: ORTHODOX
TOTAL ROUNDS: 71
WBC TITLES: NABF
MANAGER: AQUILES TORRES
PROMOTOR: PROMOCIONES TORRES CABRERA
(JAPAN)
WBC CHAMPION
DATE OF BIRTH: MARCH 24, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH: SAKAI, OSAKA, JAPAN
RESIDENCE: OSAKA, JAPAN
RECORD: 7-0-0, 5 KO’S
GUARD: ORTHODOX
TOTAL ROUNDS: 49
WORLD TITLE FIGHTS: 1 (1-0-0)
MANAGER: HIROKI IOKA
PROMOTER: IOKA BOXING GYM
JUAN HERNANDEZ
(MEXICO)
WBC No. 1 (OFFICIAL CHALLENGER)
DATE OF BIRTH: FEBRAURY 24, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH: MORELIA, MICHOACAN
RESIDENCE: MEXICO CITY
RECORD: 18-1-0, 13 KO’S
GUARD: ORTHODOX
TOTAL ROUNDS: 71
WBC TITLES: NABF
MANAGER: AQUILES TORRES
PROMOTOR: PROMOCIONES TORRES CABRERA
WBC´S STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
- HIROKI IOKA (JAP)
- NAPA KIATWANCHAI (THA)
- JEUM-HWANG CHOI (KOR)
- HIDEYUKI OHASHI (JAP)
- RICARDO LOPEZ (MEX)
- WANDEE CHOR CHAREON (THA)
- JOSE ANTONIO AGUIRRE (MEX)
- EAGLE KYOWA (JAPAN)
- ISAAC BUSTOS (MEX)
- KATSUNARI TAKAYAMA (JAPAN)
- EAGLE KYOWA (JAPAN) *
- OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI (THAILAND)
- JUAN PALACIOS (NICARAGUA) INTERIM
- OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI (THAILAND) *
- KAZUTO IOKA (JAPAN)
* REGAINED
WBC TOP 5
- 1. RICARDO LOPEZ (MEX)
- 2. JUAN PALACIOS (NICARAGUA)
- 3. JOSE ANTONIO AGUIRRE (MEX)
- 4. EAGLE KYOWA (JAPAN)
- 5. HIROKI IOKA (JAPAN)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE STRAWWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
13 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC
OF WHICH ONLY 2 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:
EAGLE KYOWA (JAPAN)
OLEYDONG SITHSANERCHAI (THAI)
69 WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
THIS IS THE 26th. WBC TITLE FIGHT IN STRAWWEIGHT IN JAPAN IN THE WBC HISTORY
WORLD STRAWWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY
JAPAN 25
MEXICO 18
USA 11
THAILAND 10
KOREA 3
PUERTO RICO 1
CHINA 1
TOTAL 69
IN THIS DIVISION RICARDO LOPEZ (MEXICO) HOLDS THE TITLE DEFENSES RECORD WITH 22
WBC TITLE BOUTS HELD IN JAPAN
235 WBC BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN JAPAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
25 WBC BOUTS IN STRAWWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE BEEN HELD IN JAPAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
42 FIGHTS IN THE BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION, THE HIGHEST OF ANY DIVISION
BREAKDOWN OF BOUTS BY DIVISION:
BANTAM 42
FLY 38
SUPERFLY 33
STRAW 25
SUPERFEATHER 21
SUPERBANTAM 18
FEATHER 15
SUPERWELTER 11
LT. FLY 11
SUPERLIGHT 10
LIGHT 8
HEAVY 3
TOTAL BOUTS 235
WBC TITLE FIGHTS
BETWEEN MEXICO – JAPAN
THERE HAVE BEEN 87 WBC TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICO – JAPAN
MEXICO HAS WON 53 BOUTS / JAPAN HAS WON 31 FIGHTS
/ 2 DREWS / 1 NC
MEMORABLES FIGHTS
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RICARDO ARREDONDO – MORITO KASHIWABA SEP 1, 1973 TKO 6 TOKYO
ISHIMATSU SUZUKI – TURY PINEDA SEP 12, 1974 DRAW 15 TOKYO
MIGUEL CANTO – SHOJI OGUMA JAN 8, 1975 DEC 15 SENDAI
MIGUEL CANTO – JIRO TAKADA AUG 23, 1975 TKO 11 MERIDA
GUADALUPE PINTOR – EIJIRO MURATA JUN 11, 1980 DRAW 15 TOKYO
GABRIEL BERNAL – KOJI KOBAYASHI APR 9, 1984 KO 2 TOKYO
GILBERTO ROMAN – JIRO WATANABE MAR 30, 1985 DEC 12 ITAMI
RENE ARREDONDO – TSUYOSHI HAMADA JUL 22, 1987 TKO 6 TOKYO
VICTOR RABANALES – JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI 1 / II SEP 17, 1992 TKO 9 OSAKA
DANIEL ZARAGOZA – JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI MAR 3, 1996 TKO 11 YOKOHAMA
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