Kyō Noguchi

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Kyō Noguchi
Born(1939-06-14)June 14, 1939
DiedJanuary 1, 2009(2009-01-01) (aged 69)
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights52
Wins37
Wins by KO6
Losses10
Draws5

Kyō Noguchi (June 14, 1939 – January 1, 2009) was a Japanese former professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese flyweight title and fighting for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title.[1]

Professional career[edit]

On April 28, 1961, Kyō Noguchi defeated Atsuto Fukumoto to win the Japanese flyweight championship and won the title by a decision.[1] This made history as the first parent and son boxing champion in Japan because Susumu Noguchi was the Japanese welterweight champion. On May 30, 1962, Noguchi challenged Pone Kingpetch for the flyweight world championship, but Noguchi lost by unanimous decision.

On January 1, 2009, Kyō Noguchi died of heart failure at his home in Adachi, Tokyo.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Osamu Noguchi the founder of Kickboxing was Kyō Noguchi's brother.[2]

Professional boxing record[edit]

52 fights 37 wins 10 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 31 10
Draws 5
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
52 Loss 31–10-5 Seisaku Saito RTD Japanese Flyweight title
51 Loss 31–9-5 Ray Min Chan PTS
50 Loss 31–8-5 Seisaku Saito PTS
49 Win 31–8-4 Narongrit Jalengkabo KO
48 Loss 30–8-4 Pone Kingpetch UD 15 May 30, 1962 Kokugikan, Japan Fought for NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
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3 Win Seito Nishihara 3-0 1955-08-13
2 Win Fujio Otake KO 2-0 1955-08-02
1 Win Shinji Miwa KO 1-0 1955-06-14

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "野口恭氏死去 元ボクシング日本フライ級王者 - 47NEWS(よんななニュース)". May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
  2. ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (December 23, 1968). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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