Susumu Noguchi

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Susumu Noguchi
Born(1908-06-01)June 1, 1908
Tokyo, Japan
DiedMay 8, 1961(1961-05-08) (aged 52)
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights56
Wins33
Wins by KO6
Losses7
Draws16

Susumu Noguchi (June 1, 1908 – May 1, 1961) was a Japanese professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese Welterweight title.[1]

In June 1931, Susumu Noguchi tried bombing Junnosuke Inoue's residence.[1] Susumu Noguchi served a short prison sentence.

In 1933 Noguchi was arrested for trying to assassinate the politician Wakatsuki Reijirō, an important Japanese politician when the minister departed at Ueno Station in Tokyo in protest of the London Naval Treaty.[1]

Susumu Noguchi is the founder of Noguchi boxing gym which produced notable Japanese boxers such as Hitoshi Misako and Hiroyuki Ebihara.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Susumu Noguchi had two sons, flyweight boxer Kyō Noguchi and Osamu Noguchi, founder of the sport Kickboxing.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "タクシー運転手の手首を日本刀で斬り落とし、爆破テロで大臣襲撃…「最高最大の豪傑ボクサー」野口進とは何者か(細田昌志)". Number Web - ナンバー.
  2. ^ "特別寄稿「前人未到の昭和史発掘。まさに巻を措く能わず!!」完全版 | 水道橋博士による12000字激アツ書評! 『沢村忠に真空を飛ばせた男―昭和のプロモーター・野口修 評伝―』 | 水道橋博士 | 本の試し読み | 考える人 | 新潮社". 考える人.

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