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
BornShimoda Akifumi
Japanese: 下田 昭文
(1984-09-11) 11 September 1984
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Other namesSugar[1]
Speedster[2]
Nationality Japanese
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DivisionFeatherweight
Reach169 cm (67 in)
Fighting out ofKita, Tokyo, Japan
TeamTeiken Boxing Gym
Years active2003 - Present
Professional boxing record
Total39
Wins31
By knockout14
Losses6
Draws2
WebsiteAkifumi 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

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

References
  1. Daniel Kravetz (July 8, 2011). "Akifumi Shimoda's Luck of the Draw". Max Boxing. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. Joe Koizumi (January 31, 2011). "Shimoda wins WBA 122lb belt". FightNews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  3. Akifumi Shimoda – Boxer Archived 2015-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
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