All boxersKatsuo Tokashiki
“Yanbarukuina”
Boxing19-4-2RECORD
4WINS BY KO / TKO
15WINS BY DECISION
25PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Yanbarukuina |
| Date of birth | 27 Jul 1960 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Birthplace | Okinawa, Japan |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Light flyweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 157 cm (5′2″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1978–1984 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 28 Dec 1978 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Chang Jung-koo, 18 Aug 1984 |
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Titles and honours
- WBA light flyweight champion (1981–1983)
Background
Japanese boxer from Okinawa who trained at the Kyoei gym in Tokyo and won the WBA light flyweight title from Kim Hwan-jin in 1981. After retiring he became a television personality and actor and ran his own boxing gym in Tokyo.
Fight history
25 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Chang Jung-koo | TKO | 9 | 18 Aug 1984 | Pohang Gymnasium, Pohang, South Korea | For WBC light flyweight title | |
| Win | Takashi Sakakibara | KO | 6 | 8 Mar 1984 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Loss | Lupe Madera | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 23 Oct 1983 | Nakajima Sports Center, Sapporo, Japan | For WBA light flyweight title | |
| Loss | Lupe Madera | Technical decision | 4 | 10 Jul 1983 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBA light flyweight title | |
| Draw | Lupe Madera | Decision (split) | 15 | 10 Apr 1983 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA light flyweight title | |
| Win | Kim Hwan-jin | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 9 Jan 1983 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | Retained WBA light flyweight title | |
| Win | Sung Nam Kim | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 10 Oct 1982 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA light flyweight title | |
| Win | Masaharu Inami | TKO | 8 | 7 Jul 1982 | Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA light flyweight title | |
| Win | Lupe Madera | Decision (split) | 15 | 4 Apr 1982 | Miyagi Sports Center, Sendai, Japan | Retained WBA light flyweight title | |
| Win | Kim Hwan-jin | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 16 Dec 1981 | Miyagi Sports Center, Sendai, Japan | Won WBA light flyweight title | |
| Win | Toshihiro Okumoto | KO | 10 | 19 Oct 1981 | Japan | ||
| Win | Yong Hyun Kim | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Jun 1981 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Win | Toshihiro Okumoto | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 Mar 1981 | City Gymnasium, Gushikawa, Japan | ||
| Win | Phoenix Taniguchi | KO | 9 | 12 Nov 1980 | Japan | ||
| Win | Manabu Irei | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | 30 Aug 1980 | Yamato, Japan | ||
| Loss | Jong Chul Park | Decision (points) | 6 | 14 Jun 1980 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, Japan | ||
| Win | Fujio Ito | Decision (points) | 6 | 21 Feb 1980 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Win | Masanobu Nakasone | Decision (points) | 4 | 23 Dec 1979 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Win | Naojiro Toda | Decision (points) | 4 | 12 Nov 1979 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Win | Junichi Ota | Decision (points) | 4 | 13 Oct 1979 | City Gymnasium, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan | ||
| Draw | Katsumi Sato | Decision (points) | 4 | 12 Jul 1979 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Win | Osamu Kiyohara | Decision (points) | 4 | 5 Jun 1979 | Hachinohe, Japan | ||
| Win | Susumu Kashiwaba | Decision (points) | 4 | 23 Feb 1979 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Win | Kiyoshi Kondo | Decision (points) | 4 | 26 Jan 1979 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Win | Nobuo Hamada | Decision (points) | 4 | 28 Dec 1978 | Japan | Pro debut |
Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).