Kuniaki Shibata

Boxing

47-6-3RECORD

25WINS BY KO / TKO

22WINS BY DECISION

56PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	29 Mar 1947
Nationality	Japanese
Birthplace	Hitachi, Japan
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Super featherweight, Featherweight
Trainers	Eddie Townsend
Height	163 cm (5′4″)
Reach	161 cm (63″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1965–1977
Status	Retired
Pro debut	6 Mar 1965
Last fight	Win vs Al Espinosa, 29 Nov 1975

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Titles and honours

WBC featherweight champion (1970–1972)
The Ring featherweight champion (1970–1972)
WBA super featherweight champion (1973)
The Ring super featherweight champion (1973)
WBC super featherweight champion (1974–1975)

Background

Kuniaki Shibata is a Japanese former boxer who won world titles at featherweight and super featherweight. He was known as a fast, compact fighter who threw punches in flurries, trained by Eddie Townsend.

Fight history

56 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Al Espinosa	Decision (points)	10		29 Nov 1975	Korakuen Hall, Japan
Win	Susumu Okabe	Decision (unanimous)	10		10 Oct 1975	Korakuen Hall, Japan
Loss	Alfredo Escalera	KO	2	2:56	5 Jul 1975	Kasamatsu Athletic Park Gym, Hitachinaka, Japan	Lost WBC super featherweight title
Win	Abdelkader Ould Makhloufi	Decision (unanimous)	15		27 Mar 1975	Kyuden Gym, Fukuoka, Japan	Retained WBC super featherweight title
Win	Tamio Negishi	Decision (unanimous)	10		22 Mar 1975	Akita, Japan
Win	Ramiro Bolanos	KO	15	2:29	3 Oct 1974	Nihon University Auditorium, Japan	Retained WBC super featherweight title
Win	Antonio Amaya	Decision (majority)	15		27 Jun 1974	Nihon University Auditorium, Japan	Retained WBC super featherweight title
Win	Ricardo Arredondo	Decision (unanimous)	15		28 Feb 1974	Nihon University Auditorium, Japan	Won WBC super featherweight title
Loss	Ben Villaflor	KO	1	1:56	17 Oct 1973	Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US	Lost WBA and Ring super featherweight titles
Win	Nam Chul Chung	KO	2	0:49	3 Sep 1973	Hitachi, Japan
Win	Victor Federico Echegaray	Decision (unanimous)	15		19 Jun 1973	Nihon University Auditorium, Japan	Retained WBA and Ring super featherweight titles
Win	Ben Villaflor	Decision (unanimous)	15		12 Mar 1973	Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US	Won WBA and Ring super featherweight titles
Win	Kimio Shindo	KO	7	2:12	3 Feb 1973	Sendai, Japan
Loss	Andries Steyn	Decision (points)	10		7 Oct 1972	Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Win	Bert Nabalatan	Decision (unanimous)	10		11 Jul 1972	Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Loss	Clemente Sánchez	KO	3	2:26	19 May 1972	Nihon University Auditorium, Japan	Lost WBC and Ring featherweight titles
Draw	Ernesto Marcel	Decision (split)	15		11 Nov 1971	Ehime Rugby Stadium, Matsuyama, Japan	Retained WBC and Ring featherweight titles
Win	Hyun Kim	Decision (unanimous)	10		1 Aug 1971	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Raul Cruz	KO	1	3:04	3 Jun 1971	Metropolitan Gym, Japan	Retained WBC and Ring featherweight titles
Win	Vicente Garcia	Decision (points)	10		7 Mar 1971	Hitachi, Japan
Win	Vicente Saldivar	TKO (corner retirement)	12	3:00	11 Dec 1970	Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico	Won WBC and Ring featherweight titles
Win	Hyun Kim	Decision (unanimous)	10		9 Sep 1970	Japan
Draw	Jose Acosta	Decision (majority)	10		8 Jul 1970	Korakuen Hall, Japan
Win	Yasuo Sakurai	KO	10	0:44	15 Apr 1970	Japan	Won vacant Japanese featherweight title
Win	Felipe Torres	Decision (unanimous)	10		4 Feb 1970	Japan
Win	Flash Besande	KO	3	1:56	22 Oct 1969	Osaka, Japan
Win	Fernando Sotelo	KO	9	1:07	10 Sep 1969	Japan
Win	Yoshio Ando	KO	8	2:58	11 Jun 1969	Japan
Win	Kid Barrios	KO	1	2:10	28 Apr 1969	Japan
Win	Koji Ikeda	Decision (points)	10		24 Mar 1969	Japan
Loss	Hubert Kang	KO	6	1:14	15 Jan 1969	Japan	For OPBF featherweight title
Win	Orlando Medina	Decision (unanimous)	10		23 Oct 1968	Korakuen Hall, Japan
Draw	Toshiharu Mori	Technical decision	3	0:38	14 Aug 1968	Japan
Win	Beto Maldonado	Decision (points)	10		3 Jul 1968	Korakuen Hall, Japan
Loss	Dwight Hawkins	KO	7	1:14	27 Mar 1968	Korakuen Hall, Japan
Win	Ramiro Nides	Decision (points)	10		1 Mar 1968	Recreation Center, Agana, Guam
Win	Tiny Palacio	KO	5	1:51	31 Jan 1968	Japan
Win	Soo Bok Kwon	KO	2	1:19	27 Dec 1967	Japan
Win	Chang Bok Lee	KO	2	1:50	5 Dec 1967	Hitachi, Japan
Win	Chang Soo Yun	TKO (corner retirement)	9	3:00	15 Nov 1967	Gifu, Japan
Win	Roy Amolong	Decision (unanimous)	10		20 Sep 1967	Korakuen Hall, Japan
Win	Roberto Andrade	KO	5	2:05	9 Aug 1967	Korakuen Hall, Japan
Win	Katsutoshi Aoki	KO	1	1:52	5 Jul 1967	Japan
Win	Hyun Kim	Decision (points)	10		5 Mar 1967	Japan
Win	Hiroshi Miyata	KO	4	1:47	12 Feb 1967	Japan
Win	Alberto Reyes	Decision (points)	10		15 Jan 1967	Japan
Win	Kenji Fuse	KO	2	1:52	11 Dec 1966	Japan
Win	Atsushi Gunji	KO	6	2:51	23 Oct 1966	Japan
Win	Masachika Tokutome	KO	5	1:16	31 Jan 1966	Osaka, Japan
Win	Takao Suzuki	KO	1	1:50	20 Dec 1965	Japan
Win	Toshihiko Nojiri	Decision (points)	4		1 Nov 1965	Japan
Win	Yoshinobu Yokoyama	KO	1	0:34	27 Sep 1965	Japan
Win	Masaru Miyazaki	Decision (points)	4		2 Sep 1965	Japan
Win	Norio Sugimoto	KO	1	1:40	28 Jul 1965	Japan
Win	Hitoshi Yoshino	KO	1	0:58	5 Apr 1965	Japan
Win	Seiichi Iizuka	KO	1	1:40	6 Mar 1965	Japan	Pro debut

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