Nihito Arakawa

“The Baby-faced Sniper”

Boxing

32-7-2RECORD

18WINS BY KO / TKO

14WINS BY DECISION

41PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	The Baby-faced Sniper
Date of birth	23 Dec 1981
Nationality	Japanese
Birthplace	Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Lightweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	173 cm (5′8″)
Reach	180 cm (71″)
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	2004–2019
Status	Retired
Last fight	Loss vs Denis Berinchyk, 20 Apr 2019

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Titles and honours

Japanese lightweight champion (2010–2011)
OPBF lightweight champion (2011–2013)
Japanese lightweight champion (2016)
WBO Asia Pacific lightweight champion (2017–2019)

Background

Nihito Arakawa is a Japanese former lightweight boxer from Tokyo who won the All-Japan Rookie King tournament in 2005. He challenged Omar Figueroa Jr. for the WBC interim lightweight title in 2013 in a fight that earned him the nickname "Japanese Rocky".

Fight history

28 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Denis Berinchyk	Decision (unanimous)	12		20 Apr 2019	Kyiv Sports Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine	For WBO International lightweight title
Win	Todsak Sinmanasak	Decision (unanimous)	8		26 Jan 2019	Sinmanasak Stadium, Thailand
Draw	Remar Metsuda	Decision (majority)	12		20 May 2018	Ota General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBO Asia Pacific lightweight title
Win	Adonis Agero	Decision (unanimous)			2 Dec 2017	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Win	Marbon Bodionggan	TKO	6	1:18	11 Jul 2017	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBO Asia Pacific lightweight title
Win	Anthony Sabalde	Decision (unanimous)	12		31 Jan 2017	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific lightweight title
Win	Yusuke Tsukada	TKO	6	2:14	24 Sep 2016	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese lightweight title
Win	Kodai Tokunaga	Decision (unanimous)	10		16 Apr 2016	Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan	Won Japanese lightweight title
Win	Yuya Sugisaki	Decision (unanimous)	8		2 Nov 2015
Loss	Ritsuki Naito	Decision (unanimous)	10		8 Jun 2015
Loss	Yoshitaka Kato	Decision (unanimous)			6 Dec 2014		For Japanese lightweight title
Win	Akihiro Kondo	Decision (unanimous)	10		23 Jul 2014
Loss	Jorge Linares	Decision (unanimous)	10		8 Mar 2014	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, US	WBC lightweight title eliminator
Loss	Omar Figueroa Jr.	Decision (unanimous)	12		27 Jul 2013	AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, US	For WBC interim lightweight title
Win	Pakphum Aubenjamad	KO	2		4 May 2013
Loss	Daniel Estrada	Technical decision	10		24 Nov 2012	Mexico City, Mexico	WBC title eliminator; WBC Silver lightweight title at stake
Win	Yudai Shimada	KO	8		13 Aug 2012		Retained OPBF lightweight title
Win	Ryuji Mitsugaki	Decision (unanimous)			28 Feb 2012		Retained OPBF lightweight title
Win	Jay Solmiano	Decision (split)			4 Oct 2011		Won vacant OPBF lightweight title
Win	Masataka Ikuta	TKO	4		13 Jun 2011		Retained Japanese lightweight title
Win	Hiroshi Nakamori	TKO	8		8 Jan 2011		Retained Japanese lightweight title
Win	Mitsuya Omura	TKO	5		4 Sep 2010		Retained Japanese lightweight title
Win	Akihiro Kondo	Decision (majority)			22 Apr 2010		Won Japanese lightweight title
Draw	Randy Suico	Decision (majority)			20 Sep 2008		For OPBF lightweight title
Loss	Yoshitaka Kato	Decision (majority)			16 Sep 2006
Win	Daiki Koide	Decision (points)			18 Dec 2005		Won All-Japan lightweight rookie title
Win	Yoshitaka Kato	Decision (points)			3 Nov 2005		Won East Japan lightweight rookie title
Win	Mao Yamashita	KO	1	2:21	10 Feb 2004	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Pro debut

Other sources: ja.wikipedia.org

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