Yoshio Shirai

Boxing · Deceased

46-8-4RECORD

18WINS BY KO / TKO

28WINS BY DECISION

58PRO FIGHTS

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Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	23 Nov 1923
Died	26 Dec 2003
Nationality	Japanese
Birthplace	Tokyo, Japan
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Flyweight, Bantamweight
Trainers	Alvin Cahn
Height	Not added yet
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1943–1955
Status	Deceased
Pro debut	26 Nov 1943
Last fight	Loss vs Pascual Pérez, 30 May 1955

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Titles and honours

NBA and The Ring flyweight champion (1952–1954)
Japanese flyweight champion
Japanese bantamweight champion (twice)

Background

Yoshio Shirai was a Japanese boxer who won the NBA and The Ring flyweight titles from Dado Marino in 1952. He lost the titles to Pascual Pérez in 1954 and retired after their 1955 rematch.

Fight history

58 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Pascual Pérez	KO	5	2:59	30 May 1955	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan	For NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
Loss	Pascual Pérez	Decision (unanimous)	15		26 Nov 1954	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan	Lost NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
Win	Takashi Seno	KO	4		18 Sep 1954	Japan
Win	Alberto Barenghi	Decision (points)	10		11 Aug 1954	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Draw	Pascual Pérez	Decision (points)	10		24 Jul 1954	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	Leo Espinosa	Decision (split)	15		24 May 1954	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan	Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
Win	Masaru Kaneko	TKO (corner retirement)	8		8 Apr 1954	Osaka, Japan
Win	Terry Allen	Decision (unanimous)	15		27 Oct 1953	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan	Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
Loss	Leo Espinosa	TKO (corner retirement)	7		19 Sep 1953	Osaka Stadium, Osaka, Japan
Win	Vic Herman	TKO	10		17 Jul 1953	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan
Win	Tanny Campo	Decision (unanimous)	15		18 May 1953	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan	Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
Win	Mario Macias	Decision (unanimous)	10		17 Apr 1953	Japan
Win	Dado Marino	Decision (unanimous)	15		15 Nov 1952	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan	Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
Win	Roy Higa	Decision (unanimous)	10		26 Sep 1952	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan
Win	Dado Marino	Decision (unanimous)	15		19 May 1952	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan	Won NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
Win	Kyoichi Muto	TKO (corner retirement)	6		4 Apr 1952	Japan
Win	Hiroshi Horiguchi	Decision (unanimous)	10		9 Feb 1952	Japan	Retained Japanese bantamweight title
Win	Dado Marino	TKO	7	1:11	4 Dec 1951	Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Win	Takahisa Horiguchi	KO	6	0:42	25 Oct 1951	Japan	Retained Japanese flyweight title
Win	Hidemasa Nagashima	Decision (points)	10		20 Sep 1951	Japan	Won Japanese bantamweight title
Loss	Dado Marino	Decision (split)	10		21 May 1951	Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Japan
Loss	Hidemasa Nagashima	Disqualification	8	2:25	17 Mar 1951	Japan	Lost Japanese bantamweight title
Win	Yukio Takahashi	Disqualification	7		3 Feb 1951	Japan
Win	Takashi Seno	Decision (points)	10		26 Oct 1950	Japan	Retained Japanese bantamweight title
Win	Katsumi Kobayashi	KO	2		25 Sep 1950	Japan
Win	Hideo Kijima	KO	2	2:07	28 Jun 1950	Japan	Retained Japanese flyweight title
Win	Yoichiro Hanada	Decision (points)	10		25 May 1950	Japan	Retained Japanese bantamweight title
Win	Yoshiaki Nario	Decision (points)	8		14 Apr 1950	Japan
Win	Hiroshi Horiguchi	Decision (unanimous)	10		15 Dec 1949	Japan	Won Japanese bantamweight title
Win	Kyoichi Muto	KO	3		28 Sep 1949	Japan
Win	Noboru Kushida	Decision (points)	10		25 Jun 1949	Japan	Retained Japanese flyweight title
Win	Eijiro Yajima	Decision (points)	10		2 May 1949	Japan
Win	Tomoyoshi Yanagida	KO	2		21 Mar 1949	Japan
Win	Yoichiro Hanada	KO	5		28 Jan 1949	Japan	Won Japanese flyweight title
Win	Noboru Kushida	Decision (split)	8		9 Oct 1948	Japan
Win	Eijiro Yajima	Decision (unanimous)	8		11 Sep 1948	Japan
Win	Nobuyuki Ishimori	KO	2		30 Jul 1948	Japan
Win	Kiyoshi Nishimura	Decision (points)	8		10 Jul 1948	Japan
Draw	Kunimatsu Suda	Decision (points)	6		21 Jun 1948	Japan
Draw	Eijiro Yajima	Decision (points)	8		6 Jun 1948	Japan
Win	Sadaji Wada	Decision (points)	8		7 May 1948	Japan
Win	Kazumi Ueda	Decision (points)	6		3 Apr 1948	Fuji, Japan
Win	Kazumi Ueda	Decision (points)	6		15 Feb 1948	Japan
Win	Michiyosi Koizumi	KO	2		25 Dec 1947	Japan
Draw	Takeshi Makino	Decision (points)	8		27 Oct 1947	Japan
Loss	Eijiro Yajima	Decision (points)	8		11 Sep 1947	Japan
Loss	Yoichiro Hanada	Decision (points)	8		18 Jul 1947	Japan
Win	Toshimitsu Kushihashi	Decision (points)	6		6 Jul 1947	Japan
Win	Kazumi Ueda	Decision (points)	6		27 Jun 1947	Japan
Loss	Noboru Kushida	KO	5		14 Dec 1946	Japan
Win	Sakae Suzuki	KO	1		28 Mar 1944	Japan
Win	Sadasuke Aoki	Decision (points)	4		5 Mar 1944	Japan
Win	Shigeo Tanaka	Decision (points)	4		10 Feb 1944	Japan
Win	Makoto Yamada	KO	1		6 Feb 1944	Japan
Win	Masao Ito	KO	1		20 Jan 1944	Japan
Win	Tomisaburo Oura	Decision (points)	4		23 Dec 1943	Japan
Win	Saichi Kubota	KO	1		10 Dec 1943	Japan
Win	Jumpo Umiyama	KO	1		26 Nov 1943	Japan	Pro debut

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