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
28 Wins (12 Knockouts), 4 Defeats (1 Knockout), 2 Draws[3]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 28-4-2 Marvin Sonsona KO 3 (12)
1:17		 2014-02-22 CotaiArena, Macau
Win 28-3-2 Alejandro Hernandez UD 10 2013-09-07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Draw 27-3-2 Roli Gasca MD 10 2013-04-06 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 27-3-1 Hugo Partida TKO 9 (10)
1:18		 2012-11-14 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 26-3-1 Richard Betos UD 10 2012-08-04 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 25-3-1 Azael Gonzalez TKO 10 (10)
1:00		 2012-04-16 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 24-3-1 Jonel Alibio UD 10 2011-12-03 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Loss 23-3-1 Rico Ramos KO 7 (12)
2:46		 2011-07-09 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Lost WBA super bantamweight title
Win 23-2-1 Ryol Li Lee UD 12 2011-01-31 Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo Won WBA super bantamweight title
Win 22-2-1 Chang-Hyun Son TD 5 (12)
0:34		 2010-08-07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Retained OPBF World Super Bantamweight title
Win 21-2-1 Hiromasa Ohashi UD 12 2010-03-28 International Conference Hall, Nagoya, Aichi Won OPBF World Super Bantamweight title
Win 20-2-1 Saenghiran Lookbanyai TKO 6 (8)
2:23		 2009-10-10 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Win 19-2-1 Mauricio Becerril TKO 1 (8)
2:15		 2009-06-27 Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Draw 18-2-1 Jose Arboleda TD 3 (10)
1:08		 2009-02-21 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Loss 18-2 Kazuma Miura TD 8 (10)
0:38		 2008-10-04 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Lost Japanese Super Bantamweight title
Win 18-1 Daisuke Yamanaka UD 10 2008-04-05 JCB Hall, Tokyo Retained Japanese Super Bantamweight title
Win 17-1 Hidenori Kobayashi UD 10 2007-12-01 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Retained Japanese Super Bantamweight title
Win 16-1 Yu Enya UD 10 2007-08-04 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Retained Japanese Super Bantamweight title
Win 15-1 Daisuke Yamanaka UD 10 2007-04-09 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Won Japanese Super Bantamweight title
Win 14-1 Sonny Gonzales UD 6 2006-11-13 Nihon Budokan, Tokyo
Win 13-1 Gerardo Martinez TKO 7 (10)
2:10		 2006-06-03 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Loss 12-1 Mikihito Seto MD 10 2006-02-04 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 12-0 Tsutomu Odajima UD 10 2005-11-05 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 11-0 Dechsayarm Sithpordam UD 8 2005-09-03 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 10-0 Shusaku Ino RTD 4 (8)
3:00		 2005-07-02 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 9-0 Takuma Shiraishi TKO 8 (8)
0:42		 2005-02-05 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 8-0 Takayuki Takeshita UD 6 2004-10-02 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 7-0 Hiroshi Sasaki TKO 4 (6)
1:41		 2004-07-03 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 6-0 Kazunori Takayama UD 6 2003-11-02 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 5-0 Fumihiro Karikomi KO 3 (4)
2:10		 2003-09-26 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 4-0 Hironari Miyahara KO 2 (4)
1:38		 2003-07-29 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 3-0 Hiroya Kawashima TKO 1 (4)
0:50		 2003-06-13 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 2-0 Kenshi Kinoshita UD 4 2003-04-17 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 1-0 Kazumasa Watanabe KO 1 (4)
2:08		 2003-01-18 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo pro debut

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.
Achievements
Preceded by
Ryol Li Lee		 31st WBA Super Bantamweight Champion
January 31, 2011 – July 9, 2011		 Succeeded by
Rico Ramos
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