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Shoji Oguma

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Shoji Oguma
大熊 正二
Oguma in a match in 1975
Born (1951-07-22) July 22, 1951 (age 73)
Kōriyama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 3+12 in (161 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights49
Wins38
Wins by KO20
Losses10
Draws1

Shoji Oguma (大熊 正二 born July 22, 1951) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBC and Lineal titles in the Flyweight division.

Professional career

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Oguma turned pro in 1970 and in 1974 won the WBC Flyweight Title by winning a split decision over Betulio González. He lost the title three months later in his first defense against Miguel Canto.[1] In 1976, Oguma challenged WBA Flyweight champion Alfonso Lopez but lost a majority decision. In 1978 he landed a rematch with WBC Flyweight champion Canto but came up short with a split decision loss. Later that year he fought his third bout with Canto, and this time lost a more clear unanimous decision to complete their trilogy.

In 1979 he rematched WBA Flyweight champion Gonzalez and the result was a draw. Later that year they fought a rematch and Gonzalez came up with the victory via a 12th-round KO in their third match.

Winning the lineal championship

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In 1980 Oguma landed a shot at WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion Chan-Hee Park and KO'd Park in the 9th round to capture the titles.[2] He defended the titles twice the same year, including a split decision over Park, and his annual performance was named Ring magazine Comeback of the Year for 1980.

In 1981 Oguma defended the titles successfully again against Park, but lost the belts in his following bout by KO to Antonio Avelar. He then moved up in weight and in 1982 took on WBA Super Flyweight Title holder Jiro Watanabe, but was TKO'd in the 12th. Oguma retired after the bout.

Professional boxing record

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49 fights 38 wins 10 losses
By knockout 20 4
By decision 18 6
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
49 Loss 38–10–1 Jiro Watanabe TKO 12 (15) 1982-11-11 City Gymnasium, Hamamatsu, Japan For WBA super flyweight title
48 Win 38–9–1 Jackal Maruyama PTS 10 (10) 1982-06-24 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
47 Win 37–9–1 Chan Young Park UD 10 (10) 1982-03-24 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
46 Loss 36–9–1 Antonio Avelar KO 7 (15) 1981-05-12 City Gymnasium, Mito, Japan Lost WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
45 Win 36–8–1 Park Chan-hee MD 15 (15) 1981-02-03 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
44 Win 35–8–1 Park Chan-hee SD 15 (15) 1980-10-18 Miyagi Prefectural Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan Retained WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
43 Win 34–8–1 Kim Sung-jun SD 15 (15) 1980-07-28 Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
42 Win 33–8–1 Park Chan-hee KO 9 (15) 1980-05-18 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Won WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
41 Win 32–8–1 Chikara Igarashi KO 8 (10) 1979-12-17 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
40 Loss 31–8–1 Betulio González KO 12 (15) 1979-07-06 Tochigi Prefectural Gym, Utsunomiya, Japan For WBA flyweight title
39 Draw 31–7–1 Betulio González SD 15 (15) 1979-01-29 City Gymnasium, Hamamatsu, Japan For WBA flyweight title
38 Win 31–7 Shinji Suka KO 3 (10) 1978-11-23 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
37 Win 30–7 Puma Koya PTS 10 (10) 1978-09-25 Shizuoka, Japan
36 Loss 29–7 Miguel Canto UD 15 (15) 1978-04-18 Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan For WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
35 Loss 29–6 Miguel Canto SD 15 (15) 1978-01-04 City Sogo Gym, Kōriyama, Japan For WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
34 Win 29–5 Puma Koya TKO 5 (10) 1977-08-29 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
33 Win 28–5 Kim Sung-jun PTS 10 (10) 1977-02-15 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
32 Loss 27–5 Kimio Furesawa KO 8 (10) 1976-12-14 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
31 Win 27–4 Chun Ha Park KO 3 (10) 1976-09-07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
30 Win 26–4 Dong Rae Lim KO 4 (10) 1976-07-18 Kōriyama, Japan
29 Loss 25–4 Alfonso López MD 15 (15) 1976-04-21 Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan For WBA flyweight title
28 Win 25–3 Dommy Marolena KO 10 (10) 1976-02-13 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
27 Win 24–3 Yuji Matsunaga KO 1 (10) 1975-11-07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
26 Win 23–3 Kazuo Aikawa KO 5 (10) 1975-08-22 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
25 Win 22–3 Peter Noble KO 9 (10) 1975-04-25 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
24 Loss 21–3 Miguel Canto MD 15 (15) 1975-01-08 Miyagi Sports Center, Sendai, Japan Lost WBC title, for vacant The Ring flyweight title
23 Win 21–2 Betulio González SD 15 (15) 1974-10-01 Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan Won WBC flyweight title
22 Loss 20–2 Betulio González PTS 10 (10) 1974-05-19 City Sogo Gym, Kōriyama, Japan
21 Win 20–1 Kenji Kato PTS 10 (10) 1974-03-24 Japan
20 Win 19–1 Issei Sugamoto PTS 10 (10) 1973-11-23 Japan
19 Win 18–1 Dong Ki Cho PTS 10 (10) 1973-09-07 Japan
18 Win 17–1 Go Mifune PTS 10 (10) 1973-07-02 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
17 Win 16–1 Tatsuo Shimizu KO 4 (10) 1973-05-06 Utsunomiya, Japan
16 Win 15–1 Kazuaki Koyanagi KO 4 (8) 1973-04-05 Japan
15 Win 14–1 Jiro Shimizu KO 4 (8) 1973-01-18 Japan
14 Win 13–1 Matsushi Yoshida PTS 6 (6) 1972-09-15 Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 12–1 Hiro Hamada PTS 8 (8) 1972-08-05 Utsunomiya, Japan
12 Win 11–1 Seiichi Kobayashi KO 1 (6) 1972-06-29 Japan
11 Win 10–1 Masakuni Kawakami PTS 6 (6) 1972-04-14 Sendai, Japan
10 Win 9–1 Moriyuki Sasaki KO 1 (6) 1972-03-23 Japan
9 Win 8–1 Masamitsu Katayama KO 2 (4) 1971-12-27 Kōriyama, Japan
8 Win 7–1 Masao Ohara KO 3 (4) 1971-11-18 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7 Win 6–1 Kazuo Aikawa KO 4 (4) 1971-10-14 Japan
6 Loss 5–1 Masakuni Kawakami PTS 4 (4) 1971-08-19 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 5–0 Yoshio Tabata PTS 4 (4) 1971-07-30 Japan
4 Win 4–0 Toshiaki Nishio KO 1 (4) 1971-05-13 Japan
3 Win 3–0 Masamitsu Sugawara PTS 4 (4) 1971-03-20 Japan
2 Win 2–0 Kenetsuro Kikuchi PTS 4 (4) 1971-02-12 Japan
1 Win 1–0 Kenji Yoshii KO 1 (4) 1970-12-26 Japan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sports News Briefs". The New York Times. January 9, 1975. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "SHOJI OGUMA OF JAPAN TAKES WORLD FLYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE FROM KOREA'S PARK CHAN-HEE WITH KNOCKOUT WIN". Pathé News. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC flyweight champion
October 1, 1974 – January 8, 1975
Succeeded by
Preceded by WBC flyweight champion
May 18, 1980 – May 12, 1981
Succeeded by
The Ring flyweight champion
May 18, 1980 – May 12, 1981