Yu Kimura
Born
Yu Kimura

(1983-11-23) November 23, 1983
Chiba, Japan
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-flyweight
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Reach64 in (163 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins18
Wins by KO3
Losses3
Draws1

Yu Kimura (木村 悠, Kimura Yū, born 23 November 1983) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He held the WBC light-flyweight title between 2015 and 2016.

Professional career

Kimura Turned professional in 2006 and went 9-1-1 in his first 11 fights before being stopped by future unified light-flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi. He bounced back and won his next 8 fights before he defeated Pedro Guevara by split decision to win the WBC light-flyweight title on November 28, 2015.[1] He would go on to lose the title in his first defense to Mexican challenger Ganigan Lopez via majority decision. Kimura announced his retirement from boxing a few months after the Lopez fight.[2]

Professional boxing record

22 fights 18 wins 3 losses
By knockout 3 1
By decision 15 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Loss 18–3–1 Mexico Ganigan López MD 12 2016-03-04 Japan Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan Lost WBC light-flyweight title
21 Win 18–2–1 Mexico Pedro Guevara SD 12 2015-11-28 Japan Xebio Arena, Sendai, Japan Won WBC light-flyweight title
20 Win 17–2–1 Mexico Jesus Faro UD 10 2015-08-01 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
19 Win 16–2–1 Japan Hayato Yamaguchi TKO 8 (10) 2015-04-04 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese light-flyweight title
18 Win 15–2–1 Japan Atsushi Aburada TD 7 (10) 2014-11-01 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese light-flyweight title
17 Win 14–2–1 Japan Yuki Chinen UD 10 2014-06-07 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese light-flyweight title
16 Win 13–2–1 Japan Kenichi Horikawa SD 10 2014-02-01 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant Japanese light-flyweight title
15 Win 12–2–1 Japan Tatsuya Fukuhara UD 8 2013-07-06 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
14 Win 11–2–1 Japan Takuro Habu TKO 5 (8) 2013-01-12 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 10–2–1 Japan Kenta Motoki UD 8 2012-06-02 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12 Loss 9–2–1 Japan Ryoichi Taguchi TKO 6 (8) 2011-10-15 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win 9–1–1 Japan Masayoshi Segawa UD 6 2011-07-05 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win 8–1–1 Japan Masashi Uranishi UD 8 2011-03-05 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9 Win 7–1–1 Japan Yoshitomo Machida UD 8 2010-11-08 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 6–1–1 Japan Takumi Suda UD 8 2010-08-07 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7 Win 5–1–1 Japan Kenta Koyama UD 8 2010-03-29 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Loss 4–1–1 Japan Shin Ono TD 5 (8) 2008-06-21 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 4–0–1 Japan Kazuya Matsumoto UD 6 2008-03-15 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 3–0–1 Japan Kenta Hirose UD 6 2007-11-03 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3 Draw 2–0–1 Japan Koji Itagaki PTS 6 2007-06-16 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Japan Takashi Morishima UD 6 2007-01-20 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Thailand Samkolek Chuwatana KO 2 (6) 2006-10-07 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

  1. "Kimura Dethrones Guevara; Upset or Controversy?". Seconds out. February 26, 2018.
  2. "Former lightweight champ Kimura retires". Japan times. February 26, 2018.
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