Sho Kimura

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Sho Kimura
Sho Kimura 2020.jpg
Kimura in 2020
Statistics
Real name木村翔
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach66+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
NationalityJapanese
Born (1988-11-24) November 24, 1988 (age 35)
Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins19
Wins by KO12
Losses3
Draws3

Sho Kimura (木村 翔, Kimura Shō, born November 24, 1988) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBO flyweight title from 2017 to 2018.

Professional career

WBO Asia Pacific Title

on Nov 23, 2016, Kimura defeated Masahiro Sakamoto to win the WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title.[1]

WBO World Title

On July 28, 2017, Sho Kimura defeated Zou Shiming by 11th-round knockout to win the title in Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China.[2] Kimura entered the fight ranked number 7 by the WBO.[3] He entered the fight as a 10-1 underdog.[4] The fight was promoted by Zou with an entirely new training and management team.[5][6]

Professional boxing record

24 fights 19 wins 3 losses
By knockout 12 1
By decision 7 2
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
24 Win 19–3–2 Philippines Merlito Sabillo TKO 2 (10), 2:16 15 Feb 2020 Philippines Manila Arena, Manila, Philippines
23 Loss 18–3–2 Venezuela Carlos Cañizales UD 12 26 May 2019 China Sports Center Gymnasium, Fuzhou, China For WBA (Regular) light flyweight title
22 Win 18–2–2 Thailand Wicha Phulaikhao KO 3 (10), 3:00 30 Mar 2019 China PuTuo Stadium, Shanghai, China Won vacant OPBF Silver flyweight title
21 Loss 17–2–2 Japan Kosei Tanaka MD 12 24 Sep 2018 Japan Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Nagoya, Japan Lost WBO flyweight title
20 Win 17–1–2 Philippines Froilan Saludar KO 6 (12), 0:54 27 Jul 2018 China Guosen Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Retained WBO flyweight title
19 Win 16–1–2 Japan Toshiyuki Igarashi TKO 9 (12), 2:34 31 Dec 2017 Japan Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBO flyweight title
18 Win 15–1–2 China Zou Shiming TKO 11 (12), 2:28 28 Jul 2017 China Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China Won WBO flyweight title
17 Win 14–1–2 Thailand Wisitsak Saiwaew KO 2 (8), 2:11 13 May 2017 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, SAR
16 Win 13–1–2 Japan Masahiro Sakamoto MD 12 23 Nov 2016 Japan Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Japan Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title
15 Win 12–1–2 Thailand Thiraphong Phaepho KO 1 (10), 2:35 6 Jul 2016 Thailand Meenayothin Camp, Bangkok, Thailand
14 Win 11–1–2 Japan Yamato Uchinono TKO 5 (8), 1:45 12 May 2016 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 10–1–2 Japan Takayuki Teraji TKO 3 (8), 2:21 29 Feb 2016 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12 Win 9–1–2 Japan Naoki Shoda TKO 1 (6), 1:22 30 Nov 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win 8–1–2 Japan Ryo Narizuka RTD 6 (8), 3:00 17 Sep 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win 7–1–2 Thailand Kamon Singram TKO 2 (6), 0:51 25 Jul 2015 Thailand Meenayothin Camp, Bangkok, Thailand
9 Win 6–1–2 Japan Tomoyuki Kaneko UD 5 26 May 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Draw 5–1–2 Japan Isao Aoyama MD 6 18 Feb 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7 Draw 5–1–1 Japan Akira Kokubo MD 4 26 Sep 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Win 5–1 Japan Yuma Kudo UD 4 1 Jul 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 4–1 Japan Katsunori Shimooki UD 4 4 Apr 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 3–1 Thailand Rungkeat Sithsaithong PTS 4 29 Jan 2014 Thailand Suranaree Army Camp Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
3 Win 2–1 Japan Ryo Irie UD 4 24 Nov 2013 Japan Hero's Boxing Gym, Fukaya, Japan
2 Win 1–1 Japan Akira Kokubo SD 4 24 Jul 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Loss 0–1 Japan Shosuke Oji KO 1 (4), 1:15 22 Apr 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Personal life

Sho Kimura was born in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. And currently resides in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kimura has one brother and his mother died at the age of 44. At the press conference after the WBO flyweight title fight, Kimura admitted that the big driving factor was his mother. The fighter stated that he was determined to take the title to his mother's grave, as he did with the WBO Asia Pacific title when he won that last year. It's clear that this is a personal mission for him and something that really is a driving factor with his career going forward.[7]

Before winning the WBO flyweight title, Kimura had been working as a deliveryman in Tokyo and was under extreme financial pressure - a hardship experienced by many boxers in the early stages of their career. During this period, Kimura only had time for training in the evenings.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sho Kimura claims WBO Asia Pacific title,defeats Masahiro Sakamoto". Asian Boxing.
  2. ^ "Sho Kimura knocks out Zou Shiming in 11 to lift flyweight belt - The Ring". 28 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Sho Kimura knocks out Zou Shiming".
  4. ^ "Sho Kimura Blasts Zou Shiming in Shocker To Win WBO Title - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com.
  5. ^ "Zou Shiming stunned by Sho Kimura in China - Boxing News". 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ 李松. "Zou charting his own path - Sports - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  7. ^ "Categorie: Sho Kimura". Asian Boxing. Retrieved 2017-08-07.

External links

Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBO flyweight champion
July 28, 2017 – September 24, 2018 		Succeeded by
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