Other names Sugar
Speedster Team Teiken Boxing Gym Height 1.71 m Nationality Japanese Years active 2003 - Present Division Featherweight | Reach 169cm Name Akifumi Shimoda Draws 2 Role Boxer Losses 4 | |
Born Shimoda Akifumi
Japanese: 下田 昭文
11 September 1984 (age 39)
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan ( 1984-09-11 ) | ||
Fighting out of Kita, Tokyo, Japan | ||
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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.
Contents
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- Biography
- Debut
- Winning national and international title
- Winning the world title
- Titles
- Awards
- References
Rico Ramos Plans to Beat the Title out of Akifumi Shimoda
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 Japanese 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.