Shuichiro Yoshino

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Shuichiro Yoshino
吉野修一郎
Born (1991-09-28) 28 September 1991 (age 32)
Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight(s) Lightweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1]
Reach68 in (173 cm) [1]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights18
Wins17
Wins by KO13
Losses1

Shuichiro Yoshino (born 28 September 1991) is a Japanese professional boxer, who has held the WBO Asia Pacific title since 2020. He is ranked as the world's 9th best active lightweight by BoxRec. [3]

Contents

Professional career

Early career

Yoshino made his professional debut against Chatri Charoensin on 14 December 2015. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. [4] Yoshino next faced the 58-fight veteran Chaiyong Chanthahong on 11 February 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 60–54, 60–54 and 59–55. [5]

Yoshino face the former Japanese and OPBF lightweight champion Yoshitaka Kato on 13 April 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 80–72, 77–75 and 78–75. [6] Yoshino faced the overmatched Katika Piyawong on 10 August 2017. He made quick work of Katika, winning the bout by a second-round technical knockout. [7]

Japanese lightweight champion

Yoshino was booked to face the veteran Spicy Matsushita for the vacant Japanese lightweight title on 21 October 2017. [8] He won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout. He was leading on two of the judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage (58–56), while the third judge had the fight as an even 57–57. [9]

Yoshino made his first Japanese lightweight title defense against Masaki Saito on 8 February 2018. [10] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. [11] Yoshino made his second title defense against Genki Maeda on 14 June 2018. He won the fight by a ninth-round knockout. [12] Yoshino made his third title defense against Kazumasa Kobayashi on 13 December 2018. [13] He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. [14] Yoshino made his fourth title defense against Accel Sumiyoshi on 11 April 2019. [15] He won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout. [16]

Yoshino was booked to face Harmonito Dela Torre for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific and OPBF lightweight titles on 10 October 2019. [17] He made quick work of Torre, as he won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. [18] After capturing two regional titles, Yoshino made his fifth Japanese title defense against Izuki Tomioka on 13 February 2020. He won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout. [19] Yoshino made the first defense of all three minor titles simultaneously on 3 September 2020, against Valentine Hosokawa. [20] He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with scores of 120–108, 119–109 and 119–109. It was his first decision victory since 13 April 2017. [21]

Yoshino made his seventh Japanese lightweight title defense against Shuma Nakazato on 12 August 2021, following an eleven-month absence from the sport. He won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout. [22] Yoshino was booked to defend his WBO Asia Pacific and OPBF titles against the former WBO junior lightweight champion Masayuki Ito on 9 April 2022. [23] He won the fight by an eleventh-round technical decision, with scores of 106–103, 107–102, and 107–102. [24]

Yoshino made his third WBO Asia Pacific title defense against Masayoshi Nakatani on 1 November 2022, on the undercard of the Kenshiro Teraji and Hiroto Kyoguchi light flyweight unification bout. [25] He retained his title by a sixth-round knockout, after twice knocking Nakatani down. [26]

On 11 January 2023, it was revealed that Yoshino had accepted an order from the WBC to face Shakur Stevenson in a lightweight title eliminator. [27] Yoshino was booked to face Stevenson on 8 April 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. [28] He lost the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout. [29]

Professional boxing record

18 fights17 wins1 loss
By knockout131
By decision40
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
18Win17–1Jules VictorianoTKO2 (8), 2:5217 Jun 2024Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
17Loss16–1 Shakur Stevenson TKO6 (12), 1:358 Apr 2023 Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
16Win16–0 Masayoshi Nakatani KO6 (12), 1:141 Nov 2022Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, JapanRetained WBO Asia Pacific lightweight title
15Win15–0 Masayuki Ito TD11 (12), 2:06 9 Apr 2022 Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, JapanRetained WBO Asia Pacific and OPBF lightweight titles;
Unanimous TD after Ito was cut in an accidental head clash
14Win14–0Shuma NakazatoTKO6 (10), 2:2012 Aug 2021Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese lightweight title
13Win13–0Valentine HosokawaUD123 Sep 2020Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese, OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific lightweight titles
12Win12–0Izuki TomiokaTKO8 (10), 1:5513 Feb 2020Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese lightweight title
11Win11–0Harmonito Dela TorreTKO1 (12), 2:1010 Oct 2019Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon vacant WBO Asia Pacific and OPBF lightweight titles
10Win10–0Accel SumiyoshiTKO7 (10), 2:1211 Apr 2019Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese lightweight title
9Win9–0Kazumasa KobayashiTKO3 (10), 1:3713 Dec 2018Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese lightweight title
8Win8–0Genki MaedaKO9 (10), 2:4914 Jun 2018Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese lightweight title
7Win7–0Masaki SaitoTKO1 (10), 2:368 Feb 2018Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese lightweight title
6Win6–0Spicy MatsushitaTKO7 (10), 1:2321 Oct 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon vacant Japanese lightweight title
5Win5–0Katika PiyawongTKO2 (8), 0:3010 Aug 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4Win4–0Yoshitaka KatoUD813 Apr 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3Win3–0Kenta OnjoTKO3 (8), 0:5113 Oct 2016Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2Win2–0Chaiyong ChanthahongUD611 Feb 2016Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1Win1–0Chatri CharoensinTKO3 (6), 2:4014 Dec 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

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