Umi Ishikawa

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Umi Ishikawa
Born (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984 (age 40) [1]
Tokyo Japan [2]
Statistics
Weight(s) Atomweight, Strawweight
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in) [2]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights15
Wins12
Wins by KO10
Losses3

Umi Ishikawa (born 21 March 1984) is a Japanese professional boxer who holds the interim WBC female strawweight World title.

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Career

Ishikawa made her professional boxing debut in September 2016 when she created headlines by bringing an owl to the weigh-in for the fight. [3]

She knocked out Nitinart Plabplerng in the fourth round of their contest at Wat Pak Bo School, Bangkok, Thailand, on 25 May 2023 to claim the WBC female atomweight International title. [4]

Moving up a weight division for her next bout, Ishikawa won the vacant WBC female strawweight Silver title by knocking out Sothita Sitthichai in round three at the Singmanassak Muaythai School, Pathum Thani, Thailand, on 27 August 2023. [5] [6] The two fighters met again at the same venue on 3 May 2024, this time with the vacant interim WBC female strawweight World title on the line. Ishikawa knocked out Sitthichai in the second round. [7]

Professional boxing record

15 fights12 wins3 losses
By knockout101
By decision22
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Win12–3Sothita SittichaiKO2 (10)3 May 2024Singmanassak Muaythai School, Pathum Thani, ThailandWon the vacant interim WBC female strawweight World title
14Win11–3Sothita SittichaiKO3 (8)27 August 2023Singmanassak Muaythai School, Pathum Thani, ThailandWon the vacant WBC female strawweight Silver title
13Win10–3Nitinart PlabplerngKO4 (10)25 May 2023Wat Pak Bo School, Bangkok, ThailandWon the vacant WBC female International atomweight title
12Win9–3Wassana KamdeeRTD4 (6)2 February 2020M.U Den Boxing Group, Bangkok, Thailand
11Win8–3Tassana PaladsrichuayTKO4 (10)9 October 2019M.U Den Boxing Group, Bangkok, Thailand
10Lost7–3Kanyarat YoohanngohTKO3 (8)22 February 2019Siam Paradise Entertainment Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
9Win7–2Wassana KamdeeRTD2 (6)23 August 2018Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, Philippines
8Win6–2Sutthinee BamrungpaoTKO4 (6)24 May 2018Quibors Boxing Gym, Bacoor, Philippines
7Lost5–2Norj GuroUD6 (6)10 March 2018San Pedro Plaza, San Pedro, Philippines
6Lost5–1Yumiko ShimookaUD6 (6)11 December 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5Win5–0Aisah AlicoRTD2 (6)27 June 2017Makati Cinema Square Boxing Arena, Makati City, Philippines
4Win4–0Nichakon SisakunkhiriUD4 (4)30 May 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3Win3–0Paveethida MoonpahatTKO2 (4)15 March 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2Win2–0Tippawan NintongyooTKO3 (4)7 November 2016Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1Win1–0Sansanee IntachaiMD4 (4)21 September 2016Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

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