Toshiyuki Igarashi

Toshiyuki Igarashi
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Real name Toshiyuki Igarashi
Japanese: 五十嵐 俊幸
Nickname(s) Super Sonic
Rated at Light Flyweight
Flyweight
Height 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Nationality Japan Japanese
Born (1984-01-17) 17 January 1984
Yurihonjō, Akita,[1] Japan
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 23
Wins 20
Wins by KO 11
Losses 2
Draws 1

Toshiyuki Igarashi (五十嵐 俊幸 Igarashi Toshiyuki, born January 17, 1984 in Yurihonjō, Akita) is a Japanese boxer and a former WBC and The Ring Flyweight World Champion.

Amateur career

He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Ethiopia's Endalkachew Kebede (21:26). Igarashi replaced Noman Karim (PAK) as a lucky loser, because the Pakistani fighter dropped "due to technical reasons". Igarashi amassed an amateur record of 77 wins (16 KOs) 18 losses, and graduated from the Tokyo University of Agriculture.[2]

Professional career

After turning professional in 2006, he made his professional debut with a third-round knockout on August 13 of that year.[3] Fighting out of Teiken Boxing Gym in Tokyo under Yūichi Kasai's instruction, Igarashi gained the Japanese flyweight interim title via a split decision on August 2, 2008. Although Igarashi lost to the regular champion Tomonobu Shimizu four months later, he captured the vacated Japanese flyweight title by a third round knockout on February 5, 2011.[4] He defended it once, until June of the same year.[5]

Igarashi defeated Mexico's Wilbert Uicab in the WBC flyweight title eliminator via a unanimous decision at the Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium on November 6, 2011.[6]

On July 16, 2012, Igarashi barely outpointed Sonny Boy Jaro via a split decision to win the WBC and The Ring flyweight titles in Kasukabe, Saitama.[7] He defended his both titles against previously undefeated Nestor Daniel Narvaes via a majority decision in Sendai, Miyagi on November 3 of that year.[8]

He fought former WBA minimumweight champion Akira Yaegashi in his second defense at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on April 8, 2013. Igarashi and his team had initially planned the fight against Edgar Sosa. However, when it turned out that it would not be signed, Igarashi made a direct appeal to his promoter for the fight against Yaegashi. Igarashi mentioned that while his championship belt would be at stake, Yaegashi's popularity and recognition also would be on the line for that fight. Igarashi has so far fought against Yaegashi four times (once in his high school days, and three times in his university years) and won every time.[9] Their trainers, Kasai (mentioned above) and Kōji Matsumoto (for Yaegashi) are high school alumni. Both are former OPBF champions and three-time world title challengers.[10] Igarashi lost to Yaegashi in a unanimous decision.[11]

Professional boxing record

20 Wins (11 knockouts), 2 Losses, 1 Draw[12]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round
Time		 Date Location Notes
Win 20-2-1 Mexico Efrain Perez TD 10 (10), 0:20 2015–02–07 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 19-2-1 Philippines Renren Tesorio TD 9 (10), 1:03 2014–09–06 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 18-2-1 Mexico Omar Soto KO 9 (10), 2:32 2013–09–07 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Loss17-2-1Japan Akira Yaegashi UD 12 2013–04–08 Japan Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo Lost WBC and The Ring Flyweight titles.
Win17-1-1Argentina Nestor Narvaes MD 12 2012–11–03 Japan Xebio Arena, Sendai, Miyagi Retained WBC and The Ring Flyweight titles.
Win16–1–1Philippines Sonny Boy Jaro SD 12 2012–07–16 Japan Winghat, Kasukabe, Saitama Won WBC and The Ring Flyweight titles.
Win15–1–1Mexico Wilbert Uicab UD 12 2011–11–06 Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo WBC Flyweight title eliminator.
Win14–1–1Japan Kenji Yoshida TD 8 (10) 1:14 2011–06–04 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Ret. Japanese Flyweight title.
Win13–1–1Japan Takayasu Kobayashi TKO 3 (10) 2:07 2011–02–05 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Won vacant Japanese Flyweight title.
Win12–1–1Mexico Armando Santos UD 8 2010–11–06 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win11–1–1Philippines Rexon Flores KO 1 (8) 1:46 2010–07–03 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win10–1–1Mexico Abel Ochoa TKO 6 (8) 2:38 2010–03–06 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win9–1–1Indonesia Erick Diaz Siregar RTD 5 (8) 3:00 2009–11–07 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win8–1–1Thailand Yuchi Carryboy TKO 6 (8) 0:15 2009–07–04 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Loss7–1–1Japan Tomonobu Shimizu UD 10 2008–12–23 Japan Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo For Japanese Flyweight title.
Win7–0–1Japan Tomoya Kaneshiro SD 10 2008–08–02 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Won interim Japanese Flyweight title.
Win6–0–1Indonesia Alex Buckie KO 6 (8) 1:30 2008–04–19 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Draw5–0–1Japan Naoto Saito MD 8 2007–12–01 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win5–0Japan Masatsugu Okada TKO 7 (8) 1:20 2007–08–04 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win4–0Japan Tomoaki Handa UD 6 2007–05–03 Japan Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo
Win3–0Thailand Manachai Sithsaithong KO 1 (8) 1:29 2007–02–03 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win2–0South Korea Myung Jae-Sung TKO 6 (6) 0:19 2006–11–13 Japan Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Win1–0South Korea Kim Yun-Woo KO 3 (6) 1:07 2006–08–12 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile" (in Japanese). Igarashi Toshiyuki Official Site. 2008. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ Hisao Adachi (May 29, 2011). "Igarashi vs Yoshida Clash on June 4 at Korakuen Hall". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ 五十嵐俊幸がデビュー戦勝利 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. August 12, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ Joe Koizumi (February 6, 2011). "Igarashi wins Japanese 112lb title". Fightnews.com. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ Joe Koizumi (June 5, 2011). "Igarashi keeps Japanese 112 belt". Fightnews.com. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ Joe Koizumi (November 6, 2011). "Igrashi wins WBC eliminator". Fightnews.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Igarashi wins RING flyweight title with split-decision victory over Jaro". The Ring. July 16, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Igarashi retains flyweight crown; Yamanaka knocks out Rojas". Fox News. November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ 五十嵐「有名になるため」八重樫は踏み台!…ＷＢＣ世界フライ級戦 (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. January 24, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ 東北出身の五十嵐と八重樫が因縁対決 (in Japanese). Daily Sports. January 24, 2013. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Yaegashi outclasses Igarashi to nab WBC flyweight title". Japan Times. April 9, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Toshiyuki Igarashi Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Sonny Boy Jaro		 WBC Flyweight Champion
July 16, 2012 – April 8, 2013 		Succeeded by
Akira Yaegashi
The Ring Flyweight Champion
July 16, 2012 – April 8, 2013


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