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.
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 Korean 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. He would lose the title in his first defense against Rico Ramos.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes39LossShota Hayashi 38Win31–5–2Gadwin Tubigon37Loss30–5–2Satoshi Hosono 36Win30–4–2Jerry Nardo35Win29–4–2Gosuke Seki34Loss28–4–2Marvin Sonsona 33Win28–3–2Alejandro Hernandez32Draw27–3–2Roli Gasca 31Win27–3–1Hugo Partida30Win26–3–1Richard Betos29Win25–3–1Azael Gonzalez28Win24–3–1Jonel Alibio27Loss23–3–1Rico Ramos26Win23–2–1Ryol Li Lee25Win22–2–1Chang-Hyun Son24Win21–2–1Hiromasa Ohashi23Win20–2–1Sanghiran Lukbanyai22Win19–2–1Mauricio Becerril21Draw18–2–1Jose Arboleda20Loss18–2Kazuma Miura19Win18–1Daisuke Yamanaka18Win17–1Hidenori Kobayashi17Win16–1Yu Enya16Win15–1Daisuke Yamanaka15Win14–1Sonny Gonzales14Win13–1Gerardo Martinez13Loss12–1Mikihito Seto12Win12–0Tsutomu Odajima11Win11–0Dechsayarm Sithpordam10Win10–0Shusaku Ino9Win9–0Takuma Shiraishi8Win8–0Takayuki Takeshita7Win7–0Hiroshi Sasaki6Win6–0Kazunori Takayama5Win5–0Fumihiro Karikomi4Win4–0Hironari Miyahara3Win3–0Hiroya Kawashima2Win2–0Kenshi Kinoshita1Win1–0Kazumasa Watanabe
Titles 60th East Japan Freshman Tournament Bantamweight winner (November 2, 2003) 32nd Japanese Super bantamweight champion (Defences: 4) 37th OPBF Super bantamweight champion (Defences: 1) 31st WBA World Super bantamweight champion (Defences: 0)
Awards 2007 Fresh fighter Award (Japanese Boxing Commission / December 17, 2007)
See also List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions List of Japanese boxing world champions Boxing in Japan
References
External links
Shimoda Akifumi Official website