is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBO flyweight title from 2017 to 2018.
Professional career
WBO Asia Pacific Title on Nov 23, 2016, Kimura defeated Masahiro Sakamoto to win the WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title.
WBO World Title On July 28, 2017, Sho Kimura defeated Zou Shiming by 11th-round knockout to win the title in Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China. Kimura entered the fight ranked number 7 by the WBO. He entered the fight as a 10-1 underdog. The fight was promoted by Zou with an entirely new training and management team.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes26DrawWulan TuolehaziMD1025 Jan 202325Draw19–3–3Ryu HorikawaMD89 May 202224Win19–3–2Merlito SabilloTKO2 (10), 15 Feb 202023Loss18–3–2Carlos CañizalesUD1226 May 201922Win18–2–2Wicha PhulaikhaoKO3 (10), 30 Mar 201921Loss17–2–2Kosei TanakaMD1224 Sep 201820Win17–1–2Froilan SaludarKO6 (12), 27 Jul 201819Win16–1–2Toshiyuki IgarashiTKO9 (12), 31 Dec 201718Win15–1–2Zou ShimingTKO11 (12), 28 Jul 201717Win14–1–2Wisitsak SaiwaewKO2 (8), 13 May 201716Win13–1–2Masahiro Sakamoto1223 Nov 201615Win12–1–2Thiraphong PhaephoKO1 (10), 6 Jul 201614Win11–1–2Yamato UchinonoTKO5 (8), 12 May 201613Win10–1–2Takayuki TerajiTKO3 (8), 29 Feb 201612Win9–1–2Naoki ShodaTKO1 (6), 30 Nov 201511Win8–1–2Ryo Narizuka6 (8), 17 Sep 201510Win7–1–2Kamon Singram2 (6), 25 Jul 20159Win6–1–2Tomoyuki KanekoUD526 May 20158Draw5–1–2Isao AoyamaMD618 Feb 20157Draw5–1–1Akira Kokubo426 Sep 20146Win5–1Yuma KudoUD41 Jul 20145Win4–1Katsunori ShimookiUD44 Apr 20144Win3–1Rungkeat Sithsaithong429 Jan 20143Win2–1Ryo Irie424 Nov 20132Win1–1Akira Kokubo424 Jul 20131Loss0–1Shosuke Oji1 (4), 22 Apr 2013
Personal life Sho Kimura was born in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. And currently resides in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kimura has one brother and his mother died at the age of 44. At the press conference after the WBO flyweight title fight, Kimura admitted that the big driving factor was his mother. The fighter stated that he was determined to take the title to his mother's grave, as he did with the WBO Asia Pacific title when he won that last year. It's clear that this is a personal mission for him and something that really is a driving factor with his career going forward.
Before winning the WBO flyweight title, Kimura had been working as a deliveryman in Tokyo and was under extreme financial pressure - a hardship experienced by many boxers in the early stages of their career. During this period, Kimura only had time for training in the evenings.
See also List of flyweight boxing champions List of Japanese boxing world champions
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