Den Junlaphan (; born December 4, 1978), better known as Eagle Kyowa, is a Thai former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2007. He held the WBC strawweight title twice between 2004 and 2007.
Biography Den Janlaphan was born as the eight of nine children in Phichit, Thailand. He entered Thammasat University at the age of 16, and began boxing, making his amateur debut in 1995. He turned pro, and made his professional debut in January, 2000, in Bangkok, Thailand. He transferred to the Kadoebi Houseki Gym in Tokyo, Japan, and made his Japanese debut in August, 2001 as "Eagle Okuda", winning by first-round knockout.
He won the WBC Minimumweight title in January, 2004, beating Jose Antonio Aguirre by decision. He made his first defense in May of the same year, but lost his second defense in December, 2004 against Isaac Bustos. The fight was stopped in the 4th round due to a shoulder injury by Kyowa. He made his return in August, 2005, against Katsunari Takayama, who had beaten Bustos to win the WBC Minimumweight title. Kyowa won by decision, regaining his title.
On January 9, 2006, he defeated Ken Nakajima (14–2–0) by 7th round tko. On May 6, 2006, he defeated future light flyweight champion Rodel Mayol (22-0) by a 12-round unanimous decision. In his next bout, he almost lost his title to journeyman Lorenzo Trejo in November, 2006. Kyowa dropped Trejo in the 3rd round, but was knocked down twice in the 6th. All three judges awarded Kyowa the decision by one point, and Kyowa won a close third title defense (fourth total).
He met Akira Yaegashi, the WBC's 6th ranked contender, on June 4, 2007, in Yokohama, Japan, for his fourth defense (fifth total). Kyowa dominated the young challenger from the first round to make his fourth straight defense by unanimous decision. He lost a point for an accidental head-butt in the 2nd round, but knocked down Yaegashi in the 10th round to secure his victory. All three judges awarded him the win by over ten points. This fight also utilized the open scoring approved by the World Boxing Council. Every four rounds, they would announce the official scoring of the fight. The Japan Boxing Commission is one of the few organizations that has used the WBC's open scoring feature thus far.
On November 29, 2007, Kyowa lost his title to fellow Thai boxer Oleydong Sithsamerchai (24–0–0) by unanimous decision.
See also List of WBC world champions List of Japanese boxing world champions Boxing in Japan
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes20Loss18–2Oleydong SithsamerchaiUD12Nov 29, 200719Win18–1Akira YaegashiUD12Jun 4, 200718Win17–1Lorenzo TrejoUD12Nov 13, 200617Win16–1Rodel MayolUD12May 6, 200616Win15–1Ken NakajimaTKO7 (12), Jan 9, 200615Win14–1Katsunari TakayamaUD12Aug 6, 200514Loss13–1Isaac BustosTKO4 (12), Dec 18, 200413Win13–0Satoshi KogumazakaTD8 (12), Jun 28, 200412Win12–0José Antonio AguirreUD12Jan 10, 200411Win11–0Elmer GejonUD8Jun 7, 200310Win10–0Fabio MarfaRTD8 (10), Feb 10, 20039Win9–0Noel TunacaoUD10Aug 26, 20028Win8–0Jang Min-SooUD10Jun 1, 20027Win7–0Nico ThomasKO3 (8), Jan 5, 20026Win6–0Tsutomu OshiganeKO1 (6), Aug 4, 20015Win5–0Namchai RatanachaigymPTS10Mar 24, 20014Win4–0Phises Vor SurapolPTS6Jun 21, 20003Win3–0Prabpram PorpreechaPTS6Mar 15, 20002Win2–0Somsri WorwutnanKO4 (6)Feb 16, 20001Win1–0Saming PorkungpaorachadaKO2 (6)Jan 19, 2000
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