(born January 6, 1989) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2015. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title from 2010 to 2011, and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title from 2013 to 2014. His brothers, Kōki and Tomoki, are also professional boxers.
Professional career
Personal life and early career Daiki is one of the three Kameda brothers, the other two are the former WBA (Regular) Bantamweight Champion, Kōki, and the former WBO Bantamweight Champion, Tomoki.
Nicknamed Naniwa no Benkei (Benkei of Osaka) by his father, Shirō, he made his professional debut on February 26, 2006. "You must never fall down, until I decide to throw in a towel or a referee calls a stop," Shirō said to him. "Fight like Benkei who died while standing up."
In his early career, he had made it his custom to sing a song for the audience after each of his victories.
Controversy Kameda lost to Daisuke Naito, then the WBC flyweight champion, in Naito's first title defense on October 11, 2007. Despite making comments before the match that he would commit seppuku if he lost, his manager later confirmed that he would not. His boxer's license was suspended by the Japan Boxing Commission for one year due to professional misconduct during the match.
Kameda resorted to elbowing and Professional wrestling bodyslams out of frustration during his bout with Naito because he was behind on points and the crowd was against him from the beginning.
Up until this point Kameda's father who was his chief second, has said that he will not seek to have his seconds license reinstated after being suspended indefinitely for his role in the controversy and that he will step down as a trainer altogether. Fans and analysts are divided on whether or not Shiro Kameda will return to training regardless of the statements he has made in the press. However, some believe that he is sincere so as to prevent any further controversy surrounding his sons' future fights.
After winning the WBA World Flyweight Title in a rematch against Denkaosan Kaovichit in Kobe in 2010, he relinquished his title in January 2011, in order to move up to the Junior Bantamweight division. Kameda would be successful in his second weight class by winning the vacant IBF Super flyweight title against Mexican boxer Rodrigo Guerrero.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34Loss29–5 Victor RuizSD86 Sep 2015 33Loss29–4 Liborio SolísSD123 Dec 2013 32Win29–3 Rodrigo GuerreroUD123 Sep 2013 31Win28–3 Aaron BobadillaTKO6 (10), 8 Jun 2013 30Win27–3 Faustino CupulKO6 (10), 9 Mar 2013 29Win26–3 James MokogintaUD104 Dec 2012 28Win25–3 Pipat ChaipornUD1019 Aug 2012 27Win24–3 Jovanny SotoTKO4 (10), 25 Jun 2012 26Win23–3 Amorn LongsriphomKO2 (10), 4 Apr 2012 25Loss22–3 Tepparith SingwanchaUD127 Dec 2011 24Win22–2 Raul HidalgoKO1 (12), 24 Sep 2011 23Win21–2 Prayoot KamsuanjikKO2 (10), 8 Jul 2011 22Win20–2 Jesús MartínezKO5 (10), 2 Apr 2011 21Win19–2Silviu Olteanu1226 Dec 2010 20Win18–2 Takefumi SakataUD1225 Sep 2010 19Win17–2 Rosendo VegaUD1025 Jul 2010 18Win16–2 Denkaosan KaovichitUD127 Feb 2010 17Loss15–2 Denkaosan KaovichitMD126 Oct 2009 16Win15–1 Jose Alberto CuadrosKO4 (10), 30 Aug 2009 15Win14–1 Gabriel PumarUD1013 May 2009 14Win13–1 Wandee SingwangchaKO6 (10), 4 Mar 2009 13Win12–1 Isaac BustosKO3 (10), 8 Dec 2008 12Win11–1 Angel RezagoKO5 (10), 6 Nov 2008 11Loss10–1 Daisuke NaitoUD1211 Oct 2007 10Win10–0 Piyapong SorsawaengUD1028 Jul 2007 9Win9–0 Pingping TepuraKO2 (10), 30 Apr 2007 8Win8–0 Vicky TahumilKO3 (10), 23 Feb 2007 7Win7–0 Mohammed SadikKO1 (10), 20 Dec 2006 6Win6–0 Valerio Sanchez827 Sep 2006 5Win5–0 Wido PaezKO1 (8), 20 Aug 2006 4Win4–0 Yoppie Benu5 (8), 5 Jun 2006 3Win3–0 Kittiphop KawponkanpimKO1 (8), 5 May 2006 2Win2–0 Samart Twingym617 Apr 2006 1Win1–0 Panmee Samart1 (6), 26 Feb 2006
See also List of flyweight boxing champions List of super-flyweight boxing champions List of Japanese boxing world champions Notable boxing families
References
External links
Official Website (Japanese)