, better known as Saemi Hanagata, is a Japanese professional boxer who formerly held the IBF female atomweight title.
Professional career Hanagata made her professional debut on 12 August 2008, losing by unanimous decision (UD) over four rounds against Yu Koshiishi at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. All three judges scored the bout 39–38.
After compiling a record of 7–2–1 (3 KOs), she challenged WBC female atomweight champion, Momo Koseki, on 17 December 2012 at the Korakuen Hall. Hanagata suffered the third defeat of her career, losing by UD over ten rounds with two judges scoring the bout 96–94 and the third scoring it 98–92.
Three fights later she faced Yuko Kuroki, who she had defeated six months earlier, for the vacant OPBF female minimumweight title on 3 December 2013 at the Korakuen Hall. The bout ended in a split draw over eight rounds, with one judge scoring it 77–76 in favour of Hanagata, another scoring it 77–76 to Kuroki while the third scored it even at 77–77. She captured the vacant OPBF title in her second attempt four months later on 11 March 2014, defeating Satomi Nishimura via fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) at the Korakuen Hall.
She lost the title by majority decision (MD) in her first defence against Mika Oda in September, before challenging IBF female junior-flyweight champion, Naoko Shibata, on 19 February 2015 at the Korakuen Hall. Hanagata lost by MD in her first attempt at a world title, with two judges scoring the bout 96–95 and 96–94 in favour of Shibata while the third scored it even at 95–95.
After bouncing back from defeat with two wins, one by stoppage, she faced Mika Oda in a rematch for the OPBF title on 1 March 2016 at the Korakuen Hall. Hanagata gained revenge by defeating Oda via fifth-round TKO.
After five more fights–two wins, two draws and a loss–she faced Yuko Kuroki for a third time, with the vacant IBF female atomweight title on the line, on 29 September 2018 at the Korakuen Hall. Hanagata defeated Kuroki via split decision (SD) over ten rounds to capture her first world title. Two judges scored the bout 96–94 in favour of Hanagata while the third scored it 96–95 to Kuroki.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes28Draw16–7–5Eri Matsuda1018 Mar 202127Win16–7–4Nao IkeyamaSD1012 Sep 201926Win15–7–4Yuko KurokiSD1029 Sep 201825Win14–7–4Erika HanawaUD88 Mar 201824Loss13–7–4Shione OgataMD830 Sep 201723Draw13–6–4Nao IkeyamaSD1011 Jul 201722Win13–6–3Tiradee TipdeeTKO2 (8), 15 Mar 201721Draw12–6–3Nao IkeyamaSD1013 Jun 201620Win12–6–2Mika OdaTKO5 (8), 1 Mar 201619Win11–6–2Chie HiganoTKO6 (6), 27 Dec 201518Win10–6–2Aiko YamagishiUD66 Sep 201517Loss9–6–2Naoko ShibataMD1019 Feb 201516Loss9–5–2Mika OdaMD824 Sep 201415Win9–4–2Satomi Nishimura TKO5 (8), 11 Mar 201414Draw8–4–2Yuko KurokiSD83 Dec 201313Win8–4–1Yuko KurokiUD824 Jun 201312Loss7–4–1Kumiko Seesar IkeharaUD63 Mar 201311Loss7–3–1Momo KosekiUD1017 Dec 201210Draw7–2–1Masae Akitaya81 Jul 20129Win7–2Ting Li YunKO6 (6), 22 Apr 20128Win6–2Chiho UedaMD426 Apr 20117Loss5–2Jujeath NagaowaUD611 Aug 20106Win5–1Yuri KobayashiSD44 Apr 20105Win4–1Natsume Yokozeki2 (4), 14 Dec 20094Win3–1Chikako Aikawa413 Aug 20093Win2–1Chikako Aikawa48 Jun 20092Win1–1Riyako Goshi3 (4), 7 Apr 20091Loss0–1Yu Koshiishi412 Aug 2008
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