Kyō Noguchi (June 14, 1939January 1, 2009) was a Japanese former professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese flyweight title and fighting for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title.
Professional career
On April 28, 1961, Kyō Noguchi defeated Atsuto Fukumoto to win the Japanese flyweight championship and won the title by a decision. This made history as the first parent and son boxing champion in Japan because Susumu Noguchi was the Japanese welterweight champion. On May 30, 1962, Noguchi challenged Pone Kingpetch for the flyweight world championship, but Noguchi lost by unanimous decision.
On January 1, 2009, Kyō Noguchi died of heart failure at his home in Adachi, Tokyo.
Personal life
Osamu Noguchi the founder of Kickboxing was Kyō Noguchi's brother.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes52Loss31–10-5Seisaku SaitoRTDJapanese Flyweight title51Loss31–9-5Ray Min ChanPTS50Loss31–8-5Seisaku SaitoPTS49Win31–8-4Narongrit JalengkaboKO48Loss30–8-4Pone KingpetchUD15May 30, 1962Kokugikan, JapanFought for NBA and The Ring flyweight titles47464544434241403938373635343332313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543WinSeito Nishihara3-01955-08-132WinFujio OtakeKO2-01955-08-021WinShinji MiwaKO1-01955-06-14
References
External links
Noguchi Gym