is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBA female atomweight title from 2016 to 2017.
Professional career Furukawa made her professional debut on 1 April 2012, drawing with fellow Japanese boxer Misato Kawaguchi. She would amass a record of 6–1–1 over the next four years before challenging Christine Latube for the vacant OPBF female flyweight title. She would win the bout and capture the title via technical knockout in the seventh round.
Furukawa challenged Satoshi Nishimura for the vacant WBA female atomweight title on 13 August 2016. She would claim her first world title by technical knockout in the third round. She would then successfully defend her title against Mika Iwakawa before being stripped of the title after deciding to move up to flyweight.
After her move to flyweight, Furukawa challenged Leonela Paola Yúdica for the IBF female flyweight title on 13 October 2017. She would lose by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes16Win11–3–2Wassana KamdeeTKO4 (10), 25 May 202315Win10–3–2Mont Blanc MikiUD630 Nov 202214Loss9–3–2Michiko AbiruMD622 Jun 202213Loss9–2–2Leonela Paola YúdicaUD1013 Oct 201712Win9–1–2Mika Iwakawa1013 Dec 201611Win8–1–2Satomi NishimuraTKO3 (10), 13 Aug 201610Win7–1–2Christine LatubeTKO7 (8), 21 Feb 20169Win6–1–2Kanittha NinthimTKO6 (6), 28 Sep 20158Win5–1–2Aiko YamagishiTKO4 (6)10 Feb 20157Win4–1–2Mikiko MutoUD49 Dec 20146Win3–1–2Chisa TanakaUD411 Jul 20145Win2–1–2Marina IsamiTKO2 (4)3 Mar 20144Draw1–1–2Shoko Hayashida430 Aug 20133Win1–1–1Kumi Oishi1 (4)18 Dec 20122Loss0–1–1Kei Takenaka416 Sep 20121Draw0–0–1Misato Kawaguchi41 Apr 2012
See also List of female boxers Boxing in Japan List of Japanese boxing world champions
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