Shoji Oguma (大熊 正二 born July 22, 1951) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBC and Lineal titles in the Flyweight division.
Shoji Oguma 大熊 正二 | |
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.JPG) Oguma in a match in 1975 | |
| Born | July 22, 1951 Kōriyama, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (161 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 49 |
| Wins | 38 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
editOguma turned pro in 1970 and in 1974 won the WBC Flyweight Title by winning a split decision over Betulio González. He lost the title three months later in his first defense against Miguel Canto.[1] In 1976, Oguma challenged WBA Flyweight champion Alfonso Lopez but lost a majority decision. In 1978 he landed a rematch with WBC Flyweight champion Canto but came up short with a split decision loss. Later that year he fought his third bout with Canto, and this time lost a more clear unanimous decision to complete their trilogy.
In 1979 he rematched WBA Flyweight champion Gonzalez and the result was a draw. Later that year they fought a rematch and Gonzalez came up with the victory via a 12th-round KO in their third match.
Winning the lineal championship
editIn 1980 Oguma landed a shot at WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion Chan-Hee Park and KO'd Park in the 9th round to capture the titles.[2] He defended the titles twice the same year, including a split decision over Park, and his annual performance was named Ring magazine Comeback of the Year for 1980.
In 1981 Oguma defended the titles successfully again against Park, but lost the belts in his following bout by KO to Antonio Avelar. He then moved up in weight and in 1982 took on WBA Super Flyweight Title holder Jiro Watanabe, but was TKO'd in the 12th. Oguma retired after the bout.
Professional boxing record
edit| 49 fights | 38 wins | 10 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 20 | 4 |
| By decision | 18 | 6 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Loss | 38–10–1 | Jiro Watanabe | TKO | 12 (15) | 1982-11-11 | City Gymnasium, Hamamatsu, Japan | For WBA super flyweight title |
| 48 | Win | 38–9–1 | Jackal Maruyama | PTS | 10 (10) | 1982-06-24 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 47 | Win | 37–9–1 | Chan Young Park | UD | 10 (10) | 1982-03-24 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 46 | Loss | 36–9–1 | Antonio Avelar | KO | 7 (15) | 1981-05-12 | City Gymnasium, Mito, Japan | Lost WBC & The Ring flyweight titles |
| 45 | Win | 36–8–1 | Park Chan-hee | MD | 15 (15) | 1981-02-03 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC & The Ring flyweight titles |
| 44 | Win | 35–8–1 | Park Chan-hee | SD | 15 (15) | 1980-10-18 | Miyagi Prefectural Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan | Retained WBC & The Ring flyweight titles |
| 43 | Win | 34–8–1 | Kim Sung-jun | SD | 15 (15) | 1980-07-28 | Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC & The Ring flyweight titles |
| 42 | Win | 33–8–1 | Park Chan-hee | KO | 9 (15) | 1980-05-18 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won WBC & The Ring flyweight titles |
| 41 | Win | 32–8–1 | Chikara Igarashi | KO | 8 (10) | 1979-12-17 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 40 | Loss | 31–8–1 | Betulio González | KO | 12 (15) | 1979-07-06 | Tochigi Prefectural Gym, Utsunomiya, Japan | For WBA flyweight title |
| 39 | Draw | 31–7–1 | Betulio González | SD | 15 (15) | 1979-01-29 | City Gymnasium, Hamamatsu, Japan | For WBA flyweight title |
| 38 | Win | 31–7 | Shinji Suka | KO | 3 (10) | 1978-11-23 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 37 | Win | 30–7 | Puma Koya | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-09-25 | Shizuoka, Japan | |
| 36 | Loss | 29–7 | Miguel Canto | UD | 15 (15) | 1978-04-18 | Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | For WBC & The Ring flyweight titles |
| 35 | Loss | 29–6 | Miguel Canto | SD | 15 (15) | 1978-01-04 | City Sogo Gym, Kōriyama, Japan | For WBC & The Ring flyweight titles |
| 34 | Win | 29–5 | Puma Koya | TKO | 5 (10) | 1977-08-29 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 33 | Win | 28–5 | Kim Sung-jun | PTS | 10 (10) | 1977-02-15 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 32 | Loss | 27–5 | Kimio Furesawa | KO | 8 (10) | 1976-12-14 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 31 | Win | 27–4 | Chun Ha Park | KO | 3 (10) | 1976-09-07 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 30 | Win | 26–4 | Dong Rae Lim | KO | 4 (10) | 1976-07-18 | Kōriyama, Japan | |
| 29 | Loss | 25–4 | Alfonso López | MD | 15 (15) | 1976-04-21 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | For WBA flyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 25–3 | Dommy Marolena | KO | 10 (10) | 1976-02-13 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 27 | Win | 24–3 | Yuji Matsunaga | KO | 1 (10) | 1975-11-07 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 26 | Win | 23–3 | Kazuo Aikawa | KO | 5 (10) | 1975-08-22 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 25 | Win | 22–3 | Peter Noble | KO | 9 (10) | 1975-04-25 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 24 | Loss | 21–3 | Miguel Canto | MD | 15 (15) | 1975-01-08 | Miyagi Sports Center, Sendai, Japan | Lost WBC title, for vacant The Ring flyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Betulio González | SD | 15 (15) | 1974-10-01 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBC flyweight title |
| 22 | Loss | 20–2 | Betulio González | PTS | 10 (10) | 1974-05-19 | City Sogo Gym, Kōriyama, Japan | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Kenji Kato | PTS | 10 (10) | 1974-03-24 | Japan | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Issei Sugamoto | PTS | 10 (10) | 1973-11-23 | Japan | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Dong Ki Cho | PTS | 10 (10) | 1973-09-07 | Japan | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Go Mifune | PTS | 10 (10) | 1973-07-02 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Tatsuo Shimizu | KO | 4 (10) | 1973-05-06 | Utsunomiya, Japan | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Kazuaki Koyanagi | KO | 4 (8) | 1973-04-05 | Japan | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Jiro Shimizu | KO | 4 (8) | 1973-01-18 | Japan | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Matsushi Yoshida | PTS | 6 (6) | 1972-09-15 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Hiro Hamada | PTS | 8 (8) | 1972-08-05 | Utsunomiya, Japan | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Seiichi Kobayashi | KO | 1 (6) | 1972-06-29 | Japan | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Masakuni Kawakami | PTS | 6 (6) | 1972-04-14 | Sendai, Japan | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Moriyuki Sasaki | KO | 1 (6) | 1972-03-23 | Japan | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Masamitsu Katayama | KO | 2 (4) | 1971-12-27 | Kōriyama, Japan | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Masao Ohara | KO | 3 (4) | 1971-11-18 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Kazuo Aikawa | KO | 4 (4) | 1971-10-14 | Japan | |
| 6 | Loss | 5–1 | Masakuni Kawakami | PTS | 4 (4) | 1971-08-19 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Yoshio Tabata | PTS | 4 (4) | 1971-07-30 | Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Toshiaki Nishio | KO | 1 (4) | 1971-05-13 | Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Masamitsu Sugawara | PTS | 4 (4) | 1971-03-20 | Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kenetsuro Kikuchi | PTS | 4 (4) | 1971-02-12 | Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kenji Yoshii | KO | 1 (4) | 1970-12-26 | Japan |
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "Sports News Briefs". The New York Times. January 9, 1975. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "SHOJI OGUMA OF JAPAN TAKES WORLD FLYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE FROM KOREA'S PARK CHAN-HEE WITH KNOCKOUT WIN". Pathé News. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Shoji Oguma from BoxRec (registration required)
- Shoji Oguma - CBZ Profile