Toshiyuki Igarashi

Toshiyuki Igarashi (五十嵐 俊幸, Igarashi Toshiyuki, born January 17, 1984 in Yurihonjō, Akita) is a Japanese boxer and a former WBC, The Ring and Lineal Flyweight World Champion.

Toshiyuki Igarashi
Statistics
Real name五十嵐俊幸
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
NationalityJapanese
Born (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984
Koyoshi, Yurihonjō,[1] Japan
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins23
Wins by KO12
Losses3
Draws3

Amateur career

He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Ethiopia's Endalkachew Kebede (21:26). Igarashi replaced Nauman Karim as a lucky loser, the Pakistani fighter dropped out "due to technical reasons". Igarashi amassed an amateur record of 77 wins (16 KOs) 18 losses, and graduated from the Tokyo University of Agriculture.[2]

Professional career

After turning professional in 2006, he made his professional debut with a third-round knockout on August 13 of that year.[3] Fighting out of Teiken Boxing Gym in Tokyo under Yūichi Kasai's instruction, Igarashi gained the Japanese flyweight interim title via a split decision on August 2, 2008. Although Igarashi lost to the regular champion Tomonobu Shimizu four months later, he captured the vacated Japanese flyweight title by a third-round knockout on February 5, 2011.[4] He defended it once, until June of the same year.[5]

Igarashi defeated Mexico's Wilbert Uicab in the WBC flyweight title eliminator via a unanimous decision at the Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium on November 6, 2011.[6]

On July 16, 2012, Igarashi barely outpointed Sonny Boy Jaro via a split decision to win the WBC, The Ring and lineal flyweight titles in Kasukabe, Saitama.[7][8] He defended his both titles against previously undefeated Nestor Daniel Narvaes via a majority decision in Sendai, Miyagi on November 3 of that year.[9]

He fought former WBA minimumweight champion Akira Yaegashi in his second defense at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on April 8, 2013. Igarashi and his team had initially planned the fight against Edgar Sosa. However, when it turned out that it would not be signed, Igarashi made a direct appeal to his promoter for the fight against Yaegashi. Igarashi mentioned that while his championship belt would be at stake, Yaegashi's popularity and recognition also would be on the line for that fight. Igarashi has so far fought against Yaegashi four times (once in his high school days, and three times in his university years) and won every time.[10] Their trainers, Kasai (mentioned above) and Kōji Matsumoto (for Yaegashi) are high school alumni. Both are former OPBF champions and three-time world title challengers.[11] Igarashi lost to Yaegashi in a unanimous decision.[12]

Professional boxing record
29 fights 23 wins 3 losses
By knockout 12 1
By decision 11 2
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Loss 23–3–3 Sho Kimura TKO 9 (12), 2:34 Dec 31, 2017 Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo For WBO flyweight title
28 Draw 23–2–3 Miguel Cartagena TD 3 (10), 0:49 Apr 1, 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
27 Win 23–2–2 Weerachai Taboonrueang TKO 2 (8), 0:43 Sep 10, 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
26 Win 22–2–2 Joel Taduran UD 10 May 7, 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
25 Draw 21–2–2 Jonathan Francisco TD 5 (10), 1:52 Nov 24, 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
24 Win 21–2–1 Renerio Arizala UD 10 Jun 6, 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
23 Win 20–2–1 Efrain Perez TD 10 (10), 0:20 Feb 7, 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
22 Win 19–2–1 Renren Tesorio TD 9 (10), 1:03 Sep 6, 2014 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
21 Win 18–2–1 Omar Soto KO 9 (10), 2:32 Sep 7, 2013 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
20 Loss17–2–1Akira Yaegashi UD 12 Apr 8, 2013 Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
19 Win17–1–1Nestor Narvaes MD 12 Nov 3, 2012 Xebio Arena, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
18 Win16–1–1Sonny Boy Jaro SD 12 Jul 16, 2012 Winghat, Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan Won WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
17 Win15–1–1Wilbert Uicab UD 12 Nov 6, 2011 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
16 Win14–1–1Kenji Yoshida TD 8 (10), 1:14 Jun 4, 2011 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese flyweight title
15 Win13–1–1Takayasu Kobayashi TKO 3 (10), 2:07 Feb 5, 2011 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant Japanese flyweight title
14 Win12–1–1Armando Santos UD 8 Nov 6, 2010 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win11–1–1Rexon Flores KO 1 (8), 1:46 Jul 3, 2010 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12 Win10–1–1Abel Ochoa TKO 6 (8), 2:38 Mar 6, 2010 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win9–1–1Erick Diaz Siregar RTD 5 (8), 3:00 Nov 7, 2009 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win8–1–1Yuchi Carryboy TKO 6 (8), 0:15 Jul 4, 2009 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9 Loss7–1–1Tomonobu Shimizu UD 10 Dec 23, 2008 Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan For Japanese flyweight title
8 Win7–0–1Tomoya Kaneshiro SD 10 Aug 2, 2008 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese interim flyweight title
7 Win6–0–1Alex Buckie KO 6 (8), 1:30 Apr 19, 2008 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Draw5–0–1Naoto Saito MD 8 Dec 1, 2007 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win5–0Masatsugu Okada TKO 7 (8), 1:20 Aug 4, 2007 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win4–0Tomoaki Handa UD 6 May 3, 2007 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
3 Win3–0Manachai Sithsaithong KO 1 (8), 1:29 Feb 3, 2007 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win2–0Myung Jae-Sung TKO 6 (6), 0:19 Nov 13, 2006 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win1–0Kim Yun-Woo KO 3 (6), 1:07 Aug 12, 2006 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

See also

References
  1. "Profile" (in Japanese). Igarashi Toshiyuki Official Site. 2008. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  2. Hisao Adachi (May 29, 2011). "Igarashi vs Yoshida Clash on June 4 at Korakuen Hall". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  3. 五十嵐俊幸がデビュー戦勝利. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 12, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  4. Joe Koizumi (February 6, 2011). "Igarashi wins Japanese 112lb title". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  5. Joe Koizumi (June 5, 2011). "Igarashi keeps Japanese 112 belt". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  6. Joe Koizumi (November 6, 2011). "Igrashi wins WBC eliminator". Fightnews.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  7. "Toshiyuki Igarashi - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  8. "Igarashi wins RING flyweight title with split-decision victory over Jaro". The Ring. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  9. "Igarashi retains flyweight crown; Yamanaka knocks out Rojas". Fox News. November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  10. 五十嵐「有名になるため」八重樫は踏み台!…ＷＢＣ世界フライ級戦. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). January 24, 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  11. 東北出身の五十嵐と八重樫が因縁対決 (in Japanese). Daily Sports. January 24, 2013. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  12. "Yaegashi outclasses Igarashi to nab WBC flyweight title". Japan Times. April 9, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
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