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Yoko Gushiken
Gushiken in March 2003
Born
(1955-06-26) 26 June 1955 (age 68)
Ishigaki, Okinawa Islands, USCAR (nowadays Japan)
Nationality
Japanese
Other names
Fierce Eagle
Statistics
Weight(s)
Light-flyweight
Stance
Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights
24
Wins
23
Wins by KO
15
Losses
1
Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, Gushiken Yōkō, born 26 June 1955) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1981. He held the WBA light-flyweight title from 1976 to 1981, making a total of 13 successful defences.[1] Following his retirement from boxing, he remains popular in Japan as a tarento having signed a contract with Ohta Production.[2] He is well known in Japan for his comical trademark looks of perm afro hair style.
Gushiken was inducted in 2015 to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[3]
^"BoxRec: List of WBA light-flyweight title fights". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^具志堅用高 (in Japanese). Ohta Productions. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
^"Bowe, Mancini highlight 2015 HOF class". 4 December 2014.
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