Dado Marino (on the left) and Shirai after their third fight in May 1952
Born
Yoshio Shirai
(1923-11-23)November 23, 1923
Tokyo, Japan
Died
December 26, 2003(2003-12-26) (aged 80)
Nationality
Japanese
Statistics
Weight(s)
Flyweight
Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights
58
Wins
46
Wins by KO
18
Losses
8
Draws
4
Yoshio Shirai (白井 義男, Shirai Yoshio, November 23, 1923 – December 26, 2003) was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He won the world flyweight title in 1952, becoming the first Japanese boxer to win a world title.
YoshioShirai (白井 義男, ShiraiYoshio, November 23, 1923 – December 26, 2003) was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He won the world flyweight title...
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Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). It was in 1952 that YoshioShirai won the world flyweight crown, becoming the first Japanese world champion...
non-title fight, Marino was stopped in seven rounds, in Honolulu, by YoshioShirai, of Japan. Marino was down six times before his manager leapt through...
body of Japan's professional boxing, was founded in order to prepare YoshioShirai's world title match. Its establishment was presented at the Tokyo Kaikan...
the same for Australia, Pascual Pérez was the first from Argentina, YoshioShirai (who was beaten by Pérez), won Japan's first world title, and Hogan...
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¥4,400,000, a World Boxing Council official championship belt and YoshioShirai's boxing gloves that were worn during a world title fight against Dado...
The most-watched television program: Boxing Fly Weight World Match, YoshioShirai versus Pascual Perez, 1954, 96.1% according to Dentsu. The highest-grossing...
the age of a high school student. He was training and sparring with YoshioShirai under Alvin Rober Cahn's guidance. Yonekura won the All-Japan Amateur...
(1881–1957, in the middle of the back row). The two of the front row are YoshioShirai (on the left) and Pascual Pérez, at the reception for their world title...
involving Iwabuchi, administrative officer Moriyama, and contract officer Shirai that was hushed up after the suicide of Assistant Chief Furuya, who had...
Yamaguchi as Rikidozan Keiko Toda as Shizuko Kasagi Shinji Takeda as YoshioShirai Takashi Ukaji as Akira Kurosawa Takayuki Yamada as Tatsuya Nakadai Shirō...
and scout. Ivan Petrov, 83, Soviet and Russian bass opera singer. YoshioShirai, 80, first Japanese world boxing champion, pneumonia. Milan Vasić, 75...
Shoji Ohara) Jirô Shirai as Tadashi (as Jiro Shirai) Kazuo Yoshida as Editor Kunihiko Shinjo as Assistant Editor Gentaro Mori as Yoshio Tomoko Shimizu as...
confronts him over the stolen Tweezers. Yoshio Baba (馬場 芳郎) Voiced by: Daichi Hayashi (Japanese); Dallas Reid (English) Yoshio Baba is an operative of MEMBER specialized...
November 13: Mitoyo Kawate, oldest person in the world December 26: YoshioShirai, boxer Undated: Masahiro Yoshimura, swimmer 2003 in Japanese television...
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