Hiroto Kyoguchi

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Hiroto Kyoguchi
Statistics
Real name京口紘人
Nickname(s)Mad Boy
The Dynamite boy
Weight(s)
  • Mini-flyweight
  • Light-flyweight
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Reach64 in (163 cm)
NationalityJapanese
Born (1993-11-27) November 27, 1993 (age 27)
Izumi, Osaka, Japan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights15
Wins15
Wins by KO10
Losses0

Hiroto Kyoguchi (京口 紘人, Kyōguchi Hiroto, born November 27, 1993) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA (Super) and The Ring light-flyweight titles since 2018, and the IBF mini-flyweight title from 2017 to 2018.

Professional career[]

Early career[]

Kyoguchi made his professional debut against Narathip Sungsut on April 17, 2016. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[1] This victory was followed by four consecutive stoppage victories, during which he defeated Taweechai Yuyuet by a first-round technical knockout,[2] Kenichi Miyazaki by a third-round technical knockout,[3] Michael Camelion by a 33 second knockout[4] and Junuel Lacar by a third-round knockout.[5]

He was scheduled to fight Armando de la Cruz for the OPBF minimumweight title in his sixth fight, on February 28, 2017. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[6] Kyoguchi was scheduled to defend his OPBF minimum against Jonathan Refugio, on April 25, 2017. He beat Refugio by unanimous decision, with the judges scoring the bout 117-111, 118-111 and 119-109 in Kyoguchi's favor.[7]

IBF mini-flyweight champion[]

Kyoguchi vs. Argumedo[]

Kyoguchi was scheduled to fight the reigning IBF mini-flyweight champion Jose Argumedo in the latter's fourth title defense, on July 23, 2017.[8] Due to his lack of professional experience and world title fight, Kyoguchi came into the fight as the betting underdog to the more accomplished Argumedo.[9]

The fight itself was a messy affair, with a lot of clinching and slipping to the mat. Kyoguchi scored the only knockdown of the fight in the ninth round, dropping Argumedo with a left. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two of the judges scoring the fight 116-111 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 115-112 for Kyoguchi.[10] He became the Japanese boxer to win a world title in the shortest amount of time, at 1 year and 3 months.[11]

Kyoguchi vs. Buitrago[]

Kyoguchi was scheduled to make his first IBF mini-flyweight title defense against the former WBO and IBF mini flyweight champion Carlos Buitrago, on December 31, 2017. The fight was scheduled as the co-main event to the Ryoichi Taguchi and Milan Melindo fight.[12]

Kyoguchi established distance early on with the jab, and began accumulating damage on his opponent with a combination of body-head power shots. Kyoguchi won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout, which was the first stoppage loss in Buitrago's professional career.[13] During the post-fight press conference, Kyoguchi stated his desire to fight either Hekkie Budler or Kenshiro Teraji.[14]

Kyoguchi vs. Paras[]

Kyoguchi was scheduled to make his second IBF mini-flyweight title defense against the #15 IBF light flyweight contender Vince Paras, on May 20, 2018.[15] It was the second consecutive time he fought on the Ryoichi Taguchi undercard, as Taguchi took on Hekkie Budler.[16]

Kyoguchi handed Paras his first professional loss, as he won the fight by a wide unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 117-110 for Kyoguchi.[17]

On July 27, 2018, Kyoguchi stated he would vacate his IBF title, as he was no longer confident of successful cutting down to mini-flyweight.[18] He officially vacated the title on August 11, 2018.[19]

WBA and The Ring light-flyweight champion[]

Kyoguchi vs. Budler[]

Kyoguchi was scheduled to challenge the reigning WBA (Super) and The Ring light-flyweight champion Hekkie Budler on December 31, 2018. The fight was on the undercard of the Donnie Nietes and Kazuto Ioka main event, and was Kyoguchi's second fight outside of Japan.[20] Kyoguchi came into the fight as a favorite over Budler.[21][22]

The two fighters were on an even playing field for the first half of the fight, before Kyoguchi took over in the seventh and began landing more frequent power shots to the head and body. Budler appeared to have issues with his cardio and breathing. Kyoguchi won the fight by technical knockout in the tenth round, after Budler retired from the bout, and was ahead on the official scorecards when the fight was stopped.[23] Budler later confirmed that he was having sinus issues going into the fight.[24]

Kyoguchi vs. Satanmuanglek[]

Kyoguchi was scheduled to make his first title defenses against the reigning World Boxing Council Asian Boxing champion Satanmuanglek CP Freshmart, on June 19, 2019, on the Kazuto Ioka versus Aston Palicte undercard.[25] Although Satanmuanglek had fought for world titles in muay thai, having held the Lumpinee Stadium title in two weight classes, this was his first boxing world title fight.[26] During the pre-fight press conference, Kyoguchi stated his desire to fight his fellow countryman Kenshiro Teraji in a light flyweight title unification bout.[27]

Kyoguchi defeated Satanmuanglek by unanimous decision, with two of the judges scoring the fight 117-111 in his favor, while the third judge scored the bout 117-112 for Kyoguchi.[28]

Kyoguchi vs. Hisada[]

Kyoguchi was scheduled to make the second defense of his WBA (Super) and The Ring light-flyweight titles against Tetsuya Hisada, on October 1, 2019.[29] This was Hisada's first world title challenge in 46 professional fights, and Kyoguchi entered the fight as a significant betting favorite.[30] Kyoguchi remained in control for the duration of the bout, managing to score a knockdown in the ninth round, but being unable to finish Hisada. Kyoguchi won by unanimous decision, with scores of 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110.[31]

Kyoguch was scheduled to make his third WBA title defense against Thanongsak Simsri on November 3, 2020. Simsri was at the time the 11th-ranked contender in the WBA light flyweight rankings.[32] On November 2, 2020, one day before the fight, Kyoguchi announced he was unable to fight, as both he and his coaches had contracted COVID-19.[33]

Kyoguchi vs. Vega[]

Kyoguchi was scheduled to defend his WBA (Super) and The Ring light-flyweight titles against Axel Aragon Vega, on March 13, 2021, on the undercard of the Juan Francisco Estrada and Román González card. As this was his United States debut, Kyoguchi signed a multi-fight deal Matchroom Boxing, who would be responsible for promoting Kyoguchi’s overseas fights.[34] This was Kyoguchi's first fight after a year and a half of inactivity, having pulled out of a scheduled match with Thanongsak Simsri on November 2, 2020, after Kyoguchi and his corner contracted COVID-19.[35] Kyoguchi came into the bout as a significant betting favorite.[36]

Kyoguchi failed to make use of his 7 inch height and 6 inch reach advantage, spending the duration of the bout trading power shots in either the clinch or the pocket with his shorter opponent. Many boxing experts expected a different strategy from the champion. The fight ended after the fifth round, as Vega retired from the fight due to a hand injury. He had injured his hand in the earlier rounds, but an overhead right hand in the fifth aggravated the injury, forcing Vega to withdraw.[37]

Kyoguchi vs. Bermudez[]

On June 10, 2021, Kyoguchi was ordered by the WBA to face the WBA Regular champion Esteban Bermudez in a unification match.[38]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary hide
15 fights 15 wins 0 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Win 15–0 Mexico Axel Aragon Vega TKO 5 (12), 1:32 Mar 13, 2021 United States American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S Retained WBA (Super) and The Ring light-flyweight titles
14 Win 14–0 Japan Tetsuya Hisada UD 12 Oct 1, 2019 Japan Edion Arena, Osaka, Japan Retained WBA (Super) and The Ring light-flyweight titles
13 Win 13–0 Thailand Satanmuanglek CP Freshmart UD 12 Jun 19, 2019 Japan Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan Retained WBA (Super) and The Ring light-flyweight titles
12 Win 12–0 South Africa Hekkie Budler TKO 10 (12), 0:16 Dec 31, 2018 Macau Wynn Palace, Macau, SAR Won WBA (Super) and The Ring light-flyweight titles
11 Win 11–0 Indonesia Tibo Monabesa TKO 4 (10), 2:20 Sep 25, 2018 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win 10–0 Philippines Vince Paras UD 12 May 20, 2018 Japan Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Retained IBF mini-flyweight title
9 Win 9–0 Nicaragua Carlos Buitrago TKO 8 (12), 2:28 Dec 31, 2017 Japan Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Retained IBF mini-flyweight title
8 Win 8–0 Mexico Jose Argumedo UD 12 Jul 23, 2017 Japan Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Won IBF mini-flyweight title
7 Win 7–0 Philippines Jonathan Refugio UD 12 Apr 25, 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC-OPBF mini-flyweight title
6 Win 6–0 Philippines Armando de la Cruz KO 3 (12), 2:02 Feb 28, 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant WBC-OPBF mini-flyweight title
5 Win 5–0 Philippines Junuel Lacar KO 3 (6), 0:46 Dec 31, 2016 Japan Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Philippines Michael Camelion KO 1 (8), 0:33 Nov 15, 2016 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Japan Kenichi Miyazaki TKO 3 (8), 0:39 Aug 7, 2016 Japan Edion Arena, Osaka, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Thailand Taweechai Yuyuet TKO 1 (6), 0:33 May 16, 2016 Thailand Meenayothin Camp, Bangkok, Thailand
1 Win 1–0 Thailand Narathip Sungsut KO 2 (6), 2:55 Apr 17, 2016 Japan Edion Arena, Osaka, Japan

See also[]

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Ryuya Yamanaka 		OPBF mini-flyweight champion
February 28, 2017 – June 2017
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Tsubasa Koura
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Jose Argumedo 		IBF mini-flyweight champion
July 23, 2017 – August 11, 2018
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Carlos Licona
Preceded by
Hekkie Budler 		WBA light-flyweight champion
Super title
December 31, 2018 – present 		Incumbent
The Ring light-flyweight champion
December 31, 2018 – present
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