Kuniaki Shibata
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Real name | Kuniaki Shibata |
Weight(s) | Super featherweight |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Hitachi, Japan | March 29, 1947
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 56 |
Wins | 47 |
Wins by KO | 25 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 3 |
No contests | 0 |
Kuniaki Shibata (柴田 国明, born March 29, 1947 in Hitachi, Japan) is a former Japanese professional boxer. He is a former WBC, WBA and lineal super featherweight champion.
Biography[]
Shibata won his debut match in 1965 with a first round knockout, and fought for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation featherweight title in 1969, but lost by sixth-round knockout. In April 1970 he challenged for the vacant Japanese featherweight title, and won by tenth-round knockout. He relinquished the title to challenge WBC featherweight champion Vicente Saldivar, and won the title when Saldivar gave up after the twelfth round.
He made his first defense by first-round knockout, and retained his title in his second defense with a draw, but lost to Clemente Sanchez in May, 1972.
Shibata moved up to super featherweight, and got his second world title shot against Lineal and WBA champion Ben Villaflor in Honolulu on March 12, 1973. He won by fifteen-round unanimous decision to capture his second world title.[1]
Shibata made one defense in Japan before returning to the United States to fight Ben Villaflor again for his second defense. Shibata lost by knockout less than 2 minutes into the first round to lose his second world title.
On February 28, 1974, he challenged Ricardo Arredondo for the WBC super featherweight title, and won by unanimous decision for his third world title. He defended the title three times before losing to Alfredo Escalera in 1975. He attempted another comeback, but announced his retirement in 1977. His record was 47-6-3 (25 KOs).
Shibata was a short and speedy fighter, who took advantage of even the slightest openings to throw in a flurry of punches. However, he also had a very weak chin, and was very susceptible to counter punches. Five of his six career losses were by knockout. He and former WBC lightweight champion Guts Ishimatsu were gym mates, and both fighters were trained by Eddie Townsend.
Professional boxing record[]
56 fights | 47 wins | 6 losses |
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By knockout | 25 | 5 |
By decision | 22 | 1 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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56 | Win | 47–6–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 29, 1975 | ![]() |
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55 | Win | 46–6–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 10, 1975 | ![]() |
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54 | Win | 45–6–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Mar 22, 1975 | ![]() |
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53 | Loss | 44–6–3 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (15) | Jul 5, 1975 | ![]() |
Lost WBC super featherweight title |
52 | Win | 44–5–3 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Mar 27, 1975 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super featherweight title |
51 | Win | 43–5–3 | ![]() |
KO | 15 (15) | Oct 3, 1974 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super featherweight title |
50 | Win | 42–5–3 | ![]() |
MD | 15 | Jun 27, 1974 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super featherweight title |
49 | Win | 41–5–3 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Feb 28, 1974 | ![]() |
Won WBC super featherweight title |
48 | Loss | 40–5–3 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (15) | Oct 17, 1973 | ![]() |
Lost WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles |
47 | Win | 40–4–3 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Sep 3, 1973 | ![]() |
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46 | Win | 39–4–3 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Jun 19, 1973 | ![]() |
Retained WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles |
45 | Win | 38–4–3 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Mar 12, 1973 | ![]() |
Won WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles |
44 | Win | 37–4–3 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (10) | Feb 3, 1973 | ![]() |
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43 | Loss | 36–4–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 7, 1972 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 36–3–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jul 11, 1972 | ![]() |
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41 | Loss | 35–3–3 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (15) | May 19, 1972 | ![]() |
Lost WBC and The Ring featherweight titles |
40 | Draw | 35–2–3 | ![]() |
SD | 15 | Aug 1, 1971 | ![]() |
Retained WBC and The Ring featherweight titles |
39 | Win | 35–2–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Aug 1, 1971 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 34–2–2 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (15) | Jun 3, 1971 | ![]() |
Retained WBC and The Ring featherweight titles |
37 | Win | 33–2–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 7, 1971 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 32–2–2 | ![]() |
RTD | 12 (15) | Dec 11, 1970 | ![]() |
Won WBC and The Ring featherweight titles |
35 | Win | 31–2–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 9, 1970 | ![]() |
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34 | Draw | 30–2–2 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Jul 8, 1970 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 30–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (10) | Apr 15, 1970 | ![]() |
Won vacant Japanese featherweight title |
32 | Win | 29–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 4, 1970 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 28–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (10) | Oct 22, 1969 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 27–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 9 (10) | Sep 10, 1969 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 26–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (10) | Jun 11, 1969 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 25–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | Apr 28, 1969 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 24–2–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 24, 1969 | ![]() |
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26 | Loss | 23–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (12) | Jan 15, 1969 | ![]() |
For OPBF featherweight title |
25 | Win | 23–1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 23, 1968 | ![]() |
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24 | Draw | 22–1–1 | ![]() |
TD | 3 (10) | Aug 14, 1968 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1968 | ![]() |
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22 | Loss | 21–1 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (10) | Mar 27, 1968 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1968 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | Jan 31, 1968 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Dec 27, 1967 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Dec 5, 1967 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 9 (10) | Nov 15, 1967 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 20, 1967 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | Aug 9, 1967 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | Jul 5, 1967 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 5, 1967 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | Feb 12, 1967 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jan 15, 1967 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8) | Dec 11, 1966 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (8) | Oct 23, 1966 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (6) | Jan 31, 1966 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | Dec 20, 1965 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Nov 1, 1965 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Sep 27, 1965 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Sep 2, 1965 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Jul 28, 1965 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Apr 5, 1965 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Mar 6, 1965 | ![]() |
See also[]
- List of super featherweight boxing champions
- Lineal championship
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of Japanese boxing world champions
- Boxing in Japan
References[]
- ^ "Kuniaki Shibata - Lineal Jr. Lightweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
External links[]
- 1947 births
- Living people
- World Boxing Association champions
- World Boxing Council champions
- World boxing champions
- People from Hitachi, Ibaraki
- Japanese male boxers
- Super-featherweight boxers