Kuniaki Shibata

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Kuniaki Shibata
Statistics
Real nameKuniaki Shibata
Weight(s)Super featherweight
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1947-03-29) March 29, 1947 (age 74)
Hitachi, Japan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights56
Wins47
Wins by KO25
Losses6
Draws3
No contests0

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[]

Professional record summary
56 fights 47 wins 6 losses
By knockout 25 5
By decision 22 1
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
56 Win 47–6–3 Philippines Al Espinosa PTS 10 Nov 29, 1975 Japan Korakuen Hall, Japan
55 Win 46–6–3 Japan Susumu Okabe UD 10 Oct 10, 1975 Japan Korakuen Hall, Japan
54 Win 45–6–3 Japan Tamio Negishi UD 10 Mar 22, 1975 Japan Akita City, Japan
53 Loss 44–6–3 Puerto Rico Alfredo Escalera KO 2 (15) Jul 5, 1975 Japan Kasamatsu Athletic Park Gym, Hitachinaka, Japan Lost WBC super featherweight title
52 Win 44–5–3 Algeria Abdelkader Ould Makhloufi UD 15 Mar 27, 1975 Japan Kyuden Gym, Fukuoka, Japan Retained WBC super featherweight title
51 Win 43–5–3 Ecuador Ramiro Bolanos KO 15 (15) Oct 3, 1974 Japan Nihon University Auditorium, Japan Retained WBC super featherweight title
50 Win 42–5–3 Panama Antonio Amaya MD 15 Jun 27, 1974 Japan Nihon University Auditorium, Japan Retained WBC super featherweight title
49 Win 41–5–3 Mexico Ricardo Arredondo UD 15 Feb 28, 1974 Japan Nihon University Auditorium, Japan Won WBC super featherweight title
48 Loss 40–5–3 Philippines Ben Villaflor KO 1 (15) Oct 17, 1973 United States Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Lost WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles
47 Win 40–4–3 South Korea Nam Chul Chung KO 2 (10) Sep 3, 1973 Japan Hitachi, Japan
46 Win 39–4–3 Argentina Victor Federico Echegaray UD 15 Jun 19, 1973 Japan Nihon University Auditorium, Japan Retained WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles
45 Win 38–4–3 Philippines Ben Villaflor UD 15 Mar 12, 1973 United States Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Won WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles
44 Win 37–4–3 Japan Kimio Shindo KO 7 (10) Feb 3, 1973 Japan Sendai, Japan
43 Loss 36–4–3 South Africa Andries Steyn PTS 10 Oct 7, 1972 South Africa Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
42 Win 36–3–3 Philippines Bert Nabalatan UD 10 Jul 11, 1972 United States Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
41 Loss 35–3–3 Mexico Clemente Sánchez KO 3 (15) May 19, 1972 Japan Nihon University Auditorium, Japan Lost WBC and The Ring featherweight titles
40 Draw 35–2–3 Mexico Ernesto Marcel SD 15 Aug 1, 1971 Japan Ehime Rugby Stadium, Matsuyama, Japan Retained WBC and The Ring featherweight titles
39 Win 35–2–2 Mexico Hyun Kim UD 10 Aug 1, 1971 Japan Nagoya, Japan
38 Win 34–2–2 Mexico Raul Cruz KO 1 (15) Jun 3, 1971 Japan Metropolitan Gym, Japan Retained WBC and The Ring featherweight titles
37 Win 33–2–2 Mexico Vicente Garcia PTS 10 Mar 7, 1971 Japan Hitachi, Japan
36 Win 32–2–2 Mexico Vicente Saldivar RTD 12 (15) Dec 11, 1970 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico Won WBC and The Ring featherweight titles
35 Win 31–2–2 South Korea Hyun Kim UD 10 Sep 9, 1970 Japan Japan
34 Draw 30–2–2 Venezuela Jose Acosta MD 10 Jul 8, 1970 Japan Korakuen Hall, Japan
33 Win 30–2–1 Mexico Yasuo Sakurai KO 10 (10) Apr 15, 1970 Japan Japan Won vacant Japanese featherweight title
32 Win 29–2–1 Mexico Felipe Torres UD 10 Feb 4, 1970 Japan Japan
31 Win 28–2–1 Philippines Flash Besande KO 3 (10) Oct 22, 1969 Japan Osaka, Japan
30 Win 27–2–1 Mexico Fernando Sotelo KO 9 (10) Sep 10, 1969 Japan Japan
29 Win 26–2–1 Japan Yoshio Ando KO 8 (10) Jun 11, 1969 Japan Japan
28 Win 25–2–1 Philippines Kid Barrios KO 1 (10) Apr 28, 1969 Japan Japan
27 Win 24–2–1 Japan Koji Ikeda PTS 10 Mar 24, 1969 Japan Japan
26 Loss 23–2–1 South Korea Hubert Kang KO 6 (12) Jan 15, 1969 Japan Japan For OPBF featherweight title
25 Win 23–1–1 Philippines Orlando Medina UD 10 Oct 23, 1968 Japan Korakuen Hall, Japan
24 Draw 22–1–1 Japan Toshiharu Mori TD 3 (10) Aug 14, 1968 Japan Japan
23 Win 22–1 Mexico Beto Maldonado PTS 10 Jul 3, 1968 Japan Korakuen Hall, Japan
22 Loss 21–1 United States Dwight Hawkins KO 7 (10) Mar 27, 1968 Japan Korakuen Hall, Japan
21 Win 21–0 Mexico Ramiro Nides PTS 10 Mar 1, 1968 Guam Recreation Center, Agana, Guam
20 Win 20–0 Philippines Tiny Palacio KO 5 (10) Jan 31, 1968 Japan Japan
19 Win 19–0 South Korea Soo Bok Kwon KO 2 (10) Dec 27, 1967 Japan Japan
18 Win 18–0 South Korea Chang Bok Lee KO 2 (10) Dec 5, 1967 Japan Hitachi, Japan
17 Win 17–0 South Korea Chang Soo Yun RTD 9 (10) Nov 15, 1967 Japan Gifu, Japan
16 Win 16–0 Philippines Roy Amolong UD 10 Sep 20, 1967 Japan Korakuen Hall, Japan
15 Win 15–0 Philippines Roberto Andrade KO 5 (10) Aug 9, 1967 Japan Korakuen Hall, Japan
14 Win 14–0 Japan Katsutoshi Aoki KO 1 (10) Jul 5, 1967 Japan Japan
13 Win 13–0 South Korea Hyun Kim PTS 10 Mar 5, 1967 Japan Japan
12 Win 12–0 Japan Hiroshi Miyata KO 4 (10) Feb 12, 1967 Japan Japan
11 Win 11–0 Philippines Alberto Reyes PTS 10 Jan 15, 1967 Japan Japan
10 Win 10–0 Japan Kenji Fuse KO 2 (8) Dec 11, 1966 Japan Japan
9 Win 9–0 Japan Atsushi Gunji KO 6 (8) Oct 23, 1966 Japan Japan
8 Win 8–0 Japan Masachika Tokutome KO 5 (6) Jan 31, 1966 Japan Osaka, Japan
7 Win 7–0 Japan Takao Suzuki KO 1 (6) Dec 20, 1965 Japan Japan
6 Win 6–0 Japan Toshihiko Nojiri PTS 4 Nov 1, 1965 Japan Japan
5 Win 5–0 Japan Yoshinobu Yokoyama KO 1 (4) Sep 27, 1965 Japan Japan
4 Win 4–0 Japan Masaru Miyazaki PTS 4 Sep 2, 1965 Japan Japan
3 Win 3–0 Japan Norio Sugimoto KO 1 (4) Jul 28, 1965 Japan Japan
2 Win 2–0 Japan Hitoshi Yoshino KO 1 (4) Apr 5, 1965 Japan Japan
1 Win 1–0 Japan Seiichi Iizuka KO 1 (4) Mar 6, 1965 Japan Japan

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kuniaki Shibata - Lineal Jr. Lightweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

External links[]

Achievements
Preceded by
Vincente Saldivar
WBC Featherweight Champion
December 11, 1970 - May 19, 1972
Succeeded by
Clemente Sanchez
Lineal Featherweight Champion
December 11, 1970 - May 19, 1972
Preceded by WBA Super featherweight Champion
March 12, 1973 - October 17, 1973
Succeeded by
Lineal Super featherweight Champion
March 12, 1973 - October 17, 1973
Preceded by WBC Super featherweight Champion
February 28, 1974 - July 5, 1975
Succeeded by
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