Tadashi Mihara

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Tadashi Mihara
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Real nameTadashi Mihara
Nickname(s)Oriental Express[1]
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1955-03-30) March 30, 1955 (age 66)[2][3]
Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins24
Wins by KO15
Losses1
Draws0

Tadashi Mihara (三原 正, Mihara Tadashi, born 30 March 1955 in Gunma, Japan) is a former professional boxer who competed as a light middleweight throughout his career.

Mihara began his boxing career when he was a third grader of the high school.[1] He won the title of the All-Japan Amateur Boxing Championships in the light middleweight division in 1977.[3] He also got the group title of the university league as a captain of the Nihon University boxing club. He experienced 38 matches during his amateur career; winning 28 (15 by knockout) and losing 10.[2]

After that as the professional, Mihara fought 25 times between 1978 and 1985; winning 24 (15 by knockout) and losing 1. He won his first title in his fifth contest as a professional, beating Jae-Keum Lim for the OPBF title, a belt that he defended six times until he returned it. In June 1981, he won via a fifth-round knockout, in the undercard of Ayub Kalule vs. Sugar Ray Leonard, at the Reliant Astrodome, Houston.[1] Since Leonard vacated the title after this, Mihara fought against Rocky Fratto for the vacant WBA world junior middleweight title in Rochester, New York on November 7, 1981. Mihara knocked him down by his right cross in the fourth round, and won the title via a majority decision.[4] Judge Harold Lederman scored the fight a draw.[5] Afterwards he said of Mihara, "There's no doubt that he's got a good jaw. He really got tagged a couple of times. I thought Fratto was going to knock him out."[6] He lost his title after suffering a knockout during his first defence, against Davey Moore at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on February 2, 1982.[7] His lumbago became chronic from these days.[1] Following this loss, Mihara won the Japanese junior middleweight title and defended it six times until June 1984, then returned it.[1] He fought for a final time in March 1985, beating Tricky Kawaguchi by a unanimous decision.[8]


Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary hide
25 fights 24 wins 1 loss
By knockout 15 1
By decision 9 0
By disqualification 0 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
25 Win 24–1 Japan Tricky Kawaguchi UD 10 Mar 28, 1985 Japan Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan
24 Win 23–1 Japan Takanobu Suzuki KO 4 (10) Jun 28, 1984 Japan Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese light-middleweight title
23 Win 22–1 Japan Kei Tsukada PTS 10 Feb 23, 1984 Japan Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese light-middleweight title
22 Win 21–1 Japan Katsuhiro Sawada KO 5 (12) Nov 24, 1983 Japan Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese light-middleweight title
21 Win 20–1 Japan Katsuyoshi Kitsumoto PTS 10 Sep 22, 1983 Japan Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese light-middleweight title
20 Win 19–1 Japan Yohi Arai PTS 10 May 26, 1983 Japan Japan Retained Japanese light-middleweight title
19 Win 18–1 Japan Yohi Arai TKO 9 (10) Feb 14, 1983 Japan Kochi, Japan Retained Japanese light-middleweight title
18 Win 17–1 Japan Katsuhiro Sawada KO 5 (10) Nov 2, 1982 Japan Japan Won Japanese light-middleweight title
17 Win 16–1 Spain Mimoun Mohatar UD 10 May 27, 1982 Japan Central Gymnasium, Takasaki, Japan
16 Loss 15–1 United States Davey Moore KO 6 (15) Feb 2, 1982 Japan Metropolitan Gym, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBA light-middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 United States Rocky Fratto MD 15 Nov 7, 1981 United States War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York, U.S. Won vacant WBA light-middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 Philippines Ramon Dionisio KO 5 (12) Jun 25, 1981 United States Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 South Korea Chung-Yul Lee UD 12 Jan 23, 1981 Japan Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF light-middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 South Korea Kyung Shik Kim KO 9 (12) Oct 31, 1980 Japan Japan Retained OPBF light-middleweight title
11 Win 11–0 Japan Michihiro Horihata UD 12 May 30, 1980 Japan Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF light-middleweight title
10 Win 10–0 Philippines Ramon Dionisio KO 7 (12) Feb 23, 1980 Japan Prefectural Gymnasium, Tokushima City, Japan Retained OPBF light-middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Philippines Alberto Cruz UD 10 Jan 24, 1980 Japan Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 8–0 South Korea Ho Joo KO 3 (12) Oct 25, 1979 Japan Japan Retained OPBF light-middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 Japan Nessie Horiguchi TKO 4 (10) Sep 9, 1979 Japan City Gymnasium, Takasaki, Japan
6 Win 6–0 Philippines Armando Boniquit KO 5 (12) Jul 15, 1979 Japan Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF light-middleweight title
5 Win 5–0 South Korea Jae Keun Lim KO 5 (12) Apr 26, 1979 Japan Japan Won OPBF light-middleweight title
4 Win 4–0 Guam Phil Robinson KO 1 (10) Feb 22, 1979 Japan Japan
3 Win 3–0 Japan Tsutomu Hagusa KO 6 (10) Nov 23, 1978 Japan Korakuen Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Japan Minoru Ono TKO 7 (10) Sep 28, 1978 Japan Korakuen Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Japan Eiji Tanaka KO 3 (6) Jun 22, 1978 Japan Korakuen Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Naoki Fukuda (January 15, 2000). "三原正〜本場・米国で名を刻んだエリート〜". In Boxing Magazine editorial department (ed.). The Glorious Moments 究極の栄光・世界チャンピオン名鑑 – 日本ボクシング史に輝く41人の男たち. B.B.mook; 117, sports series; No.72 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-4-583-61076-4.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Japan Pro Boxing Association, ed. (June 1, 2008). "三原正". 世界王者アーカイヴス (World Champion Archives) (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Japan Pro Boxing Association. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Boxing Magazine editorial department, ed. (March 1, 2004). "三原正". 日本プロボクシングチャンピオン大鑑 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. p. 57. ISBN 978-4-583-03784-4.
  4. ^ The Canadian Press (November 9, 1981). "Spinks gives Johnson a lesson". The Leader-Post. p. B7. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Tadashi Mihara vs. Rocky Fratto - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  6. ^ Associated Press (November 9, 1981). "Mihara's win makes Fratto, experts take notice". Ithaca Journal.
  7. ^ Boxing Magazine editorial department, ed. (May 31, 2002). 日本プロボクシング史 世界タイトルマッチで見る50年 (Japan Pro Boxing History – 50 Years of World Title Bouts) (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. p. 279. ISBN 978-4-583-03695-3.
  8. ^ "boxer: Tadashi Mihara". Boxrec. Retrieved 8 August 2010.

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Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Sugar Ray Leonard 		WBA Junior Middleweight Champion
November 7, 1981–February 2, 1982 		Succeeded by
Davey Moore
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