JAPANESE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 1997)

O: ORTHODOX; L: LEFTY

STRAW: KEITARO HOSHINO, 15-6, 4 KOs, LIGHT-PUNCHING SPEEDSTER W/ SUSPECT CHIN, O
JR. FLY: HIDENOBU HONDA, 13-1, 7 KOs, TALL, SKINNY FOOTWORKER, L
FLY: NOLITO "SUZUKI" CABATO, 33-16-4, 14 KOs,JAPAN-BASED FILIPINO,COUNTERPUNCHER, O
JR. BANTAM: YOSHIAKI MATSUKURA, 16-2,14KOs, STIFF BUT HARD-PUNCHING KID, L
BANTAM: JIRO MATSUSHIMA, 16-3-1, 9 KOs, HARD-HITTING BUT LESS SKILLFUL, L
JR. FEATHER: KYOSHIRO FUKUSHIMA, 16-4-1, 3 KOs, LIGHT-PUNCHING BOXER, L
FEATHER: TAKASHI KOSHIMOTO, 15-0-2, 8 KOs, VERY TALL, STIFF, SUSPECT CHIN, L
JR. LIGHT: KOJI ARISAWA, 17-0, 14 KOs, GIVE-AND-TAKE HARD-PUNCHER, O
LIGHT: RICK ROBERTS YOSHIMURA, 28-7, 16KOs, JAPAN-BASED NEW YORKER, GOOD JABBER, O
JR. WELTER: HISAO ARAI, 17-2-1, 13 KOs, HARD-HITTING, UPSET EX-CHAMP KUWATA, L
WELTER: MAKOTO NAKAHARA, 9-2-2, 4KOs, DURABLE, BUSY PUNCHER, O
JR. MIDDLE: AKIRA OHIGASHI, 21-7-1, 14 KOs, STURDY, AGGRESSIVE PUNCHER, O
MIDDLE: YOSHINORI NISHIZAWA, 14-9-4, 9 KOs, LESS SKILLFUL, CROWD-PLEASER, O

WORLD-RATED BOXERS THAT BELONG TO JBC (ELIMINATD OUT OF JAPANESE RATINGS)

WBA
105: #1 ROCKY LIN, LIGHT-PUNCHING, SKILLFUL TAIWANESE, O, 25-1, 11KOs
#6 SATORU ABE, SHORT, BUSY FIGHTER, LESS POWERFUL, O, 18-2, 5KOs
108: #6 SHIRO YAHIRO, VERY TALL, SKINNY, POWDER-PUFF PUNCHER, O, 22-3-2, 14KOs
#12 HIDENOBU HONDA, JAPANESE CHAMP
112: #8 TAKASHI OHBA, BUSY, HARD-PUNCHER, PROMOTER'S SON, 19-3, 17 KOs O,
#11 HIROKI IOKA, FORMERLY 2-TIME WORLD CHAMP, LANKY BOXER, O, 30-6-1, 16 KOs
115: #2 SATOSHI IIDA, TALL, CROWD-PLEASING BOXER IN NAGOYA, L, 22-1-1, 16KOs
#10 KEIJI YAMAGUCHI, TALL, FAST, LIGHT-PUNCHING, L, 21-2, 8KOs
118: #11 JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI, JAPAN'S MOST POPULAR BOY, FLAMBOYANT, O, 14-4-1,11KOs
126: #12 YUJI WATANABE, HARD-HITTER DESTROYED BY W.VAZQUEZ, O, 19-3, 17KOs
130: #11 TAKANORI HATAKEYAMA, FAST, BUSY, CROWD-PLEASER, O, 20-0-1, 16 KOs
#12 KOJI MATSUMOTO, 3-TIME JAPANESE CHAMP, BODY PUNCHER, L, 25-5-1, 14KOs
140: #11 HISAO ARAI, JAPANESE CHAMP

WBC
105: #1 ROCKY LIN, PREVIOUSLY DISPATCHED BY RICARDO LOPEZ IN JUST 2 ROUNDS
108: #5 SHIRO YAHIRO, AFOREMENTIONED
#10 HIDENOBU HONDA, AFOREMENTIONED
112: CHAMP YURI ARBACHAKOV, JAPAN-BASED RUSSIAN HARD-PUNCHER, O, 23-0, 16KOs
115: #5 KEIJI YAMAGUCHI, AFOREMENTIONED
118: #2 JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI, WILL HAVE A SHOT AT WBC CHAMP SIRIMONGKOL, NOV. 22
126: #9 TAKASHI KOSHIMOTO, AFOREMENTIONED
130: #6 TAKANORI HATAKEYAMA, AFOREMENTIONED
135: #3 HIROYUKI SAKAMOTO, HARD-PUNCHING BULL FIGHTER,DREW W/ JOHNSTON,O,27-2,20KOs
160: #9 KEVIN PALMER, JAPAN-BASED NEW YORKER, OPBF CHAMP, O, 15-0-2, 9KOs
190: #7 HISASHI TERAJI, TALL BOXER, OPBF CHAMP, O, 18-1-3, 11KOs

REMARKS: THE JBC DOES NOT AFFILIATE WITH ANY OTHER ORGAZINATIONS INCL. IBF THAN THE WBA & WBC.


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