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Kenji YONEKURA

Bantamweight

Male
Japan, Tokyo
Born: May 25, 1934, Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan
Died: April 20, 2023, Tokyo, Japan

as an amateur:



1956 Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games flyweight quarter-finals



No amateur results

 

Professional record

 
1958
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ June 27Shichiro KimuraTokyo, JapanTKO 4
+ Aug. 19Masakazu OtsukaTokyo, JapanW 8
- Nov. 11 Sadao YaoitaTokyo, JapanL 10
Japanese Flyweight Title
+ Dec. 23Mitsuharu IkedaTokyo, JapanW 8
 
1959
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 4Atsuto FukumotoTokyo, JapanW 10
vacant Japanese Flyweight Title
- Feb. 18 Pascual PerezTokyo, JapanL 10
- Aug. 10 Pascual PerezTokyo, JapanL 15
World Flyweight Title
+ Oct. 26Takeo SuzukiTokyo, JapanW 8
+ Dec. 2Kozo NagataTokyo, JapanW 10
 
1960
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 6 Leo EspinosaTokyo, JapanW 12
OPBF Bantamweight Title
- May 23 Jose BecerraTokyo, JapanL 15
World Bantamweight Title
= Aug. 4 Leo EspinosaTokyo, JapanDraw 12
OPBF Bantamweight Title
- Oct. 3 Eduardo GuerreroTijuana, Mexico L 10
 
1961
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Apr. 24Chaidej NaraimaharajTokyo, JapanW 12
OPBF Bantamweight Title
- June 5 Ignacio PinaTijuana, Mexico KO by 9
- July 3 Eloy SanchezTijuana, Mexico L 10
- July 22Jorge Baby SalazarMexico City, Mexico TKO by 8
+ Oct. 1 Johnny JamitoNagoya, Japan W 12
OPBF Bantamweight Title
+ Dec. 18Masao OgawaTokyo, JapanW 10
 
1962
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 18Marcing DavidKitakyushu, Japan W 12
OPBF Bantamweight Title
+ Apr. 19Baby EspinosaTokyo, JapanW 10
+ May 14Gene AragonTokyo, JapanW 10
- June 28Edmundo EsparzaTokyo, JapanTKO by 6
- Oct. 29 Katsutoshi AokiTokyo, JapanL 12
OPBF Bantamweight Title

 

Summary

Total bouts: 24, Won: 13 (1 inside the limit), Lost: 10 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0, ND: 0