Hiroshi Kawashima boxer

Hiroshi Kawashima boxer
bouts
24
won
20
lost
3
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
super flyweight
Debut
1988-08-02
Height
5′ 5″/165cm
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1970-03-27
Death
-
Nationality
Japan

Hiroshi Kawashima (Japanese: 川島 郭志; born March 27, 1970) is a former professional boxer. He defended the WBC super flyweight title six times.Kawashima began boxing from an early age under the guidance of his father. His older brother, Shinobu Kawashima, also became a professional boxer, and would later challenge the IBF flyweight title.Kawashima won the national high school boxing tournament in his senior year, defeating future world champion Katsuya Onizuka in the semi-finals. He moved to Tokyo after graduating from high school, and made his professional debut in August, 1988.Kawashima did not make an ideal start to his career, recording two knockout losses in his first six professional fights. These losses convinced him to improve his defensive skills to cover up for his weak chin, and he became one of the most elusive Japanese boxers ever. He broke his left hand in January 1991 which put him into inactivity for over a year, but he won the Japanese super flyweight title in July 1992 which he defended three times before vacating.On May 4, 1994, Kawashima challenged WBC and lineal super flyweight champion Jose Luis Bueno, and won by 12 round unanimous decision to become the new world champion. He defeated future IBF champion Carlos Gabriel Salazar in his first defense, and went on to defend his title a total six times.On February 20, 1997, he faced Gerry Penalosa for his seventh defense, and lost by 12-round split decision. He was forced into retirement after this fight when doctors discovered he had suffered a torn retina. His record was 20-3-1 (14KOs).

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1997-02-20 Gerry Penalosa WWWWWW Kokugikan LOST
Split-decision
1996-10-12 Domingo Sosa WLLLWW Kokugikan WIN
Technical knockout
1996-04-27 Cecilio Espino WWWWLW Kokugikan WIN
Unanimous decision
1995-11-08 Boy Aruan WWWWWW Kokugikan WIN
Technical knockout
1995-05-24 Seung Koo Lee WWWLWW Bunka Gym, Yokohama WIN
Unanimous decision
1995-01-18 Jose Luis Bueno LWWWLW Bunka Gym, Yokohama WIN
Unanimous decision
1994-08-07 Carlos Gabriel Salazar WWLWWL Ariake Colosseum WIN
Unanimous decision
1994-05-04 Jose Luis Bueno DWLWWW Bunka Gym, Yokohama WIN
Unanimous decision
1993-10-05 Kap-Chul Choi WLWLLL WIN
KO
1993-04-06 Kenji Matsumura LWLWWL WIN
KO
1993-01-26 Tetsuya Akatsuki WWWLWW WIN
KO
1992-10-14 Tatsuya Sugi WLWWLW Kokugikan WIN
Technical knockout
1992-07-13 Hideki Koike WWWWWW WIN
Points
1992-02-11 Hak Myung Kim LLLL WIN
KO
1991-01-29 Allan Tanaka LLLLLL Korakuen Hall WIN
Technical knockout
1990-10-25 Sung-Kyu Kim LLLLLL Korakuen Hall WIN
Technical knockout
1990-04-27 Kazuma Saeki WLLWWL Korakuen Hall WIN
Technical knockout
1990-01-23 Chong-Pil Kim LL DRAW
Points
1989-07-01 Mitsuo Kawashima WWLLWL LOST
KO
1989-04-25 Tomoo Matsumoto WDLWLL Korakuen Hall WIN
KO
1988-12-21 Puma Toguchi WWW Korakuen Hall LOST
KO
1988-11-09 Yoshiki Kobayashi debut Korakuen Hall WIN
KO
1988-09-06 Shoji Akiyama LWL WIN
KO
1988-08-02 Seiya Watanabe L Korakuen Hall WIN
KO