Kuniaki Shibata boxer

Kuniaki Shibata boxer
bouts
56
won
47
lost
6
draw
3
Status
inactive
Division
super featherweight
Debut
1965-03-06
Height
5′ 4″/163cm
Reach
63½″/161cm
Age
-
Born
1947-03-29
Death
-
Nationality
Japan

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.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.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).

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1977-11-29 Al Espinosa WWLLLL Korakuen Hall WIN
Points
1976-10-12 Susumu Okabe LLDLWL Korakuen Hall WIN
Unanimous decision
1976-03-22 Tamio Negishi LWWWLW Akita City WIN
Unanimous decision
1975-07-05 Alfredo Escalera WLWLWD Kasamatsu Athletic Park Gym, Hitachinaka LOST
KO
1975-03-27 Ould Makloufi WWLWWW Kyuden Gym, Fukuoka WIN
Unanimous decision
1974-10-03 Ramiro Bolanos WWWWWW Nihon University Auditorium WIN
KO
1974-06-27 Antonio Amaya LWWLWD Nihon University Auditorium WIN
Majority decision
1974-02-28 Ricardo Arredondo WWLLWL Nihon University Auditorium WIN
Unanimous decision
1973-10-17 Ben Villaflor DWWLWW Honolulu International Center, Honolulu LOST
KO
1973-09-03 Nam Chul Chung WLL Hitachi WIN
KO
1973-06-19 Victor Federico Echegaray WWWDDW Nihon University Auditorium WIN
Unanimous decision
1973-03-12 Ben Villaflor WWWDWW Honolulu International Center, Honolulu WIN
Unanimous decision
1973-02-03 Kimio Shindo WWLLLL Sendai WIN
KO
1972-10-07 Andries Steyn WWWWLW Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg LOST
Points
1972-07-11 Bert Nabalatan WWWWWW Honolulu International Center, Honolulu WIN
Unanimous decision
1972-05-19 Clemente Sanchez WWWWWW Nihon University Auditorium LOST
KO
1971-11-11 Ernesto Marcel WWWWWW Ehime Rugby Stadium, Matsuyama DRAW
Split-decision
1971-08-01 Hyun Kim LWDWWL Nagoya WIN
Unanimous decision
1971-06-03 Raul Cruz WWLDWW Metropolitan Gym WIN
KO
1971-03-07 Vicente Garcia WLLLDL Hitachi WIN
Points
1970-12-11 Vicente Saldivar WWWWWW Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana WIN
Corner retirement
1970-09-09 Hyun Kim WWLDWW WIN
Unanimous decision
1970-07-08 Jose Acosta WLWWWL Korakuen Hall DRAW
Points
1970-04-15 Yasuo Sakurai WWDLWW WIN
KO
1970-02-04 Felipe Torres WLWLLW WIN
Unanimous decision
1969-10-22 Flash Besande WWLWLL Osaka WIN
KO
1969-09-10 Fernando Sotelo LWLWWL WIN
KO
1969-06-11 Yoshio Ando WWWWLL WIN
KO
1969-04-28 Kid Barrios WWW WIN
KO
1969-03-24 Koji Ikeda WWWWWL WIN
Points
1969-01-15 Hubert Kang LWWLWW LOST
KO
1968-10-23 Orlando Medina LLWWWL Korakuen Hall WIN
Unanimous decision
1968-08-14 Toshiharu Mori WLWLLL DRAW
1968-07-03 Beto Maldonado WLWLWW Korakuen Hall WIN
Points
1968-03-27 Dwight Hawkins WDWWWW Korakuen Hall LOST
KO
1968-03-01 Ramiro Nides LLWLLW Recreation Center, Agana WIN
Points
1968-01-31 Tiny Palacio WDLDLW WIN
KO
1967-12-27 Soo Bok Kwon LLL WIN
KO
1967-12-05 Chang Bok Lee DLLL Hitachi WIN
KO
1967-11-15 Chang Soo Yun LLL Gifu WIN
Corner retirement
1967-09-20 Roy Amolong WLWLLL WIN
Unanimous decision
1967-08-09 Roberto Andrade WWLWDW Korakuen Hall WIN
KO
1967-07-05 Katsutoshi Aoki LWLLWL WIN
KO
1967-03-05 Hyun Kim WLWDWW WIN
Points
1967-02-12 Hiroshi Miyata WDLL WIN
KO
1967-01-15 Alberto Reyes WWWWWD WIN
Points
1966-12-11 Kenji Fuse LLL WIN
KO
1966-10-23 Atsushi Gunji WLLDLL WIN
KO
1966-01-31 Masachika Tokutome debut Osaka WIN
KO
1965-12-20 Takao Suzuki debut WIN
KO
1965-11-01 Toshihiko Nojiri debut WIN
Points
1965-09-27 Yoshinobu Yokoyama debut WIN
KO
1965-09-02 Masaru Miyazaki WL WIN
Points
1965-07-28 Norio Sugimoto L WIN
KO
1965-04-05 Hitoshi Yoshino debut WIN
KO
1965-03-06 Seiichi Iizuka debut WIN
KO