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Featherweight. Asian Championships. 2022 Amman. Featherweight. Sena Irie (入江 聖奈, Irie Sena, born 9 October 2000)[ 2] is a Japanese retired [ 3] amateur boxer who won a gold medal in the inaugural women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [ 4] She became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
Miyo Yoshida吉田実代. Miyo Yoshida (吉田実代, Yoshida Miyo, born 12 April 1988) is a Japanese professional boxer. She holds the IBF bantamweight title since 2023 and twice held the WBO junior-bantamweight title from 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
Emiko Raika (来家 恵美子, born January 24, 1975, in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese female professional boxer and mixed martial artist.. Although more Japanese women have taken up traditionally male sports such as karate, kickboxing and wrestling in recent years, many in Japan still believe that women should not box, because of the injury risk.
In 1876, the first women's boxing match was held in the United States. In this match Nell Saunders defeated Rose Harland. Her prize was a silver butter dish. [ 120] Women's boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1904, in St. Louis.
Draws. 4. Nao Ikeyama (born 18 September 1969 [1]) is a Japanese boxer who held the WBO atomweight title from 17 May 2014 until 29 July 2018. She made her professional debut on 30 November 2003, where she defeated Satoko Kamimura by unanimous decision. [2] Ikeyama made six successful title defenses for her belt, with her sixth title defense ...
Kun Khmer is administered in Cambodia by the Cambodian Boxing Federation (CBF), formerly the Cambodian Amateur Boxing Federation (CABF), which was established in 2023. All referees, judges, and fighters must be licensed by the CABF. Television stations which hold Khmer boxing tournaments do so under the supervision of the CBF.
The history of boxing in Japan began in 1854 when Matthew Perry landed at Shimoda, Shizuoka soon after the Convention of Kanagawa. At that time, American sailors often engaged in sparring matches on board their ships, with their fists wrapped in thin leather. It was the first example of boxing conveyed to Japan.
Naoko Kumagai (born 8 August 1971) is a Japanese female kickboxer and 3-time World Champion in three different weight classes. [1] She also had two amateur boxing matches with Russian Elena Karpachova, and one pro boxing match. [2] Kumagai is known for her knockout punch and high KO percentage. Her kickboxing record is 31 wins (27 KO), 4 losses ...