Jump to content

Takuya Muguruma (boxer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Takuya Muguruma
六車 卓也
Born (1961-01-16) 16 January 1961 (age 63)
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesEndless Fighter
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5+12 in (166 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins26
Wins by KO20
Losses3
Draws2

Takuya Muguruma (六車 卓也, Muguruma Takuya, born January 16, 1961) is a retired Japanese boxer who is a former WBA bantamweight champion. He is an alumnus of the Kinki University.[1]

Muguruma became interested in boxing at the age of a junior high school student. In high school, he belonged to the rugby club. As Muguruma was a slow runner, he was a substitute player there. He began boxing at Osaka Teiken Boxing Gym after entering the University.[1]

Professional career

[edit]

Muguruma turned professional with an amateur record of 2–1 (1 KO),[1][2] and made his debut with a second-round knockout victory on April 9, 1981. He won the annual Japanese boxing series, All-Japan Rookie King Tournament in the featherweight division in February 1982. He went down a weight division to capture the Japanese super bantamweight title in November 1983, and defended that title seven times in total before returning it.

Muguruma dropped down one more weight class for the scheduled fight against Bernardo Piñango for the WBA bantamweight title. However, as Piñango gave up the title, Muguruma won over Panama's Azael Moran via a fifth-round knockout after flooring him twice, to capture the vacant WBA bantamweight title in Moriguchi, Osaka on March 29, 1987.[3][4]

In his first defense against Chan Young Park in Moriguchi on May 24 of that year, Muguruma was knocked down from an accidental head butt in the third round. Although Muguruma was given a two-minute rest,[4] he could not recover from the damage until he was stopped in the eleventh round.[1]

In September of the same year, Muguruma was tied on points with Wilfredo Vázquez in the fight for the WBA bantamweight title at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.[5] Muguruma moved back a weight class to fight against Juan José Estrada for the WBA super bantamweight title in Moriguchi in October 1988. However he suffered an eleventh round stoppage with the towel thrown in, after being floored in the fourth and eleventh rounds, and hung up his gloves.[6]

Professional boxing record

[edit]
31 fights 26 wins 3 losses
By knockout 20 2
By decision 6 1
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
31 Loss 26–3–2 Juan José Estrada TKO 11 (12) 1988-10-16 City Gymnasium, Moriguchi, Japan For WBA super bantamweight title
30 Draw 26–2–2 Wilfredo Vázquez SD 12 (12) 1988-01-17 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan For WBA bantamweight title
29 Win 26–2–1 Tom Ramos KO 7 (10) 1987-09-09 Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, Japan
28 Loss 25–2–1 Park Chan-yong TKO 11 (15) 1987-05-24 City Gymnasium, Moriguchi, Japan Lost WBA bantamweight title
27 Win 25–1–1 Azael Moran KO 5 (15) 1987-03-29 City Gymnasium, Moriguchi, Japan Won WBA bantamweight title
26 Win 24–1–1 Kyu Chan Jo KO 5 (10) 1986-12-03 Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan
25 Win 23–1–1 Youn Kap Choi KO 2 (12) 1986-08-21 Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, Japan
24 Win 22–1–1 Sam Yong Kim KO 3 (10) 1986-03-30 Sports Centre, Itami, Japan
23 Win 21–1–1 Kazuo Osamu TKO 5 (10) 1986-02-06 Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan Retained Japanese super bantamweight title
22 Win 20–1–1 Satoshi Okuma KO 2 (10) 1985-10-29 Koshigaoka Park Gymnasium, Otsu, Japan Retained Japanese super bantamweight title
21 Win 19–1–1 Satoshi Koguchi TKO 5 (10) 1985-06-24 Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, Japan Retained Japanese super bantamweight title
20 Loss 18–1–1 Youn Kap Choi SD 12 (12) 1985-03-09 Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea For vacant OPBF super bantamweight title
19 Draw 18–0–1 Eiji Oyama SD 10 (10) 1984-12-04 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan Retained Japanese super bantamweight title
18 Win 18–0 Masahide Ikehara KO 4 (10) 1984-09-15 Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, Japan Retained Japanese super bantamweight title
17 Win 17–0 Keiji Kawamura PTS 10 (10) 1984-06-12 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese super bantamweight title
16 Win 16–0 Kaoru Yoshioka KO 3 (10) 1984-03-15 Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan Retained Japanese super bantamweight title
15 Win 15–0 Hiroyuki Iwamoto RTD 4 (10) 1983-11-28 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese super bantamweight title
14 Win 14–0 Shogo Tabata KO 1 (10) 1983-09-08 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
13 Win 13–0 Kazumi Sato KO 4 (10) 1983-05-17 Prefectural Gymnasium, Kochi, Japan
12 Win 12–0 Fusao Imai KO 4 (10) 1983-04-08 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win 11–0 Masataka Katayama KO 2 (8) 1983-02-24 Municipal Gym, Tsu, Japan
10 Win 10–0 Kenzo Takasugi KO 6 (10) 1983-01-24 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
9 Win 9–0 Masayoshi Kashiwakura UD 8 (8) 1982-10-01 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 8–0 Sumihiro Suda KO 1 (8) 1982-08-24 Prefectural Gymnasium, Kochi, Japan
7 Win 7–0 Kenzo Takasugi PTS 6 (6) 1982-06-19 City Gymnasium, Iizuka, Japan
6 Win 6–0 Mitsuru Sugiya SD 6 (6) 1982-02-15 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
5 Win 5–0 Jun Yamaguchi KO 4 (4) 1981-12-07 Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Tadashi Kawano PTS 4 (4) 1981-09-12 Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Wolf Yoshizaki KO 1 (4) 1981-06-21 Cultural Hall, Izumi, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Akimitsu Haruyama PTS 4 (4) 1981-05-28 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Kenji Miyagi KO 2 (4) 1981-04-09 Prefectural Gymnasium, Wakayama, Japan

Post retirement

[edit]

Subsequently, he joined Mizuno Corporation. From 2008, he was responsible for the production of the focus mitt.[7]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Naoki Fukuda (January 15, 2000). "六車卓也〜あくなき前進のエンドレス・ファイター〜". In Boxing Magazine editorial department (ed.). The Glorious Moments 究極の栄光・世界チャンピオン名鑑 – 日本ボクシング史に輝く41人の男たち. B.B.mook; 117, sports series; No.72 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-4-583-61076-4.
  2. ^ Baseball Magazine Sha 2002, p. 298.
  3. ^ AP (March 30, 1987). "Results Plus". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Baseball Magazine Sha 2002, p. 161.
  5. ^ Baseball Magazine Sha 2002, p. 162.
  6. ^ Baseball Magazine Sha 2002, p. 175.
  7. ^ Hideki Muroya (June 18, 2011). お前の拳 しびれるぜ ボクサーの一撃(大阪市). Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2011.

Bibliography

[edit]
  • Boxing Magazine editorial department, ed. (May 31, 2002). 日本プロボクシング史 世界タイトルマッチで見る50年 (Japan Pro Boxing History – 50 Years of World Title Bouts) (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. pp. 161–162, 175, 298. ISBN 978-4-583-03695-3.
[edit]
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Hiroyuki Iwamoto
Japanese
super bantamweight champion

November 28, 1983 – 1986
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Mark Horikoshi
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Bernardo Piñango
WBA bantamweight champion
March 29, 1987 – May 24, 1987
Succeeded by