Toshiyuki Igarashi

Toshiyuki Igarashi (五十嵐 俊幸, Igarashi Toshiyuki, born January 17, 1984 in Yurihonjō, Akita) is a Japanese boxer and a former WBC, The Ring and Lineal Flyweight World Champion.

Toshiyuki Igarashi
Statistics
Real name五十嵐俊幸
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 5 1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach67 1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Nationality Japanese
Born (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984
Yurihonjō,[1] Japan
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins23
Wins by KO12
Losses3
Draws3
No contests0

Amateur career

He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Ethiopia's Endalkachew Kebede (21:26). Igarashi replaced Nauman Karim as a lucky loser, the Pakistani fighter dropped out "due to technical reasons". Igarashi amassed an amateur record of 77 wins (16 KOs) 18 losses, and graduated from the Tokyo University of Agriculture.[2]

Professional career

After turning professional in 2006, he made his professional debut with a third-round knockout on August 13 of that year.[3] Fighting out of Teiken Boxing Gym in Tokyo under Yūichi Kasai's instruction, Igarashi gained the Japanese flyweight interim title via a split decision on August 2, 2008. Although Igarashi lost to the regular champion Tomonobu Shimizu four months later, he captured the vacated Japanese flyweight title by a third-round knockout on February 5, 2011.[4] He defended it once, until June of the same year.[5]

Igarashi defeated Mexico's Wilbert Uicab in the WBC flyweight title eliminator via a unanimous decision at the Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium on November 6, 2011.[6]

On July 16, 2012, Igarashi barely outpointed Sonny Boy Jaro via a split decision to win the WBC, The Ring and lineal flyweight titles in Kasukabe, Saitama.[7][8] He defended his both titles against previously undefeated Nestor Daniel Narvaes via a majority decision in Sendai, Miyagi on November 3 of that year.[9]

He fought former WBA minimumweight champion Akira Yaegashi in his second defense at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on April 8, 2013. Igarashi and his team had initially planned the fight against Edgar Sosa. However, when it turned out that it would not be signed, Igarashi made a direct appeal to his promoter for the fight against Yaegashi. Igarashi mentioned that while his championship belt would be at stake, Yaegashi's popularity and recognition also would be on the line for that fight. Igarashi has so far fought against Yaegashi four times (once in his high school days, and three times in his university years) and won every time.[10] Their trainers, Kasai (mentioned above) and Kōji Matsumoto (for Yaegashi) are high school alumni. Both are former OPBF champions and three-time world title challengers.[11] Igarashi lost to Yaegashi in a unanimous decision.[12]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
29 fights 23 wins 3 losses
By knockout 12 1
By decision 11 2
Draws 3
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Loss 23–3–3 Sho Kimura TKO 9 (12), 2:34 2017–12–31 Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo For WBO Flyweight title.
Draw 23–2–3 Miguel Cartagena TD 3 (10), 0:49 2017–04–01 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 23–2–2 Weerachai Taboonrueang TKO 2 (8), 0:43 2016–09–10 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 22–2–2 Joel Taduran UD 10 2016–05–07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Draw 21–2–2 Jonathan Francisco TD 5 (10), 1:52 2015–11–24 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 21–2–1 Renerio Arizala UD 10 2015–06–06 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 20–2–1 Efrain Perez TD 10 (10), 0:20 2015–02–07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 19–2–1 Renren Tesorio TD 9 (10), 1:03 2014–09–06 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win 18–2–1 Omar Soto KO 9 (10), 2:32 2013–09–07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Loss17–2–1 Akira Yaegashi UD 12 2013–04–08 Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo Lost WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
Win17–1–1 Nestor Narvaes MD 12 2012–11–03 Xebio Arena, Sendai, Miyagi Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
Win16–1–1 Sonny Boy Jaro SD 12 2012–07–16 Winghat, Kasukabe, Saitama Won WBC The Ring flyweight titles
Win15–1–1 Wilbert Uicab UD 12 2011–11–06 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Win14–1–1 Kenji Yoshida TD 8 (10) 1:14 2011–06–04 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Ret. Japanese Flyweight title.
Win13–1–1 Takayasu Kobayashi TKO 3 (10) 2:07 2011–02–05 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Won vacant Japanese Flyweight title.
Win12–1–1 Armando Santos UD 8 2010–11–06 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win11–1–1 Rexon Flores KO 1 (8) 1:46 2010–07–03 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win10–1–1 Abel Ochoa TKO 6 (8) 2:38 2010–03–06 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win9–1–1 Erick Diaz Siregar RTD 5 (8) 3:00 2009–11–07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win8–1–1 Yuchi Carryboy TKO 6 (8) 0:15 2009–07–04 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Loss7–1–1 Tomonobu Shimizu UD 10 2008–12–23 Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo For Japanese Flyweight title.
Win7–0–1 Tomoya Kaneshiro SD 10 2008–08–02 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Won interim Japanese Flyweight title.
Win6–0–1 Alex Buckie KO 6 (8) 1:30 2008–04–19 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Draw5–0–1 Naoto Saito MD 8 2007–12–01 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win5–0 Masatsugu Okada TKO 7 (8) 1:20 2007–08–04 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win4–0 Tomoaki Handa UD 6 2007–05–03 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo
Win3–0 Manachai Sithsaithong KO 1 (8) 1:29 2007–02–03 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Win2–0 Myung Jae-Sung TKO 6 (6) 0:19 2006–11–13 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Win1–0 Kim Yun-Woo KO 3 (6) 1:07 2006–08–12 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

See also

References
  1. "Profile" (in Japanese). Igarashi Toshiyuki Official Site. 2008. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  2. Hisao Adachi (May 29, 2011). "Igarashi vs Yoshida Clash on June 4 at Korakuen Hall". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  3. 五十嵐俊幸がデビュー戦勝利. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 12, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  4. Joe Koizumi (February 6, 2011). "Igarashi wins Japanese 112lb title". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  5. Joe Koizumi (June 5, 2011). "Igarashi keeps Japanese 112 belt". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  6. Joe Koizumi (November 6, 2011). "Igrashi wins WBC eliminator". Fightnews.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  7. "Toshiyuki Igarashi - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  8. "Igarashi wins RING flyweight title with split-decision victory over Jaro". The Ring. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  9. "Igarashi retains flyweight crown; Yamanaka knocks out Rojas". Fox News. November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  10. 五十嵐「有名になるため」八重樫は踏み台!…ＷＢＣ世界フライ級戦. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). January 24, 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  11. 東北出身の五十嵐と八重樫が因縁対決 (in Japanese). Daily Sports. January 24, 2013. p. 3. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  12. "Yaegashi outclasses Igarashi to nab WBC flyweight title". Japan Times. April 9, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
Achievements
Preceded by
Sonny Boy Jaro		 WBC flyweight champion
July 16, 2012 – April 8, 2013		 Succeeded by
Akira Yaegashi
The Ring flyweight champion
July 16, 2012 – April 8, 2013
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