Kyō Noguchi

Kyō Noguchi (June 14, 1939 – January 1, 2009) was a Japanese former professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese flyweight title and fighting for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title.^[1]

Kyō Noguchi
Born	(1939-06-14)June 14, 1939 Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Died	January 1, 2009(2009-01-01) (aged 69) Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	52
Wins	37
Wins by KO	6
Losses	10
Draws	5

Professional career

On April 28, 1961, Kyō Noguchi defeated Atsuto Fukumoto to win the Japanese flyweight championship and won the title by a decision.^[1] This made history as the first parent and son boxing champion in Japan because Susumu Noguchi was the Japanese welterweight champion. On May 30, 1962, Noguchi challenged Pone Kingpetch for the flyweight world championship, but Noguchi lost by unanimous decision.

On January 1, 2009, Kyō Noguchi died of heart failure at his home in Adachi, Tokyo.^[1]

Personal life

Osamu Noguchi the founder of Kickboxing was Kyō Noguchi's brother.^[2]

Professional boxing record

52 fights	37 wins	10 losses
By knockout	6	0
By decision	31	10
Draws	5

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
52	Loss	31–10-5	Seisaku Saito	RTD				Japanese Flyweight title
51	Loss	31–9-5	Ray Min Chan	PTS
50	Loss	31–8-5	Seisaku Saito	PTS
49	Win	31–8-4	Narongrit Jalengkabo	KO
48	Loss	30–8-4	Pone Kingpetch	UD	15	May 30, 1962	Kokugikan, Japan	Fought for NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
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3	Win		Seito Nishihara		3-0	1955-08-13
2	Win		Fujio Otake	KO	2-0	1955-08-02
1	Win		Shinji Miwa	KO	1-0	1955-06-14