Katsushige Kawashima

Japanese boxer
Katsushige Kawashima
Born
Katsushige Kawashima

(1974-10-06) October 6, 1974 (age 49)
Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
NationalityJapan Japanese
Statistics
Weight(s)Super flyweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins32
Wins by KO21
Losses7

Katsushige Kawashima (川嶋勝重, Kawashima Katsushige, born October 6, 1974, in Ichihara, Chiba) is a Japanese retired professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight division. He is a former WBC and lineal super flyweight champion.

Biography

Kawashima joined the boxing gym of former WBC and WBA minimumweight champion Hideyuki Ohashi in 1995, and made his professional debut on February 20, 1997, with a 2nd round knockout victory. He lost a 6-round decision in only his 6th professional fight, but steadily compiled wins to challenge Jesse Maca for the OPBF super flyweight title on December 11, 2000. The bout resulted in a 12-round unanimous decision loss for Kawashima.

Kawashima first entered the WBC rankings in 2001 with a 10-round decision victory over former WBA super flyweight champion Yokthai Sithoar. He challenged the Japanese super flyweight title the following year, and won his first title by split decision over 10 rounds. He defended the title once before returning it.

On June 23, 2003, Kawashima got his first shot at a world title against WBC and lineal super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama, but lost by unanimous decision over 12 rounds. He challenged Tokuyama for the second time a year later on June 28, 2004, and scored a surprising 1st round knockout only 1 minute and 47 seconds into the bout to win the super flyweight crown.[1] Tokuyama had defended the title 9 times before this loss.

Kawashima scored three knockdowns en route to a unanimous decision victory in his first world title defense on September 20, 2004. On January 3, 2005, he fought undefeated Jose Navarro for his second defense, and won a controversial split decision to retain his title. One judge had scored 11 of 12 rounds in favor of Navarro, while the other two scored it closely in favor of Kawashima, who was cut over both eyes for most of the fight.[2]

Kawashima met Masamori Tokuyama for the third time on July 18, 2005, for his third defense of the world title. Kawashima managed to knockdown Tokuyama in the 12th round, but was unable to mount a consistent offense for the rest of the fight as Tokuyama regained his title by unanimous decision.

On September 18, 2006, Kawashima fought Cristian Mijares for the WBC super flyweight interim title. He managed to knock down his opponent in the 2nd round, but lost a close split decision where two judges scored the fight for Mijares by only one point (114-113), and the other judge scored the fight for Kawashima also by one point. He announced his retirement shortly afterwards, but retracted it on October 19, 2006, when a rematch was organized against Mijares, who had recently been promoted to the regular champion after the retirement of Masamori Tokuyama. The rematch was held on January 3, 2007, and Kawashima lost by technical knockout in the tenth round after suffering a knockdown which was regarded as a slip by the referee. This was the first time Kawashima had been knocked out in his entire career.

Kawashima announced his retirement for the second time after the second loss to Mijares, but returned to the ring with a 3rd round knockout win on June 4, 2007. He challenged WBA super flyweight champion Alexander Muñoz as the 7th ranked contender to the title on January 14, 2008, but lost a unanimous decision where he was almost knocked out in the 11th round. He announced his retirement for the third time after the fight. His professional record was 32-7-0 (21KOs).



Professional boxing record

39 fights 32 wins 7 losses
By knockout 21 1
By decision 11 6
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round(s),
time 		Date Age Location Notes
39 Loss 32–7 Alexander Muñoz UD 12 Jan 14, 2008 33 years, 100 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan For WBA super flyweight title
38 Win 32–6 Adi Wiguna UD 10 Sep 5, 2007 32 years, 334 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan
37 Win 31–6 Jae Sung Myung KO 3 (8), 1:39 Jun 4, 2007 32 years, 241 days Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan
36 Loss 30–6 Cristian Mijares TKO 10 (12), 1:05 Jan 3, 2007 32 years, 89 days Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan For WBC super flyweight title
35 Loss 30–5 Cristian Mijares SD 12 Sep 18, 2006 31 years, 347 days Pacifico, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan For WBC interim super flyweight title
34 Win 30–4 Jae Choon Moon TKO 8 (10), 2:22 Apr 3, 2006 31 years, 179 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
33 Win 29–4 Petchklongphai Sor Thantip TKO 5 (10), 2:21 Jan 9, 2006 31 years, 95 days Pacifico, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
32 Loss 28–4 Masamori Tokuyama UD 12 Jul 18, 2005 30 years, 285 days Central Gym, Osaka, Osaka, Japan Lost WBC super flyweight title
31 Win 28–3 José Navarro SD 12 Jan 3, 2005 30 years, 89 days Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC super flyweight title
30 Win 27–3 Raul Juarez UD 12 Sep 20, 2004 29 years, 350 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Retained WBC super flyweight title
29 Win 26–3 Masamori Tokuyama TKO 1 (12), 1:47 Jun 28, 2004 29 years, 266 days Arena, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Won WBC super flyweight title
28 Win 25–3 Den Sithnaruepol KO 2 (10), 1:23 Jan 15, 2004 29 years, 101 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
27 Win 24–3 Ho Sub Noh UD 10 Oct 18, 2003 29 years, 12 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
26 Loss 23–3 Masamori Tokuyama UD 12 Jun 23, 2003 28 years, 260 days Arena, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan For WBC super flyweight title
25 Win 23–2 Sakmongkol Singmanasak KO 2 (10), 2:26 Dec 18, 2002 28 years, 73 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
24 Win 22–2 Yasutomo Yuki TKO 5 (10), 2:34 Jul 30, 2002 27 years, 297 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese super flyweight title
23 Win 21–2 Shingo Sasaki SD 10 Apr 20, 2002 27 years, 196 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese super flyweight title
22 Win 20–2 Singhdam Kiatwisak KO 4 (10), 2:04 Dec 4, 2001 27 years, 59 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
21 Win 19–2 Yokthai Sithoar UD 10 Aug 27, 2001 26 years, 325 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
20 Win 18–2 Phonthep Satburanasin TKO 2 (10), 2:22 Mar 27, 2001 26 years, 172 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
19 Loss 17–2 Jess Maca UD 12 Dec 11, 2000 26 years, 66 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan For OPBF bantamweight title
18 Win 17–1 Arashi Yanagawa TKO 7 (10), 2:50 Oct 19, 2000 26 years, 13 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
17 Win 16–1 Yuji Nagai UD 10 Jun 27, 2000 25 years, 265 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
16 Win 15–1 Sann Sithnarupol KO 2 (10), 0:49 Mar 23, 2000 25 years, 169 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
15 Win 14–1 Edwin Gastador KO 3 (8) Nov 2, 1999 25 years, 27 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
14 Win 13–1 Rolando Dusaran KO 4 (10), 1:41 Aug 3, 1999 24 years, 301 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 12–1 Napa Kiatwanchai RTD 5 (10), 3:00 Apr 28, 1999 24 years, 204 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
12 Win 11–1 Jang Bok Kim UD 8 Jan 30, 1999 24 years, 116 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
11 Win 10–1 Masahide Kaneda TKO 6 (6), 1:49 Oct 23, 1998 24 years, 17 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win 9–1 Yoshikazu Matsushita PTS 5 Jul 16, 1998 23 years, 283 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
9 Win 8–1 Tsukasa Kimura KO 3 (5), 2:39 Jun 22, 1998 23 years, 259 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 7–1 Naoki Kamata TKO 3 (5), 2:40 May 8, 1998 23 years, 214 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7 Win 6–1 Kenji Sasaki KO 1 (6), 2:39 Mar 24, 1998 23 years, 169 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Loss 5–1 Hiroshi Nakano PTS 6 Dec 20, 1997 23 years, 75 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 5–0 Hitoshi Takahashi PTS 6 Nov 8, 1997 23 years, 33 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Shigeru Morimoto KO 4 (4), 0:51 Sep 30, 1997 22 years, 359 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Shohei Kume PTS 4 Aug 4, 1997 22 years, 302 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Nobuhiko Yoshida KO 2 (4), 1:45 May 30, 1997 22 years, 236 days Sogo Department Store, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Shinobu Hiraga KO 2 (4), 1:10 Feb 20, 1997 22 years, 137 days Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

  1. ^ "Katsushige Kawashima - Lineal Jr. Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ Katsushige Kawashima vs. Jose Navarro - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia

External links

  • Boxing record for Katsushige Kawashima from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Katsushige Kawashima - CBZ Profile
Achievements
Preceded by WBC super flyweight champion
June 28, 2004–July 18, 2005 		Succeeded by
Lineal super flyweight champion
June 28, 2004–July 18, 2005