Katsuya Onizuka - Highlights & Knockouts (haNZAgod)

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Born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Onizuka is a former professional boxer who competed in the Super Flyweight division and captured the WBA title. Onizuka was an extremely popular boxer in Japan, creating a boxing boom in Japan during the early 1990s along with Joichiro Tatsuyoshi. Onizuka quickly built up his pro record and won the Japanese Super Flweight title in October, 1990, which he defended three times before moving on to challenge the world title. His first world title match came in April, 1992, fighting Thanomsak Sithbaobay for the WBA Super Flyweight title, which had been vacated by legendary Thai boxer Khaosai Galaxy. Onizuka won a close 12-round decision, the first of the series of controversial wins in his career. Akinobu Hiranaka also won the WBA Super Lightweight title in Mexico the same day. He defended his title for the first time on September 11, 1992, winning by TKO in the 5th round and then made a further 4 successful defences including a rematch with Thanomsak Sithbaobay before losing his title by TKO to Lee Hyung-Chul in 1994. Onizuka retired with a record of 24-1 with 17 knockouts.

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