Akira Yaegashi
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese professional boxer who is the current WBA
minimumweight
champion.
Yaegashi captured the WBA minimumweight title in his second world title shot against Thai
's Pornsawan Porpramook
via a tenth round technical knockout at the Korakuen Hall
in Tokyo
on October 24, 2011.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professional boxer who is the current WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
minimumweight
Minimumweight
Minimumweight is a weight class division in combat sports. The most notable of which is in professional boxing where boxers may weigh no more than . This is a relatively new weight category for professionals, first inaugurated by the major boxing sanctioning bodies between 1987 and 1990...
champion.
Yaegashi captured the WBA minimumweight title in his second world title shot against Thai
Thai
When used as an adjective, Thai refers to anything that originates from Thailand. As a noun it may refer to:* Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand* Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand...
's Pornsawan Porpramook
Pornsawan Porpramook
Pornsawan Porpramook is a Thai professional boxer in the minimumweight division and is a former World Boxing Association strawweight champion. Pornsawan has been also rated in the top ten by Ring Magazine at minimumweight until as of October 2011....
via a tenth round technical knockout at the Korakuen Hall
Korakuen Hall
is an arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted many boxing, professional wrestling and mixed martial arts matches. Part of Tokyo Dome City, it is one of Tokyo's biggest attractions. It opened on April 16, 1962 and has a capacity of approximately 1,800 people. The venue hosted the boxing...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
on October 24, 2011.