Nobuhiro Ishida
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is a professional boxer from Japan. He resides in Los Angeles
.
and moved to Neyagawa, Osaka
soon after. He began boxing at the Osaka Teiken Boxing Gym
at the sixth grade of elementary school. When Ishida was a high school freshman, he fought in the flyweight
division at 176 centimeters tall, as an in-fighter. He won the national high school invitational tournament in the lightweight
division in 1993.
After graduating from Kinki University
, Ishida gained another amateur title in the light middleweight
in 1998, and had an amateur record of 101–15 (50 KOs). Ishida worked for the child welfare for two years and two months, and obtained a qualification related to the social welfare in those days.
On March 1, 2001 he fought against Kook-Yul Song from South Korea
to challenge his OPBF
super welterweight title, and he won by major decision during the eleventh round because the bout was stopped as Ishida's right eye was injured after the accidental headbutt
. He managed to get his first title in his 6th match.
On May 13, 2001 he fought against Seiji Takechi the interim champion to unify his OPBF title, but he lost by a unanimous decision at the twelfth round and lost his title. This was his first lose in professional career.
On September 24, 2001 he fought against Joya Kawai the Japanese national champion at Super welterweight to get his title, but he lost by a unanimous decision at the twelfth round.
On December 2, 2006 he also captured the Japanese super welterweight title. Ishida has often trained under the guidance of Rudy Hernandez at the Maywood Boxing Club in Maywood, California
, United States
.
Ishida won the interim
of WBA
super welterweight title against Venezuelan Marco Antonio Avendaño in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on August 30, 2009. In the first defense of that title on December 29, 2009 he knocked down Colombian Oney Valdez at the tenth round and defeated him by a unanimous decision again, at the same venue.
On October 9, 2010 Ishida fought the Mexican
Rigoberto Álvarez
for the vacant WBA World super welterweight championship as his first expedition match in Tepic
, Nayarit
, Mexico
. He could not win the world title, and lost his interim title via a split decision. After this defeat, Ishida signed a management contract with Green-Tsuda Boxing Club and a promotional contract with Mexico's Canelo Promotions under the supervision of Edison Reynoso who handled the previous fight, for the forthcoming bouts.
whose record was 27–0 (24 KOs) in the first round of an eight-round middleweight
bout at the MGM Grand Las Vegas
on April 9, 2011. After that upset, Reynoso announced he has a big plan for Ishida.
Sampson Lewkowicz, the adviser of Sergio Gabriel Martínez
, made an offer to Ishida as one of the possible opponents for Martínez. Ishida was once scheduled to fight Paul Williams
at a maximum weight of 155 pounds on July 9, 2011, at the Boardwalk Hall
in Atlantic City, New Jersey
. However that was canceled.
Currently Ishida is co-promoted by Canelo Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions
, and co-trained by Rudy Hernandez and Daisuke Okabe. He has been training in Los Angeles from July, 2011. He is scheduled to serve as Saúl Álvarez
's sparring partner in his training camp in Mexico from November 2011. He won by TKO in the first round against late substitute opponent Edson Espinoza on November 26, 2011, improving his record to 24-6 (9 KO's).
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Amateur career
Ishida was born in Tamana District, KumamotoTamana District, Kumamoto
is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the Tamana merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 47,029 and the density of 222 persons per square kilometer...
and moved to Neyagawa, Osaka
Neyagawa, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 238,549 and the density of 9,650 persons per km². The total area is 24.73 km².The city was founded on May 3, 1951....
soon after. He began boxing at the Osaka Teiken Boxing Gym
Teiken Boxing Gym
in Tokyo, a Japan's traditional boxing club whose genesis dates back to 1926, manages professional boxers as a member of the , a subsidiary body of . Currently located in Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, its president is the International Boxing Hall of Famer , the representative is , and the long-time female...
at the sixth grade of elementary school. When Ishida was a high school freshman, he fought in the flyweight
Flyweight
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...
division at 176 centimeters tall, as an in-fighter. He won the national high school invitational tournament in the lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
division in 1993.
After graduating from Kinki University
Kinki University
, or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan with campuses in five other locations: Nara, Nara; Ōsakasayama, Osaka; Uchita, Wakayama; Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima; and Iizuka, Fukuoka....
, Ishida gained another amateur title in the light middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
in 1998, and had an amateur record of 101–15 (50 KOs). Ishida worked for the child welfare for two years and two months, and obtained a qualification related to the social welfare in those days.
Super Welterweight
Ishida turned professional in 1999, and made his debut on May 20, as a boxer managed by Kanazawa Boxing Gym. There he received Toshihiro Fujitani's guidance, until the end of 2010.On March 1, 2001 he fought against Kook-Yul Song from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
to challenge his OPBF
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region.-History:The OPBF was formed in 1954 by the Japanese, Korean, and Filipino boxing commissions...
super welterweight title, and he won by major decision during the eleventh round because the bout was stopped as Ishida's right eye was injured after the accidental headbutt
Headbutt
A headbutt is a strike with the head, typically involving the use of robust parts of the cranium as areas of impact. Effective headbutting revolves around striking a sensitive area with a less sensitive area, such as striking the nose of an opponent with the forehead...
. He managed to get his first title in his 6th match.
On May 13, 2001 he fought against Seiji Takechi the interim champion to unify his OPBF title, but he lost by a unanimous decision at the twelfth round and lost his title. This was his first lose in professional career.
On September 24, 2001 he fought against Joya Kawai the Japanese national champion at Super welterweight to get his title, but he lost by a unanimous decision at the twelfth round.
On December 2, 2006 he also captured the Japanese super welterweight title. Ishida has often trained under the guidance of Rudy Hernandez at the Maywood Boxing Club in Maywood, California
Maywood, California
Maywood is a small city in southeast Los Angeles County, California. At , Maywood is the third-smallest incorporated city in Los Angeles County....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Ishida won the interim
Interim championship
An interim championship is a temporary world championship that is awarded in all four major sanctioning bodies of professional boxing and in other combat sports, such as kickboxing and mixed martial arts.The IBF have no Interim Champions...
of 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...
super welterweight title against Venezuelan Marco Antonio Avendaño in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on August 30, 2009. In the first defense of that title on December 29, 2009 he knocked down Colombian Oney Valdez at the tenth round and defeated him by a unanimous decision again, at the same venue.
On October 9, 2010 Ishida fought the Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Rigoberto Álvarez
Rigoberto Álvarez
Rigoberto Álvarez Barragán , is a Mexican Boxer in the Light Middleweight division...
for the vacant WBA World super welterweight championship as his first expedition match in Tepic
Tepic
Tepic is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Nayarit.It is located in the central part of the state, at.It stands at an altitude above sea level of some 915 meters, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately 225 kilometers north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco....
, Nayarit
Nayarit
Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. He could not win the world title, and lost his interim title via a split decision. After this defeat, Ishida signed a management contract with Green-Tsuda Boxing Club and a promotional contract with Mexico's Canelo Promotions under the supervision of Edison Reynoso who handled the previous fight, for the forthcoming bouts.
Middleweight
Ishida moved up in weight division and knocked out previously undefeated up-and-comer James KirklandJames Kirkland (boxer)
James Derick Kirkland is an American professional boxer.Kirkland fights at light middleweight, and is the WBO NABO light middleweight title holder...
whose record was 27–0 (24 KOs) in the first round of an eight-round middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
bout at the MGM Grand Las Vegas
MGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
on April 9, 2011. After that upset, Reynoso announced he has a big plan for Ishida.
Sampson Lewkowicz, the adviser of Sergio Gabriel Martínez
Sergio Gabriel Martínez
Sergio Gabriel Martínez is an Argentine professional boxer and the current The Ring middleweight champion....
, made an offer to Ishida as one of the possible opponents for Martínez. Ishida was once scheduled to fight Paul Williams
Paul Williams (boxer)
Paul Williams is an American boxer and is the former two-time WBO welterweight champion.With a height of six-feet-one inch, Paul is considered extremely tall for the three divisions he campaigns in: Welterweight, Jr...
at a maximum weight of 155 pounds on July 9, 2011, at the Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is an arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States...
in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
. However that was canceled.
Currently Ishida is co-promoted by Canelo Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions
Golden Boy Promotions
Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is a combat sport promotional firm started by former boxer six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya...
, and co-trained by Rudy Hernandez and Daisuke Okabe. He has been training in Los Angeles from July, 2011. He is scheduled to serve as Saúl Álvarez
Saul Alvarez
Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion...
's sparring partner in his training camp in Mexico from November 2011. He won by TKO in the first round against late substitute opponent Edson Espinoza on November 26, 2011, improving his record to 24-6 (9 KO's).
Professional record
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Titles
- Amateur
- The 4th National High schoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
Boxing Invitational Championships LightweightLightweightLight-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
Tournament Winner - The 50th All Japan Citizen Boxing Championships Light middleweightLight middleweightLight Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
Winner
- The 4th National High school
- Professional
- The 2nd B:Tight! Super welterweight Tournament Winner
- The 22nd OPBFOriental and Pacific Boxing FederationThe Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region.-History:The OPBF was formed in 1954 by the Japanese, Korean, and Filipino boxing commissions...
Super welterweight Champion (Defense: 0） - The 28th Japanese Super welterweight champion （Defenses: 2）
- WBAWorld Boxing AssociationThe 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...
World Super welterweight Interim Champion (Defense: 1）