is a Japanese

Japan

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 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...

 super flyweight

Super flyweight

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 champion in recess. He is an alumnus of the Tokyo University of Agriculture

Tokyo University of Agriculture

The , abbreviated as Nodai or Tokyo nodai , is a private university which treats agriculture in Japan.The campus is in three places, Setagaya, Atsugi, and Okhotsk .- Outline :...

.

Biography

Shimizu had an amateur record of 68–10 (25 KOs). He turned to professional and made his debut in March 2004. He is managed by Kentarō Kaneko's Kaneko Boxing Gym and trained under Kenji Kaneko's guidance.

In April 2007, Shimizu lost to Pongsaklek Wonjongkam

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is a professional southpaw boxer in the flyweight division. His record is 83-3-1 . He is the WBC Flyweight Champion, as well as The Ring World Flyweight Champion...

 in the WBC

World Boxing Council

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 flyweight

Flyweight

Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...

 championship in Sara Buri

Saraburi Province

Saraburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Lopburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Nayok, Pathum Thani and Ayutthaya. Saraburi has been an important town since ancient times...

, Thailand

Thailand

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. Then he captured the Japanese flyweight title in April 2008. After losing his second world title shot against Daisuke Naito

Daisuke Naito

is a professional boxer from Japan. He is the former WBC flyweight champion, and former Japanese and OPBF flyweight champion.- Professional career :Naito made his professional debut in October, 1996...

 at the Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium

Yoyogi National Gymnasium

is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...

 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...

, Japan, in July of that year, he defeated the interim champion Toshiyuki Igarashi

Toshiyuki Igarashi

is a male light flyweight boxer from Japan. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division by Ethiopia's Endalkachew Kebede...

 in the Japanese title unification match and defended that title three more times.

WBA super flyweight title

Shimizu moved up in weight division and won the WBA super flyweight title with a split decision

Split decision

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 over Hugo Cázares

Hugo Cázares

Hugo Fidel Cázares is a southpaw professional boxer in the Super flyweight division. He is the former WBA Super Flyweight champion and WBO Light Flyweight champion...

 at the Nippon Budokan

Nippon Budokan

The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...

 in Tokyo, on August 31, 2011. At first, WBA's Gilberto Mendoza did not approve this fight. However it was authorized at the last minute. He suffered a fracture of the right orbital floor

Blowout fracture

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 in that fight. Although it takes three months to recover, the prospects for recovery is clear, and Shimizu has started training for the first defense that would take place in around March 2012. Nevertheless, the JBC (Japan Boxing Commission) indefinitely-suspended second Shirō Kameda, and identically the JBC indefinitely-suspended promoter Noriyuki Igarashi (both from Kameda Promotions) requested that the scheduled interim

Interim championship

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 WBA super flyweight title match Tepparith Kokietgym

Tepparith Singwancha

Tepparith Singwancha is a Thai professional boxer in the super flyweight division and is the current interim World Boxing Association super flyweight champion....

 vs. Daiki Kameda

Daiki Kameda

is a Japanese professional boxer in the flyweight division. He is the former WBA Flyweight Champion. Kameda has made it his custom to sing a song for the audience after each of his victories.-Personal life:...

 would be elevated to the regular title bout at the WBA Championship Committe in Donetsk

Donetsk

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, Ukraine

Ukraine

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. As a result of that, Shimizu was designated as a champion in recess on November 10, 2011.

Shimizu who has recovered from injury enough to do his usual training including sparring, and his manager Kaneko held a press conference on 29 November. Shimizu stated that he would fight against anyone as a champion. The team Shimizu strongly demanded a retraction and complained that the bout between Tepparith and Kameda should be taken place as an intern championship or a title eliminator. Kaneko Boxing Gym submitted a questionnaire with the December 5 deadline to the JBC. The team Shimizu mentioned that they would give up the title, if they can not get a coherent answer. The WBA's decision to make Shimizu a champion in recess has been controversial in Japan, and it has been continuously reported in the major media such as three major newspapers.

Professional boxing record

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|19 Wins (9 Knockouts), 3 Defeats (3 Knockouts), 1 Draw
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|19-3-1
|align=left| Mexico Hugo Fidel Cazares
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|18-3-1
|align=left| Thailand Petchek Sithkorpolkanpim
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|Win
|17-3-1
|align=left| Japan Kewpie Kanazawa
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|Win
|16-3-1
|align=left| Japan Takayasu Kobayashi
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|Win
|15-3-1
|align=left| Thailand Wisan Sor Suchanya
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|14-3-1
|align=left| Japan Shigetaka Ikehara
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|Win
|14-3
|align=left| Japan Toshiyuki Igarashi

Toshiyuki Igarashi

is a male light flyweight boxer from Japan. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division by Ethiopia's Endalkachew Kebede...

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|Loss
|13-3
|align=left| Japan Daisuke Naito

Daisuke Naito

is a professional boxer from Japan. He is the former WBC flyweight champion, and former Japanese and OPBF flyweight champion.- Professional career :Naito made his professional debut in October, 1996...

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|Win
|13-2
|align=left| Japan Kenji Yoshida
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|12-2
|align=left| Thailand Saknipon Singmanasak
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|11-2
|align=left| Japan Yasushi Matsushita
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|10-2
|align=left| Thailand Pongsaklek Wonjongkam

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is a professional southpaw boxer in the flyweight division. His record is 83-3-1 . He is the WBC Flyweight Champion, as well as The Ring World Flyweight Champion...

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|Win
|10-1
|align=left| Thailand Fahpetchnoi Sor Chitpattana
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|9-1
|align=left| Thailand Vinai Wor Surapol
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|8-1
|align=left| Thailand Prabpram Porpreecha
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|7-1
|align=left| Japan Kenji Yoshida
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|6-1
|align=left| Japan Hiroyuki Hisataka
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|5-1
|align=left| Japan Minoru Masuda
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|4-1
|align=left| Japan Tetsuya Kawakami
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|3-1
|align=left| Japan Hiromi Fujizaki
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|Win
|2-1
|align=left| Japan Hyobu Nakagama
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|Loss
|1-1
|align=left| Thailand Kaennakorn Klongpajol
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|1-0
|align=left| Japan Jitsuo Mizokami
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See also

• List of WBA world champions
• List of super-flyweight boxing champions
• List of current world boxing champions

External links

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