Yukito Tamakuma (born January 25, 1964), better known as Leopard Tamakuma, is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 1991. He won the WBA flyweight title in 1990.

Leopard Tamakuma
Born
Yukito Tamakuma

(1964-01-25) January 25, 1964 (age 60)
Aomori, Japan
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins27
Wins by KO13
Losses5
Draws1

Professional career

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Tamakuma turned professional in 1983 and compiled a record of 17–4 before facing and defeating Lee Yul-woo, to win the WBA flyweight title. He would fight to a draw in his first defense against Jesús Rojas.[1] He later lost the title to Elvis Álvarez.[2] He retired shortly after the fight.

Professional boxing record

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33 fights 27 wins 5 losses
By knockout 13 1
By decision 14 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
33 Loss 27–5–1 Elvis Álvarez UD 12 Mar 14, 1991 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBA flyweight title
32 Draw 27–4–1 Jesús Rojas MD 12 Dec 6, 1990 Prefectural Gymnasium, Aomori, Japan Retained WBA flyweight title
31 Win 27–4 Lee Yul-woo TKO 10 (12) Jul 29, 1990 City Gymnasium, Mito, Japan Won WBA flyweight title
30 Win 26–4 Flash Calonia KO 10 (10) May 10, 1990 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
29 Win 25–4 Rex Rapiso KO 3 (10) Nov 11, 1989 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
28 Win 24–4 Pornmongkol Hor Mahachai KO 3 (10) Jul 8, 1989 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
27 Loss 23–4 Kim Yong-kang UD 12 Mar 5, 1989 Prefectural Gymnasium, Aomori, Japan For WBC flyweight title
26 Win 23–3 Hisashi Tokushima TKO 5 (10) Jun 5, 1988 Kinki University Auditorium, Osaka, Japan Retained Japanese flyweight title
25 Win 22–3 Toshio Aikawa PTS 10 Feb 25, 1988 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese flyweight title
24 Win 21–3 Elysser Bautista TKO 7 (10) Nov 30, 1987 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
23 Win 20–3 Tetsumi Takeshita KO 7 (10) Sep 21, 1987 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese flyweight title
22 Win 19–3 Petchainart Donjadee KO 4 (10) Jul 20, 1987 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
21 Win 18–3 Koji Nishikawa PTS 10 May 28, 1987 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese flyweight title
20 Win 17–3 Koji Nishikawa PTS 10 Feb 26, 1987 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese flyweight title
19 Win 16–3 Shin Sayama KO 7 (10) Nov 27, 1986 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
18 Win 15–3 Kentoku Nakama PTS 8 Sep 25, 1986 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
17 Win 14–3 Shunichi Nakajima PTS 6 Jul 23, 1986 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
16 Win 13–3 Masayuki Takahashi KO 3 (6) May 22, 1986 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
15 Win 12–3 Kazuyoshi Funaki PTS 10 Feb 27, 1986 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
14 Win 11–3 Tomoo Matsumoto TKO 4 (8) Oct 24, 1985 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 10–3 Kinya Nakamura PTS 8 Aug 22, 1985 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12 Win 9–3 Yutaka Tsunoda KO 7 (8) Jun 18, 1985 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Loss 8–3 Kenji Yokozawa MD 10 Mar 28, 1985 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10 Loss 8–2 Tomohiro Kiyuna KO 10 (10) Dec 10, 1984 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9 Win 8–1 Masaru Yoshimoto PTS 8 Oct 12, 1984 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 7–1 Hitoshi Taniuchi KO 6 (8) Jul 30, 1984 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7 Loss 6–1 Takahiro Masaki PTS 8 May 3, 1984 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Win 6–0 Kazuhisa Koyama PTS 6 Feb 22, 1984 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
5 Win 5–0 Seiji Tomari PTS 6 Dec 17, 1983 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Kenji Yokozawa PTS 4 Nov 10, 1983 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Koki Oko PTS 4 Sep 27, 1983 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Takeshi Toh PTS 4 Jul 8, 1983 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Takuto Misawa PTS 4 May 24, 1983 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "First black football GM named in Birmingham". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  2. ^ "FOR THE RECORD". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Koji Nishikawa
Japanese flyweight champion
February 26, 1987 – 1988
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Kenbun Taiho
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA flyweight champion
July 29, 1990 – March 14, 1991
Succeeded by