Yota Sato (boxer)

For footballer, see Yota Sato (footballer).

Yota Sato (佐藤 洋太, Satō Yōta, born 1 April 1984) is a retired Japanese professional boxer who is a former WBC Super flyweight Champion.

Yota Sato 佐藤 洋太
Born	(1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Magic Box
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super flyweight
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Reach	70+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	30
Wins	26
Wins by KO	12
Losses	3
Draws	1

Professional career

Sato captured the WBC super flyweight title in his first world title shot against Thailand's Suriyan Sor Rungvisai via twelve round unanimous decision after knocking him down twice in the third round. He would defend the title twice before losing it Thai challenger Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.

Professional boxing record

30 fights	26 wins	3 losses
By knockout	12	1
By decision	14	2
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
30	Loss	26–3–1	Srisaket Sor Rungvisai	TKO	8 (12)	2013-05-03	Khonmuangsri Stadium, Si Sa Ket, Thailand	Lost WBC super flyweight title
29	Win	26–2–1	Ryo Akaho	UD	12 (12)	2012-12-31	Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBC super flyweight title
28	Win	25–2–1	Sylvester Lopez	UD	12 (12)	2012-07-08	Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Japan	Retained WBC super flyweight title
27	Win	24–2–1	Suriyan Sor Rungvisai	UD	12 (12)	2012-03-27	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Won WBC super flyweight title
26	Win	23–2–1	Kenji Oba	TKO	4 (10)	2011-11-01	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super flyweight title
25	Win	22–2–1	Yoshihito Ishizaki	UD	10 (10)	2011-08-04	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super flyweight title
24	Win	21–2–1	Kohei Kono	UD	10 (10)	2011-04-09	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super flyweight title
23	Win	20–2–1	Yuki Fukumoto	TKO	7 (10)	2010-12-06	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super flyweight title
22	Win	19–2–1	Daigo Nakahiro	UD	10 (10)	2010-09-25	Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan	Won Japanese super flyweight title
21	Win	18–2–1	Go Onaga	TKO	7 (10)	2010-05-01	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Won interim Japanese super flyweight title
20	Win	17–2–1	Junichiro Sugita	TKO	7 (8)	2009-10-11	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
19	Draw	16–2–1	Jerope Mercado	SD	6 (6)	2009-07-03	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
18	Win	16–2	Kazuaki Shirai	TKO	1 (8)	2009-03-03	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
17	Win	15–2	Yasuaki Ohara	UD	8 (8)	2008-10-12	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
16	Win	14–2	Seiichi Haraguchi	KO	2 (8)	2008-07-09	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
15	Win	13–2	Petchklongphai Sor Thantip	KO	3 (10)	2008-03-22	Makuhari Messe, Chiba City, Japan
14	Win	12–2	Yasutaka Ishimoto	UD	8 (8)	2007-12-19	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13	Win	11–2	Mamoru Murohashi	UD	8 (8)	2007-09-08	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12	Win	10–2	Masafumi Tonomura	UD	8 (8)	2007-06-18	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11	Win	9–2	Priyaphong Yansa	TKO	1 (8)	2007-04-16	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10	Win	8–2	Masafumi Tonomura	UD	6 (6)	2006-05-15	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9	Win	7–2	Shigeki Hanawa	UD	6 (6)	2006-03-20	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8	Win	6–2	Yoshiaki Yamada	UD	6 (6)	2005-12-19	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7	Loss	5–2	Junichiro Sugita	UD	4 (4)	2005-09-28	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6	Win	5–1	Koki Tabata	TKO	1 (4)	2005-08-05	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5	Win	4–1	Yoshinao Yoshizawa	KO	1 (4)	2005-05-27	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4	Win	3–1	Yuichi Hina	KO	2 (4)	2005-03-25	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3	Win	2–1	Takashi Ueki	UD	4 (4)	2004-10-04	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2	Win	1–1	Satoshi Matsui	TKO	3 (4)	2004-07-12	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1	Loss	0–1	Kazuki Yamato	SD	4 (4)	2004-02-16	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

See also

• Boxing in Japan
• List of Japanese boxing world champions
• List of world super-flyweight boxing champions

External links

• Boxing record for Yota Sato from BoxRec (registration required)