Hozumi Hasegawa đ„ Japanese Champion
Born in Nishiwaki, HyĆgo, Hasegawa is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2016. He won world titles in three weight classes, including the World Boxing Council (WBC) Bantamweight title from 2005 to 2010, the WBC Featherweight title from 2010 to 2011, and the WBC Super Bantamweight title in 2016. Hasegawa received MVP awards from the Japan Boxing Commission in 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009 for his title defenses and is the first Japanese boxer to have defended a Bantamweight world title more than four times. Hasegawa first gained his Bantamweight title when he defeated the great Veeraphol Sahaprom by unanimous decision in 2005, he would later have a rematch with Sahaprom but this time defeated him by TKO. He defended his WBC Bantamweight title 10 times before losing it to Fernando Montiel in 2010. On September 15, 2016, Hasegawa defeated Hugo Ruiz by technical knockout to become WBC Super-Bantamweight champion. Later that year, on December 9, Hasegawa announced his retirement from boxing and finished his career with an excellent record of 36-5 with 16 knockouts.
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