Tenkai Tsunami


Manami Arima, better known as Tenkai Tsunami, is a Japanese professional boxer. She is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO female junior-flyweight title since 2018 and previously the WBA female super-flyweight title from 2009 to 2012. She also held the IFBA bantamweight title in 2008, and challenged for the WBA female bantamweight title in 2012; the WBC female super-flyweight title in 2013; and the IBF female bantamweight title in 2015. As of May 2020, she is ranked as the world's fourth best active female junior-flyweight by BoxRec.

Professional career

Tsunami made her professional debut on 12 June 2005, scoring a third-round technical knockout victory against Maki Ochiai at the Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
After compiling a record of 3–1, she challenged Ju Hee Kim for the IFBA junior-flyweight title on 22 April 2006 at Shingoo University in Seongnam, South Korea. Tsunami suffered the second defeat of her career, losing by unanimous decision over ten rounds.
After another eight fights–seven wins with three by stoppage–she defeated Eun Young Kim on 18 May 2008 at the Yangcheongu Hall in Seoul, South Korea, capturing the IFBA bantamweight title via UD with scores of 98–94, 96–94 and 97–96.
After retaining her title by majority decision against Young Kim in a rematch in August and a TKO victory against Soo-Hyun Oh in a non-title fight in November, Tsunami challenged WBA female super-flyweight champion, Zhang Xiyan, on 26 February 2009 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Tsunami won the bout by split decision to capture her first major world title. Two judges scored the bout in favour of Tsunami with 98–92 and 97–95, while the third scored it 96–95 to Zhang. After four successful defences, winning two by stoppage, she lost the title by UD against Naoko Yamaguchi on 9 July 2012 at the Korakuen Hall. Two judges scored the bout 97–93 and the third scored it 97–94.
Following defeat to Yamaguchi, she moved up in weight to challenge WBA female bantamweight champion, Janeth Perez, on 6 October 2012 at the Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Mexico. Tsunami failed in her second attempt at a major world title, losing by UD. Two judges scored the bout 99–91 and the third scored it 100–90.
Following her fifth defeat she moved back down to super-flyweight, losing a ten-round UD to former world champion Mariana Juárez in December, before challenging WBC female super-flyweight champion, Zulina Munoz, on 2 March 2013 at the Gimnasio de las Liebres in Río Bravo, Mexico. Tsunami failed in her third attempt at a world title, losing by UD with scores of 95–93 twice, and 97–92.
She suffered her fifth consecutive loss five months later against Jessica Chávez in September, before breaking the losing streak with a TKO win against Leslie Domingo in November. She lost again in her next fight against Arely Muciño in January 2014 before defeating Honey Mae Bermoy on 7 March at the Korakuen Hall, capturing the vacant OPBF female bantamweight title via seventh-round TKO.
After a loss in a rematch with Jessica Chávez the following month and a TKO win against Rathsada Sor Worasin in March 2015, she challenged IBF female bantamweight champion, Carolina Rodriguez, on 22 August 2015 at the Gimnasio Sokol in Antofagasta, Chile. In what was her third attempt to gain a second major world title, Tsunami lost by UD with scores of 98–92, 99–91 and 100–91.
She won three of her four following fights, all by stoppage, before facing Chaoz Minowa for the vacant WBO female junior-flyweight title on 8 March 2018 at the Korakuen Hall. Tsunami defeated Minowa by stoppage after she failed to come out of her corner for the ninth round, awarding Tsunami the WBO title via eighth-round corner retirement. At the time of the stoppage Tsunami was ahead on all three judges scorecards, with scores of 78–74 twice and 78–75. Following a successful defence of her newly acquired title, a TKO win over Gretchen Abaniel in July, she moved up in weight to challenge WBA female flyweight champion, Naoko Fujioka, on 12 July 2019 at the Korakuen Hall. Fujioka retained her title through a split draw, with one judge scoring the bout 96–94 in favour of Tsunami, another scoring it 95–94 to Fujioka while the third scored it even at 95–95.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
40Win27–12–1 Jessebelle PagaduanTKO8, 1:4014 Dec 2019Kimotsuki, Japan.png" />Retained WBO female junior-flyweight title
39Draw26–12–1 Naoko Fujioka1012 Jul 2019Retained WBO female junior-flyweight title
38Win26–12 Gretchen AbanielTKO4, 1:3329 Jul 2018Ginowan, Japan.png" />Retained WBO female junior-flyweight title
37Win25–12 Chaoz MinowaRTD8, 2:008 Mar 2018Won vacant WBO female junior-flyweight title
36Win24–12 Carleans RivasTKO2, 1:1929 Nov 2017
35Loss23–12 Arely MuciñoUD1030 Sep 2017Cancún, Mexico.png" />
34Win23–11 Sophita NuetkrathokTKO2, 1:432 Jul 2016Zama, Japan.png" />
33Win22–11 Emika HimuroRTD2, 2:001 Mar 2016
32Loss21–11 Carolina RodriguezUD1022 Aug 2015For IBF female bantamweight title
31Win21–10 Rathsada Sor WorasinTKO2, 0:5816 Mar 2015
30Loss20–10 Jessica ChávezUD1028 Apr 2014Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico.png" />
29Win20–9 Honey Mae BermoyTKO7, 1:417 Mar 2014Won vacant OPBF female bantamweight title
28Loss19–9 Arely MuciñoMD1025 Jan 2014Monterrey, Mexico.png" />
27Win19–8 Leslie DomingoTKO3, 1:5828 Nov 2013
26Loss18–8 Jessica ChávezUD1027 Jul 2013Chihuahua City, Mexico.png" />
25Loss18–7 Zulina MunozUD102 Mar 2013For WBA female super-flyweight title
24Loss18–6 Mariana JuárezUD1015 Dec 2012Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico.png" />
23Loss18–5 Janeth PerezUD106 Oct 2012For WBC female bantamweight title
22Loss18–4 Naoko YamaguchiUD109 Jul 2012Lost WBA female super-flyweight title
21Win18–3 Nucharin YoohanngohTKO3, 1:2517 May 2011Retained WBA female super-flyweight title
20Win17–3 Rie Fujimoto8, 2:006 Dec 2010Retained WBA female super-flyweight title
19Win16–3 Kayoko EbataUD1017 May 2010Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.png" />
18Win15–3 Shanee MartinUD107 Feb 2010World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan.png" />Retained WBA female super-flyweight title
17Win14–3 Zhang XiyanSD1026 Feb 2009Won WBA female super-flyweight title
16Win13–3 Soo-Hyun OhTKO5, 0:5830 Nov 2008
15Win12–3 Eun Young KimMD1015 Aug 2008Daegu, South Korea.png" />Retained IFBA bantamweight title
14Win11–3 Eun Young KimUD1018 May 2008Seoul, South Korea.png" />Won IFBA bantamweight title
13Win10–3 Kazumi IzakiUD810 Nov 2007Shinjuku FACE, Tokyo, Japan.png" />Won
12Loss9–3 Young Mi Jo813 Aug 2007
11Win9–2 Ayaka MiyaoKO2 24 Jun 2007
10Win8–2 Aya TamakiUD413 May 2007Okayama, Japan.png" />
9Win7–2 Tomoko KogaPTS615 Apr 2007
8Win6–2 SeriTKO1 15 Dec 2006
7Win5–2 Tian MengUD612 Oct 2006Jeju City, South Korea.png" />
6Win4–2 Bison Miho1, 1:5010 Jun 2006
5Loss3–2 Ju Hee KimUD1022 Apr 2006For IFBA junior-flyweight title
4Win3–1 Junko KanbaraUD420 Nov 2005
3Win2–1 Ji-Hyun Kim1012 Nov 2005Won vacant OPFBA flyweight title
2Loss1–1 Junko Minagawa41 Oct 2005
1Win1–0 Maki Ochiai3 12 Jun 2005