Yu Kimura (boxer)


Yu Kimura is a retired Japanese professional boxer. He is the former World Boxing Council Light Flyweight champion.

Professional career

Kimura Turned professional in 2006 and went 9-1-1 in his first 11 fights before being stopped by future unified light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi. He bounced back and won his next 8 fights before he defeated Pedro Guevara by split decision to win the WBC Light Flyweight title on November 28, 2015. He would go on to lose the title in his first defense to Mexican challenger Ganigan Lopez via majority decision. Kimura announced his retirement from boxing a few months after the Lopez fight.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss18–3–1 Ganigan LópezMD12 2016-03-04 Shimazu Arena, KyotoLost WBC light flyweight title
21Win18–2–1 Pedro GuevaraSD12 2015-11-28 Xebio Arena, SendaiWon WBC light flyweight title
20Win17–2–1 Jesus FaroUD10 2015-08-01 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
19Win16–2–1 Hayato YamaguchiTKO8 2015-04-04 Korakuen Hall, TokyoRetained Japanese Light Flyweight title.
18Win15–2–1 Atsushi AburadaTD7 2014-11-01 Korakuen Hall, TokyoRetained Japanese Light Flyweight title.
17Win14–2–1 Yuki ChinenUD10 2014-06-07 Korakuen Hall, TokyoRetained Japanese Light Flyweight title.
16Win13–2–1 Kenichi HorikawaSD10 2014-02-01 Korakuen Hall, TokyoWon vacant Japanese Light Flyweight title
15Win12–2–1 Tatsuya FukuharaUD8 2013-07-06 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
14Win11–2–1 Takuro HabuTKO5 2013-01-12 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
13Win10–2–1 Kenta MotokiUD8 2012-06-02 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
12Loss9–2–1 Ryoichi TaguchiTKO6 2011-10-15 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
11Win9–1–1 Masayoshi SegawaUD6 2011-07-05 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
10Win8–1–1 Masashi UranishiUD8 2011-03-05 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
9Win7–1–1 Yoshitomo MachidaUD8 2010-11-08 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
8Win6–1–1 Takumi SudaUD8 2010-08-07 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
7Win5–1–1 Kenta KoyamaUD8 2010-03-29 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
6Loss4–1–1 Shin OnoTD5 2008-06-21 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
5Win4–0–1 Kazuya MatsumotoUD6 2008-03-15 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
4Win3–0–1 Kenta HiroseUD6 2007-11-03 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
3Draw2–0–1 Koji ItagakiPTS6 2007-06-16 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
2Win2–0 Takashi MorishimaUD6 2007-01-20 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
1Win1–0 Samkolek ChuwatanaKO2 2006-10-07 Korakuen Hall, TokyoProfessional debut