Kyō Noguchi


Kyō Noguchi was a Japanese former professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese flyweight title and fighting for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title.

Professional career

On April 28, 1961, Kyō Noguchi defeated Atsuto Fukumoto to win the Japanese flyweight championship and won the title by a decision. This made history as the first parent and son boxing champion in Japan because Susumu Noguchi was the Japanese welterweight champion. On May 30, 1962, Noguchi challenged Pone Kingpetch for the flyweight world championship, but Noguchi lost by unanimous decision.
On January 1, 2009, Kyō Noguchi died of heart failure at his home in Adachi, Tokyo.

Personal life

Osamu Noguchi the founder of Kickboxing was Kyō Noguchi's brother.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
52Loss31–10-5Seisaku SaitoRTDJapanese Flyweight title
51Loss31–9-5Ray Min ChanPTS
50Loss31–8-5Seisaku SaitoPTS
49Win31–8-4Narongrit JalengkaboKO
48Loss30–8-4Pone KingpetchUD15May 30, 1962Kokugikan, JapanFought for NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
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3WinSeito Nishihara3-01955-08-13
2WinFujio OtakeKO2-01955-08-02
1WinShinji MiwaKO1-01955-06-14