Miyo Yoshida


Miyo Yoshida is a Japanese professional boxer. She held the IBF female world champions#Bantamweight|IBF] female bantamweight title 2023-2024 and twice the WBO female junior-bantamweight title from 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
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Boxing career

Yoshida made her professional debut on 28 May 2014, scoring a four-round majority decision over Ayaka Sato at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Two judges scored the bout 39–37 in favour of Yoshida while the third scored it a draw at 38–38. After winning her first four fights, she suffered the first defeat of her career against Yuki Koseki on 13 March 2016, losing via unanimous decision over four rounds with scores of 38–39, 37–39 and 36–40.
Yoshida bounced back with three victories before defeating Tomomi Takano by UD over six rounds to capture the inaugural Japanese female bantamweight title, with all three judges scoring the bout 58–57. The bout took place on 6 October 2017 at the Korakuen Hall. After successfully defending the title in March 2018 against Kai Johnson, winning via six-round UD, Yoshida defeated Gretel de Paz on 20 August 2018 at the Korakuen Hall to capture the OPBF female bantamweight title. The fight was stopped in the fifth round after Yoshida was cut from an accidental clash of heads, causing the decision to rest on the scorecards over the five rounds that had been contested. Yoshida won via technical decision with two judges scoring the bout 49–46 and the third scoring it 48–47.
Following successful defences of her OPBF and Japanese titles in September 2018 and March 2019 respectively, both by UD, Yoshida challenged for her first world title against Casey Morton on 19 June at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Yoshida won the bout via UD to capture the vacant WBO female world champions#Junior bantamweight|WBO female junior-bantamweight title].

IBF bantamweight champion

Yoshida vs. Bridges

In December 2023 Yoshida beat Ebanie Bridges to win the IBF female bantamweight title.

Yoshida vs. Metcalf

Yoshida made the first defense of her IBF bantamweight title in a rematch against Shurretta Metcalf at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 23, 2024. She lost the bout by unanimous decision to lose the world title.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
23Win18–5Beáta DudekUD81 Feb 2025Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
22Loss17–5Shurretta MetcalfUD1023 Oct 2024Madison Square Garden Theater, Manhattan, New York, U.S.Lost IBF female bantamweight title
21Win17–4Ebanie BridgesUD109 Dec 2023Chase Center, San Francisco, California, U.S.Won IBF female bantamweight title
20Loss16–4Shurretta MetcalfUD107 Nov 2023Edison Theatre, Manhattan, New York, U.S.For vacant IBF Inter-continental female bantamweight title
19Win16–3Indeya SmithMD827 Apr 2023Sony Hall, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
18Loss15–3Tamao OzawaSD1030 May 2022Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanLost WBO female junior-bantamweight title
17Win15–2Tomoko OkudaSD1029 Jun 2021Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon WBO female junior-bantamweight title
16Loss14–2Tomoko OkudaTD6, 1:3813 Dec 2020EDION Arena, Osaka, JapanLost WBO junior-bantamweight title
15Win14–1Li Ping ShiUD1031 Dec 2019Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, JapanRetained WBO junior-bantamweight title
14Win13–1Casey MortonUD1019 Jun 2019Makuhari Messe, Chiba, JapanWon vacant WBO junior-bantamweight title
13Win12–1Yoshie WakasaUD613 Mar 2019Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese female bantamweight title
12Win11–1Phannaluk KongsangUD830 Sep 2018Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima, JapanRetained OPBF female bantamweight title
11Win10–1Gretel de Paz5, 1:3920 Aug 2018Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon vacant OPBF female bantamweight title;
Fight stopped after Yoshida cut from accidental clash of heads
10Win9–1Kai JohnsonUD68 Mar 2018Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese female bantamweight title
9Win8–1Tomomi TakanoUD66 Oct 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon inaugural Japanese female bantamweight title
8Win7–1Kim ActubUD814 May 2017Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima, Japan
7Win6–1Yuki KosekiMD615 Mar 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6Win5–1Kana FukudaUD627 Nov 2016City Bunka Hall, Kagoshima, Japan
5Loss4–1Yuki KosekiUD421 Sep 2016Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4Win4–0Chisa TanakaUD42 Jul 2016Yano Fitness Center, Zama, Japan
3Win3–0Kana Makino431 May 2016Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Japan
2Win2–0Yuko HenzanMD413 Mar 2016City Gym, Tomigusuku, Japan
1Win1–0Akaya Sato428 May 2014Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Kickboxing record

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