Saemi Hanagata


Satomi Tanaka, better known as Saemi Hanagata, is a Japanese professional boxer who formerly held the IBF female atomweight title.

Professional career

Hanagata made her professional debut on 12 August 2008, losing by unanimous decision over four rounds against Yu Koshiishi at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. All three judges scored the bout 39–38.
After compiling a record of 7–2–1, she challenged WBC female atomweight champion, Momo Koseki, on 17 December 2012 at the Korakuen Hall. Hanagata suffered the third defeat of her career, losing by UD over ten rounds with two judges scoring the bout 96–94 and the third scoring it 98–92.
Three fights later she faced Yuko Kuroki, who she had defeated six months earlier, for the vacant OPBF female minimumweight title on 3 December 2013 at the Korakuen Hall. The bout ended in a split draw over eight rounds, with one judge scoring it 77–76 in favour of Hanagata, another scoring it 77–76 to Kuroki while the third scored it even at 77–77. She captured the vacant OPBF title in her second attempt four months later on 11 March 2014, defeating Satomi Nishimura via fifth-round technical knockout at the Korakuen Hall.
She lost the title by majority decision in her first defence against Mika Oda in September, before challenging List of [IBF female world champions#Junior flyweight|IBF female junior-flyweight champion], Naoko Shibata, on 19 February 2015 at the Korakuen Hall. Hanagata lost by MD in her first attempt at a world title, with two judges scoring the bout 96–95 and 96–94 in favour of Shibata while the third scored it even at 95–95.
After bouncing back from defeat with two wins, one by stoppage, she faced Mika Oda in a rematch for the OPBF title on 1 March 2016 at the Korakuen Hall. Hanagata gained revenge by defeating Oda via fifth-round TKO.
After five more fights–two wins, two draws and a loss–she faced Yuko Kuroki for a third time, with the vacant IBF female atomweight title on the line, on 29 September 2018 at the Korakuen Hall. Hanagata defeated Kuroki via split decision over ten rounds to capture her first world title. Two judges scored the bout 96–94 in favour of Hanagata while the third scored it 96–95 to Kuroki.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
28Draw16–7–5Eri Matsuda1018 Mar 2021Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained IBF female atomweight title
27Win16–7–4Nao IkeyamaSD1012 Sep 2019Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained IBF female atomweight title
26Win15–7–4Yuko KurokiSD1029 Sep 2018Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon vacant IBF female atomweight title
25Win14–7–4Erika HanawaUD88 Mar 2018Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained OPBF female mini-flyweight title
24Loss13–7–4Shione OgataMD830 Sep 2017KBS Hall, Kyoto, Japan
23Draw13–6–4Nao IkeyamaSD1011 Jul 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanFor WBO female atomweight title
22Win13–6–3Tiradee TipdeeTKO2, 1:0815 Mar 2017Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
21Draw12–6–3Nao IkeyamaSD1013 Jun 2016Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanFor WBO female atomweight title
20Win12–6–2Mika OdaTKO5, 1:301 Mar 2016Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon OPBF female mini-flyweight title
19Win11–6–2Chie HiganoTKO6, 0:3727 Dec 2015Shinjuku FACE, Tokyo, Japan
18Win10–6–2Aiko YamagishiUD66 Sep 2015Techno Dome, Takaoka, Japan
17Loss9–6–2Naoko ShibataMD1019 Feb 2015Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanFor IBF female light-flyweight title
16Loss9–5–2Mika OdaMD824 Sep 2014Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanLost OPBF female mini-flyweight title
15Win9–4–2Satomi NishimuraTKO5, 1:2311 Mar 2014Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon vacant OPBF female mini-flyweight title
14Draw8–4–2Yuko KurokiSD83 Dec 2013Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanFor vacant OPBF female mini-flyweight title
13Win8–4–1Yuko KurokiUD824 Jun 2013Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12Loss7–4–1Kumiko Seesar IkeharaUD63 Mar 2013Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11Loss7–3–1Momo KosekiUD1017 Dec 2012Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanFor WBC female atomweight title
10Draw7–2–1Masae Akitaya81 Jul 2012Yomiuri Bunka Hall, Toyonaka, Japan
9Win7–2Ting Li YunKO6, 1:4322 Apr 2012Tateyama Gym, Nakaniikawa District, Japan
8Win6–2Chiho UedaMD426 Apr 2011Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7Loss5–2Jujeath NagaowaUD611 Aug 2010Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6Win5–1Yuri KobayashiSD44 Apr 2010Prefectural Gymnasium, Wakayama, Japan
5Win4–1Natsume Yokozeki2, 0:4314 Dec 2009Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4Win3–1Chikako Aikawa413 Aug 2009Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3Win2–1Chikako Aikawa48 Jun 2009Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2Win1–1Riyako Goshi3, 1:297 Apr 2009Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1Loss0–1Yu Koshiishi412 Aug 2008Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan