Shoji Oguma


Shoji Oguma is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBC and Lineal titles in the Flyweight division.

Professional career

Oguma turned pro in 1970 and in 1974 won the WBC Flyweight Title by winning a split decision over Betulio González. He lost the title three months later in his first defense against Miguel Canto. In 1976, Oguma challenged WBA Flyweight champion Alfonso Lopez but lost a majority decision. In 1978 he landed a rematch with WBC Flyweight champion Canto but came up short with a split decision loss. Later that year he fought his third bout with Canto, and this time lost a more clear unanimous decision to complete their trilogy.
In 1979 he rematched WBA Flyweight champion Gonzalez and the result was a draw. Later that year they fought a rematch and Gonzalez came up with the victory via a 12th-round KO in their third match.

Winning the lineal championship

In 1980 Oguma landed a shot at WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion Chan-Hee Park and KO'd Park in the 9th round to capture the titles. He defended the titles twice the same year, including a split decision over Park, and his annual performance was named Ring magazine Comeback of the Year for 1980.
In 1981 Oguma defended the titles successfully again against Park, but lost the belts in his following bout by KO to Antonio Avelar. He then moved up in weight and in 1982 took on WBA Super Flyweight Title holder Jiro Watanabe, but was TKO'd in the 12th. Oguma retired after the bout.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
49LossJiro WatanabeTKO12 1982-11-11City Gymnasium, Hamamatsu, JapanFor WBA super flyweight title
48Win38–9–1Jackal MaruyamaPTS10 1982-06-24Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
47Win37–9–1Chan Young ParkUD10 1982-03-24Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
46Loss36–9–1Antonio AvelarKO7 1981-05-12City Gymnasium, Mito, JapanLost WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
45Win36–8–1Park Chan-heeMD15 1981-02-03Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
44Win35–8–1Park Chan-heeSD15 1980-10-18Miyagi Prefectural Gymnasium, Sendai, JapanRetained WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
43Win34–8–1Kim Sung-junSD15 1980-07-28Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanRetained WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
42Win33–8–1Park Chan-heeKO9 1980-05-18Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South KoreaWon WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
41Win32–8–1Chikara IgarashiKO8 1979-12-17Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
40Loss31–8–1Betulio GonzálezKO12 1979-07-06Tochigi Prefectural Gym, Utsunomiya, JapanFor WBA flyweight title
39Draw31–7–1Betulio GonzálezSD15 1979-01-29City Gymnasium, Hamamatsu, JapanFor WBA flyweight title
38Win31–7Shinji SukaKO3 1978-11-23Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
37Win30–7Puma KoyaPTS10 1978-09-25Shizuoka, Japan
36Loss29–7Miguel CantoUD15 1978-04-18Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanFor WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
35Loss29–6Miguel CantoSD15 1978-01-04City Sogo Gym, Kōriyama, JapanFor WBC & The Ring flyweight titles
34Win29–5Puma KoyaTKO5 1977-08-29Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
33Win28–5Kim Sung-junPTS10 1977-02-15Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
32Loss27–5Kimio FuresawaKO8 1976-12-14Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
31Win27–4Chun Ha ParkKO3 1976-09-07Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
30Win26–4Dong Rae LimKO4 1976-07-18Kōriyama, Japan
29Loss25–4Alfonso LópezMD15 1976-04-21Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, JapanFor WBA flyweight title
28Win25–3Dommy MarolenaKO10 1976-02-13Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
27Win24–3Yuji MatsunagaKO1 1975-11-07Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
26Win23–3Kazuo AikawaKO5 1975-08-22Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
25Win22–3Peter NobleKO9 1975-04-25Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
24Loss21–3Miguel CantoMD15 1975-01-08Miyagi Sports Center, Sendai, JapanLost WBC title, for vacant The Ring flyweight title
23Win21–2Betulio GonzálezSD15 1974-10-01Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, JapanWon WBC flyweight title
22Loss20–2Betulio GonzálezPTS10 1974-05-19City Sogo Gym, Kōriyama, Japan
21Win20–1Kenji KatoPTS10 1974-03-24Japan
20Win19–1Issei SugamotoPTS10 1973-11-23Japan
19Win18–1Dong Ki ChoPTS10 1973-09-07Japan
18Win17–1Go MifunePTS10 1973-07-02Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
17Win16–1Tatsuo ShimizuKO4 1973-05-06Utsunomiya, Japan
16Win15–1Kazuaki KoyanagiKO4 1973-04-05Japan
15Win14–1Jiro ShimizuKO4 1973-01-18Japan
14Win13–1Matsushi YoshidaPTS6 1972-09-15Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan
13Win12–1Hiro HamadaPTS8 1972-08-05Utsunomiya, Japan
12Win11–1Seiichi KobayashiKO1 1972-06-29Japan
11Win10–1Masakuni KawakamiPTS6 1972-04-14Sendai, Japan
10Win9–1Moriyuki SasakiKO1 1972-03-23Japan
9Win8–1Masamitsu KatayamaKO2 1971-12-27Kōriyama, Japan
8Win7–1Masao OharaKO3 1971-11-18Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7Win6–1Kazuo AikawaKO4 1971-10-14Japan
6Loss5–1Masakuni KawakamiPTS4 1971-08-19Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5Win5–0Yoshio TabataPTS4 1971-07-30Japan
4Win4–0Toshiaki NishioKO1 1971-05-13Japan
3Win3–0Masamitsu SugawaraPTS4 1971-03-20Japan
2Win2–0Kenetsuro KikuchiPTS4 1971-02-12Japan
1Win1–0Kenji YoshiiKO1 1970-12-26Japan