Akira Yaegashi is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2019.
10 Facts About Akira Yaegashi
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Akira Yaegashi was a three-weight world champion, having held the WBA mini-flyweight title from 2011 to 2012, the WBC and The Ring flyweight titles from 2013 to 2014, and the IBF light-flyweight title from 2015 to 2016.
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Akira Yaegashi won the vacant OPBF mini-flyweight title there via a fifth-round technical knockout in April 2006 and defended the title once before vacating it.
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Akira Yaegashi defended the title three times before returning it.
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Akira Yaegashi won the WBA mini-flyweight title in his second world title shot against Thai's Pornsawan Porpramook via a tenth-round technical knockout at the Korakuen Hall on October 24,2011.
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Akira Yaegashi returned to the ring in a light-flyweight bout at the Korakuen Hall on January 5,2013, to knock out Saenmuangloei Kokietgym in the ninth round.
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Akira Yaegashi became a two-weight class champion when he defeated defending WBC and The Ring flyweight champion, Toshiyuki Igarashi in a unanimous decision on April 8,2013, in Tokyo, Japan.
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On 12 August 2013, Akira Yaegashi successfully defended his title by defeating Mexican fighter Oscar Blanquet.
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Akira Yaegashi floored Blanquet in the 8th round on his way to a points victory.
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Akira Yaegashi became a three-weight world champion after defeating IBF light-flyweight champion Javier Mendoza via unanimous decision.