32 Facts About Hiroto Kyoguchi

Hiroto Kyoguchi is a Japanese professional boxer.

Hiroto Kyoguchi is a two-weight world champion, having held the IBF mini-flyweight title from 2017 to 2018, and the WBA and The Ring light-flyweight titles from 2018 to 2022.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was scheduled to fight Armando de la Cruz for the OPBF minimumweight title in his sixth fight, on February 28,2017.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was scheduled to defend his OPBF minimum against Jonathan Refugio, on April 25,2017.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was scheduled to fight the reigning IBF mini-flyweight champion Jose Argumedo in the latter's fourth title defense, on July 23,2017.

Hiroto Kyoguchi scored the only knockdown of the fight in the ninth round, dropping Argumedo with a left.

Hiroto Kyoguchi became the Japanese boxer to win a world title in the shortest amount of time, at 1 year and 3 months.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was scheduled to make his first IBF mini-flyweight title defense against the former WBO and IBF mini flyweight champion Carlos Buitrago, on December 31,2017.

Hiroto Kyoguchi established distance early on with the jab, and began accumulating damage on his opponent with a combination of body-head power shots.

Hiroto Kyoguchi won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout, which was the first stoppage loss in Buitrago's professional career.

On July 27,2018, Hiroto Kyoguchi stated he would vacate his IBF title, as he was no longer confident of successful cutting down to mini-flyweight.

Hiroto Kyoguchi officially vacated the title on August 11,2018.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was scheduled to challenge the reigning WBA and The Ring light-flyweight champion Hekkie Budler on December 31,2018.

Hiroto Kyoguchi came into the fight as a favorite over Budler.

Hiroto Kyoguchi won the fight by technical knockout in the tenth round, after Budler retired from the bout, and was ahead on the official scorecards when the fight was stopped.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was scheduled to make his first title defenses against the reigning World Boxing Council Asian Boxing champion Satanmuanglek CP Freshmart, on June 19,2019, on the Kazuto Ioka versus Aston Palicte undercard.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was scheduled to make the second defense of his WBA and The Ring light-flyweight titles against Tetsuya Hisada, on October 1,2019.

Hiroto Kyoguchi remained in control for the duration of the bout, managing to score a knockdown in the ninth round, but being unable to finish Hisada.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was scheduled to make his third WBA title defense against Thanongsak Simsri on November 3,2020.

On November 2,2020, one day before the fight, Hiroto Kyoguchi announced he was unable to fight, as both he and his coaches had contracted COVID-19.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was scheduled to defend his WBA and The Ring light-flyweight titles against Axel Aragon Vega, on March 13,2021, on the undercard of the Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez card.

Hiroto Kyoguchi came into the bout as a significant betting favorite.

Hiroto Kyoguchi failed to make use of his 7-inch height and 6 inch reach advantage, spending the duration of the bout trading power shots in either the clinch or the pocket with his shorter opponent.

Hiroto Kyoguchi had injured his hand in the earlier rounds, but an overhead right hand in the fifth aggravated the injury, forcing Vega to withdraw.

On June 10,2021, Hiroto Kyoguchi was ordered by the WBA to face the WBA Regular champion Esteban Bermudez in a unification match.

On January 27,2022, the WBA allowed Bermudez to make a voluntary title defense against Carlos Canizales, as Hiroto Kyoguchi withdrew from the scheduled purse bid due to an injury.

Hiroto Kyoguchi retained the title by a technical knockout, halting Bermudez with a flurry of punches at the 0:24 minute mark of the eight round.

Hiroto Kyoguchi knocked Bermudez down in the seventh round, but was deducted a point in the sixth and seventh round, for headbutting and rabbit punching respectively.

Hiroto Kyoguchi faced the two-time WBC light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji in a title unification match on November 1,2022.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was knocked down by a right cross in the fifth round, before the referee stopped the bout in the seventh round, as he judged Kyoguchi to have suffered too much damage.

Hiroto Kyoguchi made his flyweight debut against the journeyman Roland Jay Biendima, at a minor show in Sumida City Gymnasium in Sumida, Tokyo on May 20,2023.

Hiroto Kyoguchi won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all three ringside officials awarding him all ten rounds of the bout.