Masamichi Yabuki was born on July 9,1992 and is a Japanese professional boxer.
14 Facts About Masamichi Yabuki
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Masamichi Yabuki is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF flyweight title since March 2025.
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Masamichi Yabuki previously held the WBC light flyweight title from 2021 to 2022 and the IBF light flyweight title from 2024 to 2025.
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Masamichi Yabuki won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
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Masamichi Yabuki won his next three fights, achieving stoppage victories against Bae Min-Chul, Ryuto Oho and Rikito Shiba, before he was scheduled to face Tsuyoshi Sato for the vacant Japanese light flyweight title on July 26,2020.
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Masamichi Yabuki stopped Sato with a left hook, near the end of the first round.
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Masamichi Yabuki was scheduled to make his first title defense against Toshimasa Ouchi on December 26,2020.
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Masamichi Yabuki appeared to be ahead on the scorecards heading into the tenth round, which prompted Shiro to increase his pace and volume.
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On November 15,2021, representatives of Kenshiro Teraji and Masamichi Yabuki held a press conference to announce that they'd agreed to a rematch, which would be held sometime in spring of 2022.
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Masamichi Yabuki faced the undefeated Thanongsak Simsri on September 10,2022 in what was promoted as a world title prelude.
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Masamichi Yabuki won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout.
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Masamichi Yabuki knocked his opponent down twice prior to the stoppage, in the second and sixth rounds.
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Masamichi Yabuki announced that he was considering moving up to fight for a title at flyweight The fight was held at a catchweight of 50 kilograms.
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Masamichi Yabuki won the fight by an eleventh-round technical knockout.