Yasuei Yakushiji is a former professional boxer who fought in the bantamweight division.
16 Facts About Yasuei Yakushiji
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Yasuei Yakushiji successfully defended the WBC bantamweight title four times during his career.
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Yasuei Yakushiji made a poor showing early on, winning only 3 of the first 6 fights of his professional career.
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Yasuei Yakushiji had to travel to Singapore to continue his training during this period.
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Yasuei Yakushiji seriously contemplated retirement, but decided to continue his career.
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Yasuei Yakushiji traveled to Los Angeles, and met Japanese-American trainer Mack Kurihara, who greatly increased Yakushiji's skills in the ring.
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Yasuei Yakushiji won the Japanese bantamweight title in June, 1991, and defended it once in December before returning it.
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On December 23,1993, Yasuei Yakushiji got his first shot at the world title, against Jung-Il Byun of South Korea.
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Yasuei Yakushiji was actually a substitute for Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, who had sustained a detached left retina, and had backed out of the title match.
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Yasuei Yakushiji won by 12 round split decision, winning the WBC bantamweight title.
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Yasuei Yakushiji defended the title once by a 10-round KO win, and faced Byun again in July, 1994, winning again by 11-round TKO after putting Byun down to the canvas five times.
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Yasuei Yakushiji was the more accomplished fighter, having defended the bantamweight title twice, and a better record, but came into the fight as an underdog.
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Yasuei Yakushiji landed many short, accurate punches, using his superior speed to counter Tatsuyoshi's wild combinations.
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Yasuei Yakushiji defended his bantamweight title for the fourth time in April, 1995, but lost to Wayne McCullough by split decision to lose his title.
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Yasuei Yakushiji has starred in several movies and plays, along with various appearances on television and radio.
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Yasuei Yakushiji is known to be an avid fan of pachinko, and frequently appears on pachinko related television shows.