Background
He was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido and grew up in Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture.
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Akifumi Shimoda
Edit Profile下田 昭文
Career
He currently lives in Tokyo. Shimoda has trained under Yūichi Kasai"s instruction at the Teiken Boxing Gym in Tokyo. Akifumi Shimoda was born in Kure city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on September 11, 1984.
Debut
Shimoda turned professional in 2003.
Winning national and international title
Winning the world title.
Achievements
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60th East Japan Freshman Tournament Bantamweight winner (November 2, 2003) 32nd Japanese Super bantamweight champion (Defences: 4) 37th OPBF Super bantamweight champion (Defences: 1) 31st WBA World Super bantamweight champion (Defences: 0) 2007 Fresh fighter Award (Japanese Boxing Commission / December 17, 2007).
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On April 9, 2007, Shimoda captured the Japanese super bantamweight title and defended it four times. On March 28, 2010, Shimoda captured the OPBF super bantamweight title, then defended it once.
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Nationality
Japan