Career
He, however, lost the match and the crown by unanimous decision.
小堀 佑介
He, however, lost the match and the crown by unanimous decision.
Kobori won the Japanese super featherweight title on January 14, 2006 by knocking out Keita Manabe in the second round. Later, he won the WBA lightweight title by knocking out Nicaraguan José Alfaro in the 3rd round on May 19, 2008. Kobori, became Japan"s third world champion at lightweight and first since Takanori Hatakeyama in 2000.
He went on to defend it 6 times. Kobori attempted to defend his title against Paulus Moses on January 3, 2009.
