About
Undisputed Junior Middleweight Champion of the World from Hokkaido. He won WBA and WBC titles.
Before fame
He worked as a truck driver in Tokyo after graduating from middle school.
Trivia
He appeared on various game shows and TV dramas after retirement, a path taken by many Japanese ex-boxers.
Family life
His brother-in-law became owner of a dumpling store in Tokyo.
Associated with
He and Spanish fighter Javier Castillejo have both been WBA Middleweight Champions.
