Hiroshi Kobayashi
This article is about the boxer. For footballer, see Hiroshi Kobayashi (footballer). For the Japanese chemist who discovered Kobayashi's anion, see tetrakis(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate.
Hiroshi Kobayashi, (小林 弘 born 23 August 1944 in Gunma, Japan), is a former professional boxer.
Kobayashi turned pro in 1962 and won the WBC and WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1967 by defeating Yoshiaki Numata by 12th round KO, in a bout where Numata was down once in the 6th and three times in the 12th roundand so becoming the undisputed featherweight champion of the world. He was stripped of his WBA title after failing to fight Rene Barrientos. He defended the title six times before losing the belt to Alfredo Marcano in 1971. He retired later in the year after losing by knockout in the 7th round against Roberto Durán.
See also
- List of super-featherweight boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of undisputed boxing champions
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| Preceded by Yoshiaki Numata |
WBC Super Featherweight Champion 14 December 1967 – 18 Jan 1969 Stripped |
Succeeded by Rene Barrientos |
| WBA Super Featherweight Champion 14 December 1967 – 29 July 1971 |
Succeeded by Alfredo Marcano |
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