Yoshio Shirai

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Childhood and early career

Shirai first boxed in elementary school, during a mock match-up against a kangaroo at a local carnival. He became interested in boxing afterwards, and made his professional debut in 1943, during World War II. He won his first eight professional fights before being drafted to join the Imperial Japanese Navy. After being released in 1945, he returned to boxing, but was almost forced into retirement because of injuries he had sustained during the war. However, he met Alvin Rober Cahn, a Jewish-American SCAP employee, who became his trainer and manager. Shirai's boxing skills improved dramatically under Cahn's guidance, and the two formed a close bond.

Shirai fought with the aggressive boxing style typical of the Japanese boxers of the time, but made a change to a more technical, defensive style under the guidance of his new trainer. Cahn made Shirai live in his house, and supervised everything from his health and training to his meals. Cahn began to suffer from dementia in his old age, and it was Shirai's family that took care of him. Cahn had no children when he died, and left Shirai with his entire fortune.

Professional career

Shirai won his first fight after teaming with Cahn on July 30, 1948, and won the Japanese flyweight title in 1949. He also won the Japanese bantamweight title the same year, and held both titles for over 3 years, making 5 total defenses.

He fought flyweight world champion Dado Marino on May 21, 1951, in a non-title match. Shirai lost by split decision but fought Marino again in December, 1951, to mark a 7th round KO win. On May 19, 1952, he met Marino for the third time for the world flyweight title. Shirai won by 15 round decision, becoming the new world champion, and first ever Japanese boxer to win a world title.[1]

Shirai made four defenses of the world title before losing his title to Pascual Perez in November, 1954 by unanimous decision. He fought Perez again in May, 1955, but lost decisively by KO in the 5th round. He announced his retirement after this loss. His professional record was 48-8-2 (20KOs).

Post retirement

Shirai worked as a boxing commentator and critic before creating a sports gym in 1995 with former world champion Yoko Gushiken. He received an award from the Japanese government in 1995 for his efforts in boxing. He was inducted into the Ring Magazine hall of fame in 1977.

Death

Shirai died from pneumonia on December 26, 2003. He was 80 years old.

Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
58 Loss 46–8–4 Pascual Pérez KO 5 (15), 2:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". May 30, 1955 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For NBA and The Ring flyweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
57 Loss 46–7–4 Pascual Pérez UD 15 Nov 26, 1954 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost NBA and The Ring flyweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
56 Win 46–6–4 Takashi Seno KO 4 (8) Sep 18, 1954 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
55 Win 45–6–4 Alberto Barenghi PTS 10 Aug 11, 1954 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
54 Template:DrawDraw 44–6–4 Pascual Pérez PTS 10 Jul 24, 1954 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
53 Win 44–6–3 Leo Espinosa SD 15 May 24, 1954 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
52 Win 43–6–3 Masaru Kaneko RTD 8 (10) Apr 8, 1954 Osaka, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
51 Win 42–6–3 Terry Allen UD 15 Oct 27, 1953 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
50 Loss 41–6–3 Leo Espinosa RTD 7 (10) Sep 19, 1953 Osaka Stadium, Osaka, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
49 Win 41–5–3 Vic Herman TKO 10 (10) Jul 17, 1953 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
48 Win 40–5–3 Tanny Campo UD 15 May 18, 1953 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
47 Win 39–5–3 Mario Macias UD 10 Apr 17, 1953 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
46 Win 38–5–3 Dado Marino UD 15 Nov 15, 1952 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
45 Win 37–5–3 Roy Higa UD 10 Sep 26, 1952 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
44 Win 36–5–3 Dado Marino UD 15 May 19, 1952 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won NBA and The Ring flyweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
43 Win 35–5–3 Kyoichi Muto RTD 6 (8) Apr 4, 1952 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
42 Win 34–5–3 Hiroshi Horiguchi UD 10 Feb 9, 1952 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japan bantamweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
41 Win 33–5–3 Dado Marino TKO 7 (10), 1:11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dec 4, 1951 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, HawaiiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
40 Win 32–5–3 Takahisa Horiguchi KO 6 (10), 0:42Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Oct 25, 1951 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japan flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
39 Win 31–5–3 Hidemasa Nagashima PTS 10 Sep 20, 1951 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won Japan bantamweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
38 Loss 30–5–3 Dado Marino SD 10 May 21, 1951 Korakuen Baseball Stadium, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
37 Loss 30–4–3 Hidemasa Nagashima DQ 8 (10), 2:25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mar 17, 1951 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost Japan bantamweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
36 Win 30–3–3 Yukio Takahashi DQ 7 (10) Feb 3, 1951 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
35 Win 29–3–3 Takashi Seno PTS 10 Oct 26, 1950 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japan bantamweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
34 Win 28–3–3 Katsumi Kobayashi KO 2 (10) Sep 25, 1950 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
33 Win 27–3–3 Hideo Kijima KO 2 (10), 2:07Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jun 28, 1950 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japan flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
32 Win 26–3–3 Yoichiro Hanada PTS 10 May 25, 1950 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japan bantamweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
31 Win 25–3–3 Yoshiaki Nario PTS 8 Apr 14, 1950 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 Win 24–3–3 Hiroshi Horiguchi UD 10 Dec 15, 1949 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won Japan bantamweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 Win 23–3–3 Kyoichi Muto KO 3 (8) Sep 28, 1949 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 Win 22–3–3 Noboru Kushida PTS 10 Jun 25, 1949 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japan flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
27 Win 21–3–3 Eijiro Yajima PTS 10 May 2, 1949 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 Win 20–3–3 Tomoyoshi Yanagida KO 2 (10) Mar 21, 1949 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 Win 19–3–3 Yoichiro Hanada KO 5 (10) Jan 28, 1949 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won Japan flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 Win 18–3–3 Noboru Kushida SD 8 Oct 9, 1948 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 Win 17–3–3 Eijiro Yajima UD 8 Sep 11, 1948 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 Win 16–3–3 Nobuyuki Ishimori KO 2 (8) Jul 30, 1948 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 Win 15–3–3 Kiyoshi Nishimura PTS 8 Jul 10, 1948 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 Template:DrawDraw 14–3–3 Kunimatsu Suda PTS 6 Jun 21, 1948 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 Template:DrawDraw 14–3–2 Eijiro Yajima PTS 8 Jun 6, 1948 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 Win 14–3–1 Sadaji Wada PTS 8 May 7, 1948 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 Win 13–3–1 Kazumi Ueda PTS 6 Apr 3, 1948 Fuji, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 Win 12–3–1 Kazumi Ueda PTS 6 Feb 15, 1948 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 Win 11–3–1 Michiyosi Koizumi KO 2 (6) Dec 25, 1947 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 Template:DrawDraw 10–3–1 Takeshi Makino PTS 8 Oct 27, 1947 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 Loss 10–3 Eijiro Yajima PTS 8 Sep 11, 1947 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 Loss 10–2 Yoichiro Hanada PTS 8 Jul 18, 1947 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 Win 10–1 Toshimitsu Kushihashi PTS 6 Jul 6, 1947 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 Win 9–1 Kazumi Ueda PTS 6 Jun 27, 1947 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 Loss 8–1 Noboru Kushida KO 5 (8) Dec 14, 1946 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 Win 8–0 Sakae Suzuki KO 1 (6) Mar 28, 1944 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 Win 7–0 Sadasuke Aoki PTS 4 Mar 5, 1944 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 Win 6–0 Shigeo Tanaka PTS 4 Feb 10, 1944 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 Win 5–0 Makoto Yamada KO 1 (4) Feb 6, 1944 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 Win 4–0 Masao Ito KO 1 (4) Jan 20, 1944 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Win 3–0 Tomisaburo Oura PTS 4 Dec 23, 1943 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Win 2–0 Saichi Kubota KO 1 (4) Dec 10, 1943 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Win 1–0 Jumpo Umiyama KO 1 (4) Nov 26, 1943 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

The Ring magazine titles

Regional/International titles

Undisputed titles

See also

Notes and references

Notes

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Sporting positions

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check NYSAC flyweight champion
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Undisputed flyweight champion
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