Shigeji Kaneko
| Shigeji Kaneko | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Rated at | Featherweight, super featherweight |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 13 August 1931 Tsubame, Niigata, Japan |
| Died | 2 January 2016 (aged 84) Tokyo, Japan |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 65 |
| Wins | 54 |
| Wins by KO | 33 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 1 |
Shigeji Kaneko (Japanese: 金子繁治, 13 August 1931 – 2 January 2016) was a Japanese featherweight boxer during the 1950s. He fought Gabriel "Flash" Elorde four times, winning them all. He was also a boxing promoter from the 1980s until the early 2000s. He was born in Tsubame, Niigata.
Shigeji died from progressive supranuclear palsy on 2 January 2016 in Tokyo. He was 84.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "SHIGEJI KANEKO WHO BEAT 'FLASH' ELORDE FOUR TIMES PASSES AWAY". PhilBoxing. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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