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528:16–3
525:Loss
495:17–3
460:18–3
446:Japan
427:18–4
424:Loss
415:title
381:19–4
345:20–4
328:Date
322:Type
172:boxer
1461:OPBF
1240:and
1185:1–0
1182:Win
1155:2–0
1152:Win
1125:3–0
1122:Win
1095:3–1
1065:4–1
1062:Win
1041:TKO
1035:5–1
1032:Win
1011:TKO
1005:6–1
1002:Win
972:6–2
950:2:32
945:TKO
939:7–2
936:Win
912:TKO
906:8–2
903:Win
873:9–2
870:Win
845:0:35
829:9–2
805:PTS
793:Win
772:TKO
760:Win
739:TKO
727:Win
694:Win
683:OPBF
681:Won
668:1:22
651:Win
632:0:47
613:Win
601:Won
585:1:47
580:TKO
566:Win
544:2:50
539:TKO
492:Win
457:Win
390:TKO
378:Win
342:Win
189:and
118:Wins
29:Born
1270:CNN
1246:WBO
1242:WBC
1231:IBF
1192:TKO
1161:UD
1131:UD
1104:10
1101:MD
1074:10
1071:UD
981:10
978:SD
900:10
882:10
879:UD
867:11
831:(1)
826:NC
823:12
808:10
798:(1)
790:13
765:(1)
757:14
732:(1)
724:15
709:10
706:UD
699:(1)
691:16
663:KO
656:(1)
648:17
626:TKO
618:(1)
610:18
571:(1)
563:19
530:(1)
522:20
504:KO
497:(1)
489:21
474:10
471:UD
462:(1)
454:22
439:10
436:UD
429:(1)
421:23
410:GAB
383:(1)
375:24
357:12
354:UD
347:(1)
339:25
309:No.
277:12
1569::
1276:,
1259:.
1221:,
1179:1
1164:6
1149:2
1134:8
1119:3
1089:4
1059:5
1029:6
999:7
966:8
933:9
839:NC
299:1
291:3
288:8
280:1
245:.
193:.
162:,
129:12
121:20
113:25
37:)
1413:.
1392:.
1371:.
1350:.
1329:.
1244:/
145:1
137:4
33:(
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