Taiga Imanaga
| Taiga Imanaga | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | 今永虎雅 |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 1⁄2 in (177 cm) |
| Born | 9 August 1999 Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
Taiga Imanaga (今永虎雅 Toramasa Imanaga, born 9 August 1999) is a Japanese professional boxer. As an amateur, Imanaga competed at the 2016 Youth World Championships and the 2021 World Championships.[1][2]
Amateur career[edit]
Youth World Championships result[edit]
Saint Petersburg 2016
- Preliminaries: Defeated by Oleksandr Zhelezniak (Ukraine) 3–2
World Championships result[edit]
Belgrade 2021
- First round: Defeated Zhantoro Tashiev (Kyrgyzstan) 5–0
- Second round: Defeated by Mujibillo Tursunov (Uzbekistan) 5–0
Professional career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Imanaga made his professional debut against Takahiro Hamazaki on 29 June 2022. In the second round, Imanaga knocked his opponent down twice. Following the second knockdown, Imanaga secured the win via knockout after Hamazaki's corner opted to call an end to the bout.[3] Imanaga's second bout as a professional was against John Lawrence Ordonio on 26 August 2022. In the fourth round, Imanaga put his opponent on the canvas after connecting with a number of left hooks to the body. Imanaga was declared the winner by knockout after Ordonio was unable to recover from the knockdown.[4] On 26 December 2022, Imanaga faced Roy Sumugat. In the second round, Imanaga scored a knockdown after landing a right hook to the head of his opponent. In the sixth round, Imanaga knocked Sumugat down for a second time after connecting with a left hook to the head. The bout was called to an end after Sumugat failed to recover from the second knockdown.[5]
Professional boxing record[edit]
| Professional record summary | ||
| 3 fights | 3 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | N/A | N/A | Hebi Marapu | N/A | – (8) | 25 Jul 2023 | Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Roy Sumugat | KO | 6 (8), 1:25 | 26 Dec 2022 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | John Lawrence Ordonio | KO | 4 (6), 3:00 | 26 Aug 2022 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Takahiro Hamazaki | KO | 2 (6), 2:49 | 29 Jun 2022 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Four Asian triumphs in the opening day of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships". asbcnews.org. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ↑ "The Tsutsumi brothers can compete together at the AIBA World Boxing Championships". asbcnews.org. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ↑ "Tanaka stops Hashizume, Imanaga takes debit win, Kanzaki claims first title". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-amateur star Imanaga earns 2nd straight KO win". boxingnews.jp. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-amateur star Imanaga scores 3rd straight KO victory by decking Sumugat". boxingnews.jp. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
External links[edit]
- Professional boxing record for Taiga Imanaga from BoxRec Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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