Hideaki Kamishiro: Japanese WBC Flyweight Title Challenger
Hideaki Kamishiro (神代英明) was a Japanese southpaw who challenged WBC flyweight champion Sot Chitalada in 1988. Kamishiro won his first seven professional bouts before the title fight; he did not win a professional world championship.
From Fukuoka to a world title challenge
Born March 28, 1962, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kamishiro boxed out of the Green Tsuda gym in Osaka. A Japanese boxing record lists his amateur tally as 80 wins and 18 losses. He made his professional debut in September 1984 and compiled seven wins, six by knockout, before his first defeat.
The fight with Sot Chitalada
On January 31, 1988, Kamishiro challenged Thailand’s Sot Chitalada for the WBC flyweight title at Osaka-jō Hall. Chitalada retained the championship. The World Boxing Council’s account describes a stoppage after six rounds; the detailed Japanese bout ledger records a seventh-round retirement. In either account, Kamishiro lost the title challenge.
Kamishiro finished with seven wins and one loss as a professional. The footage above shows the Chitalada bout. His record is a reminder that a world-title challenge can be a defining part of a career even when the challenger does not leave with the belt.
Sources
Sources: Boxing Meikan: Hideaki Kamishiro; BoxerList career record; World Boxing Council: Chitalada vs. Kamishiro.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
