Tadashi Tomori: Japan’s WBC Light-Flyweight Champion
Tadashi Tomori (友利 正) is a Japanese former light-flyweight boxer from Naha, Okinawa. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) light-flyweight title in 1982 and finished his professional career with 19 wins and seven losses.
From Okinawa to the Japanese Title
Tomori won Japan’s inter-high-school 45-kilogram championship in 1977 and turned professional the following year. In 1979 he won the All-Japan Rookie King Tournament at junior flyweight. He later won the Japanese light-flyweight title, including a first-round knockout of defending champion Kazunori Tenryū in their February 1980 rematch. The Japanese World Boxing Champions Club profile records his titles and career.
WBC Championship in 1982
On April 13, 1982, Tomori won the WBC light-flyweight title with a decision over Mexico’s Amado Ursúa. He lost the belt to Hilario Zapata by split decision in July. Tomori met Zapata again in November, but lost by eighth-round technical knockout. The WBC’s account of Zapata’s defense records the rematch result.
Tomori’s world-title reign was brief, but it placed him among Japan’s light-flyweight champions. His record in championship boxing includes the win over Ursúa and two fights with the long-reigning Zapata.
Sources
Career records and reporting: boxrec.com.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
