Tomoya Tsuboi
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| Born | 25 March 1996 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tomoya Tsuboi (坪井智也, Tomoya Tsuboi; born 25 March 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. As an amateur, Tsuboi won a gold medal at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships.[1] Tsuboi also won bronze medals at both the 2022 Asian Games and 2022 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.[2][3]
Amateur career
[edit]World Championship results
[edit]Belgrade 2021
- First round: Defeated Manuel Cappai (Italy) 5–0
- Second round: Defeated Shakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) 3–2
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Jabali Breedy (Barbados) 5–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated Billal Bennama (France) 4–1
- Final: Defeated Makhmud Sabyrkhan (Kazakhstan) 5–0
Tashkent 2023
- Round of 32: Defeated Vasilii Egorov (Russia) 4–1
- Round of 16: Defeated David Karanja (Kenya) 5–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated by Hasanboy Dusmatov (Uzbekistan) 4–3
Asian Games result
[edit]Hangzhou 2021
- Round of 16: Defeated Deepak Bhoria (India) 5–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Nurzhigit Diushebaev (Kyrgyzstan) 5–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Hasanboy Dusmatov (Uzbekistan) 4–1
Asian Championship result
[edit]Amman 2022
- Round of 16: Defeated Azat Makhmetov (Kazakhstan) 5–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Po Wei Tu (Taiwan) 5–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Saken Bibossinov (Kazakhstan) 5–0
Professional career
[edit]Early career
[edit]On 13 March 2025, Tsuboi made his professional debut in a bout against Boonrueang Phayom. In the second round, Tsuboi scored a knockdown after landing a shot to the body of his opponent. Phayom was able to recover from the knockdown, but was dropped for a second time later in the round which resulted in the referee opting to call an end to the bout.[4] On 8 June 2025, Tsuboi faced Trần Văn Thảo for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title. Tsuboi was able to secure the win after outboxing his opponent for the majority of the bout.[5]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 3 fights | 3 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Carlos Cuadras | TKO | 8 (10), 2:59 | 24 Nov 2025 | Toyota Arena, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Trần Văn Thảo | UD | 10 | 8 Jun 2025 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Boonrueang Phayom | TKO | 2 (8), 2:34 | 13 Mar 2025 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing: Okazawa, Tsuboi become 1st Japanese world champions". english.kyodonews.net. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Indian boxer Deepak ousted by Japanese opponent in Round of 16 at Asian Games". aninews.in. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Kazakhstan's world champion Bibossinov among winners at Asian Boxing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Kenshiro unifies in thriller, Olascuaga gets controversial win, Iwata dethrone, Tsuboi makes sensational cameo". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Tomoya Tsuboi resumes rise towards world honours against Van Thao Tran". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Tomoya Tsuboi from BoxRec (registration required)
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