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5'2" straw-weight Naoko Fujioka was
born on August 18 1975 and raised in the town of Osaki in the Miyagi
Prefecture of Japan (where the greatest
damage occurred as a result of the major earthquake
and tsunami of 11 March 2011). She compiled an amateur boxing
record of 20 wins and 3 losses as the five-time Japanese amateur
champion (in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009). She now trains
at Hatakeyama Takehara and Boxing Gym in Tokyo.
The Japan Boxing
Commission chose to recognize women's boxing from the
beginning of 2008 and Naoko began her pro boxing career in
2009 at age 34.
She made her pro debut at
Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on September 15, 2009, weighing in at 107¾ lbs
and winning by a TKO at 1:27 in the second round over Lilly Kokietgym
(107¾
lbs) of Thailand. Kokietgym (whose birth name is Napaporn Boonchuon)
fell to 5-7 (3 KO's) with the loss.
On November 30, 2009 at
Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Naoko (110¾ lbs) won by a TKO at 1:55 in the
second round over veteran Kazumi Izaka (5′7½″, 111½ lbs) who fell to
7-7-3 (3 KO's).
On April 1, 2010 at Korakuen
Hall in Tokyo, Naoko (107½ lbs) won by a TKO at 1:58 in the second
round over Pornboonon Por Vongporramet (107½ lbs) of Thailand,
who fell to 0-2-1. The fight had been scheduled for eight
rounds.
On September 24, 2010 at
Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Naoko (104¾ lbs) won a ten-round unanimous
(98-92,98-92,98-93) decision over Kanittha Tungsongtaksin (104¾
lbs) of Thailand for the vacant OPBF Straw-weight title.
Fujioka started cautiously
against the
determined Thai opponent in the first round but then she began
to go forward and
throw relentless straight rights and left hooks. Open scoring
at the midpoint of the fight showed Naoko clearly ahead
at 40-36, 39-37, 39-37. As this was her first pro fight that
had lasted as long as the third round, there was some concern
over whether she
could keep her pace for the full ten rounds. Naoko remained
aggressive and weathered Kanittha Tungsongtaksin’s accurate shots
to the body in rounds six and seven, then went all out on
offense from the eighth round until the end. Tungsongtaksin,
who fights under the ring name Kanittha Kokietgym, fell to 8-4 (4
KO's)
with the loss.
On December 15, 2010 at
Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Naoko (105 lbs) defended the OPBF Straw-weight
title with a ten-round unanimous (98-93 x 3) decision over Naoko
Shibata (105 lbs) of Tokyo who fell to 6-1 (2 KO's).
Anabel Ortiz vs Naoko Fujioka in May 2011
© Copyrighted photo by Samart
On May 8, 2011 at Korakuen
Hall in Tokyo, Naoko (105 lbs) won the WBC Straw-weight title by a TKO
when Anabel Ortiz (105
lbs) of Tepic, Mexico was unable to come out for the start of the ninth
round because of an ankle injury. In the first three rounds,
the two fought a tight offensive and defensive battle, with
Fujioka willing to exchange blows toe to toe with the
defending champion from Mexico. Naoko began to step
up the pace of her attack in the fourth, and she
dropped Anabel Ortiz to the canvas with a right-left
combination in the fifth. After that, the tone of the match
visibly changed for Fujioka. According to
the open scoring system, all three judges had
it 68-64 for Fujioka after seven rounds.
The fight was effectively ended near
the end of the eighth round when Anabel Ortiz fell to
the canvas for the second time after taking a
right hook from Fujioka while in a corner.
Ortiz bravely rose from the canvas but retired after
the round was over because of an ankle problem caused
by her trips to the canvas in the fifth and the eighth rounds. Fujioka progressed to 6-0
(4 KO's) as
a pro boxer while Ortiz fell to 7-2 (1 KO). On September 22, 2011 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Naoko (105 lbs) won by a TKO over Kanittha Tungsongtaksin (105 lbs) of Thailand at
0:37 in the ninth round of a scheduled ten-round rematch for the WBC
Minimumweight title. Fukioka progressed to 7-0 (7 KO's) as a pro
boxer while Tungsongtaksin, who fights under the ring name Kanittha Kokietgym, fell to 13-4 (4 KO's).
More than fifty of Naoko's fans had traveled to Tokyo from the earthquake
stricken Miyagi Prefecture to encourage her in her first world title
fight. With the win at the age of 35 years and 9
months, Naoko became the oldest world champion in the
history of Japanese women's boxing.
On July 15, 2012 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Naoko (107¾ lbs) won an eight-round unanimous (80-72,80-73,79-74) decision over Mayela Perez (106½ lbs) of Saltillo, Mexico in a non-title bout. The loss dropped Perez's record to 10-14-3 (7 KO's).
photo credit: Samart
On October 28, 2012 at the Furukawa Sogo Gym in Osaki, Miyagi, Japan, Naoko Fujioka (104¾
lbs) won a clear ten-round unanimous (99-90,98-90,98-90) decision
over previously unbeaten Victoria Argueta (105 lbs) ofCiudad Nezahualcoyotl, México for the WBC Strawweight title. Argueta dropped to 9-1 (4 KO's) with her first pro loss.
On March 12, 2013 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Naoko Fujioka (112 lbs) KO'd Maribel Ramirez (109½
lbs) of Mexico City, Mexico at 1:30 in the fourth round of a scheduled
non-title eight-rounder. The win moved Naoko's record to 10-0 (6 KO's)
while Ramirez fell to 8-5-2.
On March 14, 2015 in Naucalcan,
Mexico, for the WBC International super flyweight title, Naoko Fujioka -- won a
split decision over Mariana Juarez. In a lightweight four rounder, Mayra
Mariano Martinez won a unanimous decision over Guadalupe Periban.
Video
of Juarez - Fujioka
On October 19, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan, in a ten rounder for the
WBO bantamweight title, Naoko Fujioka 14-1 won a unanimous decision over Hee
Jung Yuh 15-3.
On June 13, 2016, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, there
were two female WBO title bouts, For the WBO Bantamweight title, Naoko Fujioka
(Japan) won by a unanimous decision over Go Shindo (Japan) This is first title
defense at bantamweight for Fujioka. For the WBO Atomweight title, the bout
resulted in a split draw between Nao Ikeyama (Japan) vs Saemi Hanagata apan).
This is 4th title defense for Ikeyama.
On October 1, 2016, at the Centro Regional de Deporte de Las
Américas, Ecatepec, México, flyweight Jessica Chavez, 111¾, won a ten-round
unanimous decision over Fujioka, 111.5. The two were fighting for the WBC
Flyweight world title. Final judges scores were 95-93, 94-93, and 96-92.
On March 13, 2017, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, WBA Flyweight
Title -Naoko Fujioka (Japan) vs Isabel Millan (Mexico)
Winner Naoko Fujioka by TKO in the 10th round - Millan was down once in the 2nd
round.
On December 1, 2017, at the Korakuen Hall, Japan,
Fujioka from Japan, now 17-2-0 (7KO), won a ten-round
unanimous decision over Yokasta Valle, former IBF 102 lb
Champion from Costa Rica. The two were fighting for the vacant WBO
Light Flyweight Title. Judges scores were 98-92, 96-94, and
99-91. This was a first-time loss for Valle, who came into the
bout with a undefeated 13-0-0 (6KO) record as a professional boxer.
This bout was rated 3 stars with Boxrec.
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