Miyo Yoshida (吉田実代, Yoshida Miyo, born 12 April 1988) is a Japanese professional boxer. She holds the IBF bantamweight title since 2023 and twice held the WBO junior-bantamweight title from 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
Miyo Yoshida 吉田実代 | |
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| Born | Miyo Yoshida 12 April 1988 Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Miyo Musashi |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (161 cm) |
| Reach | 63+1⁄2 in (161 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 21 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 0 |
| Losses | 4 |
Professional career edit
Yoshida made her professional debut on 28 May 2014, scoring a four-round majority decision (MD) over Ayaka Sato at the Korakuen Hall in Tokto, Japan. Two judges scored the bout 39–37 in favour of Yoshida while the third scored it a draw at 38–38.[2] After winning her first four fights, she suffered the first defeat of her career against Yuki Koseki on 13 March 2016, losing via unanimous decision (UD) over four rounds with scores of 38–39, 37–39 and 36–40.[3]
Yoshida bounced back with three victories before defeating Tomomi Takano by UD over six rounds to capture the inaugural Japanese female bantamweight title,[4] with all three judges scoring the bout 58–57. The bout took place on 6 October 2017 at the Korakuen Hall.[5] After successfully defending the title in March 2018 against Kai Johnson, winning via six-round UD,[6] Yoshida defeated Gretel de Paz on 20 August 2018 at the Korakuen Hall to capture the OPBF female bantamweight title. The fight was stopped in the fifth round after Yoshida was cut from an accidental clash of heads, causing the decision to rest on the scorecards over the five rounds that had been contested. Yoshida won via technical decision (TD) with two judges scoring the bout 49–46 and the third scoring it 48–47.[7]
Following successful defences of her OPBF and Japanese titles in September 2018[8] and March 2019[9] respectively, both by UD, Yoshida challenged for her first world title against Casey Morton on 19 June at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Yoshida won the bout via UD (100–90, 100–90, 99–91) to capture the vacant WBO female junior-bantamweight title.[10]
Professional boxing record edit
| 20 fights | 16 wins | 4 losses |
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| By decision | 16 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 21 | Win | 17–4 |  Ebanie Bridges
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UD | 10 | 9 Dec 2023 |  Chase Center, San Francisco, California, U.S.
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Won IBF female bantamweight title[11] |
| 20 | Loss | 16–4 | Shurretta Metcalf
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UD | 10 | 7 Nov 2023 | Edison Theatre, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
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For vacant IBF Inter-continental female bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Indeya Smith
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MD | 8 | 27 Apr 2023 | Sony Hall, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
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| 18 | Loss | 15–3 |  Tamao Ozawa
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SD | 10 | 30 May 2022 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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Lost WBO female junior-bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Tomoko Okuda
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SD | 10 | 29 Jun 2021 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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Won WBO female junior-bantamweight title |
| 16 | Loss | 14–2 | Tomoko Okuda
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TD | 6 (10), 1:38 | 13 Dec 2020 | EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan
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Lost WBO junior-bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 |  Li Ping Shi
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UD | 10 | 31 Dec 2019 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
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Retained WBO junior-bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Casey Morton
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UD | 10 | 19 Jun 2019 | Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan
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Won vacant WBO junior-bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Yoshie Wakasa
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UD | 6 | 13 Mar 2019 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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Retained Japanese female bantamweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 |  Phannaluk Kongsang
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UD | 8 | 30 Sep 2018 | Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima, Japan
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Retained OPBF female bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 |  Gretel de Paz
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TD | 5 (8), 1:39 | 20 Aug 2018 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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Won vacant OPBF female bantamweight title; Fight stopped after Yoshida cut from accidental clash of heads |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Kai Johnson
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UD | 6 | 8 Mar 2018 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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Retained Japanese female bantamweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Tomomi Takano
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UD | 6 | 6 Oct 2017 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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Won inaugural Japanese female bantamweight title |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Kim Actub
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UD | 8 | 14 May 2017 | Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima, Japan
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| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Yuki Koseki
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MD | 6 | 15 Mar 2017 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Kana Fukuda
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UD | 6 | 27 Nov 2016 | City Bunka Hall, Kagoshima, Japan
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| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Yuki Koseki
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UD | 4 | 21 Sep 2016 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Chisa Tanaka
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UD | 4 | 2 Jul 2016 | Yano Fitness Center, Zama, Japan
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Kana Makino
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UD | 4 | 31 May 2016 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Japan
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Yuko Henzan
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MD | 4 | 13 Mar 2016 | City Gym, Tomigusuku, Japan
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Akaya Sato
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MD | 4 | 28 May 2014 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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References edit
- ^ "Boxing record for Miyo Yoshida
吉田実代". BoxRec. - ^ "BoxRec: Miyo Yoshida vs. Akaya Sato". boxrec.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Miyo Yoshida vs. Yuki Koseki". boxrec.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Latest News Story on WBAN". www.womenboxing.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Miyo Yoshida vs. Tomomi Takano". boxrec.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Miyo Yoshida vs. Jai Johnson". boxrec.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Miyo Yoshida claims OPBF gold, becomes a double champion!". ASIAN BOXING. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation | Result". www.opbf.info. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Latest News Story on WBAN". www.womenboxing.com. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Christ, Scott (19 June 2019). "Kazuto Ioka stops Aston Palicte, wins world title in fourth division". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Ebanie Bridges gives update on future after loss to Miyo Yoshida | DAZN News US". DAZN. 10 December 2023.