Tomoko Okuda (奥田朋子, Okuda Tomoko) is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the WBO female junior-bantamweight title since 2020. At regional level she held the OPBF female bantamweight title in 2020.[2]

Tomoko Okuda
Born (1995-11-28) November 28, 1995 (age 28)
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5+12 in (166 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights14
Wins7
Wins by KO1
Losses5
Draws2

Professional career edit

Okuda suffered defeat in her professional debut, losing via fourth-round knockout to Wakako Fujiwara on 5 April 2015, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (now called Edion Arena) in Japan.[3]

After compiling a record of 6–2–2 (1 KO), she challenged WBO female junior-bantamweight champion Miyo Yoshida on 13 December 2020, at the Edion Arena. Yoshida suffered a cut above her right eye in the fifth round due to an accidental clash of heads. After the cut worsened in the sixth, the referee called a halt to the contest, forcing the decision to rely on the judges' scorecards. Two judges scored the bout 59–54 and the third judge scored it 57–56, all in favour of Okuda, handing her the WBO title via sixth round technical decision.[4][5]

Professional boxing record edit

14 fights 7 wins 5 losses
By knockout 1 1
By decision 6 4
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
14 Loss 7–5–2   Chaoz Minowa MD 8 30 Mar 2023   Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Loss 7–4–2   Susie Ramadan UD 8 20 Aug 2022   The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia
12 Loss 7–3–2   Miyo Yoshida SD 10 29 Jun 2021   Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBO female junior-bantamweight title
11 Win 7–2–2   Miyo Yoshida TD 6 (10), 1:38 13 Dec 2020   Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan Won WBO female junior-bantamweight title
10 Win 6–2–2   Kanako Taniyama TD 7 (8), 0:47 28 Jan 2020   Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant Japanese and OPBF female bantamweight titles
9 Draw 5–2–2   Kanako Taniyama MD 8 16 Sep 2019   Ohama Gym, Sakai, Japan For vacant Japanese and OPBF female bantamweight titles
8 Win 5–2–1   Anchalee Mankong TKO 3 (6), 1:52 24 Dec 2018   Sangyo Shinko, Sakai, Japan
7 Loss 4–2–1   Yoshie Wakasa SD 6 20 Aug 2018   Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Draw 4–1–1   Tomo Hayashi MD 6 9 Dec 2017   Sangyo Shinko Center, Sakai, Japan
5 Win 4–1   Aya Morita UD 4 4 Jun 2017   Sangyo Shinko Center, Sakai, Japan
4 Win 3–1   Miki Mitsuda UD 4 18 Dec 2016   Mielparque Hall, Osaka, Japan
3 Win 2–1   Miki Mitsuda MD 4 20 Jul 2016   Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
2 Win 1–1   Ayako Inamori UD 4 6 Dec 2015   Sambo Hall, Kobe, Japan
1 Loss 0–1   Wakako Fujiwara KO 4 (4), 0:19 5 Apr 2015   Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan

References edit

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Tomoko Okuda". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation | Result". OPBF. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Tomoko Okuda vs. Wakako Fujiwara". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Okuda wins WBO female superflyweight title with technical decision over Yoshida". Boxing News(ボクシングニュース). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "高校教師の奥田朋子が女子世界王者に "闘うシングルマザー"吉田実代はV2戦で涙". Boxing News(ボクシングニュース) (in Japanese). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Miyo Yoshida
Japanese female bantamweight champion
28 January 2020 – 13 December 2020
Won world title
Vacant
Title next held by
Kanako Taniyama
OPBF female bantamweight champion
28 January 2020 – 13 December 2020
Won world title
Vacant
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Miyo Yoshida
WBO female junior-bantamweight champion
13 December 2020 – 29 June 2021
Succeeded by
Miyo Yoshida