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Yusuke Kobori
小堀佑介
Yusuke Kobori; 小堀佑介
Born	October 11, 1981 (age 43); Yotsukaidō, Chiba, Japan
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Super featherweight; Lightweight;
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Reach	67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	27
Wins	23
Wins by KO	12
Losses	3
Draws	1

Yusuke Kobori (小堀佑介, born October 11, 1981) is a retired professional boxer from Japan and a former WBA lightweight champion.

Professional career

Kobori won the Japanese super featherweight title on January 14, 2006 by knocking out Keita Manabe in the second round. He went on to defend it 6 times.

Later, he took on Nicaraguan José Alfaro for the WBA lightweight title on May 19, 2008. Although he was backed against the ropes and counted in the second round, Kobori was able to carry on strong in the fight. In the third round, after doing a lot of defense, Kobori landed a punch which sent Alfaro to the canvass. Alfaro managed to beat the count but was in an unsteady state. Kobori charged to land a series of punches, prompting the referee to wave the fight off. With the win, Kobori became Japan's third world champion at lightweight and first since Takanori Hatakeyama in 2000.^[1]

Kobori attempted to defend his title against Paulus Moses on January 3, 2009. He, however, lost the match and the crown by unanimous decision.^[2]

While training for his next bout, Kobori developed serious neck and waist problems which prompted him to quit boxing.

He worked as a trainer for the Kadoebi Boxing Gym from 2016^[3] to 2019.^[4]

Professional boxing record

27 fights	23 wins	3 losses
By knockout	12	1
By decision	11	2
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
27	Loss	23–3–1	Paulus Moses	UD	12 (12)	2009-01-03	Pacifico, Yokohama, Japan	Lost (Regular) WBA lightweight title
26	Win	23–2–1	José Alfaro	TKO	3 (12)	2008-05-19	Differ Ariake, Tokyo, Japan	Won (Regular) WBA lightweight title
25	Win	22–2–1	Hiroyasu Matsuzaki	UD	10 (10)	2008-01-05	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super-featherweight title
24	Win	21–2–1	Takashi Miura	UD	10 (10)	2007-09-15	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super-featherweight title
23	Win	20–2–1	Junji Murakami	TKO	7 (12)	2007-05-19	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super-featherweight title; Won vacant OBPF super-featherweight title
22	Win	19–2–1	Dainoshin Kuma	TKO	3 (10)	2007-01-06	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super-featherweight title
21	Win	18–2–1	Akio Mikami	TD	10 (10)	2006-11-04	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super-featherweight title
20	Win	17–2–1	Kazunori Fujita	TKO	6 (10)	2006-05-06	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained Japanese super-featherweight title
19	Win	16–2–1	Keita Manabe	TKO	2 (10)	2006-01-14	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Won vacant Japanese super-featherweight title
18	Win	15–2–1	Tetsuya Suzuki	TKO	4 (8)	2005-08-06	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
17	Win	14–2–1	Akira Yamazaki	UD	10 (10)	2005-05-12	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
16	Draw	13–2–1	Akira Yamazaki	TD	9 (10)	2004-12-18	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
15	Win	13–2	Momotaro Kitajima	UD	8 (8)	2004-09-04	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
14	Win	12–2	Masato Aoyagi	TKO	6 (10)	2004-05-23	Kose Sports Park, Kōfu, Japan
13	Win	11–2	Tetsuya Shinozaki	MD	10 (10)	2003-12-10	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12	Win	10–2	Ryuji Nishihara	UD	8 (8)	2003-06-23	Arena, Yokohama, Japan
11	Loss	9–2	Takanori Kariya	MD	8 (8)	2003-05-03	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10	Win	9–1	Jaguar Tetsuya	UD	10 (10)	2003-01-11	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9	Win	8–1	Premsiri Napattaya	KO	1 (8)	2002-10-05	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8	Win	7–1	Zenyu Shakuson	TKO	8 (8)	2002-06-01	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7	Win	6–1	Kenta Uemura	TKO	2 (6)	2002-04-03	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6	Win	5–1	Seishiro Tashiro	MD	6 (6)	2002-02-13	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5	Win	4–1	Yoshiro Yagihashi	KO	1 (4)	2001-10-17	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4	Win	3–1	Kei Sano	UD	4 (4)	2001-08-04	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3	Loss	2–1	Yuji Onozaki	KO	2 (4)	2001-04-07	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2	Win	2–0	Ryoji Nakai	UD	4 (4)	2000-08-05	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1	Win	1–0	Makoto Sato	KO	2 (4)	2000-02-19	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

References

^ "Kobori stops Alfaro in third round to win WBA lightweight crown". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
^ "Paulus Moses Decisions Yusuke Kobori, Wins WBA Title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
^ "Former champion Yusuke Kobori becomes a trainer!". asianboxing. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
^ "Kadoebi Trainer list". Kadoebi Boxing Gym. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

External links

Boxing record for Yusuke Kobori from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Nobuhito Honmo	Japanese super-featherweight champion January 14, 2006 – 2008 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Yoshimitsu Yashiro
Vacant Title last held by Nobuhito Honmo	OBPF super-featherweight champion May 19, 2007 – 2007 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Takashi Uchiyama
World boxing titles
Preceded by José Alfaro	WBA lightweight champion Regular title May 19, 2008 – January 3, 2009	Succeeded by Paulus Moses