Kasumi Saeki Explained

Kasumi Saeki
Weight:Light flyweight
Height:1.54 m[1]
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Date:July 16, 1996
Birth Place:Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan
Style:Orthodox
Total:4
Wins:4
Ko:3

is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBO female mini flyweight title in 2019.

Career

Early career

Born in Osaka, Saeki started practicing combat sports at the age of six with kickboxing. A few years later, whilst at elementary school, she picked boxing and began competing at amateur championships in Japan and world-wide, having several important wins, most notably in 2011 at the AIBA World Women's Youth Championships in Antalya and the 2014 Japanese Women's National Championships held in Shizuoka. Saeki finished her amateur career with a 35–9 record.[2]

Professional career

After a successful amateur career, Saeki made her professional debut on May 27, 2018, against Floryvic Montero, winning the bout by unanimous decision after six rounds.

Saeki fought Wassana Kamdee on December 1, 2018, for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific female mini flyweight title, winning by technical knockout (TKO) in the third round.[3]

On April 27, 2019, Saeki fought against Elizabeth López for the vacant WBO female mini flyweight title at the EDION Arena Osaka. Saeki won the fight by TKO in the sixth round.[4]

Saeki vacated the title for undisclosed reasons on 18 December 2019.[5]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
4Win4–0 Elizabeth LópezTKO6 (10)
3Win3–0 Wassana KamdeeTKO3 (8)
2Win2–0 Kanyarat Yoohanngoh6 (6)
1Win1–0 Floryvic Montero6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Kasumi Saeki. BoxRec. 6 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Kasumi Saeki. asianboxing.info. 26 November 2018. 6 October 2019.
  3. WorldBoxingOrg. 1068925758058520578. 1 December 2018. For the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Female Mini-Flyweight Title, Kasumi Saeki (3-0, 2 KOs) scored a spectacular 3rd-round TKO victory over Wassana Kamdee (3-4, 2 KOs) at the EDION Arena Osaka, Japan..
  4. Web site: Unbeaten Saeki Wins WBO World Title. 28 April 2019. wboboxing.com. World Boxing Organization. 7 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Ayaka Miyao and Etsuko Tada to clash for WBO crown! . asianboxing.info . 25 May 2024.