Kaneko Shigeji Explained

Shigeji Kaneko
Weight:Featherweight, super featherweight
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Date:13 August 1931
Birth Place:Tsubame, Niigata, Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Total:65
Wins:54
Ko:33
Losses:10
Draws:1

Shigeji Kaneko (Kaneko Shigeji, 13 August 1931  - 2 January 2016) was a Japanese featherweight boxer during the 1950s. He fought Gabriel "Flash" Elorde four times, winning them all. He was also a boxing promoter from the 1980s until the early 2000s.

Shigeji died from pneumonia on 2 January 2016 in Tokyo. He was 84.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SHIGEJI KANEKO WHO BEAT 'FLASH' ELORDE FOUR TIMES PASSES AWAY. PhilBoxing. 3 January 2016. 3 January 2016.