| Yu Kimura | |
| Realname: | Yu Kimura |
| Weight: | Light-flyweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 4 in |
| Reach: | 64 in |
| Birth Date: | November 23, 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Chiba, Japan |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 22 |
| Wins: | 18 |
| Ko: | 3 |
| Losses: | 3 |
| Draws: | 1 |
is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He held the WBC light-flyweight title between 2015 and 2016.
Kimura Turned professional in 2006 and went 9-1-1 in his first 11 fights before being stopped by future unified light-flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi. He bounced back and won his next 8 fights before he defeated Pedro Guevara by split decision to win the WBC light-flyweight title on November 28, 2015.[1] He would go on to lose the title in his first defense to Mexican challenger Ganigan Lopez via majority decision. Kimura announced his retirement from boxing a few months after the Lopez fight.[2]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Loss | 18–3–1 |  Ganigan López | MD | 12 | 2016-03-04 |  | ||
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Pedro Guevara | SD | 12 | 2015-11-28 | | ||
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Jesus Faro | UD | 10 | 2015-08-01 | | ||
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Hayato Yamaguchi | TKO | 8 (10) | 2015-04-04 | | ||
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Atsushi Aburada | TD | 7 (10) | 2014-11-01 | | ||
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Yuki Chinen | UD | 10 | 2014-06-07 | | ||
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Kenichi Horikawa | SD | 10 | 2014-02-01 | | ||
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Tatsuya Fukuhara | UD | 8 | 2013-07-06 | | ||
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Takuro Habu | TKO | 5 (8) | 2013-01-12 | | ||
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Kenta Motoki | UD | 8 | 2012-06-02 | | ||
| 12 | Loss | 9–2–1 | Ryoichi Taguchi | TKO | 6 (8) | 2011-10-15 | | ||
| 11 | Win | 9–1–1 | Masayoshi Segawa | UD | 6 | 2011-07-05 | | ||
| 10 | Win | 8–1–1 | Masashi Uranishi | UD | 8 | 2011-03-05 | | ||
| 9 | Win | 7–1–1 | Yoshitomo Machida | UD | 8 | 2010-11-08 | | ||
| 8 | Win | 6–1–1 | Takumi Suda | UD | 8 | 2010-08-07 | | ||
| 7 | Win | 5–1–1 | Kenta Koyama | UD | 8 | 2010-03-29 | | ||
| 6 | Loss | 4–1–1 | Shin Ono | TD | 5 (8) | 2008-06-21 | | ||
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Kazuya Matsumoto | UD | 6 | 2008-03-15 | | ||
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Kenta Hirose | UD | 6 | 2007-11-03 | | ||
| 3 | Draw | 2–0–1 | Koji Itagaki | PTS | 6 | 2007-06-16 | | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Takashi Morishima | UD | 6 | 2007-01-20 | | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Samkolek Chuwatana | KO | 2 (6) | 2006-10-07 | |