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AKINOBU HIRANAKA JWW
Hometown - Okinawa, Japan
20(18)-2-0
Of Hiranaka's 22 career fights, 13 of them were with a title on the line. He took the Japanese Junior Welterweight title with a sixth round knockout over Masahiro Tanabu in only his fourth career bout. After nine title defenses, he took on Juan Martin Coggi for the WBA title but suffered his first pro loss in a 12 round decision. Three years later, Hiranaka won the WBA belt from then champion Edwin Rosario on a first round TKO. He lost the title in his first defense to Morris East and retired from the ring. His only career stoppage loss came in that final bout with East.
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