Kenji Yonekura

Kenji Yonekura
Born
Japanese: 米倉 健治[1]

(1934-05-25)25 May 1934
Nōgata, Fukuoka, Empire of Japan[2]
Died20 April 2023(2023-04-20) (aged 88)
Statistics
Weight(s)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins13
Wins by KO1
Losses10
Draws1

Kenji Yonekura (Japanese: 米倉 健司, Hepburn: Yonekura Kenji, 25 May 1934 – 20 April 2023) was a Japanese boxer who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games in the flyweight division, and was a two-time world title challenger in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions. He later served as the president of Yonekura Boxing Gym.

  1. ^ Boxing Magazine editorial department, ed. (1 March 2004). "米倉健志". 日本プロボクシングチャンピオン大鑑 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. p. 89. ISBN 978-4-583-03784-4.
  2. ^ ヨネクラボクシングジム – ご挨拶 (in Japanese). official website of Yonekura Boxing Gym. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

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