Daiki Kameda facts for kids
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| Real name | 亀田 大毅 |
| Nickname(s) | Monk Warrior of Osaka (浪速乃弁慶) |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
| Reach | 64+1/2 in |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | January 6, 1989 Osaka, Japan |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 5 |
Daiki Kameda (亀田 大毅, Kameda Daiki) (born January 6, 1989) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2015. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA flyweight title from 2010 to 2011, and the IBF super-flyweight title from 2013 to 2014. His brothers, Kōki and Tomoki, are also professional boxers.
Professional career
Personal life and early career
Daiki is one of the three Kameda brothers, the other two are the former WBA (Regular) Bantamweight Champion, Kōki, and the former WBO Bantamweight Champion, Tomoki.
Nicknamed Naniwa no Benkei (Benkei of Osaka) by his father, Shirō, he made his professional debut on February 26, 2006. "You must never fall down, until I decide to throw in a towel or a referee calls a stop," Shirō said to him. "Fight like Benkei who died while standing up."
In his early career, he had made it his custom to sing a song for the audience after each of his victories.
Professional boxing record
| 34 fights | 29 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 18 | 0 |
| By decision | 11 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 34 | Loss | 29–5 | Victor Ruiz | SD | 8 | 6 Sep 2015 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 33 | Loss | 29–4 | Liborio Solís | SD | 12 | 3 Dec 2013 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | For vacant WBA super-flyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 29–3 | Rodrigo Guerrero | UD | 12 | 3 Sep 2013 | Sun Messe Kagawa, Takamatsu, Japan | Won vacant IBF super-flyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 28–3 | Aaron Bobadilla | TKO | 6 (10), 0:12 | 8 Jun 2013 | Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan | |
| 30 | Win | 27–3 | Faustino Cupul | KO | 6 (10), 0:43 | 9 Mar 2013 | Cultural Gymnasium, Yokohama, Japan | |
| 29 | Win | 26–3 | James Mokoginta | UD | 10 | 4 Dec 2012 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | |
| 28 | Win | 25–3 | Pipat Chaiporn | UD | 10 | 19 Aug 2012 | Sun Messe Kagawa, Takamatsu, Japan | |
| 27 | Win | 24–3 | Jovanny Soto | TKO | 4 (10), 0:21 | 25 Jun 2012 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 26 | Win | 23–3 | Amorn Longsriphom | KO | 2 (10), 2:53 | 4 Apr 2012 | Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan | |
| 25 | Loss | 22–3 | Tepparith Singwancha | UD | 12 | 7 Dec 2011 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | For WBA super-flyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Raul Hidalgo | KO | 1 (12), 2:20 | 24 Sep 2011 | Centro de Convenciones, Cozumel, Mexico | Won vacant WBA International super-flyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Prayoot Kamsuanjik | KO | 2 (10), 1:42 | 8 Jul 2011 | Kyuden Gym, Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Jesús Martínez | KO | 5 (10), 0:37 | 2 Apr 2011 | Onoyama Budokan, Naha, Japan | |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Silviu Olteanu | SD | 12 | 26 Dec 2010 | Super Arena, Saitama, Japan | Retained WBA flyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Takefumi Sakata | UD | 12 | 25 Sep 2010 | Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA flyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Rosendo Vega | UD | 10 | 25 Jul 2010 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Denkaosan Kaovichit | UD | 12 | 7 Feb 2010 | World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan | Won WBA flyweight title |
| 17 | Loss | 15–2 | Denkaosan Kaovichit | MD | 12 | 6 Oct 2009 | Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | For WBA flyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Jose Alberto Cuadros | KO | 4 (10), 0:30 | 30 Aug 2009 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Gabriel Pumar | UD | 10 | 13 May 2009 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Wandee Singwangcha | KO | 6 (10), 0:27 | 4 Mar 2009 | Super Arena, Saitama, Japan | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Isaac Bustos | KO | 3 (10), 2:30 | 8 Dec 2008 | South Gym, Oyama, Japan | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Angel Rezago | KO | 5 (10), 1:47 | 6 Nov 2008 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 11 | Loss | 10–1 | Daisuke Naito | UD | 12 | 11 Oct 2007 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | For WBC flyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Piyapong Sorsawaeng | UD | 10 | 28 Jul 2007 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Pingping Tepura | KO | 2 (10), 2:21 | 30 Apr 2007 | Twin Messe, Shizuoka, Japan | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Vicky Tahumil | KO | 3 (10), 1:18 | 23 Feb 2007 | Prefectural Sogo Gym, Sapporo, Japan | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Mohammed Sadik | KO | 1 (10), 0:37 | 20 Dec 2006 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Valerio Sanchez | MD | 8 | 27 Sep 2006 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Wido Paez | KO | 1 (8), 1:45 | 20 Aug 2006 | Cultural Gymnasium, Yokohama, Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Yoppie Benu | TKO | 5 (8), 0:27 | 5 Jun 2006 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Kittiphop Kawponkanpim | KO | 1 (8), 1:31 | 5 May 2006 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Samart Twingym | UD | 6 | 17 Apr 2006 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Panmee Samart | KO | 1 (6), 0:23 | 26 Feb 2006 | Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan |
See also
- List of flyweight boxing champions
- List of super-flyweight boxing champions
- List of Japanese boxing world champions
- Notable boxing families
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