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Japanese boxer (born 1940) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kiyoshi Tanabe (田辺 清, born October 10, 1940) is a retired Japanese boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics.[1]
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Kiyoshi Tanabe | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Tanabe (left) at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 10, 1940 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As an amateur Tanabe won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics, becoming the first Japanese boxer to win an Olympic medal. His amateur record was 115-5 (30RSC). He made his professional debut in 1963, and won the Japanese flyweight title in 1965, which he defended twice before vacating. In February 1967, he fought WBA & WBC flyweight champion Horacio Accavallo in a non-title match, and won by 6th-round TKO.[2]
Tanabe was scheduled to get his first world title shot in July 1967, and expectations heightened around the talented fighter. However, it was discovered that he had suffered a detached retina in his right eye, which forced him into retirement. He had surgery on his right eye, but lost his vision two years later.[citation needed]
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