Akinobu Hiranaka
Akinobu Hiranaka ( Japanese 平 仲 明 信 , Hiranaka Akinobu ; born November 14, 1963 in Okinawa , Japan ), actually or also as the former ring name Nobuaki Hiranaka ( 平 仲 信 明 or 平 仲 伸 章 , Hiranaka Nobuaki ), is a former Japanese Boxer in the light welterweight .
He made his professional debut on March 24th in 1985 when he defeated Kazumi Yokoi in an 8-round fight with a classic knockout in the 1st round.
Already in his 3rd fight he became Japanese champion with a knockout victory.
In April 1992 he beat Edwin Rosario by TKo in round 2 and thus secured the WBA world title.
Web links
- Akinobu Hiranaka in the BoxRec database
- Akinobu Hiranaka in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Akinobu Hiranaka website (Japanese)
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| SURNAME | Hiranaka, Akinobu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 平 仲明信 (Japanese, ring name); 平 仲 伸 章 (Japanese, ring name); Hiranaka, Nobuaki (real name); 平 仲信明 (Japanese, real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | japanese boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Okinawa , Japan |