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Andy Hiraoka
Born
平岡 アンディ ジャスティス

(1996-08-08) August 8, 1996 (age 28)
Yokohama, Japan
Other namesThe Blade
Statistics
Weight class
Height5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Reach74 in (188 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins24
Wins by KO19

Andy Justice Hiraoka (born August 8, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer.[1] He is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.[2] He is a former World Boxing Organisation Asia Pacific Super Lightweight Champion.[3]

History

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Andy was born in a small suburb of Yokohama in Japan to a Ghanaian father and a Japanese mother.[4][5] He started boxing at the age of four due to his father's influence.[6] When he was in elementary school, he appeared on Sanma's SUPER Karakuri TV as a "timid" boxing boy.[7] At the time, his boxing skills were so slow that he was beaten up by his sister. He never skipped a day of practice, but he hated boxing so much. He was also teased and bullied for being half-Japanese and having dark skin, and was sometimes mocked for his shy personality.[8] He joined the track and field club in junior high school , and competed in the National Athletic Meet in the middle distance while at Yokohama High School.[9]

On December 3, 2013 , he fought Katsuhiko Kudo in a four-round super featherweight bout at Korakuen Hall and won by TKO in the fourth round, 1 minute and 7 seconds, marking his debut with a win.[10]

On December 21, 2014 , as the East Japan Lightweight Rookie of the Year, he was scheduled to face Shogo Yamaguchi, representing the West, for the All-Japan Rookie of the Year title, but withdrew from the match due to the flu.[11][12]

After losing the All-Japan Rookie of the Year award, Hiraoka left Japan and went to Los Angeles alone to train in the United States for about two years.[13]

In September 2016 , after returning to Japan, he transferred to Ohashi Boxing Gym .[14]

On November 11, 2017 , at the "DANGAN 200" event held at Korakuen Hall, he fought in the finals of the tournament to determine the first Japanese super lightweight youth champion against Takahiko Kobayashi , winning by TKO in 1 minute and 50 seconds of the fifth round to become the first Japanese super lightweight youth champion .[15]

On September 11, 2018 , he faced Ukyo Yoshikai at the 65th Phoenix Battle held at Korakuen Hall and won by TKO in the third round at 2 minutes and 2 seconds, successfully defending his youth title for the first time .[16]

The match was scheduled to take place on April 8 , 2019 , but was canceled due to the arrest of his opponent .[17]

On July 12, 2019, he faced former Japanese lightweight champion and IBF World Super Lightweight No. 13 Akihiro Kondo at Korakuen Hall and won by unanimous decision in the 10th round (97-93, 98-93, 98-92).[18]

On October 3, 2019, he relinquished his Japanese Super Lightweight Youth Championship.

On November 26, 2019, it was announced that he had signed with Top Rank.[19]

On November 30, 2019, he made his US debut at the Chelsea Ballroom at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas , Nevada , where he faced Rogelio Cázares and won by knockout in the second round, 2 minutes and 15 seconds.[20]

On November 1, 2020, he fought Ricky Edwards at the MGM Grand Conference Center (The Bubble) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and won by TKO in the fourth round at 2 minutes and 20 seconds.[21]

On February 11, 2021, he faced Yuta Akiyama at the charity boxing event “LEGEND” held at the National Yoyogi Stadium.[22]

On March 11, 2021, he faced Japanese super lightweight Fumio Kimura at Korakuen Hall and won by TKO at 2 minutes and 15 seconds into the third round.[23]

On October 19, 2021, the main event of "Phoenix Battle 81" took place at Korakuen Hall, where Hiraoka faced Sasaki Tsutomu , ranked 2nd in the Japanese and 3rd in the WBO Asia Pacific super lightweight division , and won by TKO in the 11th round at 1 minute 58 seconds to claim the title. At the weigh-in the day before, Sasaki was 1.8 kg over the super lightweight limit and was disqualified. At the weigh-in at 5 pm on the day of the match, Sasaki was within 8% of the super lightweight limit, so the match was made official, and the match was held under irregular rules whereby Hiraoka would only win the title if he won.[24]

On February 28, 2022, he faced Aoki Christiano, the number one ranked Japanese super lightweight, at Korakuen Hall and won by TKO in the 10th round at 2 minutes and 16 seconds.[25]

On June 7, 2022, he faced Shun Akaiwa, ranked 8th in the Japanese super lightweight division, at Saitama Super Arena and won by TKO in 1 minute and 24 seconds of the 6th round.[26]

On September 13, 2022, he faced Alvin Lagumbay at Korakuen Hall and won by TKO at 2 minutes and 27 seconds in the second round, successfully defending his WBO Asia Pacific title for the third time.[27]

On December 13, 2022, he faced Yi Min-ho on the undercard of the Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler fight at Ariake Arena , and won by TKO in the eighth round at 2 minutes and 6 seconds, successfully defending his WBO Asia Pacific title for the fourth time.[28]

On January 16, 2023, he relinquished his Japanese super lightweight title.[29]

On June 10, 2023, he relinquished his WBO Asia Pacific super lightweight title to pursue a world title challenge.[30]

On September 3, 2024, at the Ariake Arena, he faced Ismael Barroso , the WBA World Super Lightweight interim champion , in a match to decide the WBA World Super Lightweight challenger. In the sixth round, he knocked Barroso down with a right hook, and in the eighth round, he cut his right eye with a left cross from Barroso. In the ninth round, he knocked Barroso down twice, and after Barroso's camp withdrew from the match, he won by TKO at 2 minutes and 58 seconds in the ninth round and earned the right to challenge the champion, Jose Valenzuela .[31] However, since Barroso's interim title was not recognized by the JBC , which oversaw the match, it was not recognized as a title match, so the match was held as a challenger match, and Barroso, who lost, was stripped of his interim title according to JBC regulations.[32]

Professional boxing record

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24 fights 24 wins 0 losses
By knockout 19 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
24 Win 24–0 Ismael Barroso TKO 9 (12), 2:58 3 Sep 2024 Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan
23 Win 23–0 Sebastian Diaz Maldanado TKO 5 (8), 1:07 26 Dec 2023 Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan
22 Win 22–0 Min Ho Jung TKO 8 (12), 2:06 13 Dec 2022 Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBO Asia Pacific super lightweight title
21 Win 21–0 Alvin Lagumbay TKO 2 (12), 2:27 13 Sep 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBO Asia Pacific super lightweight title
20 Win 20–0 Shun Akaiwa TKO 6 (10), 1:24 7 Jun 2022 Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan Retained Japanese and WBO Asia Pacific super lightweight titles
19 Win 19–0 Cristiano Aoqui TKO 10 (12), 2:16 28 Feb 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese and WBO Asia Pacific super lightweight titles
18 Win 18–0 Jin Sasaki TKO 11 (12), 1:58 19 Oct 2021 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant Japanese and vacant WBO Asia Pacific super lightweight titles
17 Win 17–0 Fumisuke Kimura TKO 3 (8), 2:15 11 Mar 2021 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
16 Win 16–0 Rickey Edwards TKO 4 (8), 2:20 31 Oct 2020 MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Rogelio Casarez TKO 2 (8), 2:16 30 Nov 2019 Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Akihiro Kondo UD 10 12 Jul 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 13–0 Ukyo Yoshigai TKO 3 (8), 2:02 11 Sep 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese Youth super lightweight title
12 Win 12–0 Fumisuke Kimura UD 8 28 Feb 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win 11–0 Takahiko Kobayashi TKO 5 (8), 1:50 11 Nov 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win 10–0 Ukyo Yoshigai TKO 3 (6), 0:46 23 Aug 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9 Win 9–0 Shogo Yamaguchi TKO 6 (8), 1:39 21 May 2017 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 8–0 Natee Yongraksa KO 1 (6), 1:44 30 Dec 2016 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
7 Win 7–0 Nakharin Phromchak TKO 3 (6), 2:54 3 Oct 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Win 6–0 Shintaro Nakamura UD 5 2 Nov 2014 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 5–0 Shoma Sekine TKO 4 (4), 2:25 25 Sep 2014 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Yoshihito Takahashi UD 4 20 Jun 2014 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Susumu Nakata TKO 3 (4), 2:15 4 Apr 2014 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Yoshikuni Hashiguchi UD 4 10 Jan 2014 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Katsuhiko Kudo TKO 4 (4), 1:07 3 Dec 2013 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

References

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  2. ^ https://www.boxingtimeline.com/hiraoka-andy/
  3. ^ karlfreitag (2021-10-22). "Boxing News: Hiraoka wins vacant Japanese, WBO AP 140lb belts » October 14, 2023". fightnews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. ^ "Japanese Born Ghanaian, Andy Hiroaka Codjoe Returns Home With WBO Asia Pacific Super Lightweight Title - GHSportsNews". 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. ^ "An African father's tough love pushes Japanese boxer to the top". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. ^ https://boxmob.jp/sp/youth/detail.html?nid=66
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  32. ^ https://the-ans.jp/news/459749/
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