| Fighting Harada(Masahiko Harada) |  | | Career Snapshot | | Born | April 23, 1943 | | Died | N/A | | Total Fights | 62 | | Won | 55 | | Lost | 7 | | Drew | 0 | | Knockouts | 22 | | Titles Won | | Masahiko Harada (born April 23, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan), better known as Fighting Harada, is a former world boxing champion. He is currently the president of the Japanese boxing commission. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ...
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Harada was arguably one of Japan's most popular boxers; his fame reached international status, and Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Gomez declared that Harada was his idol as a child. Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion. ...
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Biography
Harada began fighting as a professional on February 21, 1960, knocking out Isami Masui in round four, in Tokyo. He won his first twenty four bouts. Among the notables he beat during that span were Ken Morita, who later became a respected boxing official and who was beaten by Harada on June 26 in the first round, and future world champion Hiroyuki Ebihara, who was undefeated in nine fights before meeting Harada and who was beaten by Harada on December 24, by a decision in six rounds. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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On June 15, 1962, he suffered his first defeat, being beaten on points by Edmundo Esparza over ten rounds in Tokyo. June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ...
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After one more win, Harada received his first world title try: on October 10 of that year, he became the WBA world flyweight champion by knocking out Pone Kingpetch in the first round, in Tokyo. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ...
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A rematch followed, and Harada lost the title in his first defence, being outpointed by Kingpetch over fifteen rounds on January 12, 1963 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was Harada's first fight outside Japan. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Harada posted four more wins in a row before losing on by knockout in six to Jose Medel on September 26. September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ...
After that loss, Harada posted another winning streak, which reached seven before he was given another world title shot. Among the boxers he beat was top contender Oscar Reyes.
On May 17, 1965, Harada extended his winning streak to eight, when he defeated Eder Jofre in Nagoya, by a fifteen round decision, to win his second world title, the unified WBA and WBC world bantamweight title. Jofre was undefeated in fifty fights coming into this bout, and considered by many of his fans to be invincible. May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ...
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On November 30, he defeated perennial British contender Alan Rudkin by a fifteen round decision to retain the title. On June 1, 1966, he and Jofre had a rematch in Tokyo, and Harada defeated Jofre once again, by a fifteen round decision. Losing for the second time to Harada prompted Jofre to retire; he would make a successful comeback ten years later. Harada was the only boxer to beat Jofre. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ...
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After two more, non-title wins, Harada had a chance to avenge his defeat against Jose Medel. On January 3, 1967, Harada retained his world bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision over Medel in Nagoya. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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On July 4 he retained the title against Colombian Fernando Caraballo, a fighter who was well liked in his country. Harada outpointed him over fifteen rounds. July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ...
On February 16, 1968, Lionel Rose became the first Australian aborigine to become a world boxing champion, when he outpointed Harada over fifteen rounds in Tokyo. Having lost his world bantamweight crown, Harada then set his sights on regaining it. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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He won four of his next five fights, his lone loss during that span coming at the hands of Alton Colter by a ten round decision. Then, he received another world title shot.
On July 28, 1969, after the WBA and WBC had split the world bantamweight title, Harada fought Australia's Johnny Famechon for the WBC world bantamweight belt. The fight was held in Sydney, and the referee and only judge was the legendary former world featherweight champion Willie Pep. Pep scored the fight a tie (draw), but Famechon's fans rallied over the call by booing Pep, who then announced he had miscalculated his scorecard and actually had Famechon ahead, making Harada a loser by a fifteen round decision. This fight was, nevertheless, controversial because of the nature of its ending, and the WBC clamoured for a rematch. July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ...
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After a knockout win in eight rounds over Pat Gonzalez, the rematch came. Harada's management wanted the fight to be held in Tokyo, and so, on January 6, 1970, Harada and Famechon met once again, this time at Tokyo's Metropolitan Gym. Harada dropped the champion in round ten, but Famechon recovered, knocking Harada off the ring in round fourteen and retaining the title by knockout in that round. This was Harada's last fight as a professional. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Harada led a rather quiet life after retirement. In 1996, he was elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. Coincidentally, Wilfredo Gomez was inducted in the same ceremony. After Gomez expressed that Harada was his idol, Harada responded, using an interpreter, that Gomez had, in turn, become one of his favorite fighters as well. Pone Kingpetch and Eder Jofre, the boxers Harada beat to win world titles, are also members of the Hall of Fame. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
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Masahiko Harada became president of the Japanese Boxing Commission in 2002. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
On January 28, 2004, as he was driving home from his office, Harada experienced a headache and decided to check himself into a hospital. He was found to have a brain hemorrhage. Harada was hospitalized on stable condition, and the doctors at the hospital said he is expected to be released in one month. January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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External link - Fighting Harada Boxing Gym
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