Yutaka Niida (新井田豊 born October 2, 1978 in Yokohama, Japan) is a professional boxer in the minimumweight (105 lb) division. His record is 20-1-3 (8 KOs). He is the current WBA world minimumweight champion. Minimumweight or Strawweight is a weight category in boxing where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (7. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Yokohama City Hall Mayor Hiroshi Nakada Address 〒231-0017 Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Minato-cho 1-1 Phone number 045-671-2121 Official website: Yokohama City Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜市; -shi) is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. ... Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a prefecture located in the southern Kanto region of Honshu, Japan. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Yokohama City Hall Mayor Hiroshi Nakada Address 〒231-0017 Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Minato-cho 1-1 Phone number 045-671-2121 Official website: Yokohama City Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜市; -shi) is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism, Western Boxing, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in... Minimumweight or Strawweight is a weight category in boxing where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (7. ... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... Knockout (also referred to as a K.O. or knock), is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others sports involving striking. ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ...

Kyowa first won the WBA strawweight title on August 25, 2001, when he defeated Chana Porpaoin by unanimous decision.^[1] Only two months later, Niida vacated the title, with the intention of retiring.^[1] Niida returned two years later and challenged Noel Arambulet for the title, but Niida suffered his first loss, by split decision.^[1] Niida fought against Arambulet again on July 3, 2004; this time Niida won the title by unanimous decision.^[1] Niida has successfully defended the title four times since he regained it.^[1] Niida's next defense is against Katsunari Takayama on September 2, 2006.^[1] August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of male boxers
• List of WBA world champions

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Notes and references

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External links

• Yutaka Niida - BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia