Nanae Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木菜々江, Suzuki Nanae, born 12 May 1992) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBO atomweight title from 25 February 2022 to 1 September 2022. At the regional level, Suzuki held the Japanese atomweight title from 2018 to 2019.

Nanae Suzuki
鈴木菜々江
Born (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 32)
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight(s)Atomweight
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights18
Wins11
Wins by KO1
Losses6
Draws1

Boxing career

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Early career

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Suzuki made her professional debut against Ayumu Seki on 1 March 2016. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Suzuki amassed a 5–2 record during the next eighteen months,[2] before being booked to face Sana Hazuki for the vacant Japanese atomweight title on 17 December 2017. The fight ended in a split decision draw.[3] An immediate rematch was scheduled, with the vacant title on the line, on 8 March 2018. Suzuki won the title by majority decision, with scores of 58–57, 57–57 and 58–57.[4] Suzuki made two successful title defense: a unanimous decision against Akari Arase on 20 August 2018,[5] and a majority decision against Sayaka Aoki on 20 November 2018.[6]

WBO atomweight champion

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Suzuki vs. Iwakawa

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On 12 February 2020, it was announced that the WBO atomweight champion Mika Iwakawa would make her maiden title defense against Suzuki.[7] The title bout was scheduled as the co-main event of "Guts Fighting & DANGAN", which was expected to take place on 17 March at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[8] The entire event was cancelled on 27 February however, due to measures imposed by the Japanese government to combat the spread of COVID-19.[9] The fight was rescheduled for 26 September 2020, as the co-main event of "REAL SPIRITS.68" which took place at the Kobe Central Gymnasium in Kobe, Japan[10]

She lost the fight by a closely contested split decision. Two of the judges scored the fight scored the fight 97–93 for Iwakwa, while the third judge had it 96–94 for Suzuki.[11] The bout was evenly fought until the last two rounds, which was reflected in the judges scored cards, who had Iwakawa slightly in the lead at the end of the eight round (76–76, 78–74 and 77–75). The champion managed to rally in the final two rounds however, which led to two of the judges awarding her the ninth and tenth round, while the last judge scored the ninth for Suzuki and the tenth for Suzuki.[12]

Suzuki vs. Iwakawa II

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On 30 August 2021, Japanese-based boxing promotion DANGAN announced that Iwakawa would make her second WBO atomweight title defense against Suzuki on 15 October 2021, in the main event of "VICTORIA.7", an all-female boxing card.[13] Iwakawa withdrew from the bout on 7 October, a week before it was supposed to take place, due to an undisclosed injury.[14] The title fight was rescheduled for 25 February 2022, fifteen months after their first meeting, as the co-main event of "VICTORIVA.8", another all-female boxing card. It took place at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[15] Suzuki won the rematch by split decision, with two judges scoring the fight 96–94 in her favor, while the third judge awarded an identical scorecard to Iwakawa.[16]

Suzuki vs. Kuroki

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Suzuki made her first title defense against the former WBC minimumweight champion Yuko Kuroki on 1 September 2022. The fight headlined "Queens Crest 2022", an all-women's card, which took place at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[17] Suzuki struggled to successfully pressure the southpaw Kuroki, who utilized outboxing tactics to win the fight by a wide unanimous decision. Two of the judges awarded Kuroki eight of the ten contested rounds, while the third judge scored seven of the ten rounds for the challenger.[18]

Post title reign

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Suzuki was booked to challenge the WBO atomweight champion Yuko Kuroki in the main event of "VICTORIVA vol.11", which took place at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on March 30, 2023.[19] She lost the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 96–94 and one scorecard of 97–93.[20]

Retirement

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Suzuki announced her retirement from professional boxing on 1 September 2023.[21]

Professional boxing record

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18 fights 11 wins 6 losses
By knockout 1 1
By decision 10 5
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Loss 11–6–1 Yuko Kuroki UD 10 30 Mar 2023 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan For WBO female atomweight title
17 Loss 11–5–1 Yuko Kuroki UD 10 1 Sep 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBO female atomweight title
16 Win 11–4–1 Mika Iwakawa SD 10 25 Feb 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won WBO female atomweight title
15 Loss 10–4–1 Mika Iwakawa SD 10 26 Sep 2020 Central Gym, Kobe, Japan For WBO female atomweight title
14 Win 10–3–1 Kanyarat Yoohanngoh UD 8 20 Nov 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 9–3–1 Minayo Kei UD 8 12 Sep 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12 Loss 8–3–1 Eri Matsuda UD 8 13 Mar 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan For OPBF female atomweight title
Lost Japanese female atomweight title
11 Win 8–2–1 Sayaka Aoki MD 6 20 Nov 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese female atomweight title
10 Win 7–2–1 Akari Arase UD 6 20 Aug 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese female atomweight title
9 Win 6–2–1 Sana Hazuki MD 6 8 Mar 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant Japanese female atomweight title
8 Draw 5–2–1 Sana Hazuki SD 6 17 Dec 2017 Kyuden Gym, Fukuoka, Japan For vacant Japanese female atomweight title
7 Win 5–2 Chie Higano UD 6 1 Sep 2017 Korakuen Hall, Fukuoka, Japan
6 Win 4–2 Chisa Naito UD 4 19 May 2017 Korakuen Hall, Fukuoka, Japan
5 Win 3–2 Yumiko Shimooka MD 4 15 Mar 2017 Korakuen Hall, Fukuoka, Japan
4 Win 2–2 Haruko Kaneko TKO 2 (4) 13 Dec 2016 Korakuen Hall, Fukuoka, Japan
3 Loss 1–2 Sayaka Aoki TKO 3 (4) 21 Sep 2016 Korakuen Hall, Fukuoka, Japan
2 Loss 1–1 Yumiko Shimooka SD 4 15 Jul 2016 Korakuen Hall, Fukuoka, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Ayumu Seki UD 4 1 Mar 2016 Korakuen Hall, Fukuoka, Japan

See also

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References

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    鈴木菜々江"
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  21. ^ "Ex-WBO world female atomweight champ Nanae Suzuki hangs up her gloves". Boxing News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.