Tadashi Tomori (友利 正, Tomori Tadashi, born December 28, 1959) is a retired Japanese boxer who is a former WBC junior flyweight champion.
Tadashi Tomori 友利 正 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 December 1959 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light flyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 7 |
Amateur career
editTomori won the Japan's inter-high school championship in the 45 kg class in 1977, and compiled an amateur record of 16–4 (3 KOs) before turning professional.[1] Hitoshi Misako who is the president of Misako Boxing Gym in Tokyo went to Okinawa, and encouraged Tomori to turn professional.[2] After joining that gym in 1978, he made his professional debut at the Korakuen Hall in May of that year.
Professional career
editIn March 1979, Tomori won the annual Japanese boxing series, All-Japan Rookie King Tournament in the junior flyweight division. Although he lost on points to Kazunori Tenryū in the Japanese junior flyweight title bout in November 1979, he knocked out the sixteen-time defending champion Tenryū in the first round of the return match in February 1980 to capture the title. However he lost on points to Shūichi Hozumi in his second defense in August of that year. He competed with Masaharu Inami for the vacated title, but it also ended in a failure.[3]
Originally Tomori was an out-fighter who excelled in the speed and skill. During his professional career, he had almost mastered the in-fighting to be spotlighted. However his transformation into an in-fighter was still incomplete.[4] So, his manager Misako made him go to the temple for the sitting meditation practice in order to discipline his mind. Tomori regained the vacant Japanese title via a close decision in October 1981, and defended it once via a unanimous decision in his first professional fight in his hometown of Naha.[3] At that time, Misako sensed that Tomori got a boost of energy, and set a world title shot for him.[5]
On April 13, 1982, Tomori was scheduled to fight against Amado Ursúa for the WBC junior flyweight title at the Korakuen Hall. He trained under the guidance of Eddie Townsend who signed a deal with Misako Boxing Gym in March of that year.[3] After the champion's pre-fight open workout, Koichi Wajima, Tomori's senior in the same gym, commented that he wondered if Tomori could sustain himself for three rounds.[6] Nevertheless, he built a lead over Ursúa until the middle of the fight throwing his sharp right crosses and left jabs. In the later rounds Ursúa fought back fiercely, but was dethroned via a split decision.[7] Ursúa expressed dissatisfaction to the decision.[8]
His first defense against Hilario Zapata was initially scheduled in Panama City on June 5, 1982. However it was postponed to July 20 and moved to the Ishikawa Sangyō Hall in Kanazawa, Ishikawa due to Tomori's rib injury.[9] In that first defense, Tomori lost to Zapata via a split decision.[10][11][12] Misako protested the decision of the judges to the WBC,[13][14] and Tomori had a rematch with Zapata as a challenger at the Kuramae Kokugikan on November 30 of the same year. However Tomori who had believed his own victory in the previous fight, told that he would not be able to fight more than he did on July 20.[3] He suffered a cut above his left eye from the sixth round, and was stopped in the eighth round after being floored in the seventh and eighth rounds.[15][16] Some time after that fight, Tomori retired.
Professional boxing record
edit| 16 fights | 9 wins | 7 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 4 | 6 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Loss | 19–7 | Hilario Zapata | TKO | 8 (15) | 1982-11-30 | Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | For WBC light flyweight title |
| 25 | Loss | 19–6 | Hilario Zapata | SD | 15 (15) | 1982-07-20 | Sangyo Hall, Kanazawa, Japan | Lost WBC light flyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 19–5 | Amado Ursua | MD | 15 (15) | 1982-04-13 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBC light flyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 18–5 | Yoshiaki Kanda | UD | 10 (10) | 1982-02-26 | Onoyama Gym, Naha, Japan | Retained Japanese light flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 17–5 | Hiroyuki Tada | PTS | 10 (10) | 1981-10-12 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won vacant Japanese light flyweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 16–5 | Yong Hyun Kim | UD | 10 (10) | 1981-08-23 | Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | |
| 20 | Win | 16–4 | Ryuji Ichinomiya | KO | 4 (10) | 1981-04-30 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 19 | Loss | 15–4 | Masaharu Inami | UD | 10 (10) | 1980-11-27 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | For vacant Japanese light flyweight title |
| 18 | Loss | 15–3 | Shuichi Hozumi | MD | 10 (10) | 1980-08-29 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Lost Japanese light flyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Kazuyoshi Funaki | UD | 10 (10) | 1980-05-30 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained Japanese light flyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Puma Koya | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-04-20 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Kazunori Tenryu | KO | 1 (10) | 1980-02-28 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won Japanese light flyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Keisuke Yuguchi | KO | 2 (10) | 1979-12-24 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 13 | Loss | 11–2 | Kazunori Tenryu | UD | 10 (10) | 1979-11-19 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | For Japanese light flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Phoenix Taniguchi | KO | 7 (10) | 1979-09-27 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Hammer Yoshida | PTS | 8 (8) | 1979-07-15 | Korakuen Pingpong Center, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 10 | Loss | 9–1 | Puma Koya | MD | 8 (8) | 1979-05-24 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jung Il Han | PTS | 6 (6) | 1979-04-20 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Tsuguhiro Miyaoka | PTS | 6 (6) | 1979-03-03 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Toshikazu Higa | PTS | 6 (6) | 1978-12-18 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Kiyomi Sato | PTS | 4 (4) | 1978-11-13 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Yasufumi Ogawa | PTS | 4 (4) | 1978-09-28 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Kiyomi Sato | PTS | 4 (4) | 1978-08-25 | Miyagi Sports Center, Sendai, Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Koichi Togashi | KO | 1 (4) | 1978-07-27 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kiyomi Sato | PTS | 4 (4) | 1978-06-22 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kanemi Takahashi | PTS | 4 (4) | 1978-05-25 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Naoki Fukuda et al. 2000, p. 62
- ^ Takashi Takahashi (April 18, 2000). "世界王者になる方法教えます! Part 2 インタビュー 三迫仁志 & 輪島功一". World Boxing (in Japanese) (special issue). Tokyo, Japan: Nippon Sports Publishing Co., Ltd.: 21.
- ^ a b c d Seiichi Ashizawa (1993). "ハンサム・ガイ 友利正" ボクシング写真画報. World Boxing (in Japanese) (special issue). Tokyo, Japan: Nippon Sports Publishing Co., Ltd.: 26.
- ^ Naoki Fukuda et al. 2000, pp. 62–63
- ^ Naoki Fukuda et al. 2000, p. 12
- ^ Naoki Fukuda et al. 2000, p. 63
- ^ Baseball Magazine Sha 2002, p. 55.
- ^ AP (April 14, 1982). "KU officials refuse comment on possible investigation – Boxing". St. Joseph Gazette. p. 4D. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ AP (June 17, 1982). "Tomori-Zapata Fight To Be Held in Japan". The Palm Beach Post. p. D4. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ UPI (July 20, 1982). "Zapata regains title". Deseret News. p. 2D. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ AP (July 21, 1982). "Zapata Regains Crown". The Victoria Advocate. p. 3B. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Baseball Magazine Sha 2002, p. 56.
- ^ AP (December 1, 1982). "Zapata Pounds Tomori". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. p. 6B. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Boxing Magazine editorial department, ed. (March 1, 2004). "友利正". 日本プロボクシングチャンピオン大鑑 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. p. 27. ISBN 978-4-583-03784-4.
- ^ AP (November 30, 1982). "Panamanian defends jr. flyweight crown". The Gadsden Times. p. 10. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Baseball Magazine Sha 2002, p. 57.
Bibliography
edit- Boxing Magazine editorial department, ed. (May 31, 2002). 日本プロボクシング史 世界タイトルマッチで見る50年 (Japan Pro Boxing History – 50 Years of World Title Bouts) (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. pp. 55–57, 297. ISBN 978-4-583-03695-3.
- Naoki Fukuda; et al. (January 15, 2000). "友利正〜インファイトに世界への活路を見出す〜". In Boxing Magazine editorial department (ed.). The Glorious Moments 究極の栄光・世界チャンピオン名鑑 – 日本ボクシング史に輝く41人の男たち. B.B.mook; 117, sports series; No.72 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. pp. 62–63, 107. ISBN 978-4-583-61076-4.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Tadashi Tomori from BoxRec (registration required)