Yōsuke "Yōsukezan" Nishijima (西島 洋介, Nishijima Yōsuke, born May 15, 1973) is a Japanese professional boxer who has also competed in kickboxing and mixed martial arts.

Yōsuke Nishijima
西島洋介
Born (1973-05-15) May 15, 1973 (age 51)
Saitama, Japan
Other namesYosukezan
Master Nishi
NationalityJapanese
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Cruiserweight
Light Heavyweight
StyleMMA, Boxing, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
TeamTakada Dojo
Professional boxing record
Total27
Wins24
By knockout15
Losses2
By knockout1
Draws1
Kickboxing record
Total3
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses2
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total5
Wins0
Losses5
By knockout2
By submission3
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Career

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Debuting as a professional boxer on March 26, 1992 Nishijima compiled a 24–2–1 record, and over the course of his career, won the WBO NABO Cruiserweight title, the OPBF Cruiserweight title and the World Boxing Federation Cruiserweight title. His last boxing bout, a two-round TKO loss to Cecil McKenzie in a California State Cruiserweight title fight, took place on July 10, 2003.

On February 26, 2006 Nishijima debuted in mixed martial arts, at PRIDE 31, taking on Mark Hunt and losing by KO.

Currently Nishijima's record in mixed martial arts is 0–5 with most recent loss to Melvin Manhoef by TKO, took place on December 31, 2007 at K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!.

In 2009 Nishijima competed in two K-1 style kickboxing bouts. He lost to Peter Aerts by KO due to a right leg kick on August 11, 2009 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP. On New Year's Eve 2009 he fought another K-1 style kickboxing bout when he took on Ray Sefo at Dynamite!! 2009 and lost by unanimous decision. He was not allowed to kick during this match, as he was wearing boxing shoes, which ended up giving him a large disadvantage against the Samoan. His kickboxing record is currently 0–2.

In his retirement match, Nishijima defeated Bob Sapp under kickboxing rules at Legend 4 in Kumamoto, Japan on November 17, 2013, although he was not allowed to kick as he chose to wear boxing shoes. He dropped Sapp with a body shot. Sapp stood back up but he finished the business with body shots followed by couple of right hooks.[1][2]

Professional boxing record

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23 Wins (15 knockouts, 7 decisions, 1 Disqualification), 2 Losses (1 knockouts, 1 decisions), 1 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd. Date Location Notes
Loss 23–2–1   Cecil McKenzie TKO 2 (10) 10 July 2003   HP Pavilion, San Jose, California California State Cruiserweight Title, Nishijima down twice in the 2nd
Win 23–1–1   Miguel Aquila DQ 4 29 March 2002   Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
Draw 22–1–1   Darren Whitley MD 6 (6) 30 November 2001   Hilton Hotel, Reno, Nevada
Win 22–1   Anthony Moore SD 8 (8) 13 September 1999   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win 21–1   Ken Hulsey KO 2 (6) 26 July 1999   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win 20–1   Ulysses Boulware KO 5 (6) 21 June 1999   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win 19–1   Aljenon DeBose KO 6 22 March 1999   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win 18–1   Eduardo Ayala PTS 10 (10) 19 March 1998   Carson, California
Win 17–1   Brian LaSpada UD 12 (12) 11 July 1997   Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada World Boxing Federation cruiserweight title, LaSpada down in the sixth.
Win 16–1   Hussain Shah TKO 9 07 December, 1996   Tokyo, Japan
Win 15–1   Peter Kinsella TKO 3 (12) 05 October, 1996   Kyoto, Japan vacant OPBF cruiserweight title
Win 14–1   Todd McPhee TKO 3 15 July 1996   Laughlin, Nevada
Win 13–1   Leonardo Aguilar UD 12 (12) 09 October, 1995   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California WBO NABO cruiserweight title
Win 12–1   Krishna Wainwright KO 9 07 September, 1995   Yokohama, Japan
Win 11–1   Gary Butler KO 8 27 May 1995   Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–1   John Kiser SD 12 (12) 19 February 1995   Burbank, California WBO NABO cruiserweight title
Win 9–1   Keith McMurray PTS 10 (10) 20 December 1994   Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–1   Andre Sherrod KO 5 17 October 1994   Osaka, Japan
Win 7–1   Kennedy McCullough PTS 6 (6) 21 July 1994   Irvine, California
Win 6–1   Jeon Griffin KO 5 07 March, 1994   Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–1   David Mendez TKO 4 15 November 1993   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Loss 4–1   Ken Milligan MD 4 (4) 05 October, 1993   Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 4–0   Derrick Edwards KO 3 (4) 03 August, 1993   Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 3–0   Tim Thomas KO 5 18 March 1993   Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–0   Public Akihiko KO 3 29 October 1992   Saitama, Japan
Win 1–0   Ron Smith KO 3 28 March 1992   Tokyo, Japan Pro debut

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
1 Wins (1 (T)KO's, 0 decisions), 2 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2013-11-17 Win   Bob Sapp Legend 4 Kumamoto, Japan TKO (Punches) 1 2:36
2009-12-31 Loss   Ray Sefo Dynamite!! 2009 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-08-11 Loss   Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Low Kick) 3 1:24
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
5 matches 0 wins 5 losses
By knockout 0 2
By submission 0 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0–5 Melvin Manhoef TKO (punches) K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!! December 31, 2007 1 1:49 Osaka, Japan
Loss 0–4 Phil Baroni Technical Submission (kimura) PRIDE 32: The Real Deal October 21, 2006 1 3:20 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 0–3 Evangelista Santos Submission (rear-naked choke) PRIDE FC: Final Conflict Absolute September 10, 2006 1 3:24 Saitama, Japan Middleweight (200 lbs) debut.
Loss 0–2 Hidehiko Yoshida Submission (triangle choke) PRIDE FC: Total Elimination Absolute May 5, 2006 1 2:33 Osaka, Japan
Loss 0–1 Mark Hunt KO (punch) PRIDE 31: Dreamers February 26, 2006 3 1:18 Saitama, Japan

References

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  1. ^ "Nishijima meets Bob Sapp in Retirement Match with Legend kickboxing promotion". Global-mma.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. ^ "LEGEND 4 – 11/17/2013: Nishijima retires after KO victory over Sapp". ADCC NEWS. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
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