Claim: Yoshiaki Numata lost the title in his first defense to Hiroshi Kobayashi by KO in the 12th after being down once in the 6th and three times in the 12th round.
Evidence: He lost the title in his first defense to Hiroshi Kobayashi by KO in the 12th. Numata was down once in the 6th and three times in the 12th round.