# Keitaro Hoshino

Keitaro Hoshino (14 August 1969 – 9 October 2021) was a Japanese boxer.

## Professional career

Hoshino turned pro in 1988 and captured the WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Joma Gamboa in 2000. He defended the belt once before losing it by split decision to Chana Porpaoin in 2001. He recaptured the vacant WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Gamboa in 2002, but lost the belt in his first defense to Noel Arambulet.

## Professional boxing record

| 33 fights | 23 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 5 |
| By decision | 17 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 33 | Loss | 23–10 | José Antonio Aguirre | TKO | 12 (12), 2:15 | 23 Jun 2003 | Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan | For WBC minimumweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 23–9 | Noel Arambulet | MD | 12 | 20 Dec 2002 | Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan | For WBA minimumweight title |
| 31 | Loss | 23–8 | Noel Arambulet | MD | 12 | 29 Jul 2002 | Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | Lost WBA minimumweight title |
| 30 | Win | 23–7 | Joma Gamboa | UD | 12 | 29 Jan 2002 | Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | Won vacant WBA minimumweight title |
| 29 | Win | 22–7 | Prabpram Porpreecha | TKO | 10 (10), 1:59 | 26 Sep 2001 | Cultural Gymnasium, Yokohama, Japan | |
| 28 | Loss | 21–7 | Chana Porpaoin | SD | 12 | 16 Apr 2001 | Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | Lost WBA minimumweight title |
| 27 | Win | 21–6 | Joma Gamboa | UD | 12 | 6 Dec 2000 | Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | Won WBA minimumweight title |
| 26 | Win | 20–6 | Hiroshi Nakajima | UD | 10 | 30 May 2000 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 25 | Win | 19–6 | Keisuke Yokoyama | UD | 10 | 1 Feb 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 24 | Win | 18–6 | Hiroshi Nakajima | UD | 10 | 5 Sep 1998 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained JBC Japanese minimumweight title |
| 23 | Win | 17–6 | Itsuo Oka | MD | 10 | 26 May 1998 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained JBC Japanese minimumweight title |
| 22 | Win | 16–6 | Makoto Suzuki | TKO | 9 (10), 0:15 | 24 Feb 1998 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained JBC Japanese minimumweight title |
| 21 | Win | 15–6 | Satoshi Yoshida | PTS | 10 | 5 Aug 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Retained JBC Japanese minimumweight title |
| 20 | Win | 14–6 | Ernesto Rubillar | UD | 10 | 25 Feb 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Retained JBC Japanese minimumweight title |
| 19 | Win | 13–6 | Keisuke Yokoyama | TKO | 8 (10) | 6 Aug 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Won JBC Japanese minimumweight title |
| 18 | Loss | 12–6 | Allan Butlig | KO | 2 | 21 Mar 1996 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| 17 | Win | 12–5 | Ernesto Rubillar | PTS | 10 | 23 Oct 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 16 | Win | 11–5 | David Franco | UD | 10 | 17 Jul 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 15 | Win | 10–5 | Rolando Tadle | PTS | 10 | 17 Apr 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 14 | Win | 9–5 | Kimihiko Ide | KO | 1 | 23 Jan 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 13 | Win | 8–5 | Hiroyuki Kasuya | PTS | 8 | 28 Aug 1994 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 12 | Win | 7–5 | Mitsunori Mori | TKO | 1 | 4 May 1994 | Cultural Gymnasium, Yokohama, Japan | |
| 11 | Loss | 6–5 | Hiroki Sakakibara | TKO | 6 (6), 1:56 | 22 Oct 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 10 | Win | 6–4 | Satoshi Yoshida | PTS | 5 | 3 Aug 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 9 | Loss | 5–4 | Katsuaki Eguchi | TKO | 4 | 22 Mar 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 8 | Loss | 5–3 | Masahide Makiyama | KO | 3 (8), 3:00 | 18 Jan 1993 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 7 | Loss | 5–2 | Katsuaki Eguchi | PTS | 5 | 20 Jul 1992 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Takeshi Watanabe | PTS | 6 | 6 Jun 1992 | Kawasaki, Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Hideo Suzuki | TKO | 3 | 16 Jan 1992 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Tetsuya Yoshitomi | PTS | 4 | 28 Oct 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Abo Oguni | PTS | 4 | 22 Aug 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Katsunori Takizawa | PTS | 4 | 13 Mar 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Naruhisa Nagayama | PTS | 4 | 3 Nov 1988 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |