# Yoshiaki Numata

Yoshiaki Numata (沼田 義明, Numata Yoshiaki, born April 19, 1945 in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a former Undisputed Super Featherweight boxing champion.

## Professional career

Numata turned professional in 1962 and won the Lineal, WBC and WBA super featherweight world titles by defeating Flash Elorde by decision in 1967, although Numata was knocked down in the 3rd round. 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.
In 1969 Numata moved up weight class to challenge undisputed lightweight champion Mando Ramos, he would lose via sixth round stoppage.
In 1970 Numata captured the WBC super featherweight title with a decision over Rene Barrientos. He defended the title three times before losing the belt to Ricardo Arredondo in 1971. Numata retired a year later.

## Professional boxing record

| 55 fights | 44 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 6 |
| By decision | 32 | 2 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 55 | Loss | 44–8–3 | Kenji Iwata | KO | 3 (10) | 1972-03-02 | Japan | |
| 54 | Loss | 44–7–3 | Ricardo Arredondo | KO | 10 (15) | 1971-10-10 | Miyagi Sports Center, Sendai, Japan | Lost WBC super-featherweight title |
| 53 | Win | 44–6–3 | Lionel Rose | UD | 15 (15) | 1971-05-30 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan | Retained WBC super-featherweight title |
| 52 | Win | 43–6–3 | Rene Barrientos | SD | 15 (15) | 1971-01-03 | Sunpu Arena, Shizuoka, Japan | Retained WBC super-featherweight title |
| 51 | Win | 42–6–3 | Raul Rojas | KO | 5 (15) | 1970-09-27 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC super-featherweight title |
| 50 | Win | 41–6–3 | Raymond Rivera | UD | 10 (10) | 1970-08-16 | Japan | |
| 49 | Win | 40–6–3 | Chang Bok Lee | PTS | 10 (10) | 1970-06-13 | Tomakomai, Japan | |
| 48 | Win | 39–6–3 | Rene Barrientos | SD | 15 (15) | 1970-04-05 | Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBC super-featherweight title |
| 47 | Draw | 38–6–3 | Sumio Nobata | UD | 10 (10) | 1970-01-01 | Japan | |
| 46 | Win | 38–6–2 | Jun Koiwa | KO | 2 (10) | 1969-11-27 | Suizenji Gym, Kumamoto, Japan | |
| 45 | Loss | 37–6–2 | Mando Ramos | KO | 6 (15) | 1969-10-04 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For WBA, WBC and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 44 | Win | 37–5–2 | Ricardo Bermisa | UD | 10 (10) | 1969-07-17 | Japan | |
| 43 | Draw | 36–5–2 | Jun Koiwa | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-04-24 | Japan | |
| 42 | Draw | 36–5–1 | Ruben Navarro | PTS | 10 (10) | 1968-12-05 | Japan | |
| 41 | Win | 36–5 | Rosalava Kid | UD | 10 (10) | 1968-09-12 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 40 | Win | 35–5 | Kang Il Suh | KO | 7 (12) | 1968-06-13 | Japan | Won vacant OPBF super-featherweight title |
| 39 | Win | 34–5 | Jun Koiwa | UD | 10 (10) | 1968-03-21 | Japan | |
| 38 | Loss | 33–5 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | KO | 12 (15) | 1967-12-14 | Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBA, WBC and The Ring super-featherweight titles |
| 37 | Win | 33–4 | Sae Chun Lee | UD | 10 (10) | 1967-10-05 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 36 | Win | 32–4 | Gabriel Elorde | MD | 15 (15) | 1967-06-15 | Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBA, WBC and The Ring super-featherweight titles |
| 35 | Win | 31–4 | Chokchai KrissanachaI | UD | 10 (10) | 1967-03-23 | Ōita, Japan | |
| 34 | Win | 30–4 | Kwang Joo Lee | PTS | 10 (10) | 1967-01-12 | Japan | |
| 33 | Win | 29–4 | Del Kid Rosario | SD | 12 (12) | 1966-10-22 | Japan | Retained OPBF super-featherweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 28–4 | Del Kid Rosario | PTS | 10 (10) | 1966-08-11 | Japan | |
| 31 | Win | 28–3 | Gabriel Elorde | UD | 12 (12) | 1966-06-09 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Won OPBF lightweight title |
| 30 | Win | 27–3 | Jong Tae Lim | KO | 2 (12) | 1966-03-24 | Ōita, Japan | Retained OPBF super-featherweight title |
| 29 | Loss | 26–3 | Kang Il Suh | PTS | 10 (10) | 1966-02-10 | Japan | |
| 28 | Loss | 26–2 | Love Allotey | KO | 4 (10) | 1965-12-23 | Japan | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Antonio Paiva | PTS | 10 (10) | 1965-11-11 | Japan | |
| 26 | Loss | 25–1 | Yuji Amashima | KO | 4 (10) | 1965-07-29 | Japan | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Hidemori Tsujimoto | PTS | 10 (10) | 1965-05-20 | Japan | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Larry Flaviano | PTS | 12 (12) | 1965-04-01 | Sapporo, Japan | Won OPBF super-featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Young Pal Lee | PTS | 10 (10) | 1965-01-28 | Japan | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Takeo Sugimori | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-12-03 | Japan | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Atom Hatai | KO | 5 (10) | 1964-11-05 | Japan | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Katsumi Yabe | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-09-03 | Japan | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Larry Fernando | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-07-30 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Lennie Campos | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-05-28 | Japan | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Jae Keun Yang | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-04-23 | Japan | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Pedro Adigue | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-03-12 | Japan | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Yasuyuki Orito | PTS | 10 (10) | 1963-12-19 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Katsuzo Nakamura | TKO | 3 (10) | 1963-11-07 | Japan | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Kenzo Shimamura | KO | 4 (8) | 1963-09-12 | Japan | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Noriyoshi Toyoshima | PTS | 6 (6) | 1963-07-11 | Japan | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Katsuhiro Sugawara | PTS | 6 (6) | 1963-05-30 | Japan | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Kuniaki Masuda | KO | 2 (6) | 1963-05-09 | Japan | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Tatsuo Hokkai | UD | 4 (4) | 1963-04-11 | Japan | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Yasushi Matsuzoe | UD | 4 (4) | 1963-03-07 | Nakajima Sports Center, Sapporo, Japan | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Susumu Akimoto | UD | 4 (4) | 1963-02-05 | Japan | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Hiroshi Kaneko | TKO | 1 (4) | 1963-01-04 | Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Tadao Abe | UD | 4 (4) | 1962-11-24 | Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Nabuyoshi Mizusaki | KO | 2 (4) | 1962-11-08 | Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Kazuji Toji | KO | 1 (4) | 1962-10-18 | Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kaoru Morita | UD | 4 (4) | 1962-08-23 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Toshio Aida | TKO | 3 (4) | 1962-07-26 | Japan | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* WBA super featherweight champion (130 lbs)
* WBC super featherweight champion (130 lbs) (2×)

### The Ring magazine titles

* The Ring super featherweight champion (130 lbs)

### Regional/International titles

* OPBF super featherweight champion (130 lbs) (2×)
* OPBF lightweight champion (135 lbs)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed super featherweight champion