Shigeji Kaneko

Shigeji Kaneko (, 13 August 1931 – 2 January 2016) was a Japanese featherweight boxer during the 1950s. He fought Gabriel "Flash" Elorde four times, winning them all. He was also a boxing promoter from the 1980s until the early 2000s. He was born in Tsubame, Niigata.

Shigeji died from progressive supranuclear palsy on 2 January 2016 in Tokyo. He was 84.

References

Other websites
 Shigeji Kaneko at BoxRec

Category:1931 births
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Category:Boxers
Category:Japanese sportspeople
Category:People from Niigata Prefecture