Question: Nihito Arakawa He made his mark in the twelve-round lightweight slugfest against this man who held the WBC lightweight title in what year

Context articles: Bobby Vanzie
Richard Commey
Carl Crook
Jorge Linares
Alexis Argüello
Mikey Garcia
Adrien Broner
William Irwin (boxer)
Omar Figueroa Jr.
Nihito Arakawa

Bobby "Viper" Vanzie ( (1975--) 15 1975 (age (2017)-(1975)-((11)<(08)or(11)==(08)and(30)<(15)) ) ) born in Bradford is an English professional light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area lightweight title, BBBofC British lightweight title, and Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental lightweight title against Yuri Ramanau, and BBBofC British lightweight title against Graham Earl, his professional fighting weight varied from 133 lb , i.e. lightweight to 144 lb , i.e. welterweight.
Richard Commey (born October 3, 1987) is a Ghanaian professional Lightweight boxer who has won the Ghanaian lightweight title, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Continental Africa lightweight title, African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight title, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental lightweight title, and Commonwealth lightweight title.
Carl Crook (born 10 November 1963 in Bolton) is an English amateur lightweight and professional light/light welterweight boxer of the 1980s and 1990s, who as an amateur was runner-up in the 1985 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) lightweight title, against Edmond McAuley (Hogarth ABC), boxing out of Chorley ABC, and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area lightweight title, BBBofC British lightweight title, and Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the EBU (European) lightweight title against Antonio Renzo, and Jean Baptiste Mendy, his professional fighting weight varied from 132 lb , i.e. lightweight to 137 lb , i.e. light welterweight.
Jorge Luis Linares Palencia (born August 22, 1985), best known as Jorge Linares, is a Venezuelan professional boxer.
 He is a four-time world champion in three weight classes, having held the WBA and "Ring" magazine lightweight titles since 2016.
 Previously he held the WBC featherweight title from 2007 to 2008, the WBA super featherweight title from 2008 to 2009, and the WBC lightweight title from 2014 to 2016.
 As of May 2017, Linares is ranked as the world's best active lightweight by "The Ring" and BoxRec, and second by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
Alexis Argüello (April 19, 1952 – July 1, 2009) was a Nicaraguan professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 1995, and later became a politician.
 He was a three-weight world champion, having held the WBA featherweight title from 1974 to 1976; the WBC super featherweight title from 1978 to 1980; and the WBC lightweight title from 1981 to 1982.
 Additionally, he held the "Ring" magazine and lineal featherweight titles from 1975 to 1977; the "Ring" lightweight title from 1981 to 1982; and the lineal lightweight title in 1982.
 In his later career he challenged twice for light welterweight world titles, both times in famous fights against Aaron Pryor.
Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez (born December 15, 1987), best known as Mikey Garcia, is an American professional boxer.
 He is a three-weight world champion, having held the WBC lightweight title since January 2017; previously he held the WBO and "Ring" magazine featherweight titles in 2013, and the WBO junior lightweight title from 2013 to 2014.
Adrien Jerome Broner (born July 28, 1989) is an American professional boxer.
 He is a former four-weight world champion, having held the WBO junior lightweight title from 2011 to 2012; the WBC lightweight title from 2012 to 2013; the WBA welterweight title in 2014; and the WBA light welterweight title from 2015 to 2016.
William "Billy" 'The Kid' Irwin ( (1968--) 20 1968 (age (2017)-(1968)-((11)<(05)or(11)==(05)and(29)<(20)) ) ) born Niagara Falls, Ontario, is a retired Canadian amateur lightweight and professional light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who as an amateur won a bronze medal in the Boxing at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, losing to eventual silver medal winner Patrice Brooks of the United States, represented Canada at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Sydney, Australia losing to Julien Lorcy of France, and represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he was stopped in the second round of the lightweight division (– 60 kg) by Ronald Chavez of the Philippines, and as a professional won the Canadian Professional Boxing Council (CPBC) lightweight title, Canada lightweight title, International Boxing Organization (IBO) lightweight title, World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas lightweight title, and Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight title against Paul Spadafora, and World Boxing Association (WBA) World lightweight title against Juan Díaz, his professional fighting weight varied from 133+1/2 lb , i.e. lightweight to 142 lb , i.e. welterweight.
 He retired from boxing after losing to Juan Diaz in 2005, his second unsuccessful world title challenge.
 His final record was 42(30)–6–0.
Omar Figueroa Jr. (born December 13, 1989) is an American professional boxer who held the WBC lightweight title in 2014.
Nihito Arakawa (荒川 仁人 , Arakawa Nihito , born 23 December 1981 in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional boxer nicknamed "Japanese Rocky".
 He made his mark in the twelve-round lightweight slugfest against Omar Figueroa in July 2013, that earned him the nickname after the film "Rocky".
 "The Japanese lefty gained a zillion fans with his rumble last year against Figueroa," TheSweetScience.com's Michael Woods said in 2014.
 He is the former Japanese and OPBF (Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation) lightweight champion.