Takefumi Sakata

Professional Boxer, Boxer

1980 –

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Who is Takefumi Sakata?

Takefumi Sakata is a Japanese boxer in the flyweight division and a former WBA flyweight champion.

Sakata was the premier boxer in the Kyoei boxing gym before the arrival of Kōki Kameda in 2005. He stayed out of the limelight for most of his career, even being used as Kameda's sparring partner, but finally won a world title in 2007, defeating Lorenzo Parra for the vacant WBA Flyweight title.

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Born
Jan 29, 1980
Aki District, Hiroshima
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Lived in
  • Hiroshima Prefecture

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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