Masatsugu Kawachi

Masatsugu Kawachi
Personal information
Full name Masatsugu Kawachi[1][2]
Nationality Japan[1][2]
Born (1985-11-25) November 25, 1985[1][3]
Kashima, Saga Prefecture, Japan[4]
Height 5 ft 10 12 in (1.79 m)[1][3]
Weight 140 lb (64 kg)[1][3]
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Light Welterweight[2]
Club Japan Self-Defense Forces[2][4]

Masatsugu Kawachi (川内 将嗣 Kawachi Masatsugu, born November 25, 1985 in Kashima, Saga[4]) is a Japanese boxer best known to win Bronze at the 2007 world championships at light welterweight.

Career

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he sensationally upset Olympic champion Manus Boonjumnong in the first round before being manhandled by eventual winner Serik Sapiyev.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost the rematch with Manus 1–8.

At the World Championships 2009 he lost his first bout against unsung Egidijus Kavaliauskas. Kawachi then took the bronze medal in the 2009 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Zhuhai, China.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biographies for Masatsugu Kawachi". International Boxing Association. 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 北京オリンピック2008 川内 将嗣 (ボクシング) プロフィール (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Biographies for Masatsugu Kawachi". Asian Boxing Confederation. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Masatsugu Kawachi Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2013.


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