Daisuke Naito
Naito in November 2009
Born
Daisuke Naito

(1974-08-30) August 30, 1974
Toyoura, Hokkaido, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins35
Wins by KO22
Losses3
Draws3

Daisuke Naito (内藤 大助, Naitō Daisuke, born August 30, 1974) is a former professional boxer from Japan. He is the former WBC and lineal flyweight champion, and former Japanese and OPBF flyweight champion.

Professional career

Naito made his professional debut in October, 1996. He compiled an undefeated record, and challenged future WBA flyweight champion Takefumi Sakata for the Japanese flyweight title on July 16, 2001, but failed to win the title in a 10-round draw.

Naito traveled to Thailand in 2002 for his first world title shot, challenging Pongsaklek Wonjongkam for the WBC and lineal flyweight titles. Naito was knocked out only 34 seconds into the first round, setting the record for the fastest knockout in a world flyweight title match ever.[1]

On June 6, 2004, Naito dominated his opponent to win the Japanese flyweight title. He made his first defense later that year, knocking out the challenger only 24 seconds into the first round to set the record for the shortest Japanese flyweight title match ever. He made two defenses before returning his title.

Naito challenged Wonjongkam for the second time on October 10, 2005, but lost by decision after the fight was stopped due to an injury in the 7th round. Naito won the Japanese flyweight title for the second time in February, 2006, and won the OPBF flyweight title in June, 2006, by 6th-round TKO.

Naito made one defense of the OPBF title before returning it in February, 2007. He also announced his decision to challenge Pongsaklek Wonjongkam for the third time, but found it difficult to gather sponsors. The match was finalized on July 6; only 12 days prior to the actual match-up. Naito defeated Pongsaklek Wonjongkam on July 18, 2007 by 12-round unanimous decision, winning the WBC and lineal flyweight titles five years after his first world title shot.[2] Wonjongkam had made 17 defenses of the world title, and had not lost in over a decade.

On October 11, 2007, Naito defeated Daiki Kameda by unanimous decision for the first defense of his WBC and lineal titles. Naito thoroughly outclassed the younger fighter (Kameda is 15 years his junior) despite being fouled throughout the fight.[3] He received illegal blows to the thighs on several occasions, and was thrown down onto the ring in a wrestling-like maneuver in the 12th round.[3] Koki Kameda's upcoming fight was cancelled after video footage was produced showing that he encouraged his younger brother to foul Naito in-between rounds, and Daiki Kameda's boxing license was suspended for one year.[4] The fight received widespread coverage by the Japanese media because of the heated exchanges between Naito and the Kameda boxing family. Daiki Kameda had described Naito as a "cockroach" prior to the fight, and stated that he would commit harakiri (ritual suicide) if he were to lose.[3][5] The victory gave Naito celebrity status in Japan, and he has appeared in numerous Japanese television programs and commercials since then.

Naito fought Pongsaklek Wonjongkam for the 4th time on March 3, 2008 for his 2nd title defense. Naito retained his titles as the bout ended in a draw, with one judge scoring the bout even, another scoring it in favor of Naito, and the other in favor of Wonjongkam. His 3rd defense came against Japanese flyweight champion Tomonobu Shimizu on July 30, 2008 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. The open scoring system was used for this bout, and the score announcement after the 8th round revealed Shimizu to be leading on points. However, Naito landed a left hook and a combination to score a knockdown in the 10th round, and won the fight by knockout in the same round with another combination. This bout was on the same card as WBA flyweight champion Takefumi Sakata's 4th title defense, and Koki Kameda made a surprise appearance on the ring to congratulate Naito during the post-fight interview.[6]

On December 23, 2008, Naito won in his 4th title defense by stopping Shingo Yamaguchi in the 11th round.[7]

For his 5th defense, Naito faced Xiong Zhao Zhong of China on May 26, 2009. Despite taking on a rather small opponent (4'11), Naito was sent to the canvas in the 6th round. But in the end, he still escaped with a unanimous decision.

On November 29, 2009, he lost the WBC lineal flyweight titles to Koki Kameda in Saitama, Japan, losing by unanimous decision.[8]

Naito retired from boxing in November 2011.[9] Since his retirement, he works as a boxing commentator and a tarento.


Professional boxing record

42 fights 36 wins 3 losses
By knockout 23 1
By decision 13 2
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
42 Win 36–3–3 Phaiboon Chumthong KO 5 (10), 2:12 May 9, 2010 Korakuen Hall, Japan
41 Loss 35–3–3 Koki Kameda UD 12 Nov 29, 2009 Super Arena, Saitama, Japan Lost WBC flyweight title
40 Win 35–2–3 Xiong Chaozhong UD 12 May 26, 2009 Differ Ariake, Japan Retained WBC flyweight title
39 Win 34–2–3 Shingo Yamaguchi TKO 11 (12), 1:11 Dec 23, 2008 Kokugikan, Japan Retained WBC flyweight title
38 Win 33–2–3 Tomonobu Shimizu KO 10 (12), 0:57 Jul 30, 2008 Yoyogi First Gym, Japan Retained WBC flyweight title
37 Draw 32–2–3 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam SD 12 Mar 8, 2008 Kokugikan, Japan Retained WBC flyweight title
36 Win 32–2–2 Daiki Kameda UD 12 Oct 11, 2007 Ariake Colosseum, Japan Retained WBC flyweight title
35 Win 31–2–2 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam UD 12 Jul 18, 2007 Korakuen Hall, Japan Won WBC flyweight title
34 Win 30–2–2 Hiroshi Yoshiyama UD 12 Dec 10, 2006 IMP Hall, Osaka, Japan Retained OPBF flyweight title
33 Win 29–2–2 Noriyuki Komatsu TKO 6 (12), 1:38 Jun 27, 2006 Korakuen Hall, Japan Retained Japanese flyweight title;
Won OPBF flyweight title
32 Win 28–2–2 Daigo Nakahiro SD 10 Feb 13, 2006 Korakuen Hall, Japan Retained Japanese flyweight title
31 Loss 27–2–2 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam TD 7 (12), 2:38 Oct 10, 2005 Korakuen Hall, Japan For WBC flyweight title
30 Win 27–1–2 Nobuyuki Enomoto UD 10 Apr 11, 2005 Korakuen Hall, Japan Retained Japanese flyweight title
29 Win 26–1–2 Takeyuki Kojima KO 1 (10), 0:24 Oct 11, 2004 Korakuen Hall, Japan Retained Japanese flyweight title
28 Win 25–1–2 Hiroshi Nakano TD 6 (8), 2:33 Jun 6, 2004 Fukiage Hall, Nagoya, Japan Won Japanese flyweight title
27 Win 24–1–2 Takahiro Uryu TKO 2 (8) Feb 25, 2004 Korakuen Hall, Japan
26 Win 23–1–2 Somchai Nuena KO 5 (10) Sep 2, 2003 Korakuen Hall, Japan
25 Win 22–1–2 Manop Sithgorson TKO 2 (10) Feb 26, 2003 Korakuen Hall, Japan
24 Win 21–1–2 Teppei Kikui UD 10 Dec 11, 2002 Korakuen Hall, Japan
23 Win 20–1–2 Uthat Phaopheng TKO 7 (10) Sep 19, 2002 Korakuen Hall, Japan
22 Loss 19–1–2 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam KO 1 (12), 0:34 Apr 19, 2002 Provincial gymnasium, Khon Kaen, Thailand For WBC flyweight title
21 Win 19–0–2 Win Panyaparichot TKO 5 (10) Oct 8, 2001 Korakuen Hall, Japan
20 Draw 18–0–2 Takefumi Sakata PTS 10 Jul 16, 2001 Korakuen Hall, Japan For Japanese flyweight title
19 Win 18–0–1 Jun Carola TKO 5 (10) Feb 13, 2001 Korakuen Hall, Japan
18 Win 17–0–1 Masamitsu Ikeda UD 10 Dec 5, 2000 Korakuen Hall, Japan
17 Win 16–0–1 Sakmongkol Singmanasak TKO 3 (10) Oct 28, 2000 Differ Ariake, Japan
16 Win 15–0–1 Sangwan Chaipha KO 3 (8) Sep 19, 2000 Korakuen Hall, Japan
15 Win 14–0–1 Hideyoshi Iha UD 6 Jul 6, 2000 Korakuen Hall, Japan
14 Win 13–0–1 Shoki Jun UD 8 Dec 15, 1999 Korakuen Hall, Japan
13 Win 12–0–1 Myong Sung Lee KO 1 (8) Sep 13, 1999 Korakuen Hall, Japan
12 Win 11–0–1 Jovy Mancha TKO 7 (8) Jun 14, 1999 Korakuen Hall, Japan
11 Win 10–0–1 Jun Orhaliza TKO 2 (8) Apr 5, 1999 Korakuen Hall, Japan
10 Win 9–0–1 Noboru Fukuyama KO 1 (6) Dec 19, 1998 Korakuen Hall, Japan
9 Win 8–0–1 Hiroaki Sato UD 6 Nov 8, 1998 Korakuen Hall, Japan
8 Win 7–0–1 Ryuji Kubota MD 4 Sep 28, 1998 Korakuen Hall, Japan
7 Win 6–0–1 Katsunori Ito KO 1 (4) Aug 7, 1998 Korakuen Hall, Japan
6 Win 5–0–1 Takashi Sato TKO 1 (4) Jun 30, 1998 Korakuen Hall, Japan
5 Win 4–0–1 Haruaki Anzai KO 1 (4) Apr 23, 1998 Korakuen Hall, Japan
4 Draw 3–0–1 Nobuyuki Enomoto PTS 4 Aug 1, 1997 Korakuen Hall, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Yusuke Seki KO 1 (4) Jun 17, 1997 Korakuen Hall, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Tsutomu Oshigane KO 2 (4) Apr 30, 1997 Korakuen Hall, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Tatsuyuki Nishino KO 1 (4) Oct 11, 1996 Korakuen Hall, Japan


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Professional boxing record for Daisuke Naito". Boxrec. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Daisuke Naito - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  3. 1 2 3 ボクシング：王者・内藤が実力差見せつける 「亀田は全然弱かった」 (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Daiki Kameda takes WBA flyweight title". Bangkok Post. February 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  5. ↑ 亀田家との因縁 (in Japanese). nikkansports. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  6. ↑ 内藤ＫＯ防衛、興毅リングに (in Japanese). nikkansports. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  7. ↑ "BARDON LOSES IN OPBF TITLE FIGHT". PhilBoxing.com. December 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
  8. ↑ "Kameda defeats Naito to win flyweight title". Yahoo Boxing. November 29, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  9. ↑ Daisuke Naito Retires From Boxing; Ioka To Defend - Boxing News - http://www.boxingscene.com/daisuke-naito-retires-from-boxing-ioka-defend--46017
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