1st Japanese world champ Shirai dies
TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Shirai (file photo), the first Japanese boxer ever to be crowned a world champion, died of pneumonia on Dec. 26. He was 80. In May 1952, Shirai won the world flyweight title in a decision in his international debut at the age of 29 and successfully defended it four times before he lost it on points to Pascal Perez of Argentina in November 1954. (Kyodo)
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