Japanese boxer
Hirofumi Mukai
Born (1985-12-04 ) December 4, 1985 (age 38) Nationality Japanese Statistics Weight(s) Flyweight Super Flyweight Bantamweight Height 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Boxing record Total fights 21 Wins 13 Wins by KO 3 Losses 5 Draws 3
Hirofumi Mukai (向井 寛史 Mukai Hirofumi is a Japanese professional boxer . He was a 2 times world title challenger.[1]
Professional career Mukai challenged Pongsaklek Wonjongkam with the WBC Flyweight title on the line on December 23, 2011, but the fight ended in a first round technical draw, so Wonjongkam retained the title.[2]
Mukai holds wins over former world champion Sonny Boy Jaro who was the WBC, The Ring and Lineal Flyweight World Champion, as well as world title contender.[1]
Mukai faced champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on November 15, 2013 with the WBC Super Flyweight title on the line, but lost when his corner threw in the towel in the ninth of twelve rounds.[3]
In November 2016, Hirofumi Mukai defeated world title contender Tanawat Phonnaku to claim Tso’s vacated WBO Asia-Pacific Junior Bantamweight title.[4]
On March 11, 2017, he lost the WBO Asia-Pacific title to Rex Tso .
Professional boxing record
13 Wins (3 knockout, 10 decisions), 5 Losses , 3 Draws [5]
Res.
Record
Opponent
Type
Rd., Time
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
13-5-3
Rex Tso
TKO
8 (12)
2015-09-16
Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, SAR
Lost WBO Asia Pacific super-flyweight title;
Win
13-4-3
Tanawat Phonnaku
TKO
2
2016-11-23
Osaka Won vacant WBO Asia-Pacific Junior Bantamweight title.
Draw
12-4-3
TD
3
2016-07-31
Win
12-4-2
TKO
7
2016-03-20
Osaka
Loss
11-4-2
TKO
6 (10), 1:37
2015-09-16
Kyoto For Japanese Bantamweight title.
Win
11-3-2
UD
8
2015-04-19
Osaka
Win
10-3-2
UD
8
2014-08-03
Osaka
Draw
9-3-2
SD
8
2014-03-30
Osaka
Loss
9-3-1
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
TKO
9 (12), 1:44
2013-11-15
Nakhon Ratchasima For WBC Super Flyweight title.
Win
9-2-1
UD
6
2013-08-23
Siam Park , Bangkok
Loss
8-2-1
Mark Anthony Geraldo
KO
2 (10), 3:04
2013-04-07
Osaka
Win
8-1-1
UD
8
2012-09-01
Osaka
Win
7-1-1
UD
6
2012-06-10
Osaka
Win
6-1-1
TKO
5 (8), 1:14
2012-04-15
Osaka
Draw
5-1-1
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
TD
1 (12), 0:47
2011-12-23
Bangkok For WBC Flyweight title.
Loss
5-1
Rocky Fuentes
UD
12
2011-08-20
Osaka For OPBF Flyweight title.
Win
5-0
Sonny Boy Jaro
UD
10
2011-02-05
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium , Osaka
Win
4-0
UD
8
2010-10-11
Osaka
Win
3-0
UD
8
2010-05-08
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium , Osaka
Win
2-0
UD
6
2009-09-30
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium , Osaka
Win
1-0
MD
6
2009-08-01
Osaka
References
^ a b Graveson, Scott (23 January 2017). "Asian Faces - Hirofumi Mukai". RingNews24 . ^ Donovan, Jake (23 December 2011). "Headbutt Ends Wonjongkam-Mukai Title Fight in One Round". BoxingScene . ^ "Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Retains WBC Belt, Stops Mukai". BoxingScene . 15 November 2013. ^ Eaton, Matt (22 January 2017). "REX TSO HOPEFUL OF WORLD TITLE SHOT IN 2017". Rough . Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. ^ "Hirofumi Mukai - Boxer". BoxRec . Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2013 .
