Kyō Noguchi

Kyō Noguchi (June 14, 1939 – January 1, 2009) was a Japanese former professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese flyweight title and fighting for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title.

[1] On April 28, 1961, Kyō Noguchi defeated Atsuto Fukumoto to win the Japanese flyweight championship and won the title by a decision.

[1] This made history as the first parent and son boxing champion in Japan because Susumu Noguchi was the Japanese welterweight champion.

On January 1, 2009, Kyō Noguchi died of heart failure at his home in Adachi, Tokyo.

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