Yu Kimura (木村 悠, Kimura Yū, born 23 November 1983) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016.
Kimura Turned professional in 2006 and went 9-1-1 in his first 11 fights before being stopped by future unified light-flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi.
He bounced back and won his next 8 fights before he defeated Pedro Guevara by split decision to win the WBC light-flyweight title on November 28, 2015.
[1] He would go on to lose the title in his first defense to Mexican challenger Ganigan Lopez via majority decision.
Kimura announced his retirement from boxing a few months after the Lopez fight.