Momo Koseki 小関桃 | |
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Born |
Tokyo, Japan | 31 July 1982
Nationality | Japanese |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Reach | 64 in (163 cm) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 27 |
Wins | 24 |
Wins by KO | 9 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Momo Koseki (小関桃, Koseki Momo, born 31 July 1982) is a Japanese former professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC female atomweight title from 2008 to 2015; the WBA female atomweight title in 2015; and the WBC female strawweight title in 2017. Koseki made a record-breaking seventeen consecutive title defenses of her WBC atomweight title.
Koseki was inspired to take up boxing after watching Hiroshi Kawashima on TV. Koseki won the inaugural All-Japan women's amateur championships in 2003, as well as the second edition in 2004. After winning a third national amateur title in 2007, she decided to turn pro as women's boxing was not yet accepted as an Olympic sport. [1]
Koseki won her first three bouts. She went on to challenge Winyu Paradorngym for the inaugural WBC atomweight world title. Winyu won the fight by unanimous decision. [2] In her next fight, Koseki moved up two weight classes to challenge for the WBC light flyweight title, but lost again by unanimous decision. [3] In August 2008, Koseki rematched Paradorngym, and won the title with a round 2 knockout at Korakuen Hall. In August 2014, Koseki made her fourteenth consecutive defense, beating Denise Castle with a round 8 technical knockout. With the win, Koseki broke Yoko Gushiken's Japanese national record of 13 consecutive successful world title defenses. [4] In October 2015, Koseki beat WBA champion Ayaka Miyao by unanimous decision to make her sixteenth defense and unify titles. [5]
Koseki won the WBC minimumweight title on 17 December 2017, defeating reigning champion Yuko Kuroki by decision. [6]
She retired on 29 January 2018, at the age of 34. [7] [8]
27 fights | 24 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 9 | 0 |
By decision | 15 | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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27 | Win | 24–2–1 |
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UD | 10 | 17 Dec 2017 |
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Won WBC female strawweight title |
26 | Win | 23–2–1 |
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TKO | 4 (10), 0:36 | 11 Nov 2016 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
25 | Win | 22–2–1 |
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TKO | 1 (8), 1:45 | 13 Aug 2016 |
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24 | Win | 21–2–1 |
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UD | 10 | 22 Oct 2015 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title; Won WBA female atomweight title |
23 | Win | 20–2–1 |
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KO | 2 (10), 1:29 | 19 Feb 2015 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
22 | Win | 19–2–1 |
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TKO | 8 (10), 0:29 | 2 Aug 2014 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
21 | Win | 18–2–1 |
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TKO | 9 (10), 1:43 | 3 Mar 2014 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
20 | Win | 17–2–1 |
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UD | 10 | 14 Nov 2013 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
19 | Win | 16–2–1 |
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TKO | 6 (10), 1:23 | 28 May 2013 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
18 | Win | 15–2–1 |
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UD | 10 | 3 Mar 2013 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
17 | Win | 14–2–1 |
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UD | 10 | 17 Dec 2012 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
16 | Win | 13–2–1 |
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UD | 10 | 19 Jun 2012 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
15 | Win | 12–2–1 |
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TD | 10 (10), 0:53 | 30 Nov 2011 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
14 | Win | 11–2–1 |
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TKO | 5 (10), 1:15 | 8 May 2011 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
13 | Draw | 10–2–1 |
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TD | 3 (10), 2:00 | 6 Jun 2010 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
12 | Win | 10–2 |
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UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2010 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
11 | Win | 9–2 |
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UD | 10 | 29 Nov 2009 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
10 | Win | 8–2 |
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UD | 10 | 2 May 2009 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
9 | Win | 7–2 |
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UD | 10 | 8 Dec 2008 |
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Retained WBC female atomweight title |
8 | Win | 6–2 |
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KO | 2 (10), 0:48 | 11 Aug 2008 |
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Won WBC female atomweight title |
7 | Win | 5–2 |
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TKO | 2 (6), 0:54 | 9 Jun 2008 |
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6 | Win | 4–2 |
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UD | 4 | 9 May 2008 |
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5 | Loss | 3–2 |
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UD | 10 | 19 Nov 2007 |
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For WBC female light flyweight title |
4 | Loss | 3–1 |
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UD | 10 | 31 Aug 2007 |
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For vacant WBC female atomweight title |
3 | Win | 3–0 |
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PTS | 6 | 7 Jul 2007 |
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2 | Win | 2–0 |
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UD | 6 | 16 Jun 2007 |
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1 | Win | 1–0 |
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UD | 4 | 26 May 2007 |
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