Daisuke Naito (内藤 大助, Naitō Daisuke, born August 30, 1974) is a professional boxer from Japan. He is the former WBC flyweight champion, and former Japanese and OPBF flyweight champion.
Naito made his professional debut in October, 1996. He compiled an undefeated record, and challenged future WBA flyweight champion Takefumi Sakata for the Japanese flyweight title on July 16, 2001, but failed to win the title in a 10-round draw.
Naito traveled to T...
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Daisuke Naito (内藤 大助, Naitō Daisuke, born August 30, 1974) is a professional boxer from Japan. He is the former WBC flyweight champion, and former Japanese and OPBF flyweight champion.
Naito made his professional debut in October, 1996. He compiled an undefeated record, and challenged future WBA flyweight champion Takefumi Sakata for the Japanese flyweight title on July 16, 2001, but failed to win the title in a 10-round draw.
Naito traveled to Thailand in 2002 for his first world title shot, challenging Pongsaklek Wonjongkam for the WBC flyweight title. Naito was knocked out only 34 seconds into the first round, setting the record for the fastest knockout in a world flyweight title match ever.
On June 6, 2004, Naito dominated his opponent to win the Japanese flyweight title. He made his first defense later that year, knocking out the challenger only 24 seconds into the first round to set the record for the shortest Japanese flyweight title match ever. He made two defenses before...
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