(born December 27, 1974, in Niigata) is a retired male

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from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in

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, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-welterweight division (– 63,5 kg) by Russia's

Eduard Zakharov Eduard Zakharov (russian: Эдуард Фёдорович Захаров; 10 January 1975 – 13 May 1997), with the full name Eduard Fyodorovich Zakharov, was a male boxer from Russia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Oly ...

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* 1974 births Living people Light-welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Japan Sportspeople from Niigata (city) Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games Japanese male boxers Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-boxing-bio-stub