is a Japanese former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...
who competed from 2008 to 2019. He held the
WBA interim flyweight title in 2013 and challenged for the
WBC super-flyweight
Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from As ...
title in 2015.
Koki is the oldest of the three Eto brothers. His twin brother Taiki and their younger brother Shingo are all professional boxers.
Professional career
Eto won the interim
WBA flyweight title from Thai
Kompayak Porpramook via a twelve-round unanimous decision in the latter's first title defence in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
on August 1, 2013. "I can't believe it... I did it!' he exclaimed wearing the championship belt, "A dream can come true if you won't give it up!"
He would then lose the title to
Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep
Sirichai Thaiyen or Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep or Yodmongkol CP Freshmart (; nicknamed: Gig, กิ๊ก; born: December 24, 1990 in Muak Lek District, Saraburi Province) is a professional Boxing, boxer from Thailand. He is the former interim Wor ...
on November 29, 2013, in his first title defense in
Chonburi
Chonburi (, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi District, Mueang Chonburi, the List of municipalities in Thailand, seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Ba ...
via twelfth-round knockout. He had suffered a fracture of the orbital floor in the first round of this fight.
On June 17, 2014, he scored a come-from-behind eighth-round knockout over Ardin Diale to seize the vacant
OPBF
The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region.
History
Oriental boxing started in the Philippines in 1946 after the Spanish-American War. Whi ...
flyweight title at the
Korakuen Hall
is a sports arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted boxing, professional wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches.
History
On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall was officially opened with a capacity of approximat ...
.
Professional boxing record
See also
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Boxing in Japan
The history of boxing in Japan began in 1854 when Matthew Perry landed at Shimoda, Shizuoka soon after the Convention of Kanagawa. At that time, American sailors often engaged in sparring matches on board their ships, with their fists wrapped i ...
References
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1988 births
Living people
Japanese male boxers
Okinawan martial artists
Flyweight boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
21st-century Japanese sportsmen