(born February 23, 1972, in
Tochigi) is a retired
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
*Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
* Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
from
Japan
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, who competed for his native country at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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in
Barcelona, Spain
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.
Japan sent four boxers to the Barcelona Games. Kawakami competed in the Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) division. He was defeated in his first match by Great Britain's
Adrian Dodson after the referee stopped the contest in the third round.
References
Profile
1972 births
Living people
People from Tochigi (city)
Martial artists from Tochigi Prefecture
Welterweight boxers
Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Japan
Japanese male boxers
20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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