Teiru Kinoshita (born Park Tae-Il on December 17, 1985 in

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) is a Japanese-Korean boxer. Kinoshita is a former Japanese

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champion. In 2014, he lost to

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for the vacant

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(IBF) super flyweight world title. He is scheduled to again fight for the IBF super flyweight world title against Jerwin Ancajas on the

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undercard. Kinoshita entered the bout on a six-fight win streak and with the IBF's No. 3 in his weight class. He is the top ranked contender for the IBF (with the first and second positions vacant).

Professional boxing record

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* 1985 births Living people Japanese male boxers Japanese people of Korean descent Boxers from Osaka Super-flyweight boxers Zainichi Korean sportspeople {{Japan-boxing-bio-stub