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Fighting Harada

Japanese boxer

1943 - today

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Fighting Harada is the 143rd most popular boxer, the 1,554th most popular biography from Japan and the most popular Japanese Boxer.

Fighting Harada is most famous for becoming the first Japanese boxer to win world titles in two weight classes, flyweight and bantamweight, in the 1960s. Surprisingly, he turned professional at just 16 and later defeated legendary champions like Eder Jofre. His legacy as a trailblazing Asian fighter endures through his 1995 induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, inspiring generations of Japanese boxers.

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Among Boxers

Among boxers, Fighting Harada ranks 143 out of 496. Before him are Henry Cooper, Antonio Roldán, Antal Kocsis, Wolfgang Behrendt, Anthony Joshua, and Gerald Dreyer. After him are Josef Němec, Cosimo Pinto, Corrie Sanders, Frederick Grace, Rodrigo Valdez, and Anders Petersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Fighting Harada ranks 557. Before him are David Alexandre Winter, Ron Geesin, Lucius Shepard, Tony Trimmer, Pedro Pablo León, and Isabel-Clara Simó. After him are Tanuja, Kiril Dojčinovski, Ahmed Sofa, Frank Shu, Lubomir Kavalek, and Kurt Helmudt.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Fighting Harada ranks 1,554 out of NaN. Before him are Hiromasa Tokioka (1974), Kenji Ito (1976), Ken Uehara (1909), Yasushi Mizusaki (1971), Kiyohiko Azuma (1968), and Hikaru Nakamura (1987). After him are Ken Akamatsu (1968), Tsubasa Adachi (2000), Hyde (1969), Mitsunori Yoshida (1962), Chiharu Igaya (1931), and Goichi Ishitani (1979).

Among Boxers In Japan

Among boxers born in Japan, Fighting Harada ranks 1. After him are Kiyoshi Tanabe (1940), Naoya Inoue (1993), Ryōta Murata (1986), Satoshi Shimizu (1986), Sena Irie (2000), Tsukimi Namiki (1998), and Tomoya Tsuboi (1996).

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