Kuniaki Shibata
| Kuniaki Shibata | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Kuniaki Shibata |
| Rated at | Super featherweight |
| Nationality |
 Japanese
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| Born |
March 29, 1947 Hitachi, Japan |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 56 |
| Wins | 47 |
| Wins by KO | 25 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 0 |
Kuniaki Shibata (柴田 国明, born March 29, 1947 in Hitachi, Japan) is a former Japanese professional boxer. He is a former WBC, WBA and lineal super featherweight champion.
Shibata made won his debut match in 1965 with a first round knockout, and fought for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation featherweight title in 1969, but lost by sixth-round knockout. In April 1970 he challenged the vacant Japanese featherweight title, and won by tenth-round knockout. He returned the title to challenge WBC featherweight champion Vincente Saldivar, and won the title when Saldivar gave up after the twelfth round.
He made his first defense by first-round knockout, and retained his title in his second defense with a draw, but lost to Clemente Sanchez in May, 1972.
Shibata moved up to super featherweight, and got his second world title shot against Lineal and WBA champion Ben Villaflor in Honolulu on March 12, 1973. He won by fifteen-round unanimous decision to capture his second world title.
Shibata made one defense in Japan before returning to the United States to fight Ben Villaflor again for his second defense. Shibata lost by knockout less than 2 minutes into the first round to lose his second world title.
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