Tomoki Kameda
| Tomoki Kameda | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Tomoki Kameda |
| Nickname(s) |
Spanish: El Mexicanito (The Little Mexican) Japanese: Kameda-ke Saishū Heiki (The Ultimate Weapon of the Kamedas) |
| Rated at |
Super Bantamweight Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (171 cm) |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born |
July 12, 1991 Osaka, Japan |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Tomoki Kameda (born July 12, 1991) is a Japanese professional boxer who fights in the Super Bantamweight division. He is a former WBO Bantamweight Champion.
Tomoki Kameda grew up in a tough area of Osaka, Japan. Tomoki is the brother of Kōki Kameda and Daiki Kameda. Their father, Shiro, dreamt that all three sons would grow up to win world titles in boxing.
At the age of 15, Tomoki Kameda relocated to Mexico in order to learn from Mexican boxing experts.
His early nickname in Japan was Kameda-ke Saishū Heiki (亀田家最終兵器?). It denotes "The Ultimate Weapon of the Kamedas". He later gained a Spanish nickname El Mexicanito which translates to "The Little Mexican", since he also trains and fights out of Mexico. He has started to earn the respect of Mexican boxing fans, due to his very aggressive style of fighting.
Kameda had been training for the Beijing Olympics and ran his record to 35-1-1 in Japan. After his move to Mexico, he competed in the Guantes de Oro de México. However, he was too young to participate at the Olympic qualifiers. Instead of waiting, Kameda chose to turn pro.
Like fellow Japanese boxers Shoky Sakai, and Masamichi Nozaki, Kameda trains and sometimes fights out of Mexico.
At seventeen years old in Distrito Federal, Mexico, Kameda won his pro debut against Alejandro Moreno. Kameda knocked out veteran Jesus Periban in the third round of their bout. On the Televisa undercard of Mexican, Saul "El Canelo" Alvarez vs. Luciano Leonel Cuello of Argentina, he won the vacant WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Bantamweight title with a unanimous decision against Arturo Camargo.
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