Miyo Yoshida is a prominent name in the combat sports universe among female professional athletes. The 35-year-old Japanese professional boxer has been a reckoning force inside the squared circle, where she has stood the test of time over these years while retaining an impressive record. Yoshida is the former WBO female bantamweight champion and is ranked as the ninth-best active female junior bantamweight by BoxRec.
Miyo Yoshida has been in professional boxing for the past nine years, having made her debut in May 2014. Starting with an impressive win, she collected consecutive victories in her initial four showdowns. Miyo Yoshida went through four rounds inside the squared circle while facing Yuki Koseki. She came up short and suffered the first loss of her professional career by unanimous decision.
The setback couldn’t hold the Japanese boxer back for long as she returned to winning ways and established a 10-fight winning streak before suffering another loss on December 12, 2020, against Tomoko Okuda, who defeated her by a technical decision. In the course of her career, she won multiple titles.
What is Miyo Yoshida boxing record?
Miyo Yoshida has a professional boxing record of 16 wins and 4 losses. She started her career as a professional boxer in 2014 and has won all 16 fights via decision. Her two losses have also resulted from decisions. Yoshida is now scheduled to lock horns with Ebanie Bridges in her upcoming fight on December 9, 2023.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
20 | Loss | 16-4 | Shuretta Metcalf | UD | 10 | November 7, 2023 | Edison Theater, Manhattan, USA | For the vacant IBF female inter-continental female bantamweight title |
19 | Win | 16-3 | Indeya Smith | MD | 8 | 27-April-2023 | Sony Hall, Manhattan, USA | |
18 | Loss | 15-3 | Tamao Ozawa | SD | 10 | 30-May-2022 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBO female junior bantamweight title |
17 | Win | 15–2 | Tomoko Okuda | SD | 10 | 29-Jun-21 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBO female junior-bantamweight title |
16 | Loss | 14–2 | Tomoko Okuda | TD | 6 (10), 1:38 | 13-Dec-20 | EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan | Lost WBO junior-bantamweight title |
15 | Win | 14–1 | Li Ping Shi | UD | 10 | 31-Dec-19 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBO junior-bantamweight title |
14 | Win | 13–1 | Casey Morton | UD | 10 | 19-Jun-19 | Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan | Won vacant WBO junior-bantamweight title |
13 | Win | 12–1 | Yoshie Wakasa | UD | 6 | 13-Mar-19 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained Japanese female bantamweight title |
12 | Win | 11–1 | Phannaluk Kongsang | UD | 8 | 30-Sep-18 | Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima, Japan | Retained OPBF female bantamweight title |
11 | Win | 10–1 | Gretel de Paz | TD | 5 (8), 1:39 | 20-Aug-18 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won vacant OPBF female bantamweight title; |
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10 | Win | 9–1 | Kai Johnson | UD | 6 | 08-Mar-18 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained Japanese female bantamweight title |
9 | Win | 8–1 | Tomomi Takano | UD | 6 | 06-Oct-17 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won inaugural Japanese female bantamweight title |
8 | Win | 7–1 | Kim Actub | UD | 8 | 14-May-17 | Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima, Japan | |
7 | Win | 6–1 | Yuki Koseki | MD | 6 | 15-Mar-17 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
6 | Win | 5–1 | Kana Fukuda | UD | 6 | 27-Nov-16 | City Bunka Hall, Kagoshima, Japan | |
5 | Loss | 4–1 | Yuki Koseki | UD | 4 | 21-Sep-16 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Chisa Tanaka | UD | 4 | 02-Jul-16 | Yano Fitness Center, Zama, Japan | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Kana Makino | UD | 4 | 31-May-16 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Japan | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Yuko Henzan | MD | 4 | 13-Mar-16 | City Gym, Tomigusuku, Japan | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Akaya Sato | MD | 4 | 28-May-14 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
Miyo Yoshida Losses
Miyo Yoshida has suffered four losses as a professional boxer. Her first loss came against Yuti Koseki when the duo faced each other on September 21, 2016. Koseki defeated her via unanimous decision. Yoshida recovered from her loss and went on to maintain a ten-fight-long winning streak before encountering another loss of her career against Tomoko Okuda. The two boxers locked horns with each other on December 13, 2020. Okuda defeated her via technical decision and took the WBO junior bantamweight title from Yoshida.
Miyo Yoshida lost to Tamao Ozawa on May 30, 2022, inside the squared circle, clashing with each other for the WBO junior bantamweight title by split decision. Yoshida's fourth loss came against Shuretta Metcalf on November 7, 2023, who defeated her by unanimous decision.
FAQs
A. She has suffered four losses in her professional career.
A. She has a professional boxing record of 16 wins and 4 losses.
A. No, she isn't a champion currently.
A. She is 35-years-old.
A. She is a Japanese national.