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November 30th 2009- Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Naoko Fujioka (1-0, 1) Vs Kazumi Izaki (7-5-3, 3) One of the best active female fighters of recent years is Japan's excellent Naoko Fujioka [藤岡奈穂子] who can be seen here in her second professional bout, a contest with Kazumi Izaki [猪崎かずみ].
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March 14th 2015- Auditorio Municipal, Naucalpan, México, Mexico Naoko Fujioka (12-1, 6) Vs Mariana Juarez (40-7-3, 17) Female boxing tends to be viewed badly with many fight fans either calling for it to be banned or choosing to ignore it. In our eyes that's their loss as they miss out on some amazing fights such as this brilliant clash between two of female boxing's best stars. In one corner we had Japan's Naoko Fujioka, a 2-weight world champion and one of the best female fighters on the planet, in the other corner we had Mexico's hugely popular Mariana Juarez, one of the most popular female fighters on the planet. When the two came together we had one of the best fights so far this year. (Note-we apologise for the poor video quality) (Video courtesy of Boxing Mania) There is a very silly misconception about female boxing that suggests fighters aren't skilled and don't have the IQ of their male counter parts. Whilst there are fewer highly skilled females in the sport some are still elite level fighters, one of which is fantastic Naoko Fujioka who, in 2013, abandoned the Minimumweight. She wasn't struggling with weight but instead with challenges with no one able to really give her a good fight. Instead of doing what most fighters do and testing herself against fighters a division up Fujioka jumped from 105lbs to 115lbs and took on the heavy handed Naoko Yamaguchi and really made it look easy as she clearly beat her compatriot, the then WBA female champion at Super Flyweight. It was real proof that Fujioka was simply on her own with her skills, speed, power and IQ being far beyond that of her domestic rival. It was, if proof, if was ever needed, that she was a special fighter. We hope you enjoy this masterclass by one of female boxing's most talented individuals who proved that size alone wasn't enough to over-come exceptional skills. (Video courtesy of Yoko Gushiken) |
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