It was his final attempt to win the Flyweight title.
Then he captured the Japanese flyweight title in April 2008.
He won the Australian amateur flyweight title at 15.
He later won the Club's Flyweight title and took home a cup of imitation silver.
He won the French flyweight title in 1912.
He captured the vacant Japanese flyweight title in January 1959.
Flyweight title, his second world championship, by knocking Yashiro out in nine rounds.
He challenged the Japanese super flyweight title the following year, and won his first title by split decision over 10 rounds.
In his next fight, in February 1962, he fought for the vacant British flyweight title.
He made his debut three years later, and easily won the Japanese flyweight title in 1965, which he defended twice before vacating.