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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rui Yamaguchi (山口瑠, Yamaguchi Rui; born 12 May 2004) is a Japanese boxer.
Career
[edit]In April 2026, Yamaguchi competed at the 2026 Asian Boxing Elite Boxing Championships and won a gold medal in the bantamweight category. This was the first time in 43 years that a Japanese boxer won gold in the category at the Asian Championships.[1] In October 2026, he competed at the 2026 Asian Games and won a gold medal in the bantamweight category.[2] He became the first bantamweight Japanese boxer to win gold at the Asian Games since Hitoshi Ishigaki at the 1974 Asian Games.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "ボクシング部が「ASIAN BOXINGチャンピオンシップス ウランバートル2026」で活躍". komazawa-u.ac.jp. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
- ↑ "ボクシング・山口瑠 初出場で金". Yahoo Japan. 2 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
- ↑ "ボクシング・山口瑠が金メダル バンタム級の階級区分では日本勢５２年ぶり...アジア大会". topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp (in Japanese). 2 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Rui Yamaguchi from BoxRec (registration required)
1954–2006: 54 kg • 2010–2018: 56 kg • 2026–present: 55 kg | |
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