Miyo Yoshida is a Japanese professional boxer and the former junior bantamweight champion. Credited as one of the prominent faces in the combat sports business from Japan, she is ranked as the ninth-best active female junior bantamweight by BoxRec. Yoshida has been an active competitor since 2014 and has been an impressive fighter in the ring.
Miyo Yoshida started as a professional in 2014 and propelled forward in her career with four consecutive victories on the trot. She was defeated for the first time in her professional career in 2016 by Yuki Koseki. Yoshida recovered from the loss beautifully by rampaging to a ten-fight winning streak before hitting another roadblock in 2020.
During these years, Miyo Yoshida won multiple titles. Her first title reign came when she squared off against Tomomi Takano in 2017 for the inaugural Japanese female bantamweight title. She won the title by winning the fight via unanimous decision.
Yoshida defeated Gretel de Paz by technical decision and won the OPBF female bantamweight title after the fight was stopped due to an accidental clash of heads, resulting in a cut to Yoshida. She won the vacant junior WBO female bantamweight title in 2019 by beating Casey Morton via unanimous decision. She won the WBO female junior bantamweight title from Tomoko Okuda in 2021 and lost it to Tamao Ozawa in 2022.
Miyo Yoshida Height
Miyo Yoshida stands at 5 feet and 3 inches tall. She fights with an orthodox stance and weighs around 117 lbs (51.7kg). Miyo Yoshida will be squaring off against Ebanie Bridges on December 9, 2023. She stands 5 feet and 1 inch tall and has only lost one fight in her professional career.
Miyo Yoshida Age
Miyo Yoshida is 35 years old. She was born on April 12, 1988, and has been active as a professional boxer since May 28, 2014. Yoshida last stepped inside the squared circle on November 7, 2023. She has a professional boxing record of 16 wins and 4 losses.
Miyo Yoshida Nationality
Miyo Yoshida is a Japanese national. She was born in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 12, 1988. The Japanese professional boxer is the former WBO female bantamweight champion of the world. She is challenging IBF bantamweight champion Ebanie Bridges for the title on December 9, 2023, in San Francisco by replacing Avril Mathie, who withdrew from the bout due to an injury.
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