Kenichi Ogawa drops Azinga Fuzile three times, wins IBF world title
November 27 2021:
Japanese fighter Kenichi Ogawa won the vacant IBF Super Featherweight title by outpointing South African Azinga Fuzile. It was a tactical bout for the first 4 rounds. In round
five Ogawa landed a big right hand that floored Fuzile. Fuzile was dropped two more times in the 12th and final round and was lucky to survive the last round. All the judges
gave the fight to Ogawa; 114-111 and twice 115-110.
KENICHI OGAWA ALIAS: CRUNCH RIGHT
CURRENT IBF SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION
TOTAL FIGHTS: 29
BORN: February 1, 1988 (age 34)
WINS: 26 (KO 18) | LOSSES: 1 | DRAWS: 1 | NC: 1
BIRTHPLACE: Toyohashi, Japan
WORLD TITLE FIGHTS: 2
HEIGHT: 1.73 m
WINS: 1 ( 0 KO) | NC: 1
PROFESSIONAL DEBUT: 2010-04-30
SUCCESFULL TITLE DEFENSES: 0
No.
Result
Opponent
Type
Date
Location
Notes
29
Win
Azinga Fuzile
UD 12
Nov 27, 2021
Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, USA
Won vacant IBF super-featherweight title
28
Win
Kazuhiro Nishitani
UD 10
Oct 2, 2020
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
27
Draw
Joe Noynay
TD 5
Dec 7, 2019
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
26
Win
Glenn Medura
TKO 4
Jul 6, 2019
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
25
Win
Roldan Aldea
UD 10
Feb 2, 2019
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
24
No contest
Tevin Farmer
NC 12
Dec 9, 2017
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Vacant IBF super-featherweight title at stake;
Originally an SD win for Ogawa, later ruled an NC after he failed a drug test