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Minimumweight · First reported: 10 Oct, 16:16 · FightNews

50th anniversary of Yoko Gushiken's WBA minimumweight world title

On October 10, 1976, Japanese boxer Yoko Gushiken won the WBA minimumweight world title. The fight took place in Kofu, Japan. Sources differ on the victory details: some report a seventh-round KO over Juan Guzmán, others do not specify.

Some sources specify a seventh-round knockout victory over Juan Guzmán, while others report only the title win without result details.

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Coverageone-sided · celebratory
countriesIT · US
FightersGuzmán · Gushiken
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50 years ago Yoko Gushiken, future Hall of Fame, became WBA minimumweight champion
BoxeRingWeb · IT · celebratory
original: 50 anni fa Yoko Gushiken, futuro Hall of Fame, diventava campione mini mosca WBA
50 years of Yoko Gushiken's WBA minimumweight world championship victory
FightNews · US · celebratory · first reported

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10 Oct · 16:16
FightNews: 50 years of Yoko Gushiken's WBA minimumweight world championship victory
10 Oct · 18:59
BoxeRingWeb: 50 years ago Yoko Gushiken, future Hall of Fame, became WBA minimumweight champion
10 Oct · 22:23
FightNews: 50th Anniversary Of Yoko Gushiken's Historic WBA Title Run
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