What is Kuniaki Shibata's record?

Kuniaki Shibata's professional record is 50-6-3 with 25 knockouts.

Super featherweight · Japan

Kuniaki Shibata

50-6-3 25 KO · 1965–1977

Kuniaki Shibata was a super featherweight boxer from Japan, born Mar 29, 1947. Record 50-6-3 with 25 knockouts over 1965–1977. World titles: WBC super featherweight (1974–1975), WBA super featherweight (1973), WBC featherweight (1970–1972). Kuniaki Shibata last fought Al Espinosa on Nov 29, 1977 and won by DEC over 10 rounds.

Also: Куниаки Сибата · Сібата Куніякі · كونياكي شيباتا

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柴田国明 · 柴田國明 · Kuniaki Šibata · Сибата, Куниаки

BornMar 29, 1947

Country🇯🇵 Japan

StanceOrthodox

Height163 cm

Reach161.5 cm

DebutMar 6, 1965

Career1965–1977

Rounds boxed434

KO share50%

Born inHitachi, Japan

TitlesWBC featherweight · 1970–1972; WBA, WBC super featherweight · 1973–1975

Boxerbook rating1710 ± 276 · inactive since Nov 1977Why here ›

Confirmed bouts6 of 59

Career record

Record

50-6-3, 25 KOs · 1965–1977

Last result

Al Espinosa

DEC 10/10

1977-11-29 ›
✓ one source

The record

59 bouts, 1965–1977, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 56, Wikipedia (ja) · 56

Al Espinosa

DEC 10/10

Shibata 49-6-3 · Espinosa —

1977-11-29 ›
✓ one source

Susumu Okabe

DEC 10/10

Shibata 48-6-3 · Okabe —

1976-10-12 ›
✓ one source

Tamio Negishi

DEC 10/10

Shibata 47-6-3 · Negishi —

1976-03-22 ›
✓ one source

Al Espinosa

PTS 10/10 · Korakuen Hall, 🇯🇵

Shibata 46-6-3 · Espinosa —

1975-11-29 ›
✓ one source

Susumu Okabe

UD 10/10 · Korakuen Hall, 🇯🇵

Shibata 45-6-3 · Okabe —

1975-10-10 ›
✓ one source

Alfredo Escalera 🇵🇷

For WBC super featherweight title

KO 2/15 · Kasamatsu Athletic Park Gym, Hitachinaka, 🇯🇵

Shibata 45-5-3 · Escalera 29-7-1

1975-07-05 ›
✓✓ two sources

Abdelkader Ould Makhloufi 🇩🇿

Retained WBC super-featherweight title

UD 15/15 · Kyuden Gym, Fukuoka, 🇯🇵

Shibata 44-5-3 · Makhloufi —

1975-03-27 ›
✓ one source

Tamio Negishi

UD 10/10 · Akita City, 🇯🇵

Shibata 43-5-3 · Negishi —

1975-03-22 ›
✓ one source

Ramiro Bolanos

Retained WBC super-featherweight title

KO 15/15 · Nihon University Auditorium, 🇯🇵

Shibata 42-5-3 · Bolanos —

1974-10-03 ›
✓ one source

Antonio Amaya 🇵🇦

Retained WBC super-featherweight title

MD 15/15 · Nihon University Auditorium, 🇯🇵

Shibata 41-5-3 · Amaya —

1974-06-27 ›
✓ one source

Ricardo Arredondo 🇲🇽

Won WBC super featherweight title

UD 15/15 · Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, 🇯🇵

Shibata 40-5-3 · Arredondo 68-8-1

1974-02-28 ›
✓✓ two sources

Ben Villaflor 🇵🇭

For WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles

KO 1/15 · Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, 🇺🇸

Shibata 40-4-3 · Villaflor 50-5-3

1973-10-17 ›
✓✓ two sources

Nam Chul Chung

KO 2/10 · Hitachi, 🇯🇵

Shibata 39-4-3 · Chung —

1973-09-03 ›
✓ one source

Victor Federico Echegaray

Retained WBA and The Ring super-featherweight titles

UD 15/15 · Nihon University Auditorium, 🇯🇵

Shibata 38-4-3 · Echegaray —

1973-06-19 ›
✓ one source

Ben Villaflor 🇵🇭

Won WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles

UD 15/15 · Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, 🇺🇸

Shibata 37-4-3 · Villaflor 48-4-3

1973-03-12 ›
✓✓ two sources

Kimio Shindo

KO 7/10 · Sendai, 🇯🇵

Shibata 36-4-3 · Shindo —

1973-02-03 ›
✓ one source

Andries Steyn

PTS 10/10 · Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦

Shibata 36-3-3 · Steyn —

1972-10-07 ›
✓ one source

Bert Nabalatan

UD 10/10 · Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, 🇺🇸

Shibata 35-3-3 · Nabalatan —

1972-07-11 ›
✓ one source

Clemente Sánchez 🇲🇽

Lost WBC and The Ring featherweight titles

KO 3/15 · Nihon University Auditorium, 🇯🇵

Shibata 35-2-3 · Sánchez 38-7-3

1972-05-19 ›
✓✓ two sources

Ernesto Marcel 🇵🇦

For WBC and The Ring featherweight titles

SD 15/15 · Ehime Rugby Stadium, Matsuyama, 🇯🇵

Shibata 35-2-2 · Marcel —

1971-11-11 ›
✓ one source

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Hyun Kim

UD 10/10 · Nagoya, 🇯🇵

Shibata 34-2-2 · Kim —

1971-08-01 ›
✓ one source

Raul Cruz

Retained WBC and The Ring featherweight titles

KO 1/15 · Metropolitan Gym, 🇯🇵

Shibata 33-2-2 · Cruz —

1971-06-03 ›
✓ one source

Vicente Garcia

PTS 10/10 · Hitachi, 🇯🇵

Shibata 32-2-2 · Garcia —

1971-03-07 ›
✓ one source

Vicente Saldivar 🇲🇽

Won WBC and The Ring featherweight titles

RTD 12/15 · Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, 🇲🇽

Shibata 31-2-2 · Saldivar 36-1-0

1970-12-11 ›
✓✓ two sources

Hyun Kim

UD 10/10 · Japan

Shibata 30-2-2 · Kim —

1970-09-09 ›
✓ one source

Jose Acosta

MD 10/10 · Korakuen Hall, 🇯🇵

Shibata 30-2-1 · Acosta —

1970-07-08 ›
✓ one source

Yasuo Sakurai

Won vacant Japanese featherweight title

KO 10/10 · Japan

Shibata 29-2-1 · Sakurai —

1970-04-15 ›
✓ one source

Felipe Torres

UD 10/10 · Japan

Shibata 28-2-1 · Torres —

1970-02-04 ›
✓ one source

Flash Besande

KO 3/10 · Osaka, 🇯🇵

Shibata 27-2-1 · Besande —

1969-10-22 ›
✓ one source

Fernando Sotelo

KO 9/10 · Japan

Shibata 26-2-1 · Sotelo —

1969-09-10 ›
✓ one source

Yoshio Ando

KO 8/10 · Japan

Shibata 25-2-1 · Ando —

1969-06-11 ›
✓ one source

Kid Barrios

KO 1/10 · Japan

Shibata 24-2-1 · Barrios —

1969-04-28 ›
✓ one source

Koji Ikeda

PTS 10/10 · Japan

Shibata 23-2-1 · Ikeda —

1969-03-24 ›
✓ one source

Hubert Kang

For OPBF featherweight title

KO 6/12 · Japan

Shibata 23-1-1 · Kang —

1969-01-15 ›
✓ one source

Orlando Medina

UD 10/10 · Korakuen Hall, 🇯🇵

Shibata 22-1-1 · Medina —

1968-10-23 ›
✓ one source

Toshiharu Mori

TD 3/10 · Japan

Shibata 22-1-0 · Mori —

1968-08-14 ›
✓ one source

Beto Maldonado

PTS 10/10 · Korakuen Hall, 🇯🇵

Shibata 21-1-0 · Maldonado —

1968-07-03 ›
✓ one source

Dwight Hawkins

KO 7/10 · Korakuen Hall, 🇯🇵

Shibata 21-0-0 · Hawkins —

1968-03-27 ›
✓ one source

Ramiro Nides

PTS 10/10 · Recreation Center, Agana

Shibata 20-0-0 · Nides —

1968-03-01 ›
✓ one source

Tiny Palacio

KO 5/10 · Japan

Shibata 19-0-0 · Palacio —

1968-01-31 ›
✓ one source

Soo Bok Kwon

KO 2/10 · Japan

Shibata 18-0-0 · Kwon —

1967-12-27 ›
✓ one source

Chang Bok Lee

KO 2/10 · Hitachi, 🇯🇵

Shibata 17-0-0 · Lee —

1967-12-05 ›
✓ one source

Chang Soo Yun

RTD 9/10 · Gifu, 🇯🇵

Shibata 16-0-0 · Yun —

1967-11-15 ›
✓ one source

Roy Amolong

UD 10/10 · Korakuen Hall, 🇯🇵

Shibata 15-0-0 · Amolong —

1967-09-20 ›
✓ one source

Roberto Andrade

KO 5/10 · Korakuen Hall, 🇯🇵

Shibata 14-0-0 · Andrade —

1967-08-09 ›
✓ one source

Katsutoshi Aoki 🇯🇵

KO 1/10 · Japan

Shibata 13-0-0 · Aoki —

1967-07-05 ›
✓ one source

Hyun Kim

PTS 10/10 · Japan

Shibata 12-0-0 · Kim —

1967-03-05 ›
✓ one source

Hiroshi Miyata

KO 4/10 · Japan

Shibata 11-0-0 · Miyata —

1967-02-12 ›
✓ one source

Alberto Reyes

PTS 10/10 · Japan

Shibata 10-0-0 · Reyes —

1967-01-15 ›
✓ one source

Kenji Fuse

KO 2/8 · Japan

Shibata 9-0-0 · Fuse —

1966-12-11 ›
✓ one source

Atsushi Gunji

KO 6/8 · Japan

Shibata 8-0-0 · Gunji —

1966-10-23 ›
✓ one source

Masachika Tokutome

KO 5/6 · Osaka, 🇯🇵

Shibata 7-0-0 · Tokutome —

1966-01-31 ›
✓ one source

Takao Suzuki

KO 1/6 · Japan

Shibata 6-0-0 · Suzuki —

1965-12-20 ›
✓ one source

Toshihiko Nojiri

PTS 4/4 · Japan

Shibata 5-0-0 · Nojiri —

1965-11-01 ›
✓ one source

Yoshinobu Yokoyama

KO 1/4 · Japan

Shibata 4-0-0 · Yokoyama —

1965-09-27 ›
✓ one source

Masaru Miyazaki

PTS 4/4 · Japan

Shibata 3-0-0 · Miyazaki —

1965-09-02 ›
✓ one source

Norio Sugimoto

KO 1/4 · Japan

Shibata 2-0-0 · Sugimoto —

1965-07-28 ›
✓ one source

Hitoshi Yoshino

KO 1/4 · Japan

Shibata 1-0-0 · Yoshino —

1965-04-05 ›
✓ one source

Seiichi Iizuka

KO 1/4 · Japan

Shibata 0-0-0 · Iizuka —

1965-03-06 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBCSuper featherweight

1974-02-28 – 1975-07-05

WBASuper featherweight

1973-03-12 – 1973-10-17

WBCFeatherweight

1970-12-11 – 1972-05-19

Facts

What is Kuniaki Shibata's record?: Kuniaki Shibata's professional record is 50-6-3 with 25 knockouts.
Who did Kuniaki Shibata fight last?: Kuniaki Shibata last fought Al Espinosa on Nov 29, 1977 and won by DEC over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Kuniaki Shibata held?: Kuniaki Shibata has held 3 world title reigns: WBC super featherweight (1974–1975), WBA super featherweight (1973), WBC featherweight (1970–1972).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 9314 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9314. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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