Best fights of Akitoshi Tamura
Over 14 years as a professional, Akitoshi Tamura has compiled a 19-16-2 (6) record, including two title fights across two weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Akitoshi Tamura defeats Takeshi Inoue in their 2nd fight
On May 18, 2007 Akitoshi Tamura fought Takeshi Inoue for the Shooto lightweight title. It was their second meeting. Tamura was 26 years old with a record of 11-5-2, and Inoue was 27 with a record of 12-11. Tamura was on a 3-fight winning streak and Inoue was on a 2-fight winning streak. Tamura won via unanimous decision. Crowned the new lightweight champion.
2. Akitoshi Tamura defeats Shigeki Osawa
On November 5, 2011 Akitoshi Tamura faced Shigeki Osawa in a bantamweight bout. Tamura was 31 years old with a record of 15-11-2, and Osawa was 25 with a record of 6-1-2. Tamura was on a 2-fight losing streak. Tamura won via unanimous decision.
3. Akitoshi Tamura defeats Akiyo Nishiura
On December 2, 2006 Akitoshi Tamura faced Akiyo Nishiura. Tamura was 26 years old with a record of 9-5-2, and Nishiura was 23 with a record of 5-1. Tamura was coming off a win and Nishiura was on a 3-fight winning streak. Tamura won via unanimous decision.
4. Akitoshi Tamura defeats Manny Tapia
On April 5, 2009 Akitoshi Tamura faced Manny Tapia in a bantamweight bout. Tamura was 28 years old with a record of 13-7-2, and Tapia was 28 with a record of 10-1-1. Both Tamura and Tapia were coming off a loss. Tamura won via unanimous decision.
5. Akitoshi Tamura loses to Guy Delumeau via split decision
On February 1, 2015 Akitoshi Tamura faced Guy Delumeau in a bantamweight bout. Tamura was 34 years old with a record of 18-15-2, and Delumeau was 33 with a record of 19-9-3. Tamura was coming off a loss, while Delumeau was coming off a win. Tamura lost via split decision. Went the distance with Delumeau.
6. Akitoshi Tamura defeats Brian Choi
On September 29, 2013 Akitoshi Tamura faced Brian Choi in a bantamweight bout. Tamura was 33 years old with a record of 16-14-2, and Choi was 0 with a record of 0-0. Tamura was on a 3-fight losing streak. Tamura won via majority decision.
7. Akitoshi Tamura KOs Masaomi Saito
On April 1, 2006 Akitoshi Tamura faced Masaomi Saito. Tamura was 25 years old with a record of 7-4-2, and Saito was 0 with a record of 0-0. Tamura was coming off a win. Tamura stopped Masaomi Saito via TKO in the 1st round.
8. Akitoshi Tamura submits Sakae Kasuya
On September 8, 2006 Akitoshi Tamura faced Sakae Kasuya. Tamura was 26 years old with a record of 8-5-2, and Kasuya was 0 with a record of 0-0. Tamura was coming off a loss. Tamura submitted Sakae Kasuya via armbar in the 1st round.
9. Akitoshi Tamura loses to Charlie Valencia via split decision
On January 10, 2010 Akitoshi Tamura faced Charlie Valencia in a bantamweight bout. Tamura was 29 years old with a record of 14-7-2, and Valencia was 35 with a record of 11-5. Tamura was coming off a win and Valencia was on a 2-fight winning streak. Tamura lost via split decision. Went the distance with Valencia.
10. Akitoshi Tamura loses to Hideki Kadowaki in their 2nd fight via majority decision
On March 28, 2008 Akitoshi Tamura fought Hideki Kadowaki for the vacant Shooto lightweight title. It was their second meeting. Tamura was 27 years old with a record of 12-5-2, and Kadowaki was 31 with a record of 12-7-2. Tamura was on a 4-fight winning streak and Kadowaki was coming off a win. Tamura lost via majority decision. Failed to win the vacant title. Went the distance with Kadowaki.