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Meiji University alumnus Kenichi Ogawa becomes IBF super featherweight champion

Dec. 07, 2021

Kenichi Ogawa, the new IBF super featherweight champion<br/>
(Photo by AFLO)<br/>
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Kenichi Ogawa, the new IBF super featherweight champion
(Photo by AFLO)

On November 27 (November 28 JST), former Meiji University Kempo Club member Kenichi Ogawa (graduated from School of Political Science and Economics in 2010) defeated Azinga Fuzile of South Africa by unanimous decision (3-0) in New York City to become the International Boxing Federation super featherweight champion.

Ogawa was captain of the Kempo Club while enrolled at Meiji University. After graduating, he won the All-Japan Rookie King Tournament (2011) and won the Japanese super featherweight title (2015).