Yoshio Shirai | |
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_wmplayer_2013-07-10.jpg) Dado Marino (on the left) and Shirai after their third fight in May 1952 | |
| Born | Yoshio Shirai November 23, 1923 |
| Died | December 26, 2003 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 58 |
| Wins | 46 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 4 |
Yoshio Shirai (白井 義男, Shirai Yoshio, November 23, 1923 – December 26, 2003) was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He won the world flyweight title in 1952, becoming the first Japanese boxer to win a world title.