About Shigeji Kaneko
Lived 1931 – 2016 (aged 84). Shigeji Kaneko was a Japanese boxer.
Shigeji Kaneko (, Kaneko Shigeji, 13 August 1931 – 2 January 2016) was a Japanese featherweight boxer during the 1950s. He fought Gabriel "Flash" Elorde four times, winning them all. He was also a boxing promoter from the 1980s until the early 2000s.
Shigeji died from pneumonia on 2 January 2016 in Tokyo. He was 84.
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Who was Shigeji Kaneko?
Japanese boxer
When was Shigeji Kaneko born?
Shigeji Kaneko was born on 13 August 1931 in Tsubame.
When did Shigeji Kaneko die?
Shigeji Kaneko died on 2 January 2016 in Tokyo.
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Shigeji Kaneko was a boxer.
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Shigeji Kaneko was Japanese.
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