Nao Ikeyama

Nao Ikeyama (born 18 September 1969[1]) is a retired Japanese boxer who held the WBO Atomweight title from 17 May 2014 until 29 July 2018. She made her professional debut on 30 November 2003, where she defeated Satoko Kamimura by unanimous decision.[2] Ikeyama made six successful title defenses for her belt, with her sixth title defense coming against Saemi Hanagata on 12 July 2017.[3] In 2015, Ikeyama participated in the first ever professional boxing event in Sri Lanka, where she defended her title against Jujeath Nagaowa.[4] She retired from boxing after losing her title to Mika Iwakawa in Okinawa on 29 July 2018.[5]

References
  1. "BoxRec: Nao Ikeyama". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. "Nao Ikeyama | Boxing". Awakening Fighters. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. "Boxing News: Ikeyama, 47, keeps WBO female 102lb belt ยป July 25, 2019". fightnews.com. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  4. www.wboboxing.com https://www.wboboxing.com/news/wbo-women/first-boxing-event-ever-in-sri-lanka-a-success-for-wbo-champion-nao-ikeyama/. Retrieved 2019-07-25. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Nao Ikeyama to retire after losing WBO women's atomweight title to Mika Iwakawa". The Japan Times Online. 2018-07-29. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-07-25.


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