Guts Ishimatsu

Japanese boxer

ガッツ石松 · 膽量石松 · 갓츠 이시마츠

Born

5 June 1949, Kiyosu

Died

2 June 2026, Tokyo

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

boxing

Discipline

lightweight

Occupation

boxer, actor, tarento, film director

Height

171 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

79 kg (174 lb)

Yuji Suzuki (鈴木 有二, Suzuki Yūji; 5 June 1949 – 2 June 2026), better known as Guts Ishimatsu (ガッツ 石松, Gattsu Ishimatsu) was a Japanese actor, comedian, tarento and professional boxer who competed in the Lightweight division from 1966 to 1978. He was a one-time former WBC Lightweight Champion and an OPBF Lightweight Champion.

As a boxer, he was known for his unpredictable style, sometimes marking completely unexpected victories, and often losing in extravagant fashion as well. He lost 14 of his 51 professional fights, a rather large number of losses for a world champion. Since retiring in the late 1970s, he had gained popularity as an entertainer.

Guts often appeared as a foolish boke character on television, but this was an act he put on for media purposes. As a boxing commentator, he offered precise, intelligent commentary based on his own experiences in the ring.

Awards and honours

• WBC World Lightweight Champion

External links

• Wikipedia
• BoxRec
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q745408 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.