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Shigeji Kaneko

Japanese boxer

Born
13 August 1931, Tsubame
Died
2 January 2016, Tokyo
Citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan
Sport
boxing
Discipline
featherweight
Occupation
boxer

Shigeji Kaneko (Japanese: 金子繁治, 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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