Fuji Okamoto
Encyclopedia
was a Japan
ese boxer
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class
after losing his fight to Frank Traynor
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's bantamweight
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 118 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.18 boxers from 18 nations...
after losing his fight to Frank Traynor
Frank Traynor
Frank Traynor was an Australian jazz musician, trombonist and entrepreneur based in Melbourne. He led Australia’s longest continuously running jazz band, The Jazz Preachers from 1956 until his death in 1985. He founded the Victorian Jazz Club in 1956...
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