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|realname=Kenji Yonekura (日本語:米倉 健治〔) |nickname= |weight=flyweight bantamweight |height= |nationality=Japanese |birth_date= |birth_place=Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan |death_date= |death_place= |style=orthodox |total=24 |wins=13 |KO=1 |losses=10 |draws=1 |no contests= }} is a retired Japanese boxer who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games in the flyweight division, and is a former two-time world title challenger in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions. Currently he is the president of Yonekura Boxing Gym. ==Amateur career== Yonekura saw the United States Armed Forces' boxing fights in Itazuke Air Base, that was his first encounter with boxing. Yonekura began boxing at the age of a high school student. He was training and sparring with Yoshio Shirai under Alvin Rober Cahn's guidance. Yonekura won the All-Japan Amateur Boxing Championships in the flyweight division in 1956, and represented Japan at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, while studying at Meiji University.〔 He won on points over Phachon Muangson in the second round match, and lost on points to René Libeer in the quarterfinals. He also participated in the Seattle Golden Gloves in 1957,〔 and compiled an amateur record of 71–7 (19 KOs) before turning professional. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenji Yonekura」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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