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Keiji Yamaguchi
Keiji
Yamaguchi
is a former
professional boxer
from
Hokkaido, Japan
. Yamaguchi held the
WBA
light flyweight
championship
of
the world
, defeating
Panamanian
champion
Carlos Murillo
in
1996
via
a 12th-round
split decision
.
He is
nicknamed
"Prince" because his idol is
Naseem Hamed
, a
superstar
British
boxer
of
Yemeni
descent
in
featherweight
class
. So he imitated Hamed's
fighting style
, including
trunk
design
as well.