Akinobu Hiranaka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Akinobu Hiranaka

Japanese boxer

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1963

Place of Birth: Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Akinobu Hiranaka (?? ??, born Nobuaki Hiranaka, on November 14, 1963) is a former world champion boxer in the Light welterweight (Super lightweight or former Junior welterweight) division.
He won the WBA Junior Welterweight championship of the world in 1992, and competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.He is one of the few Japanese champions that lacked financial backing from large gyms or television companies, and he had to personally negotiate with opponents to land a shot at the world title.