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Hubert Kang vs Kuniaki Shibata — record, stats and common opponents compared

Hubert Kang

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Kuniaki Shibata

Hubert Kang (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Kuniaki Shibata (47-6-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Kang

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Shibata

47

Wins25 KO · 53%

6

Losses

3

Draws56 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Kang leads 1–0

Hubert Kang and Kuniaki Shibata have met 1 time; Kang leads 1–0.

Hubert Kang and Kuniaki Shibata have met 1 time; Kang leads 1–0.
Met1969Jan 15Series
Hubert KangFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Kuniaki ShibataFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Kang 2 · Shibata 5 of 7 measurable rows
KangShibata
Record†
1-147-6-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
86.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 25
1
25 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—53.19%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
53%
Times stopped‡max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.2
2
5.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
2
56

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Hubert Kang: No height on file
Kuniaki Shibata: 5′4″
Reachnot held
Hubert Kang: No reach on file
Kuniaki Shibata: 63″
Age2 yrs apart
Hubert Kang: 77
Kuniaki Shibata: 79
Stance
Hubert Kang: Not recorded
Kuniaki Shibata: Orthodox

Hubert Kang left, Kuniaki Shibata right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Hubert Kang1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Hubert Kang: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Kuniaki Shibata47 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

Kuniaki Shibata: 47 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (53%) and 22 on the cards (47%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 53%22 on the cards 47%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Hubert Kang 2, Kuniaki Shibata 56 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Hubert Kang last boxed on Jan 15, 1969 — 21,101 days ago. Kang had won once since losing a decision to Rene Barrientos.LW

Barrientos Jan 1968Shibata Jan 19692 tracked bouts per year

Kuniaki Shibata last boxed on Nov 29, 1975 — 18,592 days ago. Shibata had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Alfredo Escalera.WWLWW

Negishi Mar 1975Makhloufi Mar 1975Escalera Jul 1975Okabe Oct 1975Espinosa Nov 19755.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Hubert Kang and Kuniaki Shibata ever fought each other?
Yes. Hubert Kang and Kuniaki Shibata met once on January 15, 1969, and Hubert Kang won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

WJan 15, 1969 · Kang · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kang or Shibata?
Hubert Kang is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Kuniaki Shibata is 47-6-3. Kuniaki Shibata has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kang1–150%

Shibata47–6–386.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kang or Shibata?
Hubert Kang has 1 knockout win and Kuniaki Shibata has 25. Kuniaki Shibata has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kang1

Shibata2553.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kang and Shibata have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Hubert Kang and Kuniaki Shibata have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kang and Shibata?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Hubert Kang and 56 bouts tracked for Kuniaki Shibata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kang2bouts

Shibata56bouts

How They Win ↓

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