Tenkai Tsunami
Tenkai Tsunami
Born
Manami Arima

(1984-08-13) 13 August 1984 (age 39)
Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights42
Wins31
Wins by KO19
Losses13
Draws1

Manami Arima (有馬真波, Arima Manami, born 13 August 1984), better known as Tenkai Tsunami, is a Japanese professional boxer. She is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO female junior-flyweight title from 2018 to July 2021 and previously the WBA female super-flyweight title from 2009 to 2012. She also held the challenged for the WBA female bantamweight title in 2012; the WBC female super-flyweight title in 2013; and the IBF female bantamweight title in 2015. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's third best active female junior-flyweight by The Ring[2] and fifth by BoxRec.[3]

Professional career

Tsunami made her professional debut on 12 June 2005, scoring a third-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Maki Ochiai at the Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

After compiling a record of 3–1 (1 KO), she challenged Ju Hee Kim for the IFBA junior-flyweight title on 22 April 2006 at Shingoo University in Seongnam, South Korea. Tsunami suffered the second defeat of her career, losing by unanimous decision (UD) over ten rounds.[5]

After another eight fights–seven wins with three by stoppage–she defeated Eun Young Kim on 18 May 2008 at the Yangcheongu Hall in Seoul, South Korea, capturing the IFBA bantamweight title via UD with scores of 98–94, 96–94 and 97–96.[6]

After retaining her title by majority decision (MD) against Young Kim in a rematch in August[7] and a TKO victory against Soo-Hyun Oh in a non-title fight in November,[8] Tsunami challenged WBA female super-flyweight champion, Zhang Xiyan, on 26 February 2009 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Tsunami won the bout by split decision (SD) to capture her first major world title. Two judges scored the bout in favour of Tsunami with 98–92 and 97–95, while the third scored it 96–95 to Zhang.[9] After four successful defences, winning two by stoppage, she lost the title by UD against Naoko Yamaguchi on 9 July 2012 at the Korakuen Hall. Two judges scored the bout 97–93 and the third scored it 97–94.[10]

Following defeat to Yamaguchi, she moved up in weight to challenge WBA female bantamweight champion, Janeth Perez, on 6 October 2012 at the Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Mexico. Tsunami failed in her second attempt at a major world title, losing by UD.[11] Two judges scored the bout 99–91 and the third scored it 100–90.[12]

Following her fifth defeat she moved back down to super-flyweight, losing a ten-round UD to former world champion Mariana Juárez in December,[13] before challenging WBC female super-flyweight champion, Zulina Muñoz, on 2 March 2013 at the Gimnasio de las Liebres in Río Bravo, Mexico. Tsunami failed in her third attempt at a world title, losing by UD with scores of 95–93 twice, and 97–92.[14]

She suffered her fifth consecutive loss five months later against Jessica Chávez in September,[15] before breaking the losing streak with a TKO win against Leslie Domingo in November.[16] She lost again in her next fight against Arely Muciño in January 2014[17] before defeating Honey Mae Bermoy on 7 March at the Korakuen Hall, capturing the vacant OPBF female bantamweight title via seventh-round TKO.[18]

After a loss in a rematch with Jessica Chávez the following month[19] and a TKO win against Rathsada Sor Worasin in March 2015,[20] she challenged IBF female bantamweight champion, Carolina Rodriguez, on 22 August 2015 at the Gimnasio Sokol in Antofagasta, Chile. In what was her third attempt to gain a second major world title, Tsunami lost by UD with scores of 98–92, 99–91 and 100–91.[21]

She won three of her four following fights, all by stoppage, before facing Chaoz Minowa for the vacant WBO female junior-flyweight title on 8 March 2018 at the Korakuen Hall. Tsunami defeated Minowa by stoppage after she failed to come out of her corner for the ninth round, awarding Tsunami the WBO title via eighth-round corner retirement (RTD). At the time of the stoppage Tsunami was ahead on all three judges scorecards, with scores of 78–74 twice and 78–75.[22] Following a successful defence of her newly acquired title, a TKO win over Gretchen Abaniel in July,[23] she moved up in weight to challenge WBA female flyweight champion, Naoko Fujioka, on 12 July 2019 at the Korakuen Hall. Fujioka retained her title through a split draw, with one judge scoring the bout 96–94 in favour of Tsunami, another scoring it 95–94 to Fujioka while the third scored it even at 95–95.[24]

Professional boxing record

42 fights 28 wins 13 losses
By knockout 16 0
By decision 12 13
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
42 Loss 28–13–1 United States Seniesa Estrada UD 10 9 Jul 2021 United States Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, US Lost WBO junior-flyweight title
41 Win 28–12–1 Japan Shione Ogata UD 10 4 Apr 2021 Japan Sangyo Shinko Center, Sakai, Osaka, Japan Retained WBO female junior-flyweight title
40 Win 27–12–1 Philippines Jessebelle Pagaduan TKO 8 (10), 1:40 14 Dec 2019 Japan Uchinoura Ginga Arena, Kimotsuki, Japan Retained WBO female junior-flyweight title
39 Draw 26–12–1 Japan Naoko Fujioka SD 10 12 Jul 2019 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBO female junior-flyweight title
38 Win 26–12 Philippines Gretchen Abaniel TKO 4 (10), 1:33 29 Jul 2018 Japan Convention Center, Ginowan, Japan Retained WBO female junior-flyweight title
37 Win 25–12 Japan Chaoz Minowa RTD 8 (10), 2:00 8 Mar 2018 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant WBO female junior-flyweight title
36 Win 24–12 Philippines Carleans Rivas TKO 2 (8), 1:19 29 Nov 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
35 Loss 23–12 Mexico Arely Muciño UD 10 30 Sep 2017 Mexico Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico
34 Win 23–11 Thailand Sophita Nuetkrathok TKO 2 (6), 1:43 2 Jul 2016 Japan Yano Fitness Center, Zama, Japan
33 Win 22–11 Japan Emika Himuro RTD 2 (8), 2:00 1 Mar 2016 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
32 Loss 21–11 Chile Carolina Rodriguez UD 10 22 Aug 2015 Chile Gimnasio Sokol, Antofagasta, Chile For IBF female bantamweight title
31 Win 21–10 Thailand Rathsada Sor Worasin TKO 2 (8), 0:58 16 Mar 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
30 Loss 20–10 Mexico Jessica Chávez UD 10 28 Apr 2014 Mexico Foro Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico
29 Win 20–9 Philippines Honey Mae Bermoy TKO 7 (8), 1:41 7 Mar 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant OPBF female bantamweight title
28 Loss 19–9 Mexico Arely Muciño MD 10 25 Jan 2014 Mexico Arena Solidaridad, Monterrey, Mexico
27 Win 19–8 Philippines Leslie Domingo TKO 3 (8), 1:58 28 Nov 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
26 Loss 18–8 Mexico Jessica Chávez UD 10 27 Jul 2013 Mexico Palenque de la Fería, Chihuahua City, Mexico
25 Loss 18–7 Mexico Zulina Muñoz UD 10 2 Mar 2013 Mexico Gimnasio de las Liebres, Río Bravo, Mexico For WBA female super-flyweight title
24 Loss 18–6 Mexico Mariana Juárez UD 10 15 Dec 2012 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
23 Loss 18–5 Mexico Janeth Perez UD 10 6 Oct 2012 Mexico Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Mexico For WBC female bantamweight title
22 Loss 18–4 Japan Naoko Yamaguchi UD 10 9 Jul 2012 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBA female super-flyweight title
21 Win 18–3 Thailand Nucharin Yoohanngoh TKO 3 (10), 1:25 17 May 2011 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBA female super-flyweight title
20 Win 17–3 Japan Rie Fujimoto RTD 8 (10), 2:00 6 Dec 2010 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBA female super-flyweight title
19 Win 16–3 Japan Kayoko Ebata UD 10 17 May 2010 Japan Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
18 Win 15–3 United Kingdom Shanee Martin UD 10 7 Feb 2010 Japan World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan Retained WBA female super-flyweight title
17 Win 14–3 China Zhang Xiyan SD 10 26 Feb 2009 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won WBA female super-flyweight title
16 Win 13–3 South Korea Soo-Hyun Oh TKO 5 (6), 0:58 30 Nov 2008 Japan Convention Center, Ginowan, Japan
15 Win 12–3 South Korea Eun Young Kim MD 10 15 Aug 2008 South Korea Citizen Gymnasium, Daegu, South Korea Retained IFBA bantamweight title
14 Win 11–3 South Korea Eun Young Kim UD 10 18 May 2008 South Korea Yangcheongu Hall, Seoul, South Korea Won IFBA bantamweight title
13 Win 10–3 Japan Kazumi Izaki UD 8 10 Nov 2007 Japan Shinjuku FACE, Tokyo, Japan Won JWBC flyweight title
12 Loss 9–3 South Korea Young Mi Jo MD 8 13 Aug 2007 South Korea Yongsan Gu Park, Seoul, South Korea
11 Win 9–2 Japan Ayaka Miyao KO 2 (8) 24 Jun 2007 Japan Shinjuku FACE, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win 8–2 Japan Aya Tamaki UD 4 13 May 2007 Japan Okayama, Japan
9 Win 7–2 Japan Tomoko Koga PTS 6 15 Apr 2007 Japan Shinjuku FACE, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 6–2 Japan Seri TKO 1 (4) 15 Dec 2006 Japan Tokyo, Japan
7 Win 5–2 China Tian Meng UD 6 12 Oct 2006 South Korea Halla Gymnasium, Jeju City, South Korea
6 Win 4–2 Japan Bison Miho KO 1 (4), 1:50 10 Jun 2006 Japan Shinjuku FACE, Tokyo, Japan
5 Loss 3–2 South Korea Ju Hee Kim UD 10 22 Apr 2006 South Korea Shingoo University, Seongnam, South Korea For IFBA junior-flyweight title
4 Win 3–1 Japan Junko Kanbara UD 4 20 Nov 2005 Japan Okayama, Japan
3 Win 2–1 South Korea Ji-Hyun Kim SD 10 12 Nov 2005 South Korea Okcheon, South Korea Won vacant OPFBA flyweight title
2 Loss 1–1 Japan Junko Minagawa PTS 4 1 Oct 2005 Japan Roppongi Velfarre, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Japan Maki Ochiai TKO 3 (4) 12 Jun 2005 Japan Kitazawa Town Hall, Tokyo, Japan

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