Andy Hiraoka

Andy Hiraoka Cudjoe (also known as "The Blade") is a Ghanaian-Japanese professional boxer.[1] He is the current World Boxing Organisation Asia Pacific Super Lightweight Champion.[2]

Early Life

Andy was born in a small suburb of Yokohama in Japan to a Ghanaian father and a Japanese mother.[3][4]

Reference
  1. "Made In Japan: Interview With Andy Hiraoka". Boxing News 24. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  2. karlfreitag (2021-10-22). "Boxing News: Hiraoka wins vacant Japanese, WBO AP 140lb belts ยป October 14, 2023". fightnews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. "Japanese Born Ghanaian, Andy Hiroaka Codjoe Returns Home With WBO Asia Pacific Super Lightweight Title - GHSportsNews". 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. "An African father's tough love pushes Japanese boxer to the top". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-10-14.


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