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442nd Boxing Card Tonight
From Hattiesburg American May 28, 1943
Forty-two rounds of fast boxing are scheduled for the first 442nd Combat Team boxing exhibition at 8'clock tonight in the third battalion area. Two “main events” are scheduled and two semi-wind ups. All bouts will be for two rounds two minutes a round. Intermission music will be furnished by Hamada’s All-Hawaiian Serenaders.
The program, subject to change follows:
Main Events
Richard Koto Serv. Btry. vs. Shangy Sugano, Co. M. 160 lbs
Wallace Fukeda, Co. I vs. Robert Nori, FA, 135 lbs.
Semi-Windups
Tsuneshi Maruo, Btry C vs. Roy Nakamie, Co. L, 118 lbs.
Anki Hoshijo, Hq. 3Bn vs. Tommy Umeda, Co. I, 126 lbs.
Special Events
Raymond Murata, Co. L vs. James Hayashi, Co. I, 118 lbs.
Paul Tokusato, Co. F vs. Wallace Miyamoto, Hq. Btry, 126 lbs.
Kazumi Taosaka, Co. L vs. Shigeo Masano, 118 lbs.
Bobby Iwamto, Regt. Hq. vs. Gary Matsumoto, 126 lbs.
Joe Fujimoto, Co. L vs. Roy Someda, Co. I, 118 lbs.
Sub: Joe Matsunaga, Co. B, 112 lbs.
Novice
Teruo Matsumura, Co. L vs. Stephen Kaneshiro, Co. D, 135 lbs.
Bobby Murata, Co. L vs. Tokuji Emoto, Co. C, 112 lbs.
Bolo Mizukami, Co. B vs. Yasuo Hirayama, Co. M, 135 lbs.
Morio Asata, Co K vs. Sugo Sakamoto, Co. I, 118 lbs.
Joe Inamine, Serv. Co. vs. Tokio Shimizu, Hq. Co. 3rd Bn., 112 lbs.
Masa Watanabe, Co. B vs. Yeiji Yokoyama, Btry C, 112 lbs.
Tommy Tamai, Btry C vs. Shigemi Ishizaki, Co. G, 112 lbs.
Sub: Edwin Uyechi, Co. B.
Barney Hajiro, Co. M vs. Shigeru Kawasugi, Co. B, 135 lbs.
Francis Shiroma, Co. D vs. Herbert Akamine, Regt. Hq., 134 lbs.
Source Information
May 28, 1943
Page: 6
+ Hattiesburg American
Media Type: Newspaper
Place: Hattiesburg
State: Mississippi
Country: United States
The Hattiesburg American was founded in 1897 as a weekly newspaper, the Hattiesburg Progress.[2] In 1907, the Hattiesburg Progress was acquired by The Hattiesburg Daily News. When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, the newspaper was renamed the Hattiesburg American.
The Hattiesburg American was purchased by the Harmon family in the 1920s and was sold to the Hederman family in 1960.[2] Gannett acquired the newspaper in 1982.
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People mentioned in this clipping: Yeiji Yokoyama James Hayashi Stephen Kaneshiro Tommy Tamai Paul Tokusato Bobby Murata Anki Hoshijo Shigemi Ishizaki Wallace Miyamoto Tokuji Emoto Tsuneshi Maruo Edwin Uyechi Kazumi Taosaka Bolo Mizukami Wallace Fukeda Barney Hajiro Shigeo Masano Yasuo Hirayama Shangy Sugano Shigeru Kawasugi Bobby Iwamto Morio Asata Richard Koto Francis Shiroma Gary Matsumoto Sugo Sakamoto Robert Nori Herbert Akamine Joe Fujimoto Joe Inamine Roy Nakamie Roy Someda Tokio Shimizu Tommy Umeda Joe Matsunaga Masa Watanabe Raymond Murata Teruo Matsumura