Nihito Arakawa

Nihito Arakawa
Personal information
Nickname(s)
The Baby-faced Sniper
Japanese Rocky
NationalityJapanese
BornNihito Arakawa
Japanese: 荒川 仁人

(1981-12-23) 23 December 1981
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
WeightLightweight
Boxing career
Reach71 in (180 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins32
Win by KO18
Losses7
Draws2

Nihito Arakawa (荒川 仁人, Arakawa Nihito; born 23 December 1981 in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional boxer nicknamed "Japanese Rocky". He made his mark in the twelve-round lightweight slugfest against Omar Figueroa in July 2013, that earned him the nickname after the film Rocky. "The Japanese lefty gained a zillion fans with his rumble last year against Figueroa," TheSweetScience.com's Michael Woods said in 2014. He is the former Japanese and OPBF (Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation) lightweight champion.