Royal Kobayashi

Royal Kobayashi
小林 和男
Personal information
Nickname
KO maker
NationalityJapanese
BornKazuo Kobayashi
(1949-10-10)October 10, 1949
DiedNovember 17, 2020(2020-11-17) (aged 71)
Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Height5 ft 5+12 in (166 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins35
Win by KO27
Losses8

Kazuo Kobayashi (小林 和男, Kobayashi Kazuo; born October 10, 1949 – November 17, 2020), better known as Royal Kobayashi, was a Japanese boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in the featherweight division, and won the WBC junior featherweight titles in 1976. He is an alumnus of the Takushoku University.