Akinobu Hiranaka (平仲 明信, born Nobuaki Hiranaka, on November 14, 1963) is a Japanese former boxer. He was a world champion boxer in the Light welterweight (Super lightweight or former Junior welterweight) division. He won the WBA Junior Welterweight championship of the world in 1992, and competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. He is one of the few Japanese champions that lacked financial backing from large gyms or television companies, and he had to personally negotiate with opponents to land a shot at the world title.
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