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Mako Yamada

山田真子
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Mako Yamada (山田真子, born 26 May 1994) is a Japanese kickboxer and former boxer, currently competing in the atomweight division of KNOCK OUT. Yamada is a former boxing world champion, having held the WBO mini flyweight title in 2014. She is the first Japanese woman to win a world title in Korea and the first female Japanese fighter to win a WBO world title. A professional competitor since 2010, Yamada is the 2010 J-Girls Next Challenger tournament winner, as well as the 2010 J-Girls atomweight champion.

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