Shōzō Saijō
Biography
Shōzō Saijō, born January 28, 1947, is a Japanese former professional boxer from Saitama. He made his professional debut in August 1964 but struggled initially, before earning a historic victory over WBA featherweight champion Raul Rojas in 1968. Saijō won the title, becoming the seventh Japanese boxer to do so, and defended it six times before losing to Antonio Gomez in 1971.