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    Hiro Matsuda - Wikipedia

    • Matsuda was the first Japanese wrestler to win a National Wrestling Alliance world singles title when he won its Junior Heavyweight Championship on July 11, 1964, in Tampa, Florida by defeating Danny Hodge, which he held until dropping it on November 13 to Angelo Savoldi. See more

    BornJuly 22, 1937 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Empire of Japan
    DiedNovember 27, 1999 (aged 62) · Tampa, Florida, U.S.
    Cause of deathColon cancer
    Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
    Overview

    Yasuhiro Kojima (小島 泰弘, Kojima Yasuhiro) (July 22, 1937 – November 27, 1999), best known by his ring name Hiro Matsuda (ヒロ・マツダ, Hiro Matsuda), was a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer. … See more

    Professional wrestling career

    Kojima played an active role as an ace pitcher at baseball in Nittai Ebara High School Baseball Club in Japan, and after graduating, he joined Japan Pro Wrestling in 1957, but left in 1960. Matsuda then went to … See more

     
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