[PAR] [TLE] James Kirkland (boxer) [SEP] James Derick Kirkland (born March 19, 1984) is an American professional boxer who held the regional WBO–NABO junior middleweight title in 2008.  He was one of boxing's most prominent junior middleweight prospects in the late 2000s and early 2010s, until an 18-month prison stint set his career back significantly.  Nicknamed the "Mandingo Warrior", Kirkland is known for being a highly aggressive southpaw pressure fighter with formidable punching power, having scored 82% per cent of his victories via knockout. [PAR] [TLE] Nobuhiro Ishida [SEP] Nobuhiro Ishida (石田 順裕 , Ishida Nobuhiro , born August 18, 1975 in Kumamoto, Japan) is a professional boxer from Japan.  He is a former WBA interim super welterweight champion who is best known for knocking out James Kirkland in a middleweight bout at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in April 2011.  Ishida has so far been promoted by Canelo Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions among others and has been co-trained by Rudy Hernández and Daisuke Okabe, while residing back and forth between Los Angeles, California, United States and Osaka, Japan.
[PAR] [TLE] James Kirkland ( boxer ) [ SEP ] James Derick Kirkland ( born March 19 , 1984 ) is an American professional boxer who held the regional WBO – NABO junior middleweight title in 2008 . He was one of boxing 's most prominent junior middleweight prospects in the late 2000s and early 2010s , until an 18-month prison stint set his career back significantly . Nicknamed the " Mandingo Warrior " , Kirkland is known for being a highly aggressive southpaw pressure fighter with formidable punching power , having scored 82 % per cent of his victories via knockout . [PAR] [TLE] Nobuhiro Ishida [ SEP ] Nobuhiro Ishida ( 石田 順裕 , Ishida Nobuhiro , born August 18 , 1975 in Kumamoto , Japan ) is a professional boxer from Japan . He is a former WBA interim super welterweight champion who is best known for knocking out James Kirkland in a middleweight bout at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in April 2011 . Ishida has so far been promoted by Canelo Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions among others and has been co - trained by Rudy Hernández and Daisuke Okabe , while residing back and forth between Los Angeles , California , United States and Osaka , Japan .
Nobuhiro Ishida is best known for knocking out an American professional boxer who held the regional WBO-NABO junior middleweight title in what  year?
Nobuhiro Ishida is best known for knocking out an American professional boxer who held the regional WBO - NABO junior middleweight title in what year ?
2008
2008