List of famous boxers from Japan, listed alphabetically with photos of the boxers when available. Japan has produced some very talented boxers over the years, including heavyweights, light heavyweights, cruiserweights, featherweights and flyweights. These are some of the best Japanese boxers to ever live, so if you're a native of Japan and are aspiring to box professionally then these people should be your idols. If you're searching for a particular popular boxer from Japan then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.
This list contains boxers like Yasutsune Uehara and Akinobu Hiranaka.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Japanese boxers?" and "Which boxers are from Japan?"
You can click on the names of these legendary boxers of Japan in order to get more information about each one. If you box or just love the sport then use this list of talented Japanese boxers to find some new athletes to watch.
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Fighting Haradaage 75 Masahiko Harada, better known as Fighting Harada, is a former world boxing champion. He is currently the president of the Japanese boxing commission. Harada was arguably one of Japan's most ...more
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Masao OhbaDied at 24 (1949-1973) Masao Ohba was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He was the WBA flyweight champion at the time of his death. Ohba is part of the 2015 class for the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Yoshio ShiraiDied at 80 (1923-2003) Yoshio Shirai was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He won the world flyweight title in 1952, becoming the first Japanese boxer to win a world title.
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Kuniaki Shibataage 71 Kuniaki Shibata is a former Japanese professional boxer. He is a former WBC and WBA super featherweight champion.
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Guts Ishimatsuage 69 Guts Ishimatsu is a former boxing world champion from Kanumashi, Japan. After retiring from boxing, he has gained popularity as an actor and comedian. As a boxer, he was known for his ...more
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Katsuo Tokashikiage 58 Katsuo Tokashiki is a Japanese former WBA Light flyweight champion. He currently works as an actor and television persona, and runs own boxing gym in Tokyo, Japan.
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Akinobu Hiranakaage 55 Akinobu Hiranaka is a former boxer in the Light welterweight division. He won the WBA Light welterweight title in 1992 and competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. He is one of the few ...more
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Yasuei Yakushijiage 50 Yasuei Yakushiji is a former professional boxer who fought in the bantamweight division. He successfully defended the WBC bantamweight title four times during his career.
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Satoshi Shimizuage 32 Satoshi Shimizu is a boxer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight division at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He is currently an employee of a children’s clothing ...more
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Takefumi Sakataage 38 Takefumi Sakata is a Japanese boxer in the flyweight division and a former WBA flyweight champion. Sakata was the premier boxer in the Kyoei boxing gym before the arrival of Kōki Kameda in 2005. ...more
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Katsunari Takayamaage 35 Katsunari Takayama is a Japanese professional boxer. He is the current IBF Minimumweight champion, as well as a former WBA Minimumweight interim champion, a former WBC Minimumweight champion and ...more
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Kōki Kamedaage 32 Kōki Kameda is a Japanese professional boxer and the former WBA Bantamweight Champion. He is the oldest of the three Kameda brothers and presided over the Kameda Promotions. His younger brother, ...more
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Daisuke Naitoage 44 Daisuke Naito is a former professional boxer from Japan. He is the former WBC flyweight champion, and former Japanese and OPBF flyweight champion.
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Hiroshi Kawashimaage 48 Hiroshi Kawashima is a former professional boxer. He defended the WBC super flyweight title six times.
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Joichiro Tatsuyoshiage 48 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi is a former World Boxing Council world bantamweight champion from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. His record is 20–7–1. He is popular for his fight style and unique personality, ...more
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Koichi Wajimaage 75 Koichi Wajima was a professional boxer in the Junior Middleweight division. He is the former Undisputed Junior Middleweight Champion of the World, having both WBC and WBA titles.
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Celes Kobayashiage 45 Celes Kobayashi is a former professional boxer from Ibaraki, Japan. He is a former WBA Super flyweight champion. He got his ring name, "Celes," from a company he used to work for. ...more
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Masashi Kudoage 67 Masashi Kudo is a former professional boxer. He was the WBA light middleweight champion from 1978-1979.
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Hideki Todakaage 45 Hideki Todaka is a former professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight and bantamweight divisions. He is the former WBA super flyweight champion, and former WBA bantamweight interim
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Shozo Saijoage 71 Shozo Saijo is a former professional boxer from Saitama, Japan. He is a former WBA featherweight champion.
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Hideyuki Ohashiage 53 Hideyuki Ohashi is a former professional boxer and two-time minimumweight world champion.
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Takanori Hatakeyamaage 43 Takanori Hatakeyama is a former professional boxer. Hatakeyama turned pro in 1993 and captured the WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1998 with a majority decision win over Yong Soo Choi. He lost ...more
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Toshiaki Nishiokaage 42 Toshiaki Nishioka is a Japanese former professional boxer who won the WBC world championship at super bantamweight. He is known for his set of legendary bouts with the famous Veeraphol ...more
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Hiroki Iokaage 49 Hiroki Ioka is a former WBC Minimumweight and WBA Lightweight champion. He was the first ever WBC Minimumweight champion, winning the title immediately after the minimumweight division was
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Yōsuke Nishijimaage 45 Yōsuke "Yōsukezan" Nishijima is a Japanese professional boxer who has also competed in kickboxing and mixed martial arts.
