Famous Boxers from Japan

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.

The Best Boxers of All Time

The Smartest Professional Athletes

The Best Heavyweight Boxers of All Time

1 Fighting Harada age 74

2 Masao Ohba Died at 24 (1949-1973)

3 Yoshio Shirai Died at 80 (1923-2003)

4 Kuniaki Shibata age 70

5 Guts Ishimatsu age 68

6 Katsuo Tokashiki age 57

7 Akinobu Hiranaka age 54

8 Yasuei Yakushiji age 49

9 Satoshi Shimizu age 31

10 Takefumi Sakata age 37

11 Katsunari Takayama age 34

12 Kōki Kameda age 31

13 Daisuke Naito age 43

14 Hiroshi Kawashima age 47

15 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi age 47

16 Koichi Wajima age 74

17 Celes Kobayashi age 44

18 Masashi Kudo age 66

19 Hideki Todaka age 44

20 Shozo Saijo age 70

21 Hideyuki Ohashi age 52

22 Takanori Hatakeyama age 42

23 Toshiaki Nishioka age 41

24 Hiroki Ioka age 48

25 Yōsuke Nishijima age 44

26 Yasutsune Uehara age 68

27 Yoko Gushiken age 62

28 Katsushige Kawashima age 43

29 Yoshiaki Numata age 72

30 Masatsugu Kawachi age 32

31 Satoshi Shingaki age 53

32 Takashi Koshimoto age 46

33 Daiki Kameda age 28

34 Hiroyuki Enoki age 38

35 Takahiro Ao age 33

36 Yusuke Kobori age 36

37 Iwao Hakamada age 81

38 Nobuo Nashiro age 36

39 Katsuya Onizuka age 47

40 Shinji Takehara age 45

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Fighting Harada age 74

2

Masao Ohba Died at 24 (1949-1973)

3

Yoshio Shirai Died at 80 (1923-2003)

4

Kuniaki Shibata age 70

5

Guts Ishimatsu age 68

6

Katsuo Tokashiki age 57

7

Akinobu Hiranaka age 54

8

Yasuei Yakushiji age 49

9

Satoshi Shimizu age 31

10

Takefumi Sakata age 37

11

Katsunari Takayama age 34

12

Kōki Kameda age 31

13

Daisuke Naito age 43

14

Hiroshi Kawashima age 47

15

Joichiro Tatsuyoshi age 47

16

Koichi Wajima age 74

17

Celes Kobayashi age 44

18

Masashi Kudo age 66

19

Hideki Todaka age 44

20

Shozo Saijo age 70

21

Hideyuki Ohashi age 52

22

Takanori Hatakeyama age 42

23

Toshiaki Nishioka age 41

24

Hiroki Ioka age 48

25

Yōsuke Nishijima age 44

26

Yasutsune Uehara age 68

27

Yoko Gushiken age 62

28

Katsushige Kawashima age 43

29

Yoshiaki Numata age 72

30

Masatsugu Kawachi age 32

31

Satoshi Shingaki age 53

32

Takashi Koshimoto age 46

33

Daiki Kameda age 28

34

Hiroyuki Enoki age 38

35

Takahiro Ao age 33

36

Yusuke Kobori age 36

37

Iwao Hakamada age 81

38

Nobuo Nashiro age 36

39

Katsuya Onizuka age 47

40

Shinji Takehara age 45