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.1
Fighting Harada
Age: 76Birthplace: Setagaya, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Flyweight, Bantamweight
Masahiko Harada (born April 5, 1943), better known as Fighting Harada, is a former world... more on Wikipedia2
Masao Ohba
Dec. at 24 (1949-1973)Birthplace: Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Flyweight
Masao Ohba (大場 政夫, October 21, 1949 – January 25, 1973) was a professional boxer from Tokyo,... more on Wikipedia3
Yoshio Shirai
Dec. at 80 (1923-2003)Birthplace: Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Flyweight
Yoshio Shirai (白井 義男, November 23, 1923 – December 26, 2003) was a professional boxer from... more on Wikipedia
4Kuniaki Shibata
Age: 72Birthplace: Hitachi, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Featherweight, Super featherweight
Kuniaki Shibata (柴田 国明, born March 29, 1947 in Hitachi, Japan) is a former Japanese... more on Wikipedia- 5
Guts Ishimatsu
Age: 70Birthplace: Awano, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Lightweight
Yuji Suzuki (鈴木 有二, Yūji Suzuk, born 5 June 1949), known as Guts Ishimatsu (ガッツ 石松, Gatsu... more on Wikipedia - 6
Katsuo Tokashiki
Age: 59Birthplace: Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Light flyweight
Katsuo Tokashiki (渡嘉敷 勝男, born July 27, 1960 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese former WBA Light... more on Wikipedia - 7
Akinobu Hiranaka
Age: 56Birthplace: Yaese, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Light welterweight
Akinobu Hiranaka (平仲 明信, born Nobuaki Hiranaka, on November 14, 1963) is a former world... more on Wikipedia - 8
Yasuei Yakushiji
Age: 51Birthplace: Tsukumi, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Bantamweight
Yasuei Yakushiji (薬師寺保栄, Yakushiji Yasuei, born July 22, 1968, in Tsukumi, Ōita, Japan) is a... more on Wikipedia - 9
Satoshi Shimizu
Age: 33Birthplace: Soja, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Satoshi Shimizu (清水 聡, Shimizu Satoshi, born March 13, 1986 in Okayama) is a Japanese... more on Wikipedia 10
Takefumi Sakata
Age: 39Birthplace: Aki District, Hiroshima, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Flyweight
Takefumi Sakata (坂田健史, Sakata Takefumi, born January 29, 1980 in Aki District, Hiroshima... more on Wikipedia- 11
Katsunari Takayama
Age: 36Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Minimumweight
Katsunari Takayama (高山 勝成, Takayama Katsunari, born May 12, 1983) is a Japanese former... more on Wikipedia - 12
Kōki Kameda
Age: 33Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Flyweight, Light flyweight, Bantamweight
Kōki Kameda (亀田 興毅, Kameda Kōki, born November 17, 1986) is a Japanese former professional... more on Wikipedia 13
Daisuke Naito
Age: 45Birthplace: Toyoura, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Flyweight
Daisuke Naito (内藤 大助, Naitō Daisuke, born August 30, 1974) is a former professional boxer from... more on Wikipedia- 14
Hiroshi Kawashima
Age: 49Birthplace: Tokushima, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Super flyweight
Hiroshi Kawashima (Japanese: 川島 郭志; born March 27, 1970) is a former professional boxer. He... more on Wikipedia - 15
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
Age: 49Birthplace: Kurashiki, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Bantamweight
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (辰吉丈一郎, Tatsuyoshi Jōichirō, born May 15, 1970) is a former World Boxing... more on Wikipedia - 16
Koichi Wajima
Age: 76Birthplace: Hokkaido, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Light middleweight
Koichi Wajima (輪島 功一, born 21 April 1943) is a retired Japanese professional boxer who... more on Wikipedia - 17
Celes Kobayashi
Age: 46Birthplace: Ibaraki, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Super flyweight
Celes Kobayashi (セレス小林, born Shoji Kobayashi, October 6, 1974) is a former professional boxer... more on Wikipedia - 18
Masashi Kudo
Age: 68Birthplace: Gojome, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Light middleweight
Masashi Kudo (工藤 政志, born August 24, 1951 in Akita, Japan) is a former professional boxer. He... more on Wikipedia - 19
Hideki Todaka
Age: 46Birthplace: Miyazaki, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Super flyweight, Bantamweight
Hideki Todaka (戸高 秀樹, born March 16, 1973 in Miyazaki, Japan) is a former professional boxer... more on Wikipedia - 20
Shozo Saijo
Age: 72Birthplace: Kawaguchi, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Featherweight
Shozo Saijo (西城 正三, born January 28, 1947) is a former professional boxer from Saitama, Japan.... more on Wikipedia - 21
Hideyuki Ohashi
Age: 54Birthplace: Yokohama, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Minimumweight
Hideyuki Ohashi (大橋 秀行, born March 8, 1965, in Yokohama) is a Japanese former professional... more on Wikipedia - 22
Takanori Hatakeyama
Age: 44Birthplace: Aomori, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Lightweight, Super featherweight
Takanori Hatakeyama (畑山隆則, Hatakeyama Takanori, born July 28, 1975 in Aomori, Japan) is a... more on Wikipedia - 23
Toshiaki Nishioka
Age: 43Birthplace: Kakogawa, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Super bantamweight
Toshiaki Nishioka (西岡 利晃, Nishioka Toshiaki, born July 25, 1976) is a Japanese former... more on Wikipedia - 24
Hiroki Ioka
Age: 50Birthplace: Sakai, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Minimumweight, Light flyweight
Hiroki Ioka (井岡 弘樹, born January 8, 1969, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan) is a former Lineal & WBC... more on Wikipedia - 25
Yōsuke Nishijima
Age: 46Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Weight Division: Cruiserweight
Yōsuke "Yōsukezan" Nishijima (西島 洋介, Nishijima Yōsuke, born May 15, 1973) is a Japanese... more on Wikipedia
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