List of Japanese boxing world champions
Yoshio Shirai was crowned Japan's first world champion in 1952.
This is a list of Japanese boxing world champions who have won major world titles from the "Big four" governing bodies in professional boxing namely the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).[ 1]
It was in 1952 that Yoshio Shirai won the world flyweight crown, becoming the first Japanese world champion. Japan ranks fourth worldwide between countries with the most boxing world champions.[ 2]
The most thriving period of Japan's boxing ran from the 1960s to the early 1970s. In the "golden 60s," Fighting Harada won championships in two divisions—flyweight and bantamweight.[ 3] In the 1970s, Japan had 5 world champions for a short period at the same time. Notable achievements in that period were Kuniaki Shibata 's attainment of 3 world championships in two divisions,[ 4] Guts Ishimatsu captured the WBC lightweight championship becoming the first Japanese champion in the lightweight division.[ 5] Koichi Wajima , one of the most popular boxers in Japan for his peculiar "Frog Jump" uppercut punch, also left a big footstep in Japan's boxing history by winning junior middleweight championship 3 times including 6 consecutive title defenses.[ 6]
List of men's professional boxing world champions
The following is a list of Japanese boxing champions who have held titles from one or more of the "Big Four" organizations (WBA , WBC , IBF , WBO ) and The Ring .
WBA has four recognized world champions, Super , Undisputed , Unified , and Regular . The highest tier title is considered the primary champion of the division. Only boxers who are in the primary champion lineage are listed.
The ranking of WBA's primary champions are as follows:
Super /Undisputed
Unified
Regular
Other former international/national-world boxing commissions and organizations from the beginning of boxing are also included here:
Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
World titles from world and The Ring
WBA Regular champion
‡
denotes that the WBA Super , Undisputed , and Unified is vacant/vacated during his title reign. The Regular title becomes the primary tile.
No.
Name
Titles
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Yoshio Shirai [ 7]
NYSAC Flyweight (112 )
May 19, 1952
Dado Marino
UD 15/15
NBA Flyweight (112 )
The Ring Flyweight (112 )
2
Fighting Harada [ 8]
NYSAC Flyweight (112 )
Oct 10, 1962
Pone Kingpetch
KO 11/15
WBA Flyweight (112 )
The Ring Flyweight (112 )
WBA Bantamweight (118 )
May 18, 1965
Éder Jofre
SD 15/15
WBC Bantamweight (118 )
The Ring Bantamweight (118 )
3
Hiroyuki Ebihara [ 9]
WBA Flyweight (112 )
Sep 18, 1963
Pone Kingpetch
KO 1/15
WBC Flyweight (112 )
The Ring Flyweight (112 )
WBA Flyweight (112 ) – (2 )
Mar 30, 1969
Jose Severino
UD 15/15
4
Takeshi Fuji [ 10]
WBA Light welterweight (140 )
Apr 30, 1967
Sandro Lopopolo
KO 2/15
WBC Light welterweight (140 )
The Ring Light welterweight (140 )
5
Yoshiaki Numata [ 11]
WBA Super featherweight (130 )
Jun 15, 1967
Flash Elorde
MD 15/15
WBC Super featherweight (130 )
The Ring Super featherweight (130 )
WBC Super featherweight (130 ) – (2 )
Apr 5, 1970
Rene Barrientos
SD 15/15
6
Hiroshi Kobayashi [ 12]
WBA Super featherweight (130 )
Dec 14, 1967
Yoshiaki Numata
MD 15/15
WBC Super featherweight (130 )
The Ring Super featherweight (130 )
7
Shozo Saijo [ 13]
WBA Featherweight (126 )
Sep 27, 1968
Raul Rojas
UD 15/15
8
Masao Ohba [ 14]
WBA Flyweight (112 )
Oct 22, 1970
Berkrerk Chartvanchai
TKO 13/15
9
Kuniaki Shibata [ 15]
WBC Featherweight (126 )
Dec 11, 1970
Vincente Saldivar
RTD 12/15
The Ring Featherweight (126 )
WBA Super featherweight (130 )
Mar 12, 1973
Ben Villaflor
UD 15/15
The Ring Super featherweight (130 )
WBC Super featherweight (130 )
Feb 28, 1974
Ricardo Arredondo
UD 15/15
10
Koichi Wajima [ 16]
WBA Light middleweight (154 )
Oct 31, 1971
Carmelo Bossi
SD 15/15
WBC Light middleweight (154 )
The Ring Light middleweight (154 )
WBA Light middleweight (154 ) – (2 )
Jan 21, 1975
Oscar Albarado
UD 15/15
WBC Light middleweight (154 ) – (2 )
The Ring Light middleweight (154 ) – (2 )
WBA Light middleweight (154 ) – (3 )
Jan 17, 1976
Yuh Jae-Doo
KO 15/15
11
Guts Ishimatsu [ 17]
WBC Lightweight (135 )
Apr 11, 1974
Rodolfo Gato González
TKO 8/15
12
Shoji Oguma [ 18]
WBC Flyweight (112 )
Oct 1, 1974
Betulio González
SD 15/15
WBC Flyweight (112 ) – (2 )
May 18, 1980
Park Chan-Hee
KO 9/15
The Ring Flyweight (112 )
13
Susumu Hanagata [ 19]
WBA Flyweight (112 )
Oct 18, 1974
Chartchai Chionoi
TKO 6/15
14
Royal Kobayashi [ 20]
WBC Super bantamweight (122 )
Oct 9, 1976
Rigoberto Riasco
TKO 8/15
15
Yoko Gushiken [ 21]
WBA Light flyweight (108 )
Oct 10, 1976
Juan Antonio Guzmán
KO 7/15
16
Masashi Kudo [ 22]
WBA Light middleweight (154 )
Aug 9, 1978
Eddie Gazo
SD 15/15
The Ring Light middleweight (154 )
17
Shigeo Nakajima [ 23]
WBC Light flyweight (108 )
Jan 3, 1980
Kim Sung-Jun
UD 15/15
18
Yasutsune Uehara [ 24]
WBA Super featherweight (130 )
Aug 2, 1980
Samuel Serrano
KO 6/15
The Ring Super featherweight (130 )
19
Tadashi Mihara [ 25]
WBA Light middleweight (154 )
Nov 7, 1981
Rocky Frato
MD 15/15
20
Katsuo Tokashiki [ 26]
WBA Light flyweight (108 )
Dec 16, 1981
Kim Hwan Jin
UD 15/15
21
Jiro Watanabe [ 27]
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Apr 8, 1982
Rafael Pedroza
UD 15/15
WBC Super flyweight (115 )
Nov 29,
1984
Payao Poontarat
UD 12/12
22
Tadashi Tomori [ 28]
WBC Light flyweight (108 )
Apr 13, 1982
Amado Ursúa
UD 12/12
23
Kōji Kobayashi [ 29]
WBC Flyweight (112 )
Jan 18, 1984
Frank Cedeno
TKO 2/12
The Ring Flyweight (112 )
24
Satoshi Shingaki [ 30]
IBF Bantamweight (118 )
Apr 15, 1984
Elmer Magallano
TKO 8/12
25
Tsuyoshi Hamada [ 31]
WBC Light welterweight (140 )
Jul 24, 1986
René Arredondo
KO 1/12
26
Takuya Muguruma [ 32]
WBA Bantamweight (118 )
Mar 29, 1987
Azael Moran
KO 5/12
27
Hiroki Ioka [ 33]
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
Oct 18, 1987
Mai Thomburifarm
UD 12/12
WBA Light flyweight (108 )
Dec 17, 1991
Yuh Myung-Woo
SD 12/12
28
Hideyuki Ohashi [ 34]
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
Feb 7, 1990
Choi Jum-Hwan
TKO 5/12
WBA Mini flyweight (105 )
Oct 14, 1992
Choi Hi-Yong
UD 12/12
29
Leopard Tamakuma [ 35]
WBA Flyweight (112 )
Jul 29, 1990
Lee Yul-Woo
TKO 10/12
30
Kiyoshi Hatanaka [ 36]
WBC Super bantamweight (122 )
Feb 3, 1991
Pedro Rubén Décima
TKO 8/12
31
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi [ 37]
WBC Bantamweight (118 )
Sep 19, 1991
Greg Richardson
RTD 10/12
WBC Bantamweight (118 ) – (2 )
Nov 22, 1997
Sirimongkol Singwancha
TKO 7/12
32
Katsuya Onizuka [ 38]
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Apr 10, 1992
Thanomsak Sithbaobay
UD 12/12
33
Akinobu Hiranaka [ 39]
WBA Light welterweight (140 )
Apr 10, 1992
Edwin Rosario
TKO 1/12
34
Yasuei Yakushiji [ 40]
WBC Bantamweight (118 )
Dec 23, 1993
Byun Jung-Il
SD 12/12
35
Hiroshi Kawashima [ 41]
WBC Super flyweight (115 )
May 4, 1994
Jose Luis Bueno
UD 12/12
36
Shinji Takehara [ 42]
WBA Middleweight (160 )
Dec 19, 1995
Jorge Castro
UD 12/12
37
Keiji Yamaguchi [ 43]
WBA Light flyweight (108 )
May 21, 1996
Carlos Murillo
SD 12/12
38
Satoshi Iida [ 44]
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Dec 23, 1997
Yokthai Sithoar
UD 12/12
39
Takanori Hatakeyama [ 45]
WBA Super featherweight (130 )
Sep 5, 1998
Choi Yong-Soo
UD 12/12
WBA Lightweight (135 )
Jun 11, 2000
Gilberto Serrano
TKO 8/12
40
Hideki Todaka [ 46]
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Mar 18, 1999
Jesus Kiki Rojas
UD 12/12
41
Keitaro Hoshino [ 47]
WBA Mini flyweight (105 )
Dec 6, 2000
Joma Gamboa
UD 12/12
WBA Mini flyweight (105 ) – (2 )
Jan 29, 2002
Joma Gamboa
UD 12/12
42
Celes Kobayashi [ 48]
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Mar 11, 2001
Leo Gámez
TKO 10/12
43
Yutaka Niida [ 49]
WBA Mini flyweight (105 )
Aug 25, 2001
Chana Porpaoin
UD 12/12
WBA Mini flyweight (105 ) – (2 )
Jul 3, 2004
Noel Arambulet
UD 12/12
44
Osamu Sato [ 50]
WBA Super bantamweight (122 )
May 18, 2002
Yoddamrong Sithyodthong
KO 8/12
45
Katsushige Kawashima [ 51]
WBC Super flyweight (115 )
Jun 28, 2004
Masamori Tokuyama
KO 1/12
45
Katsunari Takayama [ 52]
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
Apr 4, 2005
Isaac Bustos
UD 12/12
IBF Mini flyweight (105 )
Mar 30, 2013
Mario Rodríguez
UD 12/12
IBF Mini flyweight (105 ) – (2 )
Dec 31, 2014
Go Odaira
TKO 7/12
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
WBO Mini flyweight (105 ) – (2 )
Aug 20, 2016
Riku Kano
TD 6/12
46
Hozumi Hasegawa [ 53]
WBC Bantamweight (118 )
Apr 16, 2005
Veeraphol Sahaprom
UD 12/12
WBC Featherweight (126 )
Nov 26, 2010
Juan Carlos Burgos
UD 12/12
WBC Super bantamweight (122 )
Sep 16, 2016
Hugo Ruiz
RTD 9/12
47
Takashi Koshimoto [ 54]
WBC Featherweight (126 )
Jan 29, 2006
Chi In-Jin
UD 12/12
48
Nobuo Nashiro [ 55]
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Jul 22, 2006
Martín Castillo
TKO 10/12
49
Koki Kameda [ 56]
WBA Light flyweight (108 )
Aug 2, 2006
Juan Jose Landaeta
SD 12/12
WBC Flyweight (112 )
Nov 29, 2009
Daisuke Naito
UD 12/12
50
Takefumi Sakata [ 57]
WBA Flyweight (112 )
Mar 19, 2007
Lorenzo Parra
TKO 3/12
51
Daisuke Naito [ 58]
WBC Flyweight (112 )
Jul 18, 2007
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
UD 12/12
52
Toshiaki Nishioka [ 59]
WBC Super bantamweight (122 )
Jan 3, 2009
Genaro García
TKO 12/12
53
Takahiro Ao [ 60]
WBC Featherweight (126 )
Mar 12, 2009
Óscar Larios
UD 12/12
WBC Super featherweight (130 )
Nov 26, 2010
Vitali Tajbert
UD 12/12
54
Takashi Uchiyama [ 61]
WBA (Regular ‡ ) Super featherweight (130 ) later promoted to Super.
Regular ‡ Jan 11, 2010
Juan Carlos Salgado
TKO 12/12
Super Feb 15, 2015
Promoted
55
Daiki Kameda [ 62]
WBA Flyweight (112 )
Feb 7, 2010
Denkaosan Kaovichit
UD 12/12
IBF Super flyweight (115 )
Sep 3, 2013
Rodrigo Guerrero
UD 12/12
56
Akifumi Shimoda [ 63]
WBA (Regular ‡ ) Super bantamweight (122 )
Jan 31, 2011
Ryol Li Lee
UD 12/12
57
Kazuto Ioka [ 64]
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
Feb 11, 2011
Oleydong Sithsamerchai
TKO 5/12
WBA Mini flyweight (105 )
Jun 20, 2012
Akira Yaegashi
UD 12/12
WBA (Regular ‡ ) Light flyweight (108 )
Jan 14, 2014
Primary champion vacant
WBA (Regular ‡ ) Flyweight (112 )
Sep 14, 2016
Primary champion vacant
WBO Super flyweight (115 )
Jun 19, 2019
Aston Palicte
TKO 10/12
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Jun 24, 2023
Joshua Franco
UD 12/12
58
Tomonobu Shimizu [ 65]
WBA (Regular ‡ ) Super flyweight (115 )
Aug 31, 2011
Hugo Cázares
SD 12/12
59
Akira Yaegashi [ 66]
WBA Mini flyweight (105 )
Oct 24, 2011
Pornsawan Porpramook
TKO 10/12
WBC Flyweight (112 )
Apr 8, 2013
Toshiyuki Igarashi
UD 12/12
The Ring Flyweight (112 )
IBF Light flyweight (108 )
Dec 29, 2015
Javier Mendoza
UD 12/12
60
Shinsuke Yamanaka [ 67]
WBC Bantamweight (118 )
Nov 6, 2011
Christian Esquivel
TKO 11/12
61
Yota Sato [ 68]
WBC Super flyweight (115 )
Mar 27, 2012
Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
UD 12/12
62
Toshiyuki Igarashi [ 69]
WBC Super flyweight (115 )
Jul 16, 2012
Sonny Boy Jaro
SD 12/12
The Ring Super flyweight
63
Kohei Kono [ 70]
WBA (Regular ‡ ) Super flyweight (115 )
Dec 31, 2012
Tepparith Singwancha
TKO 4/12
WBA (Regular ‡ ) Super flyweight (115 ) – (2 )
Mar 26, 2014
Denkaosan Kaovichit
KO 8/12
64
Ryo Miyazaki [ 71]
WBA Mini flyweight (105 )
Dec 31, 2012
Pornsawan Porpramook
SD 12/12
65
Takashi Miura [ 72]
WBC Super featherweight (130 )
Apr 8, 2013
Gamaliel Díaz
TKO 9/12
66
Tomoki Kameda [ 73]
WBO Bantamweight (118 )
Aug 1, 2013
Paulus Ambunda
UD 12/12
67
Naoya Inoue [ 74]
WBC Light flyweight (108 )
Apr 6, 2014
Adrián Hernández
TKO 6/12
WBO Super flyweight (115 )
Dec 12, 2014
Omar Narváez
KO 2/12
IBF Bantamweight (118 )
May 18, 2019
Emmanuel Rodríguez
TKO 2/12
The Ring Bantamweight (118 )
WBA (Super ) Bantamweight (118 )
Nov 7, 2019
Nonito Donaire
UD 12/12
WBC Bantamweight (118 )
Jun 7, 2022
Nonito Donaire
TKO 2/12
WBO Bantamweight (118 )
Dec 14, 2022
Paul Butler
TKO 11/12
WBC Super bantamweight (122 )
Jul 25, 2023
Stephen Fulton
TKO 8/12
WBO Super bantamweight (122 )
WBA (Super ) Super bantamweight (122 )
Dec 26, 2023
Marlon Tapales
KO 10/12
IBF Super bantamweight (122 )
The Ring Super bantamweight (122 )
68
Ryoichi Taguchi [ 75]
WBA (Regular ‡ ) Light flyweight (108 )later became Unified champion after winning against IBF champion Milan Melindo.
Regular ‡ Dec 31, 2014
Alberto Rossel
UD 12/12
Unified Dec 31, 2017
Milan Melindo
UD 12/12
IBF Light flyweight (108 )
Dec 31, 2017
Milan Melindo
UD 12/12
The Ring Light flyweight (108 )
69
Kosei Tanaka [ 76]
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
May 30, 2015
Julian Yedras[ 77]
UD 12/12
WBO Light flyweight (108 )
Dec 31, 2016
Moisés Fuentes
TKO 5/12
WBO Flyweight (112 )
Sep 24, 2018
Sho Kimura
MD 12/12
WBO Super flyweight (112 )
Feb 24, 2024
Christian Bacasegua
UD 12/12
70
Yu Kimura [ 78]
WBC Light flyweight (115 )
Nov 28, 2015
Pedro Guevara
SD 12/12
71
Yukinori Oguni [ 79]
IBF Super bantamweight (122 )
Dec 31, 2016
Jonathan Guzmán
UD 12/12
72
Tatsuya Fukuhara [ 80]
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
Feb 26, 2017
Moises Calleros
SD 12/12
73
Daigo Higa [ 81]
WBC Flyweight (112 )
May 20, 2017
Juan Hernández
TKO 6/12
74
Ken Shiro [ 82]
WBC Light flyweight (108 )
May 20, 2017
Ganigan López
MD 12/12
WBC Light flyweight (108 ) – (2 )
Mar 19, 2022
Masamichi Yabuki
KO 3/12
WBA (Super ) Light flyweight (108 )
Super
Nov 1, 2022
Hiroto Kyoguchi
TKO 7/12
Unified Nov 30, 2022
Status changed
The Ring Light flyweight (108 )
Nov 1, 2022
Hiroto Kyoguchi
TKO 7/12
WBC Flyweight (112 )
Oct 13, 2024
Cristofer Rosales
TKO 11/12
75
Hiroto Kyoguchi [ 83]
IBF Mini flyweight (105 )
Jul 23, 2017
Jose Argumedo
UD 12/12
WBA (Super ) Light flyweight (108 )
Dec 31, 2018
Hekkie Budler
TKO 10/12
The Ring Light flyweight (108 )
76
Sho Kimura [ 84]
WBO Flyweight (112 )
Jul 28, 2017
Zhou Shiming
TKO 11/12
77
Ryuya Yamanaka [ 85]
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
Aug 27, 2017
Tatsuya Fukuhara
UD 12/12
78
Ryosuke Iwasa [ 86]
IBF Super bantamweight (122 )
Sep 13, 2017
Yukinori Oguni
TKO 6/12
79
Masayuki Ito [ 87]
WBO Super featherweight (130 )
Jul 28, 2018
Christopher Díaz
UD 12/12
80
Junto Nakatani [ 88]
WBO Flyweight (112 )
Nov 6, 2020
Giemel Magramo
TKO 8/12
WBO Super flyweight (115 )
May 20, 2023
Andrew Moloney
KO 12/12
WBC Bantamweight (118 )
Feb 24, 2024
Alexandro Santiago
TKO 6/12
81
Ryōta Murata [ 89]
WBA (Regular ‡ ) Middleweight (160 ) later promoted to Super.
Regular ‡ Jan 1, 2021
Primary champion vacant
Super Jan 6, 2021
Promoted
82
Masamichi Yabuki [ 90]
WBC Light flyweight (108 )
Sep 22, 2021
Ken Shiro
TKO 10/12
IBF Light flyweight (108 )
Oct 12, 2024
Sivenathi Nontshinga
TKO 9/12
83
Kenichi Ogawa [ 91]
IBF Super featherweight (130 )
Nov 27, 2021
Azinga Fuzile
UD 12/12
84
Masataka Taniguchi [ 92]
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
Dec 14, 2021
Wilfredo Méndez
TKO 11/12
85
Takuma Inoue [ 93]
WBA Bantamweight (118 )
Apr 8, 2023
Liborio Solís
UD 12/12
86
Ginjiro Shigeoka [ 94]
IBF Mini flyweight (105 )
Oct 7, 2023
Daniel Valladares
TKO 5/12
87
Yudai Shigeoka [ 95]
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
Oct 7, 2023
Panya Pradabsri
UD 12/12
88
Seigo Yuri Akui
WBA Flyweight (112 )
Jan 23, 2024
Artem Dalakian
UD 12/12
89
Ryosuke Nishida [ 96]
IBF Bantamweight (118 )
May 4, 2024
Emmanuel Rodríguez
UD 12/12
90
Yoshiki Takei [ 97]
WBO Bantamweight (118 )
May 6, 2024
Jason Moloney
UD 12/12
91
Seiya Tsutsumi [ 98]
WBA Bantamweight (118 )
Oct 13, 2024
Takuma Inoue
UD 12/12
Note
List of WBA secondary champions
No.
Name
Titles
Reign period
Opponent
Result
Primary champion/s during reign
1
Yusuke Kobori [ 99]
WBA (Regular ) Lightweight (135 )
May 19, 2008 – Jan 3, 2009
José Alfaro
TKO 3/12
Nate Campbell Mar 8, 2008 – Kobori lost the title to Paulus Moses while Campbell was still the primary champion.
2
Nobuo Nashiro [ 55]
WBA (Regular ) Super flyweight (115 )
Sep 15, 2008 – May 8, 2010
Martín Castillo
TKO 10/12
Cristian Mijares May 17, 2008 – Nov 1, 2008
Vic Darchinyan Nov 1, 2008 – Nashiro lost the title to Hugo Cázares while Darchinyan was still the primary champion.
3
Koki Kameda [ 56]
WBA (Regular ) Bantamweight (118 )
Dec 26, 2010 – Dec 6, 2013
Alexander Muñoz
UD 12/12
Anselmo Moreno Nov 19, 2010 – Kameda vacated the title and chose to move down to super flyweight after the WBA ordered him to fight Moreno.
4
Kazuto Ioka [ 64]
WBA (Regular ) Light flyweight (108 )
Dec 31, 2012 – Jan 14, 2014Becomes primary champion due to vacancy of the title.
José Alfredo Rodríguez
TKO 6/12
Román González Nov 30, 2012 – Jan 14, 2014
5
Kazuto Ioka (2)
WBA (Regular ) Flyweight (112 )
Apr 22, 2015 – Sep 14, 2016Becomes primary champion due to vacancy of the title.
Juan Carlos Reveco
MD 12/12
Juan Estrada Apr 6, 2013 – Sep 14, 2016
6
Shun Kubo [ 100]
WBA (Regular ) Super bantamweight (122 )
Apr 9, 2017 – Sep 3, 2017
Nehomar Cermeño
RTD 12/12
Guillermo Rigondeaux May 14, 2016 – Kubo lost the title to Daniel Roman while Rigondeaux was still the primary champion.
7
Ryōta Murata [ 89]
WBA (Regular ) Middleweight (160 )
Oct 22, 2017 – Oct 20, 2018
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
RTD 7/12
Gennady Golovkin Jun 3, 2014 – Sep 15, 2018
Canelo Alvarez Sep 15, 2018 – Murata lost the title to Rob Brant while Álvarez was still the primary champion.
8
Naoya Inoue [ 74]
WBA (Regular ) Bantamweight (118 )
May 25, 2018 – May 18, 2019Status changed to Unified champion after winning against IBF champion Emmanuel Rodríguez.
Jamie McDonnell
TKO 1/12
Ryan Burnett Oct 21, 2017 – Nov 3, 2018
WBA (Unified ) Bantamweight (118 )
May 18, 2019 – Nov 7, 2019Became Super after winning against Super champion Nonito Donaire .
Emmanuel Rodríguez
TKO 2/12
Nonito Donaire Nov 3, 2018 – Nov 7, 2019
9
Ryōta Murata (2)
WBA (Regular ) Middleweight (160 )
Jul 12, 2019 – Jan 1, 2021Becomes primary champion due to vacancy of the title.
Rob Brant
TKO 2/12
Canelo Alvarez Sep 15, 2018 – Jan 1, 2021
List of women's professional boxing world champions
The following is a list of female Japanese boxing champions who have held titles from one or more of the "Big Four" organizations (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and The Ring.
No.
Name
Titles
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Nanako Kikuchi
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
Nov 7, 2005
Nongmai Sor Siriporn
TKO 7/10
2
Naomi Togashi
WBC Light flyweight (108 )
Jul 13, 2008
Kim Jin
UD 10/10
3
Momo Koseki
WBC Atomweight (102 )
Aug 11, 2008
Winyu Paradorn Gym
UD 10/10
WBA Atomweight (102 )
Oct 22, 2015
Ayaka Miyao
UD 10/10
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
Dec 17, 2017
Yuko Kuroki
UD 10/10
4
Tenkai Tsunami
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Feb 26, 2009
Zhang Xi Yan
SD 10/10
WBO Light flyweight (108 )
Mar 8, 2018
Chaoz Minowa
RTD 8/10
5
Etsuko Tada
WBA Mini flyweight (105 )
Apr 11, 2009
Son Cho-Rong
UD 10/10
IBF Mini flyweight (105 )
Dec 11, 2015
Kareli Lopez
UD 10/10
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
Dec 1, 2018
Kayoko Ebata
UD 10/10
WBO Mini flyweight (105 ) — (2 )
Dec 3, 2020
Ayaka Miyai
TKO 3/10
6
Naoko Fujioka
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
May 8, 2011
Anabel Ortiz
RTD 8/10
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Nov 13, 2013
Naoko Yamaguchi
UD 10/10
WBO Bantamweight (118 )
Oct 19, 2015
Hee Jung Yuh
UD 10/10
WBA Flyweight (112 )
Mar 13, 2017
Isabel Millan
TKO 10/10
WBO Light flyweight (108 )
Dec 1, 2017
Yokasta Valle
UD 10/10
7
Mari Ando
WBA Atomweight (102 )
Sep 22, 2011
Amara Naktaku
UD 10/10
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
Dec 14, 2013
Jasseth Noriega
SD 10/10
8
Naoko Yamaguchi
WBA Super flyweight (115 )
Jul 9, 2012
Tenkai Tsunami
UD 10/10
9
Ayaka Miyao
WBA Atomweight (102 )
Sep 16, 2012
Mari Ando
UD 10/10
10
Shindo Go
WBC Flyweight (112 )
May 19, 2013
Renáta Szebelédi
UD 10/10
11
Naoko Shibata
IBF Light flyweight (108 )
Nov 14, 2013
Alondra Garcia
UD 10/10
12
Mako Yamada
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
Feb 9, 2014
Hong Su-Yun
SD 10/10
13
Nao Ikeyama
WBO Atomweight (102 )
May 17, 2014
Jessebelle Pagaduan
UD 10/10
14
Yuko Kuroki
WBC Mini flyweight (105 )
May 17, 2014
Mari Ando
UD 10/10
15
Kumiko Seeser Ikehara
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
Sep 20, 2014
Gretchen Abaniel
SD 10/10
16
Yunoka Furukawa
WBA Atomweight (102 )
Aug 13, 2016
Satomi Nishimura
TKO 3/10
17
Nana Yoshikawa
WBO Flyweight (112 )
Oct 9, 2016
Lee Eun Hye
MD 10/10
18
Kayoko Ebata
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
May 19, 2017
Erika Hanawa
UD 10/10
19
Mika Iwakawa
WBO Atomweight (102 )
Jul 29, 2018
Nao Ikeyama
SD 10/10
21
Saemi Hanagata
IBF Atomweight (102 )
Sep 29, 2018
Yuko Kuroki
SD 10/10
22
Kasumi Saeki
WBO Mini flyweight (105 )
Apr 27, 2019
Elizabeth Lopez
TKO 6/10
23
Miyo Yoshida
WBO Super flyweight (115 )
Jun 19, 2019
Casey Morton
UD 10/10
24
Tamao Ozawa
WBO Super flyweight (115 )
May 30, 2022
Miyo Yoshida
SD 10/10
25
Sumire Yamanaka
IBF Atomweight (102 )
Jan 12, 2024
Mika Iwakawa
UD 10/10
Current titleholders in world boxing sanctioning bodies
Major (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO)
Men's World Champions
Name
Organization
Division
Date won
Naoya Inoue
WBA (Super), WBC , IBF , WBO , and The Ring
Super bantamweight
July 25, 2023
Seigo Yuri Akui
WBA
Flyweight
January 23, 2024
Junto Nakatani
WBC
Bantamweight
February 24, 2024
Ryosuke Nishida
IBF
Bantamweight
May 4, 2024
Yoshiki Takei
WBO
Bantamweight
May 6, 2024
Masamichi Yabuki
IBF
Light flyweight
October 12, 2024
Ken Shiro
WBC
Flyweight
October 13, 2024
Seiya Tsutsumi
WBA
Bantamweight
October 13, 2024
Women's World Champions
See also
References
External links