Shinji Takehara
Career, Record, Stats
Shinji Takehara is a 52-year-old retired Japanese professional boxer. He is a former middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 7 years, 1 month, and 9 days, Takehara amassed a record of 24-1, which includes 18 wins via KO.
Shinji Takehara's Boxing Career
Shinji Takehara was born in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan on January 25, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on May 15, 1989 against Masao Tadano. Takehara defeated Tadano via 4th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Takehara became a world champion at the age of 23 after 23 professional fights. He challenged Jorge Castro for the WBA middleweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Takehara's last fight was a 9th-round TKO loss to William Joppy at age 24, on June 24, 1996, in which he lost his WBA middleweight title.
Some of Shinji Takehara's best fights have been against Jorge Castro. For a complete list of Takehara's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Shinji Takehara".
Takehara has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Shinji Takehara Losses".
Shinji Takehara's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Jun 24, 1996 | 24 | 
William Joppy 25 21-0-1  | loss | TKO 9 |
24 | Dec 19, 1995 | 23 | 
Jorge Castro 28 98-4-2 | win | UD 12 |
23 | Sep 12, 1995 | 23 |  Lee Shung-Chun | win | PTS 12 |
22 | Apr 17, 1995 | 23 | Park Young-Ki | win | KO 1 |
21 | Dec 19, 1994 | 22 | Craig Trotter | win | KO 7 |
20 | Sep 18, 1994 | 22 | Lee Hyun-Sik | win | PTS 12 |
19 | Jun 12, 1994 | 22 | Alex Tui | win | KO 7 |
18 | Feb 21, 1994 | 22 | Noli de Guia | win | KO 1 |
17 | Nov 22, 1993 | 21 | Nico Toriri | win | KO 6 |
16 | May 24, 1993 | 21 | Lee Sung-Chun | win | KO 12 |
15 | Feb 15, 1993 | 21 | Satoshi Yokozaki | win | KO 5 |
14 | Aug 17, 1992 | 20 | Biney Martin | win | UD 10 |
13 | May 17, 1992 | 20 | Yoshinori Nishizawa | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Feb 17, 1992 | 20 | Hisashi Teraji | win | KO 2 |
11 | Oct 28, 1991 | 19 | Takehito Saijo | win | KO 7 |
10 | Jul 15, 1991 | 19 | Jiro Kashiwara | win | KO 4 |
9 | Feb 18, 1991 | 19 | Tomoo Suzuki | win | KO 1 |
8 | Nov 26, 1990 | 18 | Park Keon-Soo | win | KO 1 |
7 | Jul 30, 1990 | 18 | Satoshi Yokozaki | win | KO 10 |
6 | Feb 18, 1990 | 18 | Haruhisa Tokuda | win | KO 2 |
5 | Dec 23, 1989 | 17 | Biney Martin | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Nov 10, 1989 | 17 | Yoshihiro Kitada | win | KO 1 |
3 | Sep 18, 1989 | 17 | Kiyoshi Hirayama | win | KO 1 |
2 | Jul 17, 1989 | 17 | Kiyoshi Hirayama | win | KO 2 |
1 | May 15, 1989 | 17 | Masao Tadano | win | KO 4 |