Daigo Higa
Career, Record, Stats
Daigo Higa is a 29-year-old Japanese professional boxer. He is a former flyweight world champion. 10 years, 3 months, and 2 days into his career, Higa's record stands at 20-3-1, which includes 19 wins via KO, 3 of which were in world-title fights.
Daigo Higa's Boxing Career
Daigo Higa was born in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan on August 9, 1995. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on June 17, 2014 against Saengkeng Saknarong. Higa defeated Saknarong via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Higa became a world champion at the age of 21 after 12 professional fights. He challenged Juan Hernández for the vacant WBC flyweight title and stopped Hernández in the 6th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Higa's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Yoshiki Takei at age 29, on September 3, 2024, in which he was fighting for the WBO bantamweight title.
Some of Daigo Higa's best fights so far have been against Nawaphon Kaikanha, Sirichai Thaiyen, Seiya Tsutsumi, and Froilan Saludar. For a complete list of Higa's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Daigo Higa".
Higa has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Daigo Higa Losses".
Daigo Higa's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Sep 03, 2024 | 29 | 
Yoshiki Takei 28 9-0  | loss | UD 12 |
23 | Dec 31, 2023 | 28 | 
Navapon Khaikanha 32 58-3-1 | win | KO 4 |
22 | Jun 24, 2023 | 27 | 
Sirichai Thaiyen 32 65-4 | win | KO 4 |
21 | Jul 13, 2022 | 26 | 
Froilan Saludar 33 32-5-1 | win | SD 8 |
20 | Apr 24, 2021 | 25 | 
Ryosuke Nishida 24 3-0 | loss | UD 12 |
19 | Dec 31, 2020 | 25 |  Yuki Strong Kobayashi | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Oct 26, 2020 | 25 | 
Seiya Tsutsumi 24 5-0-1 | draw | MD 10 |
17 | Feb 13, 2020 | 24 | Jason Buenaobra | win | TKO 6 |
16 | Apr 15, 2018 | 22 | 
Cristofer Rosales 23 26-3 | loss | TKO 9 |
15 | Feb 04, 2018 | 22 | Moisés Fuentes | win | KO 1 |
14 | Oct 22, 2017 | 22 | Thomas Masson | win | TKO 7 |
13 | May 20, 2017 | 21 | Juan Hernández | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Feb 04, 2017 | 21 | Diomel Diocos | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Nov 05, 2016 | 21 | Felipe Cagubcob Jr. | win | KO 4 |
10 | Jul 02, 2016 | 20 | Ardin Diale | win | KO 4 |
9 | Apr 05, 2016 | 20 | Romel Oliveros | win | KO 2 |
8 | Nov 07, 2015 | 20 | Renren Tesorio | win | TKO 10 |
7 | Jul 24, 2015 | 19 | Kongfah CP Freshmart | win | KO 7 |
6 | Jun 08, 2015 | 19 | Cris Alfante | win | KO 4 |
5 | May 10, 2015 | 19 | Virden Rivera | win | KO 2 |
4 | Jan 12, 2015 | 19 | Pongpayu Chaiyonggym | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Nov 26, 2014 | 19 | Keisuke Fujji | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Aug 22, 2014 | 19 | Rotthang Wor Por Srisaket | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jun 17, 2014 | 18 | Saengkeng Saknarong | win | TKO 1 |