On September 3, 2024, a 29-year-old Daigo Higa (20-2-1, 19 KOs) got a shot at the bantamweight WBO title held by 28-year-old fellow Japanese boxer Yoshiki Takei (9-0, 8 KOs).
Higa came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 3 days. Takei was on a 9-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 28 days.
Yoshiki Takei defeated Daigo Higa via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO bantamweight title. Takei improves his record to 10-0, while Higa adds a loss to his record at 20-3-1.
On April 24, 2021, a 25-year-old Daigo Higa (17-1-1, 17 KOs) and a 24-year-old fellow Japanese boxer Ryosuke Nishida (3-0, 1 KO) met in the ring in a bantamweight bout.
Higa came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 24 days. Nishida was on a 3-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 5 days.
Ryosuke Nishida defeated Daigo Higa via unanimous decision in the 12-round bantamweight fight. Nishida improves his record to 4-0, while Higa adds a loss to his record at 17-2-1.
On April 15, 2018, the 22-year-old WBC flyweight world champion, Daigo Higa (15-0, 15 KOs), faced a 23-year-old Nicaraguan boxer Cristofer Rosales (26-3, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Higa came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 11 days. Rosales was on a 3-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 22 days.
Cristofer Rosales stopped Daigo Higa via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Rosales improves his record to 27-3 (18 KOs), while Higa adds a loss to his record at 15-1.