Masamichi Yabuki was born in Suzuka, Mie, Japan on July 9, 1992. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on March 27, 2016 against Shohei Horii. Yabuki defeated Horii via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Yabuki became a world champion at the age of 29 after 15 professional fights. He challenged Kenshiro Teraji for the WBC light-flyweight title and stopped the champion in the 10th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the IBF light-flyweight world title as well.
Yabuki's latest fight was a 9th-round TKO victory over Sivenathi Nontshinga at age 32, on October 12, 2024, in which he won the IBF light-flyweight world title.
Masamichi Yabuki Next Fight: He is next scheduled to fight Angel Ayala Lardizabal (17-0, 8 KOs) on March 29, 2025. He will be defending his IBF flyweight title. On the day of the fight, he will be 32 years old, and Ayala 24.
Some of Masamichi Yabuki's best fights so far have been against Kenshiro Teraji and Sivenathi Nontshinga. For a top-10 list of Yabuki's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Masamichi Yabuki".
Yabuki has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Masamichi Yabuki Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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22 | Mar 29, 2025 | 32 | ![]() | NA | NA
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21 | Oct 12, 2024 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
20 | Mar 16, 2024 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Jan 28, 2023 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
18 | Sep 10, 2022 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
17 | Mar 19, 2022 | 29 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
16 | Sep 22, 2021 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
15 | Dec 26, 2020 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
14 | Jul 26, 2020 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Dec 15, 2019 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
12 | May 01, 2019 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Jan 27, 2019 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Sep 29, 2018 | 26 | ![]() | loss | SD 8 |
9 | Jun 17, 2018 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
8 | Apr 08, 2018 | 25 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
7 | Nov 26, 2017 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Jul 16, 2017 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Mar 26, 2017 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Dec 23, 2016 | 24 | ![]() | loss | UD 4 |
3 | Nov 06, 2016 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
2 | Aug 07, 2016 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Mar 27, 2016 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |