Koichi Wajima
Career, Record, Stats
Koichi Wajima (Hono no Otoko) is a 81-year-old retired Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 6 world-title wins and 2 world-championship elevations. In a career spanning 8 years, 11 months, and 23 days, Wajima amassed a record of 31-6-1, which includes 25 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Koichi Wajima's Boxing Career
Koichi Wajima was born in Shibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan on April 21, 1943. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on June 15, 1968 against Akira Takekawa. Wajima defeated Takekawa via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Wajima became a world champion at the age of 28 after 24 professional fights. He challenged Carmelo Bossi for the WBA welterweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round split decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-welterweight (WBA, WBC, The Ring) titles also to become a two-division world champion — and undisputed at super-welterweight.
Wajima's last fight was an 11th-round TKO loss to Eddie Gazo at age 34, on June 7, 1977, in which he was fighting for the WBA and The Ring super-welterweight titles.
Some of Koichi Wajima's best fights have been against Oscar Albarado. For a complete list of Wajima's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Koichi Wajima".
Wajima has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Koichi Wajima Losses".
Koichi Wajima's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Jun 07, 1977 | 34 | 
Eddie Gazo 26 31-4-2  | loss | TKO 11 |
37 | May 18, 1976 | 33 |  Jose Manuel Duran | loss | KO 14 |
36 | Feb 17, 1976 | 32 | Yuh Jae-Doo | win | KO 15 |
35 | Jun 07, 1975 | 32 | Yuh Jae-Doo | loss | KO 7 |
34 | Jan 21, 1975 | 31 | 
Oscar Albarado 26 50-6-1 | win | UD 15 |
33 | Jun 04, 1974 | 31 |
Oscar Albarado 25 48-6-1 | loss | KO 15 |
32 | Feb 05, 1974 | 30 | Miguel De Oliveira | win | MD 15 |
31 | Aug 14, 1973 | 30 | Silvano Bertini | win | RTD 12 |
30 | Apr 19, 1973 | 29 | Ryu Sorimachi | win | MD 15 |
29 | Jan 09, 1973 | 29 | Miguel De Oliveira | draw | MD 15 |
28 | Oct 03, 1972 | 29 | Matt Donovan | win | KO 3 |
27 | May 07, 1972 | 29 | Domenico Tiberia | win | KO 1 |
26 | Feb 02, 1972 | 28 | Cassius Naito | win | KO 7 |
25 | Oct 31, 1971 | 28 | Carmelo Bossi | win | SD 15 |
24 | May 28, 1971 | 28 | Tetsuo Hoshino | win | KO 2 |
23 | Mar 26, 1971 | 27 | Alfredo Fuentes | win | KO 1 |
22 | Feb 18, 1971 | 27 | Hideo Kanazawa | win | KO 2 |
21 | Jan 08, 1971 | 27 | Hisao Minami | win | KO 7 |
20 | Oct 30, 1970 | 27 | Raizo Kashima | win | KO 3 |
19 | Sep 10, 1970 | 27 | Tetsuo Hoshino | win | KO 5 |
18 | Aug 09, 1970 | 27 | Muneo Mizoguchi | win | KO 8 |
17 | May 23, 1970 | 27 | Ken Sato | win | KO 3 |
16 | Apr 09, 1970 | 26 | George Carter | win | SD 10 |
15 | Feb 05, 1970 | 26 | George Carter | loss | UD 10 |
14 | Dec 18, 1969 | 26 | Turtle Okabe | win | KO 7 |
13 | Oct 30, 1969 | 26 | Pedro Adigue | loss | KO 1 |
12 | Sep 04, 1969 | 26 | Noriyasu Yoshimura | win | KO 4 |
11 | Jul 30, 1969 | 26 | Rocky Alarde | win | KO 8 |
10 | Jun 16, 1969 | 26 | Alacran Kusanagi | win | KO 9 |
9 | Mar 27, 1969 | 25 | Takemi Kato | win | KO 6 |
8 | Feb 03, 1969 | 25 | Masaki Nomoto | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Dec 30, 1968 | 25 | Masami Takechi | win | RTD 4 |
6 | Oct 27, 1968 | 25 | Sozo Yamamoto | win | KO 1 |
5 | Oct 06, 1968 | 25 | Takao Higa | win | KO 3 |
4 | Aug 31, 1968 | 25 | Tadakazu Sakai | win | KO 2 |
3 | Aug 08, 1968 | 25 | Toshiaki Kaneko | win | KO 3 |
2 | Jun 30, 1968 | 25 | Koji Watanabe | win | KO 2 |
1 | Jun 15, 1968 | 25 | Akira Takekawa | win | KO 1 |