Kyosuke Takami

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Kyosuke Takami
高見亨介
Personal information
Born (2002-04-05) April 5, 2002 (age 23)
Tokyo, Japan
Height5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Weight Light flyweight
Boxing career
Reach65+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins10
Win by KO8
Losses1

Kyosuke Takami (born April 5, 2002) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-flyweight title from July to December 2025.

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Professional career

Early career

Takami made his professional debut on 2 July 2022, in a bout against Wutthichai Montri. In the opening moments of the contest, Takami scored a knockdown after connecting with right hand to the head of his opponent. Takami was declared the winner after Montri was unable to beat the count. [1] Following his debut win, Takami scored three consecutive victories before facing Lito Dante on 2 December 2022. Takami was taken the distance for the first time in his career as he outboxed his opponent en route to a unanimous decision win. [2]

On 2 March 2024, Takami faced Kenichi Horikawa. In the sixth round, Takami knocked his opponent down after connecting with a combination of punches. Takami was declared the winner after the referee opted to call an end to the bout following the knockdown. [3] Takami's next bout was against Wulan Tuolehazi on 6 July 2024. Takami was dominant throughout the bout, and sealed the win via unanimous decision. [4] On 2 November 2024, Takami faced Jomar Caindog. In the opening moments of the first round, Takami connected with a left hand to the body which sent knocked his opponent down onto the canvas. Takami secured the win after Caindog was unable to beat the count. [5]

Takami faced Japanese light flyweight champion Toshiki Kawamitsu on 8 April 2025. Takami started the bout aggressively, and was able to consistent tag his opponent in the opening rounds. In the fifth round, Takami connected with an uppercut which visibly hurt Kawamitsu, which was quickly followed by a second punch. Following this, the referee waved an end to the bout. [6] Winning the bout gained Takami the Japanese national light flyweight title. [7]

World title

Rosa vs. Takami

On 11 June 2025, it was announced that Takami would face WBA light flyweight world champion Erick Rosa on 30 July 2025 in Yokohama. [8] [9] Takami went into the fight with a record of 9–0 before defeating Erick Rosa to win the WBA light-flyweight title. [10] [11] [12] Takumi claimed the victory with a technical knock out 2 minutes and 48 seconds into the tenth of twelve rounds. [13]

In the aftermath of his title win, Takami announced his intention of winning championships in various weight classes in the future. [7]

Santiago vs. Takami

Takami’s first defense was in an unification bout with the World Boxing Organization’s (WBO) champion, René Santiago of Puerto Rico. Despite entering the fight as a 9-1 favorite, Takami lost to Santiago by split decision. The cards were 116-112, 113-115 and 111-117. [14]

Family

Takami had a younger brother, Yume, who died at the age of 20 in June 2024. He dedicated his victory in the Rosa fight to him. [13]

Professional boxing record

11 fights10 wins1 loss
By knockout80
By decision21
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
11Loss10–1 René Santiago SD1217 Dec 2025 Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanLost WBA light-flyweight title;
For WBO light-flyweight title
10Win10–0 Erick Rosa TKO10 (12), 2:4830 Jul 2025 Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, JapanWon WBA light-flyweight title
9Win9–0Toshiki KawamitsuTKO6 (10), 2:268 Apr 2025Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon Japanese light-flyweight title
8Win8–0Jomar CaindogKO1 (8), 1:182 Nov 2024Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7Win7–0 Wulan Tuolehazi UD86 Jul 2024Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6Win6–0Kenichi HorikawaTKO6 (10), 2:502 Mar 2024Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5Win5–0Lito DanteUD82 Dec 2023Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4Win4–0Ruben DadivasKO1 (8), 2:405 Aug 2023Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3Win3–0Reymark AlicabaTKO5 (8), 0:194 Feb 2023Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2Win2–0In Cheol HwangTKO2 (6), 1:551 Oct 2022Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1Win1–0Wutthichai MontriKO1 (6), 1:122 Jul 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Iwata beats Horikawa to claim triple crown". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Takami decisions veteran Dante in flyweight nontitle bout in Tokyo". boxingnews.jp. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "IBF#15 Takami halts Horikawa". fightnews.com. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Takami shines, Murata and Iwata pick up wins, Casama upsets Kaneko". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Masuda retains Japanese title, Takami shines". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "New champions crowned at Korakuen Hall!". asianboxinf.info. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  7. 1 2 信哉, 奥村 (2025-07-30). "初挑戦で王座奪取の23歳・高見亨介「練習を頑張って良かった」 ボクシング世界戦". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  8. ↑ "Teraji-Sandoval leads Japanese tripleheader on July 30". ringmagazine.com. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Teraji headlines against Sandoval in Yokohama triple-header". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Takami upsets Rosa, wins WBA 108lb belt". Fightnews. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  11. ↑ "Kyosuke Takami overwhelms, stops Erick Rosa in 10th to claim WBA 108lbs". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  12. ↑ "新王者の高見亨介「自分褒めたい」 ボクシング世界戦一夜明け". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  13. 1 2 "「叶夢、見てたか」 20歳で亡くなった"弟分"へ 世界王座を掴んだ逸材・高見亨介がトランクスに刻む2文字". THE ANSWER スポーツ文化・育成＆総合ニュース・コラム (in Japanese). 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  14. ↑ "Rene Santiago claims split nod over Kyosuke Takami to unify WBA and WBO 108lbs titles". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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