Kazuto Takesako

Kazuto Takesako (竹迫和人, Takesako Kazuto) (born Tsujito Takesako (竹迫司登, Takesako Tsujito); 15 July 1991) is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the WBC-OPBF middleweight title since January and the Japanese middleweight title since 2018.

Kazuto Takesako
竹迫和人
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 9 1⁄2 in (177 cm)
NationalityJapanese
Born (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991
Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights13
Wins12
Wins by KO11
Losses0
Draws1

Professional career

Takesako made his professional debut on 14 July 2015, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Tomoyuki Yokota at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

After compiling a record of 7–0 (7 KOs) he defeated Hikaru Nishida by first-round TKO to capture the Japanese middleweight title on 3 March 2018 at the Culttz Kawasaki in Kawasaki, Japan.[3]

After four more fights–three stoppage wins and a draw–he defeated Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa by twelve-round unanimous decision (UD) to capture the OPBF middleweight title. One judge scored the bout 120–108 while the other two scored it 119–109.[4]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
13 fights 12 wins 0 losses
By knockout 11 0
By decision 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 12–0–1 Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa UD 12 18 Jan 2020 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won OPBF middleweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Shuji Kato RTD 8 (10), 3:00 3 Aug 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese middleweight title
11 Draw 10–0–1 Shuji Kato SD 10 2 Mar 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese middleweight title
10 Win 10–0 Sanosuke Sasake TKO 2 (10), 2:11 3 Nov 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Chaiwat Mueanphong TKO 7 (10), 2:44 2 Jun 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 8–0 Hikaru Nishida TKO 1 (10), 1:32 3 Mar 2018 Culttz Kawasaki, Kawasaki, Japan Won Japanese middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 Shoma Fukumoto TKO 1 (8), 1:30 4 Nov 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Win 6–0 Suwicha Ratidet KO 2 (8), 2:15 25 Apr 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 5–0 Kyung Joon Ahn TKO 3 (8), 1:03 11 Nov 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Hiroshi Ohashi TKO 3 (8), 0:09 13 Aug 2016 City Culture Hall, Sōka, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Sirisak Pimpasitta KO 1 (6), 1:27 22 Apr 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Elfelos Vega TKO 1 (5), 1:32 29 Sep 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Tomoyuki Yokata TKO 2 (5), 2:55 14 Jul 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

References
  1. "Boxing record for Kazuto Takesako
    竹迫和人"    . BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Kazuto Takesako vs. Tomoyuki Yokota". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "BoxRec: Kazuto Takesako vs. Hikaru Nishida". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. Koizumi, Joe (20 January 2020). "Boxing News: Takesako defeats Hosokawa, wins OPBF 160lb belt » May 26, 2020". fightnews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.