Takashi Uchiyama | |
Realname: | Takashi Uchiyama |
Nickname: | KO Dynamite[1] Knockout Dynamite[2] |
Weight: | Super-featherweight |
Height: | 5 ft 7.5 in |
Reach: | 71.5 in (182 cm) |
Birth Date: | 10 November 1979 |
Birth Place: | Nagasaki Prefecture,[3] [4] Japan |
Total: | 27 |
Wins: | 24 |
Ko: | 20 |
Losses: | 2 |
Draws: | 1 |
is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2016, having held the WBA (Super) super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2016.
He was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, and lives in Tokyo.
Uchiyama compiled an amateur record of 91-22 (59 KOs), including his accomplishments of winning four lightweight titles. He turned professional in 2005, and won his debut via the first round knockout on 16 July. On September 8, 2007, Uchiyama captured the OPBF super featherweight title, then defended it five times. He has been called by a nickname KO Dynamite (Knockout Dynamite) in Japan.
Uchiyama won the WBA super featherweight title from Mexican Juan Carlos Salgado via a twelfth round TKO in the latter's first title defence in Tokyo at the Tokyo Big Sight on January 11, 2010.[5] [6]
On May 17, 2010, he defeated Venezuelan Angel Granados via a sixth round TKO for his first defence at the Saitama Super Arena.[7]
On 31 December, 2015, Uchiyama was slated to fight his eleventh title defense in a row. Uchiyama fought methodically in the opening rounds, and managed to land some big shots on his opponent. He finished it in the third round of the contest with a vicious body shot, to retain his WBA super featherweight belt for the eleventh time.[8]
On April 27, 2016, Uchiyama fought 24-year old Jezreel Corrales. Corrales was aggressive from the opening bell, and shocked Uchiyama by dropping him three times in just two rounds. During the last knockdown, the referee decided he had seen enough and stopped the fight immediately.[9]
On October 3, 2016, it was announced that a contract has been signed for a rematch against Corrales.[10]
The rematch was a very different fight compared to their first matchup. It was more of a tactical battle, in which Uchiyama even managed to drop Corrales in the fifth round. However, Corrales ended up victorious again, with two of the judges awarding him with the win, scoring the fight 117-110 and 115-112 in his favor, while the third judge saw Uchiyama as the winner, scoring the fight 114-113 in his favor.[11] [12]
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
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27 | Loss | 24–2–1 | Jezreel Corrales | 12 | Dec 31, 2016 | ||||
26 | Loss | 24–1–1 | Jezreel Corrales | KO | 2 (12), | Apr 27, 2016 | |||
25 | Win | 24–0–1 | Oliver Flores | TKO | 3 (12), | Dec 31, 2015 | |||
24 | Win | 23–0–1 | Jomthong Chuwattana | TKO | 2 (12), | May 6, 2015 | |||
23 | Win | 22–0–1 | Israel Héctor Perez | RTD | 9 (12), | Dec 31, 2014 | |||
22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Daiki Kaneko | UD | 12 | Dec 31, 2013 | |||
21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Jaider Parra | KO | 5 (12), | May 6, 2013 | |||
20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Bryan Vázquez | TKO | 8 (12), | Dec 31, 2012 | |||
19 | Draw | 18–0–1 | Michael Farenas | 3 (12), | Jul 16, 2012 | ||||
18 | Win | 18–0 | Jorge Solís | TKO | 11 (12), | Dec 31, 2011 | |||
17 | Win | 17–0 | Takashi Miura | 8 (12), | Jan 31, 2011 | ||||
16 | Win | 16–0 | Roy Mukhlis | TKO | 5 (12), | Sep 20, 2010 | |||
15 | Win | 15–0 | Angel Granados | TKO | 6 (12), | May 17, 2010 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | Juan Carlos Salgado | TKO | 12 (12), | Jan 11, 2010 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | Aaron Melgarejo | TKO | 7 (12), | Oct 3, 2009 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | Thong Por Chokchai | TKO | 5 (12), | May 2, 2009 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | Byung-Joo Moon | TKO | 4 (12), | Nov 1, 2008 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | Hero Bando | UD | 12 | Jun 12, 2008 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | Akira Yamazaki | TKO | 10 (12), | Feb 2, 2008 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | Nedal Hussein | KO | 8 (12), | Sep 8, 2007 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Seung Won Baek | KO | 3 (8), | Jun 2, 2007 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Muangfahlek Kiatwichean | UD | 10 | Feb 10, 2007 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | Moses Seran | KO | 3 (8), | Dec 9, 2006 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Tomoya Endo | 8 | Sep 13, 2006 | ||||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Man Deuk Park | 1 (8), | Nov 19, 2005 | ||||
2 | Win | 2–0 | Takamasa Ueno | KO | 1 (6), | Sep 29, 2005 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Chandet Sithramkamhaeng | 1 (6), | Jul 16, 2005 |