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 fights15
Wins14
Wins by KO13
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
16 fights 15 wins 0 losses
By knockout 14 0
By decision 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Win 15–0–1 South Korea Gyung Mo Yuh TKO 3 (12), 2:51 5 Nov 2022 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF middleweight title
15 Win 14–0–1 Thailand Niwat Kongkan KO 3 (10), 1:57 3 Sep 2022 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
14 Win 13–0–1 Japan Riku Kunimoto KO 1 (10), 2:46 19 May 2021 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese middleweight title
13 Win 12–0–1 Japan Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa UD 12 18 Jan 2020 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won OPBF middleweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Japan Shuji Kato RTD 8 (10), 3:00 3 Aug 2019 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese middleweight title
11 Draw 10–0–1 Japan Shuji Kato SD 10 2 Mar 2019 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese middleweight title
10 Win 10–0 Japan Sanosuke Sasake TKO 2 (10), 2:11 3 Nov 2018 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Thailand Chaiwat Mueanphong TKO 7 (10), 2:44 2 Jun 2018 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 8–0 Japan Hikaru Nishida TKO 1 (10), 1:32 3 Mar 2018 Japan Culttz Kawasaki, Kawasaki, Japan Won Japanese middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 Japan Shoma Fukumoto TKO 1 (8), 1:30 4 Nov 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Win 6–0 Thailand Suwicha Ratidet KO 2 (8), 2:15 25 Apr 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 5–0 South Korea Kyung Joon Ahn TKO 3 (8), 1:03 11 Nov 2016 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Japan Hiroshi Ohashi TKO 3 (8), 0:09 13 Aug 2016 Japan City Culture Hall, Sōka, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Thailand Sirisak Pimpasitta KO 1 (6), 1:27 22 Apr 2016 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Colombia Elfelos Vega TKO 1 (5), 1:32 29 Sep 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Japan Tomoyuki Yokata TKO 2 (5), 2:55 14 Jul 2015 Japan 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "BoxRec: Kazuto Takesako vs. Hikaru Nishida". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Koizumi, Joe (20 January 2020). "Boxing News: Takesako defeats Hosokawa, wins OPBF 160lb belt » May 26, 2020". fightnews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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