Takashi Uchiyama

is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2016, having held the WBA (Super) super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2016.

Early life

He was born in Nagasaki Prefecture,

On May 17, 2010, he defeated Venezuelan Angel Granados via a sixth round TKO for his first defence at the Saitama Super Arena.

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.

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.

On October 3, 2016, it was announced that a contract has been signed for a rematch against Corrales.

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.

Professional boxing record

Awards Amateur 2002 Amateur: Effort Award 2003 Amateur: Valuable Player Award Professional Fighter of the Year in Asia (WBA Annual Awards Dinner, 2010) Boxer of the Month for March, 2011 (WBA)