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Takanori Hatakeyama

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Takanori Hatakeyama
Born
畑山隆則

(1975-07-28) July 28, 1975 (age 49)
Aomori, Japan
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins24
Wins by KO19
Losses2
Draws3

Takanori Hatakeyama (畑山隆則, Hatakeyama Takanori, born July 28, 1975) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2001. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super-featherweight title from 1998 to 1999 and the WBA lightweight title from 2000 and 2001.

Personal life

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Hatakeyama played baseball throughout his childhood, wanting to become a professional baseball player when he grew up. However, a boxing match he saw on television made him take an interest in boxing. He decided to become a professional boxer after seeing Joichiro Tatsuyoshi win the WBC bantamweight title. He quit high school, moving to Tokyo to begin serious training.

Professional career

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He made his professional debut at age 17 in June 1993, without a single fight as an amateur. He won the OPBF Super Featherweight title in 1996, and challenged the WBA Super Featherweight champion Yong-Soo Choi in 1997. The fight was a close draw, and Choi retained his title.

Hatakeyama challenged the Japanese super-featherweight champion in March 1998, winning by 9th-round TKO. He immediately returned his title to prepare for another world title match. He fought Yong-Soo Choi again for the WBA title on September 5, 1998, this time winning by decision to gain his first world title.

Hatakeyama made his first defense with a draw, but lost his second defense match against the mandatory challenger Lakva Sim in 1999.[1] He announced his retirement after the fight, but resumed training in 2000, moving up to the lightweight division.

Hatakeyama's first fight after returning from retirement was a world title match, fighting Gilberto Serrano for the WBA lightweight title on June 11, 2000. He won by technical knockout in the 8th round, becoming the fourth Japanese boxer to have captured world titles in two different weight classes. Hatakeyama chose fellow Japanese boxer Hiroyuki Sakamoto to challenge his title, and the two fought an epic fight in October, 2000. Hatakeyama win Sakamoto by TKO in the 10th round, making his first defense.

In February, 2001, he fought American born fighter Rick Yoshimura, who had defended the Japanese lightweight title 22 consecutive times. Hatakeyama managed to keep his title with a draw, but Yoshimura would have won the fight if he had not lost a point for a foul. In July, 2001, he fought former lightweight champion and mandatory challenger Julien Lorcy for his third defense. Hatakeyama pushed Lorcy against the ropes several times, but was pummeled repeatedly by Lorcy, and lost the fight by decision.[2] Hatakeyama officially retired after the fight at the young age of 25. His record was 24-2-3 (19 KO).

Professional boxing record

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29 fights 24 wins 2 losses
By knockout 19 1
By decision 5 1
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Loss 24–2–3 Julien Lorcy UD 12 Jul 1, 2001 Super Arena, Saitama, Japan Lost WBA lightweight title
28 Draw 24–1–3 Rick Yoshimura SD 12 Feb 17, 2001 Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBA lightweight title
27 Win 24–1–2 Hiroyuki Sakamoto KO 10 (12) Oct 11, 2000 Arena, Yokohama, Japan Retained WBA lightweight title
26 Win 23–1–2 Gilberto Serrano TKO 8 (12) Jun 11, 2000 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Won WBA lightweight title
25 Loss 22–1–2 Lakva Sim TKO 5 (12) Jun 27, 1999 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBA super-featherweight title
24 Draw 22–0–2 Saul Duran SD 12 Feb 13, 1999 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBA super-featherweight title
23 Win 22–0–1 Choi Yong-soo MD 12 Sep 5, 1998 Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Won WBA super-featherweight title
22 Win 21–0–1 Koji Arisawa TKO 9 (10) Mar 29, 1998 Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese super-featherweight title
21 Draw 20–0–1 Choi Yong-soo SD 12 Oct 5, 1997 Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan For WBA super-featherweight title
20 Win 20–0 Jorge Luis Lopez PTS 10 May 19, 1997 Japan
19 Win 19–0 Dong Chul Yoon TKO 4 (12) Feb 17, 1997 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF super featherweight title
18 Win 18–0 Okky Abi Bakrin KO 9 (12) Sep 21, 1996 Kawasaki, Japan Retained OPBF super-featherweight title
17 Win 17–0 Rudy Cabiles PTS 12 Jun 19, 1996 Yokohama, Japan Retained OPBF super-featherweight title
16 Win 16–0 Jung-Chil Choi KO 2 (12) Mar 18, 1996 Japan Won vacant OPBF super-featherweight title
15 Win 15–0 Bert Navarez KO 4 (10) Dec 12, 1995 Japan
14 Win 14–0 Flash Pena TKO 6 (10) Oct 16, 1995 Japan
13 Win 13–0 Jae Woon Park KO 2 (10) Jul 17, 1995 Japan
12 Win 12–0 Jun Ignasio Mataganas KO 2 (10) May 15, 1995 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win 11–0 ByungSoo Moon TKO 3 (10) Feb 20, 1995 Japan
10 Win 10–0 Hyun Woo Pyo KO 3 (10) Nov 21, 1994 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9 Win 9–0 Masaaki Horiguchi TKO 4 (10) Sep 19, 1994 Japan
8 Win 8–0 Hee-Chul Yang KO 3 (8) Jun 20, 1994 Japan
7 Win 7–0 Shigeru Kotani KO 3 (6) Feb 13, 1994 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
6 Win 6–0 Kazunori Sakamoto TKO 1 (6) Dec 18, 1993 Japan
5 Win 5–0 Kenji Ichikawa PTS 4 Nov 4, 1993 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Shinya Ueda PTS 4 Oct 4, 1993 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Tomoaki Sakayori TKO 4 (4) Sep 2, 1993 Japan
2 Win 2–0 Hiroshi Kawata KO 1 (4) Aug 4, 1993 Japan
1 Win 1–0 Kazuhiro Fukumura KO 1 (4) Jun 17, 1993 Japan

Post-retirement

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Hatakeyama has succeeded in several careers after retiring from boxing. He opened an amateur boxing gym with former WBA Middleweight champion Shinji Takehara, and occasionally appears on television shows. He works as a special staff member for a boxing and fitness gym in Kyoto, personally teaching classes once or twice a month. He married announcer Kumiko Kiyohara on June 17, 2006, and his first son was born in September of the same year. Hatakeyama has another son, born with his former wife in 1996. He also appears as a commentator for K-1 WORLD MAX events. He is known to be an avid fan of the Rakuten Eagles baseball team, and attended Aomori University in 2007 to obtain a bachelor's degree.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Greene, Jones win 200 at national meet". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ^ "Hatakeyama loses WBA lightweight title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Yamato Mitani
OPBF super-featherweight champion
March 18, 1996 – 1997
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Yamato Mitani
Preceded by
Koji Arisawa
Japanese
super-featherweight champion

March 29, 1998 – 1998
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Ryuhei Sugita
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA super-featherweight champion
September 5, 1998 – June 27, 1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by WBA lightweight champion
June 11, 2000 – July 1, 2001
Succeeded by