Daigo Higa

Yoshiki Takei digs deep in the last round to outpoint brave Daigo Higa

Yoshiki Takei retained his WBO bantamweight title via close 12-round unanimous decision over the plucky, and perhaps unlucky, Daigo Higa. The scores – 115-112 and 114-113 (twice) – told the story of how close this contest was as Takei recovered from...

Naoya Inoue and TJ Doheny make weight ahead of undisputed battle

Naoya Inoue and TJ Doheny both made weight ahead of tomorrow’s fight for Inoue’s undisputed junior featherweight crown. They cordially shook hands after the customary staredown and will next meet in the ring at the Ariake Arena in Kotu-Ku.

Ioka-Perez Undercard Results: Daigo Higa Knocks Out Nawaphon Khaikanha In 4th Round

Daigo Higa took a significant step on the road to bantamweight title contention. A competitive bout versus Thailand’s Nawaphon Khaikanha took a violent turn as the former WBC flyweight titlist produced a fourth-round knockout. Higa sent Khaikhana to...

Daigo Higa Knocks Out Yuki Strong Kobayashi Inside Of Five Rounds

Daigo Higa is ready to wreak havoc on the bantamweight division. The former flyweight titlist picked up his second win at the new weight, scoring a violent 5th round knockout of Yuki Strong Kobayashi. A right uppercut put Kobayashi down and out at 0:...

Kazuto Ioka, Kosei Tanaka Make Weight For Final Title Fight Of 2020

The last remaining major title fight of 2020 is official one sleep away. Kazuto Ioka and Kosei Tanaka made weight for their highly anticipated junior bantamweight title fight, which headlines a New Year's Eve boxing event live from Ota-City General G...

Daigo Higa Aiming To Conquer a World Title in a Second Weight Class

Hard-hitting former WBC flyweight world champion Daigo Higa is totally back in boxing, wanting a world title in a second weight class, and he is sweating hard to get back in great shape.

Daigo Higa Returns, Stops Buenaobra in Sixth Round

Former world flyweight titleholder Daigo Higa returned to the ring Thursday night, stopping Jason Buenaobra in round 6 at the famed Korakuen Hall in his hometown of Tokyo, Japan. With the victory, Higa improves to 16-1, 16 knockouts.

Photos: Cristofer Rosales Shocks Daigo Higo, TKO For WBC Belt

Rosales, Higa Fight Photos Gallery - Cristofer Rosales of Nicaragua on Sunday secured the WBC flyweight belt by beating Japan's Daigo Higa, who the previous day had given up his title for failing to make the weight.

Murata Drops, Stops Blandamura in 8th Round, Retains WBA Title

Ryota Murata’s pressure was too much for Emanuele Blandamura. Japan’s Murata stalked Italy’s Blandamura throughout their bout until stopping him in the eighth round of their WBA middleweight title fight Sunday in Yokohama, Japan.

Photos: Ryota Murata, Blandamura - Ready For War in Yokohama

Murata, Blandamura Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Japan's Daigo Higa was stripped of his World Boxing Council flyweight belt Saturday after failing to make weight on the eve of his title defense against Cristofer Rosales of Nicaragua. Higa, who is 15-0, w...

Daigo Higa, Ken Shiro Title Bouts Added To Murata-Blandamura

Japanese world champions Ryota Murata, Daigo Higa and Ken Shiro, will defend their world titles against challengers Emanuele Blandamura of Italy, Cristofer Rosales of Nicaragua and Ganigan Lopez of Mexico, in a card that will be organized on April 15...

Fuentes Asks WBC To Review Knockout Loss To Daigo Higa

Former world champion Moises Fuentes arrived at THE WBC "Tuesday Coffee Conference" in a stirred up mood, as he requested a thorough review of his first round loss to WBC flyweight champion, Daigo Higa. Higa successfully defended his title by knockin...

Daigo Higa's One Round Destruction of Fuentes Ties Record

Daigo Higa scored a first round knockout of Mexico’s Moises Fuentes to win the second defense of his WBC flyweight title on Sunday. The 22-year-old Higa, improved to 15-0 in his pro career with every win coming by knockout. Fuentes, the ninth-ranked...

Photos: Daigo Higa, Moises Fuentes - Ready For Battle in Japan

This Saturday, in the city of Naha, the capital of the province of Okinawa that is more than 1,500 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, there was the official weigh-in for the world title showdown between the unbeaten flyweight world champion of the World...

Photos: Daigo Higa, Moises Fuentes - Face To Face at Final Presser

Higa vs. Fuentes Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - World Boxing Council flyweight champion, Daigo Higa of Japan (14-0, 14KOs), is staking his title against Mexican former champion, Moises Fuentes (25-4-1 / 14KOs), in the second defense of his...