Daigo Higa: record, next fight and profile →
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 a knockdown scored against him in the 11th to repel his game challenger in a one-sided last round and secure victory.
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.
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 the canvas with a left hook body shot, which produced the full ten count at 2:29 of round four Sunday evening at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.
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 0:45 of round five in their preliminary bout Thursday evening at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
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 Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Both boxers weighed in right at the 115-pound limit for their scheduled 12-round bout, which will air live on TBS-Japan and on several other platforms around the world including ESPN in Latin America.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, was scheduled to face the 26-3 Rosales in his third defense, fighting on the undercard of fellow Japanese world champion Ryota Murata's title bout against Italian Emanuele Blandamura at Yokohama Arena.