Comments Thread For: Katsunari Takayama Plans To Return To Boxing in Pro Ranks

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The former world minimumweight world champion of the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO, Katsunari Takayama, 36 years old, has officially announced that he is going to return to the professional boxing ring.
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[Larry the boss]

so a former unified champ lost in the amateurs and now wants to come back to the pro ranks?

[1hourRun]

The first Japanese fighter to be crowned champion under four world sanctioning bodies. Katsunari Takayama has indeed tried to be great, fought some of the best at the lighter-weights who eventually moved up in weight class ; whilst Takayama was always a career mini-weight.

Katsunari came up short in the Olympic trials, however his campaign was at flyweight ; a much more physically demanding weight for the aging veteran. No shame in losing considering the circumstances. Takayama went out as champion in the pros in capturing the WBO-miniweight title in 2016 vs. Riku Kano -- wouldn't it be great if Katsunari were to come back and win another world title? He paid his dues, let the man go out on his shield if he wishes.

Takayama is now 36 years old. According to the stipulation of the Japan Boxing Commission, the age limit regulation system is 37 years old. But Takayama has great merits in professional boxing, and therefore, he has the privilege to prolong the age limit for his pro career.