Hideyuki Ohashi


Hideyuki Ohashi is a Japanese former professional boxer and two-time mini-flyweight world champion having held the World Boxing Council mini-flyweight title in 1990 and the World Boxing Association mini-flyweight title from 1992 to 1993.

Professional career

Ohashi dropped out of college to begin a professional boxing career, and made his debut in February, 1985, with the Yonekura Boxing Gym. He won the vacant Japanese Light flyweight title in his 6th professional fight, and in December 1986, he challenged Jung-Koo Chang for the WBC Light flyweight title, but lost by TKO in the 5th round. Ohashi reclaimed the Japanese Light flyweight title in January 1988, and challenged Chang for the second time in June of the same year, only to lose again by 8th-round TKO. This was Chang's 15th consecutive defense of the WBC title, and Ohashi was knocked down a total of 7 times in 8 rounds before the referee stopped the contest.
Ohashi challenged Jum-Hwan Choi in January 1990 for the Lineal and WBC Minimumweight title, and won by KO to claim his first world title. This win stopped the streak of 21 losses in a row suffered in world title bouts by Japanese boxers. There had been no Japanese world champions for over a year before Ohashi won the WBC title.
Ohashi defended his title once, before losing to the legendary Ricardo López by TKO in the 5th round. López would go on to defend the WBC title won from Ohashi 22 times, and retire undefeated.
After two years away from the world stage, Ohashi returned to fight WBA Minimumweight champion Hi-Yong Choi in October 1992. Ohashi won a unanimous 12-round decision to claim his second world title. He lost to Chana Porpaoin in his first defense, and was forced into retirement at the age of 27, after it was discovered that he had a detached retina. He ended his career with a record of 19-5-0.

Post-retirement

After retiring, he created the Ohashi Boxing Gym in his hometown, Yokohama, and currently works as a trainer there. Former WBC Super flyweight champion, Katsushige Kawashima, is trained by Ohashi.
In January 2007, Ohashi served as the head trainer of the Japanese team in the BOXING GRAND PRIX 2007 event.
He also serves as the president of Japan Pro Boxing Association and its subsidiary body East Japan Boxing Association.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
24Loss19–5Chana PorpaoinMD1210 Feb 1993Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, JapanLost WBA mini-flyweight title
23Win19–4Choi Hi-yongUD1214 Oct 1992Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanWon WBA world champions#Minimumweight|WBA mini-flyweight title]
22Win18–4Joe ConstantinoKO6, 2:012 Jun 1992Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
21Win17–4Hwang In-kyuPTS1017 Dec 1991Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
20Win16–4Rico MacaubosKO5, 1:1920 Aug 1991Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
19Win15–4Julius PlanasKO7, 1:1023 Apr 1991Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
18Loss14–4Ricardo LópezTKO5, 2:0025 Oct 1990Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanLost WBC mini-flyweight title
17Win14–3Napa KiatwanchaiUD128 Jun 1990Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained WBC mini-flyweight title
16Win13–3Choi Jum-hwanKO9, 2:117 Feb 1990Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon WBC mini-flyweight title
15Win12–3Boy Kid EmiliaKO2, 2:493 Oct 1989Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
14Win11–3Lee Jae-manTKO7, 1:4025 Apr 1989Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13Win10–3Joel RevillaKO2, 2:107 Mar 1989Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12Win9–3Romy CenizaKO3, 2:2918 Oct 1988Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11Loss8–3Chang Jung-kooTKO8, 1:4727 Jun 1988Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanFor WBC light-flyweight title
10Win8–2Tomohiro KiyunaPTS1011 Jan 1988Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon Japanese light-flyweight title
9Win7–2Yasutaka SakuraiUD108 Sep 1987Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8Win6–2Shin SayamaKO3, 1:547 Apr 1987Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7Loss5–2Chang Jung-kooTKO5, 1:5514 Dec 1986Sunin Gymnasium, Incheon, South KoreaFor WBC light-flyweight title
6Win5–1Yoshiaki NojimaPTS1023 Jun 1986Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon vacant Japanese light-flyweight title
5Loss4–1Kim Bong-junPTS1020 Mar 1986Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4Win4–0Shin SayamaKO3, 1:033 Dec 1985Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3Win3–0Tadashi KuramochiKO1, 2:4727 Aug 1985Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2Win2–0Hideto OsanaiUD87 May 1985Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1Win1–0Masakatsu AikataKO1, 2:2512 Feb 1985Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan