Kazuto Takesako


Kazuto Takesako is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the WBC-OPBF middleweight title since January and the Japanese middleweight title since 2018.

Professional career

Takesako made his professional debut on 14 July 2015, scoring a second-round technical knockout victory over Tomoyuki Yokota at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
After compiling a record of 7–0 he defeated Hikaru Nishida by first-round TKO to capture the Japanese middleweight title on 3 March 2018 at the Culttz Kawasaki in Kawasaki, Japan.
After four more fights–three stoppage wins and a draw–he defeated Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa by twelve-round unanimous decision to capture the OPBF middleweight title. One judge scored the bout 120–108 while the other two scored it 119–109.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Loss