Takuya Muguruma (boxer)


Takuya Muguruma is a retired Japanese boxer who is a former WBA bantamweight champion. He is an alumnus of the Kinki University.
Muguruma became interested in boxing at the age of a junior high school student. In high school, he belonged to the rugby club. As Muguruma was a slow runner, he was a substitute player there. He began boxing at Osaka Teiken Boxing Gym after entering the University.

Professional career

Muguruma turned professional with an amateur record of 2–1, and made his debut with a second-round knockout victory on April 9, 1981. He won the annual Japanese boxing series, All-Japan Rookie King Tournament in the featherweight division in February 1982. He went down a weight division to capture the Japanese super bantamweight title in November 1983, and defended that title seven times in total before returning it.
Muguruma dropped down one more weight class for the scheduled fight against Bernardo Piñango for the WBA bantamweight title. However, as Piñango gave up the title, Muguruma won over Panama's Azael Moran via a fifth-round knockout after flooring him twice, to capture the vacant WBA bantamweight title in Moriguchi, Osaka on March 29, 1987.
In his first defense against Chan Young Park in Moriguchi on May 24 of that year, Muguruma was knocked down from an accidental head butt in the third round. Although Muguruma was given a two-minute rest, he could not recover from the damage until he was stopped in the eleventh round.
In September of the same year, Muguruma was tied on points with Wilfredo Vázquez in the fight for the WBA bantamweight title at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. Muguruma moved back a weight class to fight against Juan José Estrada for the WBA super bantamweight title in Moriguchi in October 1988. However he suffered an eleventh round stoppage with the towel thrown in, after being floored in the fourth and eleventh rounds, and hung up his gloves.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
31LossJuan José EstradaTKO11 1988-10-16City Gymnasium, Moriguchi, JapanFor WBA super bantamweight title
30Draw26–2–2Wilfredo VázquezSD12 1988-01-17Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, JapanFor WBA bantamweight title
29Win26–2–1Tom RamosKO7 1987-09-09Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, Japan
28Loss25–2–1Park Chan-yongTKO11 1987-05-24City Gymnasium, Moriguchi, JapanLost WBA bantamweight title
27Win25–1–1Azael MoranKO5 1987-03-29City Gymnasium, Moriguchi, JapanWon WBA bantamweight title
26Win24–1–1Kyu Chan JoKO5 1986-12-03Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan
25Win23–1–1Youn Kap ChoiKO2 1986-08-21Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, Japan
24Win22–1–1Sam Yong KimKO3 1986-03-30Sports Centre, Itami, Japan
23Win21–1–1Kazuo OsamuTKO5 1986-02-06Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, JapanRetained Japanese super bantamweight title
22Win20–1–1Satoshi OkumaKO2 1985-10-29Koshigaoka Park Gymnasium, Otsu, JapanRetained Japanese super bantamweight title
21Win19–1–1Satoshi KoguchiTKO5 1985-06-24Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, JapanRetained Japanese super bantamweight title
20Loss18–1–1Youn Kap ChoiSD12 1985-03-09Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South KoreaFor vacant OPBF super bantamweight title
19Draw18–0–1Eiji OyamaSD10 1984-12-04Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, JapanRetained Japanese super bantamweight title
18Win18–0Masahide IkeharaKO4 1984-09-15Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, JapanRetained Japanese super bantamweight title
17Win17–0Keiji KawamuraPTS10 1984-06-12Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanRetained Japanese super bantamweight title
16Win16–0Kaoru YoshiokaKO3 1984-03-15Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, JapanRetained Japanese super bantamweight title
15Win15–0Hiroyuki IwamotoRTD4 1983-11-28Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon Japanese super bantamweight title
14Win14–0Shogo TabataKO1 1983-09-08Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
13Win13–0Kazumi SatoKO4 1983-05-17Prefectural Gymnasium, Kochi, Japan
12Win12–0Fusao ImaiKO4 1983-04-08Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11Win11–0Masataka KatayamaKO2 1983-02-24Municipal Gym, Tsu, Japan
10Win10–0Kenzo TakasugiKO6 1983-01-24Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
9Win9–0Masayoshi KashiwakuraUD8 1982-10-01Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8Win8–0Sumihiro SudaKO1 1982-08-24Prefectural Gymnasium, Kochi, Japan
7Win7–0Kenzo TakasugiPTS6 1982-06-19City Gymnasium, Iizuka, Japan
6Win6–0Mitsuru SugiyaSD6 1982-02-15Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
5Win5–0Jun YamaguchiKO4 1981-12-07Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan
4Win4–0Tadashi KawanoPTS4 1981-09-12Sakuranomiya Skating Rink, Osaka, Japan
3Win3–0Wolf YoshizakiKO1 1981-06-21Cultural Hall, Izumi, Japan
2Win2–0Akimitsu HaruyamaPTS4 1981-05-28Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
1Win1–0Kenji MiyagiKO2 1981-04-09Prefectural Gymnasium, Wakayama, Japan

Post retirement

Subsequently, he joined Mizuno Corporation. From 2008, he was responsible for the production of the focus mitt.