Japanese Boxers
Naoya Inoue, Takuma Inoue, Kenshiro Teraji, Masamichi Yabuki and 4 more currently hold world titles for Japan.
Rankings by Division
Divisions with at least three current boxers from Japan and a champion or Top 10 contender.
Champions
World champions representing Japan
Takuma Inoue
Shokichi Iwata
Riku Masuda
Daiya Kira
Takeshi Ishii
Top 10 Contenders
Top 10 ranked boxers from Japan
- Seiya Tsutsumi
- Ryosuke Nishida
- Yoshiki Takei
- Junto Nakatani
- Tenshin Nasukawa
- Tomoya Tsuboi
- Seigo Yuri Akui
- Kyosuke Takami
- Ryota Muto
- Mikito Nakano
- Ryusei Kawaura
- Yuga Ozaki
- Kenichi Ogawa
- Hayato Tsutsumi
- Tomoki Kameda
- Andy Hiraoka
- Masanori Rikiishi
- Toshiki Shimomachi
- Kazuki Nakajima
- Kenta Nakagawa
- Kosuke Tomioka
- Ryusei Matsumoto
- Katsuki Mori
- Yamato Hata
- Daigo Higa
- Masataka Taniguchi
- Reito Takahashi
- Katsuma Akitsugi
- Kazuto Ioka
- Ryoma Morimoto
- Jun Ikegawa
- Sento Ito
- Aoi Yokoyama
- Atsuki Sano
- Sho Nogami
- Issa Sakata
- Takero Kitano
- Ryota Toyoshima
- Reito Tsutsumi
- Yoshi Sugiura
Total Ranked
98 boxers from Japan are currently ranked as champions or contenders in the latest WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and RING world rankings. This list shows 50 additional fighters beyond the champions and Top 10 contenders highlighted above.
- Akizumi Nagashima – Light Flyweight
- Aoi Murata – Super Flyweight
- Ayumu Hanada – Super Flyweight
- Ayumu Sano – Super Flyweight
- Brandon Tajima – Cruiserweight
- Daiki Kameyama – Light Flyweight
- Goki Kobayashi – Minimumweight
- Hayate Hanada – Super Flyweight
- Horiki Horiike – Super Lightweight
- Jin Sasaki – Welterweight
- Josuke Nagata – Flyweight
- Jukiya Iimura – Flyweight
- Kazusa Kawabuchi – Middleweight
- Keisuke Matsumoto – Super Featherweight
- Keita Kurihara – Bantamweight
- Keita Nakayama – Bantamweight
- Kuntae Lee – Super Lightweight
- Kyonosuke Kameda – Featherweight
- Kyosuke Okamoto – Featherweight
- Masatora Okada – Minimumweight
- Mikyo Watari – Super Lightweight
- Mitsuro Brandon Tajima – Cruiserweight
- Natsu Ohashi – Light Flyweight
- Raito Kataoka – Light Flyweight
- Reiya Abe – Featherweight
- Rentaro Kimura – Super Featherweight
- Rento Miyazawa – Minimumweight
- Reon Fujino – Super Flyweight
- Riku Kitani – Super Featherweight
- Rikuto Sezutsu – Light Flyweight
- Ryo Mandokoro – Flyweight
- Ryotaro Nakagaki – Super Flyweight
- Ryu Isogane – Light Flyweight
- Ryuto Owan – Featherweight
- Shogo Tanaka – Flyweight
- Shu Utsuki – Lightweight
- Shuma Nakazato – Lightweight
- Shunpei Ohata – Super Featherweight
- Sora Tanaka – Welterweight
- Subaru Murata – Super Bantamweight
- Taiga Imanaga – Lightweight
- Taku Kuwahara – Flyweight
- Tatsuro Nakashima – Minimumweight
- Toshiki Kawamitsu – Light Flyweight
- Toshiya Ishii – Super Bantamweight
- Tsubasa Narai – Super Featherweight
- Yuito Morikawi – Super Middleweight
- Yukinori Oguni – Super Bantamweight
- Yuni Takada – Minimumweight
- Yuta Sakai – Bantamweight
Ranked boxers over time
Number of boxers and champions representing Japan.
Coverage note: Some months include fewer than all five organizations because their ratings were not yet published or not available. A lower total in those months may reflect incomplete coverage rather than a real drop in ranked boxers or champions.
- Ranked boxers
- Champions
| Period | Ranked boxers | Champions |
|---|---|---|
| October 20261/5 Partial coverage | 20 | 1 |
| September 20264/5 Partial coverage | 94 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 97 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 95 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 94 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 94 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 90 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 85 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 82 | 5 |
| January 20264/5 Partial coverage | 56 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 80 | 5 |
| November 20254/5 Partial coverage | 53 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 79 | 4 |
| September 2025 | 75 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 75 | 5 |
| July 2025 | 76 | 6 |
| June 20254/5 Partial coverage | 75 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 76 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 78 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 74 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 75 | 9 |
| January 2025 | 76 | 9 |
| December 2024 | 76 | 9 |
| November 20243/5 Partial coverage | 53 | 8 |