Masao Ohba (The Eternal Champion) was a Japanese professional boxer. He was a flyweight world champion. In a career spanning 6 years, 1 month, and 26 days, Ohba amassed a record of 35-2-1, which includes 16 wins via KO—3 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2015.
Masao Ohba was born in Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan on October 21, 1949. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on November 7, 1966 against Kazuyoshi Watanabe. Ohba defeated Watanabe via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ohba became a world champion at the age of 21 after 28 professional fights. He challenged Berkrerk Chartvanchai for the WBA flyweight title and stopped the champion in the 13th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
Ohba's last fight was a 12th-round KO victory over Chartchai Chionoi at age 23, on January 2, 1973, in which he successfully defended his WBA flyweight championship.
Some of Masao Ohba's best fights were against Orlando Amores, Chartchai Chionoi, Berkrerk Chartvanchai, Susumu Hanagata, and Betulio González. For a top-10 list of Ohba's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Masao Ohba".
Ohba has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Masao Ohba Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Jan 02, 1973 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 12 |
37 | Sep 26, 1972 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
36 | Jun 20, 1972 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
35 | Mar 04, 1972 | 22 | ![]() | win | MD 15 |
34 | Oct 23, 1971 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
33 | Aug 19, 1971 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
32 | Jun 18, 1971 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
31 | Apr 01, 1971 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
30 | Jan 21, 1971 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Oct 22, 1970 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 13 |
28 | Jun 21, 1970 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
27 | Mar 01, 1970 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
26 | Dec 14, 1969 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
25 | Aug 18, 1969 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
24 | Jun 23, 1969 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
23 | May 05, 1969 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
22 | Mar 03, 1969 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
21 | Dec 23, 1968 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Oct 28, 1968 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
19 | Sep 02, 1968 | 18 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
18 | Aug 05, 1968 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
17 | Jun 17, 1968 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
16 | May 13, 1968 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
15 | Mar 11, 1968 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Jan 08, 1968 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
13 | Dec 14, 1967 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
12 | Nov 13, 1967 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
11 | Oct 13, 1967 | 17 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
10 | Sep 22, 1967 | 17 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
9 | Sep 03, 1967 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
8 | Jul 31, 1967 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
7 | Jun 16, 1967 | 17 | ![]() | loss | UD 4 |
6 | Apr 30, 1967 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Mar 27, 1967 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Feb 20, 1967 | 17 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
3 | Jan 02, 1967 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
2 | Dec 12, 1966 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
1 | Nov 07, 1966 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |