Shinji Takehara (24-1, 18) was born in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan on January 25, 1972. At the age of 17 years on May 15, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Masao Tadano, winning the fight via 4th-round KO.
On his 24th career fight at 23 years old, Takehara became a middleweight world champion on December 19, 1995 after defeating Jorge Castro via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBA title.
Takehara's last fight was a middleweight (WBA) world-title defense against William Joppy on June 24, 1996. He lost the fight via 9th-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Shinji Takehara's best fights were against Jorge Castro, Park Young-Ki and Hisashi Teraji. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Shinji Takehara".
Takehara has 1 loss on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Shinji Takehara Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Jun 24, 1996 24 years, 4 months 24-1 (18) | 25 years, 9 months 21-0-1 (17) | MD | 9 | TKO | Loss Lost WBA |
24  | Dec 19, 1995 23 years, 10 months 24-0 (18) | 28 years, 4 months 98-4-2 (68) | MD | 12 | UD | Win Won WBA |
23 | Sep 12, 1995 23 years, 7 months 23-0 (18) | Lee Shung-Chun | MD | 12 | PTS | Win |
22 | Apr 17, 1995 23 years, 2 months 22-0 (18) | Park Young-Ki | MD | 1 | KO | Win |
21 | Dec 19, 1994 22 years, 10 months 21-0 (17) | Craig Trotter | MD | 7 | KO | Win |
20 | Sep 18, 1994 22 years, 7 months 20-0 (16) | Lee Hyun-Sik | MD | 12 | PTS | Win |
19 | Jun 12, 1994 22 years, 4 months 19-0 (16) | Alex Tui | MD | 7 | KO | Win |
18 | Feb 21, 1994 22 years 18-0 (15) | Noli de Guia | 1 | KO | Win | |
17 | Nov 22, 1993 21 years, 9 months 17-0 (14) | Nico Toriri | MD | 6 | KO | Win |
16 | May 24, 1993 21 years, 3 months 16-0 (13) | Lee Sung-Chun | MD | 12 | KO | Win |
15 | Feb 15, 1993 21 years 15-0 (12) | Satoshi Yokozaki | MD | 5 | KO | Win |
14 | Aug 17, 1992 20 years, 6 months 14-0 (11) | Biney Martin | MD | 10 | UD | Win |
13 | May 17, 1992 20 years, 3 months 13-0 (11) | Yoshinori Nishizawa | MD | 10 | PTS | Win |
12 | Feb 17, 1992 20 years 12-0 (11) | Hisashi Teraji | MD | 2 | KO | Win |
11 | Oct 28, 1991 19 years, 9 months 11-0 (10) | Takehito Saijo | MD | 7 | KO | Win |
10 | Jul 15, 1991 19 years, 5 months 10-0 (9) | Jiro Kashiwara | 4 | KO | Win | |
9 | Feb 18, 1991 19 years 9-0 (8) | Tomoo Suzuki | 1 | KO | Win | |
8 | Nov 26, 1990 18 years, 10 months 8-0 (7) | Park Keon-Soo | 1 | KO | Win | |
7 | Jul 30, 1990 18 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | Satoshi Yokozaki | 10 | KO | Win | |
6 | Feb 18, 1990 18 years 6-0 (5) | Haruhisa Tokuda | 2 | KO | Win | |
5 | Dec 23, 1989 17 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Biney Martin | 6 | PTS | Win | |
4 | Nov 10, 1989 17 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Yoshihiro Kitada | 1 | KO | Win | |
3 | Sep 18, 1989 17 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Kiyoshi Hirayama | 1 | KO | Win | |
2 | Jul 17, 1989 17 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Kiyoshi Hirayama | 2 | KO | Win | |
1 | May 15, 1989 17 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Masao Tadano | 4 | KO | Win |
