Akira Yaegashi (28-7, 16) was born in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan on February 25, 1983. At the age of 22 years on March 26, 2005, he made his professional boxing debut against Omoyoshi Nakayama, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 7th career fight at 24 years old, Akira Yaegashi got a shot at the WBC strawweight titles against Eagle Den Junlaphan on June 4, 2007 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a strawweight world champion (WBA) on October 24, 2011 at the age of 28 years old, on his 17th career fight, after defeating Pornsawan Porpramook via 10th-round TKO.
He then went on to become world champion at 2 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Yaegashi's last fight was a flyweight world-title fight against Moruti Mthalane for Mthalane's IBF title on December 23, 2019. He lost the fight via 9th-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Akira Yaegashi's best fights have been against Edgar Sosa, Wittawas Basapean and Román González.
Yaegashi has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Dec 23, 2019 36 years, 9 months 28-7 (16) | 37 years, 2 months 38-2 (25) | FL | 9 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
34 | Apr 8, 2019 36 years, 1 months 28-6 (16) | Sahaphap Bunop | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Aug 17, 2018 35 years, 5 months 27-6 (15) | Hirofumi Mukai | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Mar 26, 2018 35 years, 1 months 26-6 (14) | Frans Damur Palue | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
31  | May 21, 2017 34 years, 2 months 25-6 (13) | 29 years, 2 months 35-2 (12) | LFL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
30  | Dec 30, 2016 33 years, 10 months 25-5 (13) | 32 years 31-5 (12) | LFL | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
29 | May 8, 2016 33 years, 2 months 24-5 (12) | Martin Tecuapetla | LFL | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF |
28 | Dec 29, 2015 32 years, 10 months 23-5 (12) | Javier Mendoza | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
27 | Aug 20, 2015 32 years, 5 months 22-5 (12) | Said Fahdafi | 3 | KO | WIN | |
26 | May 1, 2015 32 years, 2 months 21-5 (11) | Songseanglek Phosuwangym | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
25  | Dec 30, 2014 31 years, 10 months 20-5 (10) | 25 years, 6 months 23-1-1 (15) | LFL | 7 | KO | LOSS For WBC Vacant |
24  | Sep 5, 2014 31 years, 6 months 20-4 (10) | 27 years, 2 months 39-0 (33) | FL | 9 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC, The Ring |
23 | Apr 6, 2014 31 years, 1 months 20-3 (10) | Odilon Zaleta | FL | 9 | KO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
22  | Dec 6, 2013 30 years, 9 months 19-3 (9) | 34 years, 3 months 49-7 (29) | FL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
21 | Aug 12, 2013 30 years, 5 months 18-3 (9) | Oscar Blanquet | FL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
20 | Apr 8, 2013 30 years, 1 months 17-3 (9) | Toshiyuki Igarashi | FL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC, The Ring |
19 | Jan 5, 2013 29 years, 10 months 16-3 (9) | Saenmuangloei Kokietgym | 9 | KO | WIN | |
18  | Jun 20, 2012 29 years, 3 months 15-3 (8) | 23 years, 2 months 9-0 (6) | ST | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA For WBC |
17 | Oct 24, 2011 28 years, 7 months 15-2 (8) | Pornsawan Porpramook | ST | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
16 | Apr 2, 2011 28 years, 1 months 14-2 (7) | Norihito Tanaka | ST | 10 | UD | WIN |
15 | May 1, 2010 27 years, 2 months 13-2 (7) | Kosuke Takeichi | ST | 10 | UD | WIN |
14 | Sep 5, 2009 26 years, 6 months 12-2 (7) | Junichiro Kaneda | ST | 10 | UD | WIN |
13 | Jun 21, 2009 26 years, 3 months 11-2 (7) | Kenichi Horikawa | ST | 10 | UD | WIN |
12  | Mar 17, 2009 26 years 10-2 (7) | 22 years, 3 months | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 18, 2008 25 years, 7 months 9-2 (6) | Takumi Suda | 8 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Sep 15, 2008 25 years, 6 months 8-2 (6) | Thongthailek Sor Tanapinyo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 1, 2008 25 years, 4 months 7-2 (5) | Masatate Tsuji | 6 | MD | LOSS | |
8 | Apr 30, 2008 25 years, 2 months 7-1 (5) | Yasuhiro Hisada | 10 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Jun 4, 2007 24 years, 3 months 6-1 (5) | Eagle Den Junlaphan | ST | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
6 | Sep 18, 2006 23 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Liempetch Sor Veerapol | ST | 1 | KO | WIN |
5 | Apr 3, 2006 23 years, 1 months 5-0 (4) | Weerasak Chuwatana | ST | 5 | KO | WIN |
4 | Dec 5, 2005 22 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Elmer Gejon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Aug 22, 2005 22 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Danchai Sithsaithong | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | May 18, 2005 22 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Poonsawat Eausampan | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 26, 2005 22 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Omoyoshi Nakayama | 1 | KO | WIN |
