Fighting Harada (55-7, 22) was born in Tokyo, Japan on April 5, 1943. At the age of 16 years on February 21, 1960, he made his professional boxing debut against Isami Masui, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On his 28th career fight at 19 years old, Harada became a flyweight world champion on October 10, 1962 after defeating Pone Kingpetch via 11th-round KO to win the WBA and The Ring titles.
He then went on to become world champion at the bantamweight weight class as well, winning the WBA, WBC and The Ring titles against Éder Jofre via 15-round split decision on May 18, 1965.
Harada's last fight was a featherweight world-title fight against Johnny Famechon for Famechon's WBC title on January 6, 1970. He lost the fight via 14th-round KO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Fighting Harada's best fights were against Éder Jofre, José Medel and Pone Kingpetch. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Fighting Harada".
Harada has 7 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Fighting Harada Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Jan 6, 1970 26 years, 9 months 55-7 (22) | Johnny Famechon | FT | 14 | KO | Loss For WBC |
61 | Oct 1, 1969 26 years, 5 months 55-6 (22) | Pat Gonzales | 8 | KO | Win | |
60 | Jul 28, 1969 26 years, 3 months 54-6 (21) | Johnny Famechon | FT | 15 | PTS | Loss For WBC |
59 | Jun 4, 1969 26 years, 1 months 54-5 (21) | Vil Tumulak | 10 | UD | Win | |
58 | Apr 2, 1969 25 years, 11 months 53-5 (21) | Alton Colter | 10 | SD | Loss | |
57 | Dec 4, 1968 25 years, 7 months 53-4 (21) | Roy Amolong | 2 | KO | Win | |
56 | Sep 4, 1968 25 years, 4 months 52-4 (20) | Nobuo Chiba | 7 | KO | Win | |
55 | Jun 5, 1968 25 years, 2 months 51-4 (19) | Dwight Hawkins | 10 | UD | Win | |
54  | Feb 27, 1968 24 years, 10 months 50-4 (19) | 19 years, 8 months 27-2 (8) | BT | 15 | UD | Loss Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring |
53 | Nov 28, 1967 24 years, 7 months 50-3 (19) | Soo Bok Kwon | 8 | KO | Win | |
52 | Sep 25, 1967 24 years, 5 months 49-3 (18) | Hajime Taroura | 2 | KO | Win | |
51 | Jul 4, 1967 24 years, 2 months 48-3 (17) | Bernardo Caraballo | BT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
50 | Apr 4, 1967 23 years, 11 months 47-3 (17) | Tiny Palacio | 12 | UD | Win | |
49  | Jan 3, 1967 23 years, 8 months 46-3 (17) | 28 years, 9 months 63-20-6 (39) | BT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
48 | Oct 25, 1966 23 years, 6 months 45-3 (17) | Antonio Herrera | 12 | UD | Win | |
47 | Aug 1, 1966 23 years, 3 months 44-3 (17) | Dio Espinosa | 10 | UD | Win | |
46  | May 31, 1966 23 years, 1 months 43-3 (17) | 30 years, 2 months 47-1-4 (37) | BT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
45 | Feb 15, 1966 22 years, 10 months 42-3 (17) | Soo Kang Suh | 12 | PTS | Win | |
44 | Nov 30, 1965 22 years, 7 months 41-3 (17) | Alan Rudkin | BT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
43 | Jul 28, 1965 22 years, 3 months 40-3 (17) | Katsuo Saito | 12 | PTS | Win | |
42 | May 18, 1965 22 years, 1 months 39-3 (17) | 29 years, 1 months 47-0-3 (37) | BT | 15 | SD | Win Won WBA, WBC, The Ring |
41 | Jan 4, 1965 21 years, 8 months 38-3 (17) | Dommy Froilan | 6 | KO | Win | |
40 | Oct 29, 1964 21 years, 6 months 37-3 (16) | Katsutoshi Aoki | 3 | KO | Win | |
39 | Sep 17, 1964 21 years, 5 months 36-3 (15) | Oscar Reyes | 10 | PTS | Win | |
38 | Jul 6, 1964 21 years, 3 months 35-3 (15) | Ray Asis | 10 | UD | Win | |
37 | Feb 14, 1964 20 years, 10 months 34-3 (15) | Somsak Laemfapha | 2 | KO | Win | |
36 | Jan 2, 1964 20 years, 8 months 33-3 (14) | Avelino Estrada | 5 | KO | Win | |
35 | Nov 25, 1963 20 years, 7 months 32-3 (13) | Emile de Leon | 10 | PTS | Win | |
34 | Sep 26, 1963 20 years, 5 months 31-3 (13) | 25 years, 6 months 53-19-5 (33) | 6 | TKO | Loss | |
33 | Aug 7, 1963 20 years, 4 months 31-2 (13) | Dommy Balajada | 10 | UD | Win | |
32 | Jun 19, 1963 20 years, 2 months 30-2 (13) | Thira Lodjarengabe | 6 | RTD | Win | |
31 | May 4, 1963 20 years 29-2 (12) | Jose Cejuda | 1 | KO | Win | |
30 | Mar 21, 1963 19 years, 11 months 28-2 (11) | Tetsuro Kawai | 10 | UD | Win | |
29  | Jan 12, 1963 19 years, 9 months 27-2 (11) | 27 years, 11 months 25-4 (8) | FL | 15 | MD | Loss Lost WBA, The Ring |
28 | Oct 10, 1962 19 years, 6 months 27-1 (11) | 27 years, 7 months 25-3 (8) | FL | 11 | KO | Win Won WBA, The Ring |
27 | Jul 23, 1962 19 years, 3 months 26-1 (10) | Little Rufe | 10 | UD | Win | |
26 | Jun 14, 1962 19 years, 2 months 25-1 (10) | Edmundo Esparza | 10 | SD | Loss | |
25 | May 3, 1962 19 years 25-0 (10) | Baby Espinosa | 10 | PTS | Win | |
24 | Mar 18, 1962 18 years, 11 months 24-0 (10) | Tadao Kawamura | 10 | UD | Win | |
23 | Jan 12, 1962 18 years, 9 months 23-0 (10) | Kozo Nagata | 10 | UD | Win | |
22 | Dec 10, 1961 18 years, 8 months 22-0 (10) | Ryoji Shiratori | 6 | KO | Win | |
21 | Oct 9, 1961 18 years, 6 months 21-0 (9) | Akio Maki | 10 | UD | Win | |
20 | Sep 9, 1961 18 years, 5 months 20-0 (9) | Sombang Banbung | 3 | KO | Win | |
19 | Jul 31, 1961 18 years, 3 months 19-0 (8) | Akio Maki | 8 | RTD | Win | |
18 | Jun 19, 1961 18 years, 2 months 18-0 (7) | Shigeru Ito | 10 | UD | Win | |
17 | May 1, 1961 18 years 17-0 (7) | Ray Perez | 10 | UD | Win | |
16 | Mar 5, 1961 17 years, 11 months 16-0 (7) | Yasuo Fujita | 6 | UD | Win | |
15 | Jan 28, 1961 17 years, 9 months 15-0 (7) | Riichi Tanaka | 6 | UD | Win | |
14 | Jan 5, 1961 17 years, 9 months 14-0 (7) | Tsuyoshi Nakamura | 6 | UD | Win | |
13  | Dec 24, 1960 17 years, 8 months 13-0 (7) | 20 years, 8 months 9-0 (4) | 6 | PTS | Win | |
12 | Dec 11, 1960 17 years, 8 months 12-0 (7) | Yoshinori Hikita | 3 | KO | Win | |
11 | Nov 7, 1960 17 years, 7 months 11-0 (6) | Hachiro Arai | 4 | UD | Win | |
10 | Oct 28, 1960 17 years, 6 months 10-0 (6) | Sadayoshi Yoshida | 4 | KO | Win | |
9 | Sep 1, 1960 17 years, 4 months 9-0 (5) | Yukio Suzuki | 4 | UD | Win | |
8 | Jul 18, 1960 17 years, 3 months 8-0 (5) | Masaru Kodangi | 3 | RTD | Win | |
7 | Jun 24, 1960 17 years, 2 months 7-0 (4) | Kazuo Morita | 1 | KO | Win | |
6 | Jun 10, 1960 17 years, 2 months 6-0 (3) | Masatake Ogura | 3 | TKO | Win | |
5 | Apr 13, 1960 17 years 5-0 (2) | Ken Morita | 4 | UD | Win | |
4 | Apr 4, 1960 16 years, 11 months 4-0 (2) | Yuichi Noguchi | 4 | UD | Win | |
3 | Mar 27, 1960 16 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Goro Iwamoto | 3 | KO | Win | |
2 | Mar 2, 1960 16 years, 10 months 2-0 (1) | Mitsuo Motohashi | 4 | SD | Win | |
1 | Feb 21, 1960 16 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Isami Masui | 4 | TKO | Win |
