Hozumi Hasegawa (36-5, 16) was born in Nishiwaki, HyĹŤgo, Japan on December 16, 1980. At the age of 18 years on November 22, 1999, he made his professional boxing debut against Shuichi Kuroiwa, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
On his 20th career fight at 24 years old, Hasegawa became a bantamweight world champion on April 16, 2005 after defeating Veeraphol Sahaprom via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBC title.
He then went on to become world champion at 2 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Hasegawa's last fight was a super-bantamweight world-title fight against Hugo Ruiz for Ruiz' WBC title on September 16, 2016. He stopped Ruiz via retirement and was crowned the new super-bantamweight world champion. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
Some of Hozumi Hasegawa's best fights have been against Veeraphol Sahaprom, Juan Carlos Burgos, Simpiwe Vetyeka, Hugo Ruiz, Carlos Ruiz, Vusi Malinga and Nestor Rocha.
Hasegawa has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Sep 16, 2016 35 years, 9 months 36-5 (16) | 29 years, 11 months 36-3 (32) | SBT | 9 | RTD | WIN Won WBC |
40  | Dec 11, 2015 34 years, 11 months 35-5 (15) | 22 years, 5 months 14-1-1 (5) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
39 | May 9, 2015 34 years, 4 months 34-5 (15) | Horacio Garcia | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38  | Apr 23, 2014 33 years, 4 months 33-5 (15) | 28 years, 1 months 30-4 (22) | SBT | 7 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
37 | Aug 12, 2013 32 years, 7 months 33-4 (15) | Genaro Camargo | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Apr 26, 2013 32 years, 4 months 32-4 (14) | Veerapol Sor Chantasith | 3 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Dec 22, 2012 32 years 31-4 (13) | Arturo Santos Reyes | 10 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Apr 6, 2012 31 years, 3 months 30-4 (13) | Felipe Carlos Felix | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
33  | Apr 8, 2011 30 years, 3 months 29-4 (12) | 29 years, 6 months 47-7 (41) | FT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
32  | Nov 26, 2010 29 years, 11 months 29-3 (12) | 22 years, 11 months 25-0 (18) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
31  | Apr 30, 2010 29 years, 4 months 28-3 (12) | 31 years, 1 months 41-2-2 (31) | BT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
30 | Dec 18, 2009 29 years 28-2 (12) | Alvaro Perez | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
29 | Jul 14, 2009 28 years, 6 months 27-2 (11) | Nestor Rocha | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
28 | Mar 12, 2009 28 years, 2 months 26-2 (10) | Vusi Malinga | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
27 | Oct 16, 2008 27 years, 10 months 25-2 (9) | Alejandro Valdez | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
26 | Jun 12, 2008 27 years, 5 months 24-2 (8) | Cristian Faccio | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
25 | Jan 10, 2008 27 years 23-2 (7) | Simone Maludrottu | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
24  | May 3, 2007 26 years, 4 months 22-2 (7) | 26 years, 4 months 16-0 (9) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
23 | Nov 13, 2006 25 years, 10 months 21-2 (7) | Genaro Garcia | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
22  | Mar 25, 2006 25 years, 3 months 20-2 (7) | 37 years, 4 months 51-2-2 (35) | BT | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
21 | Sep 25, 2005 24 years, 9 months 19-2 (6) | Gerardo Martinez | BT | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
20 | Apr 16, 2005 24 years, 4 months 18-2 (5) | 36 years, 5 months 46-1-2 (31) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
19 | Oct 30, 2004 23 years, 10 months 17-2 (5) | Jun Toriumi | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18 | May 23, 2004 23 years, 5 months 16-2 (5) | Norasing Kietprasanchai | BT | 12 | UD | WIN |
17 | Feb 15, 2004 23 years, 1 months 15-2 (5) | Dechsayarm Sithpordam | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Nov 9, 2003 22 years, 10 months 14-2 (5) | Alvin Felicilda | BT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Jul 20, 2003 22 years, 7 months 13-2 (4) | Sunao Uno | BT | 12 | SD | WIN |
14 | May 18, 2003 22 years, 5 months 12-2 (4) | Jess Maca | BT | 12 | SD | WIN |
13 | Mar 2, 2003 22 years, 2 months 11-2 (4) | Naphdetsh Soonkilanoynai | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Oct 27, 2002 21 years, 10 months 10-2 (4) | Ryuichi Minoriyama | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Aug 24, 2002 21 years, 8 months 9-2 (4) | Toshinobu Nakatani | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Apr 21, 2002 21 years, 4 months 8-2 (4) | Pornchai Sithpraprom | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Feb 3, 2002 21 years, 1 months 7-2 (3) | Gamwonwan Sithsobha | 2 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Oct 21, 2001 20 years, 10 months 6-2 (2) | Hisami Kitahara | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Aug 17, 2001 20 years, 8 months 5-2 (2) | Takashi Taketazu | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jul 7, 2001 20 years, 6 months 4-2 (2) | Yoshihiro Yoshioka | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | May 20, 2001 20 years, 5 months 3-2 (1) | Masamitsu Arakawa | 4 | SD | LOSS | |
4 | Jan 28, 2001 20 years, 1 months 3-1 (1) | Yoshinori Terada | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jul 30, 2000 19 years, 7 months 2-1 (1) | Takashi Taketazu | 4 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | Apr 28, 2000 19 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Hideki Ishizuka | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 22, 1999 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Shuichi Kuroiwa | 4 | UD | WIN |
