Kohei Kono (33-12-1, 14) was born in Nakakoma District, Yamanashi, Japan on November 23, 1980. At the age of 19 years on November 22, 2000, he made his professional boxing debut against Toshiaki Nitta, losing the fight via 4-round majority decision.
On his 25th career fight at 27 years old, Kohei Kono got a shot at the WBA super-flyweight titles against Nobuo Nashiro on September 15, 2008 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a super-flyweight world champion (WBA) on December 31, 2012 at the age of 32 years old, on his 35th career fight, after defeating Tepparith Singwancha via 4th-round KO.
Kono's last fight was a 6th-round retirement loss to Jason Moloney at age 37 on May 19, 2018. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Kohei Kono's best fights have been against Kōki Kameda, Petchbarngborn Kokietgym and Norbelto Jimenez.
Kono has 12 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | May 19, 2018 37 years, 5 months 33-12-1 (14) | 27 years, 4 months 16-0 (13) | BT | 6 | RTD | LOSS |
45 | Oct 7, 2017 36 years, 10 months 33-11-1 (14) | Rex Tso | SFL | 7 | TD | LOSS |
44 | Jul 23, 2017 36 years, 8 months 33-10-1 (14) | Rambo Sithsaithong | SFL | 5 | TKO | WIN |
43  | Dec 30, 2016 36 years, 1 months 32-10-1 (13) | 23 years, 8 months 11-0 (9) | SFL | 6 | KO | LOSS For WBO |
42  | Aug 31, 2016 35 years, 9 months 32-9-1 (13) | 30 years, 10 months 34-4 (24) | SFL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA |
41 | Apr 27, 2016 35 years, 5 months 32-8-1 (13) | Tanawat Phonnaku | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
40  | Oct 16, 2015 34 years, 10 months 31-8-1 (13) | 28 years, 10 months 33-1 (18) | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
39  | Dec 31, 2014 34 years, 1 months 30-8-1 (13) | 23 years, 10 months 20-8-3 (10) | SFL | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBA |
38 | Mar 26, 2014 33 years, 4 months 30-8 (13) | Denkaosan Kaovichit | SFL | 8 | KO | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
37 | Dec 31, 2013 33 years, 1 months 29-8 (12) | Dawut Manopkanchang | SFL | 3 | TKO | WIN |
36  | May 6, 2013 32 years, 5 months 28-8 (11) | 31 years, 1 months 14-3-1 (7) | SFL | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBA |
35 | Dec 31, 2012 32 years, 1 months 28-7 (11) | Tepparith Singwancha | SFL | 4 | KO | WIN Won WBA |
34  | Sep 10, 2012 31 years, 9 months 27-7 (10) | 27 years 14-5 (4) | SFL | 8 | UD | WIN |
33 | Mar 31, 2012 31 years, 4 months 26-7 (10) | Yusaku Ishikawa | SFL | 5 | TKO | WIN |
32 | Oct 10, 2011 30 years, 10 months 25-7 (9) | Yohei Tobe | SFL | 8 | UD | LOSS |
31 | Apr 9, 2011 30 years, 4 months 25-6 (9) | Yota Sato | SFL | 10 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Sep 20, 2010 29 years, 9 months 25-5 (9) | 30 years, 3 months 33-12-1 (23) | SFL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC Vacant |
29 | May 17, 2010 29 years, 5 months 25-4 (9) | Masafumi Tonomura | SFL | 11 | TKO | WIN |
28 | Oct 3, 2009 28 years, 10 months 24-4 (8) | Marvin Tampus | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
27 | May 2, 2009 28 years, 5 months 23-4 (8) | Daniel Ferreras | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
26 | Feb 7, 2009 28 years, 2 months 22-4 (8) | Hendrik Barongsay | SFL | 6 | TKO | WIN |
25 | Sep 15, 2008 27 years, 9 months 21-4 (7) | Nobuo Nashiro | SFL | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBA Vacant |
24 | Feb 16, 2008 27 years, 2 months 21-3 (7) | Kuniyuki Aizawa | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
23 | Oct 6, 2007 26 years, 10 months 20-3 (7) | Eden Sonsona | SFL | 12 | SD | WIN |
22 | Jun 2, 2007 26 years, 6 months 19-3 (7) | Kenji Saegusa | SFL | 9 | TD | WIN |
21 | Feb 12, 2007 26 years, 2 months 18-3 (7) | Teppei Kikui | SFL | 10 | UD | WIN |
20 | Sep 4, 2006 25 years, 9 months 17-3 (7) | Saichon Or Ounsuwon | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Feb 11, 2006 25 years, 2 months 16-3 (6) | Prosper Matsuura | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Oct 24, 2005 24 years, 11 months 15-3 (5) | Petchdam Sithsaithong | 2 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 16, 2005 24 years, 7 months 14-3 (4) | Teppei Kikui | 8 | UD | LOSS | |
16 | Feb 1, 2005 24 years, 2 months 14-2 (4) | Kyohei Wada | 8 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Aug 25, 2004 23 years, 9 months 13-2 (4) | Munetake Egawa | 8 | SD | WIN | |
14 | May 20, 2004 23 years, 5 months 12-2 (4) | Kengo Wakao | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 5, 2004 23 years, 2 months 11-2 (3) | Asahi Takano | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Nov 4, 2003 22 years, 11 months 10-2 (3) | Teppei Kikui | 8 | SD | WIN | |
11 | Jun 26, 2003 22 years, 7 months 9-2 (3) | Makoto Horinouchi | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Dec 22, 2002 22 years 8-2 (2) | Daigo Nakahiro | 6 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | Nov 9, 2002 21 years, 11 months 8-1 (2) | Kenji Saegusa | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Sep 26, 2002 21 years, 10 months 7-1 (2) | Yuichiro Komuro | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Aug 2, 2002 21 years, 8 months 6-1 (2) | Yuki Kishi | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | May 31, 2002 21 years, 6 months 5-1 (2) | Kosuke Takamizawa | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jan 28, 2002 21 years, 2 months 4-1 (1) | Ryoji Arai | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Sep 26, 2001 20 years, 10 months 3-1 (0) | Yosuke Ishiwatari | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jun 19, 2001 20 years, 6 months 2-1 (0) | Takaaki Hayashi | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 18, 2001 20 years, 4 months 1-1 (0) | Kazuya Hirata | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Nov 22, 2000 19 years, 11 months 0-1 (0) | Toshiaki Nitta | 4 | MD | LOSS |
