Shinji Takehara has one loss against one opponent on his boxing record. For a list of Takehara's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Shinji Takehara".
On June 24, 1996 Shinji Takehara met William Joppy in a middleweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Takehara was 24 years old and with a record of 24-1 (18), and Joppy was 25 years old and with a record of 21-0-1 (17). Takehara lost the fight via 9th-round TKO and lost the title.
