Best fights of Kenji Osawa
Over 11 years as a professional, Kenji Osawa has compiled a 20-11-2 (6) record, including one title fight. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Kenji Osawa defeats Takeshi Inoue
On December 24, 2012 Kenji Osawa faced Takeshi Inoue in a bantamweight bout. Osawa was 36 years old with a record of 18-10-2, and Inoue was 32 with a record of 3-6. Osawa was coming off a win, while Inoue was on a 3-fight losing streak. Osawa won via unanimous decision.
2. Kenji Osawa defeats Naoya Uematsu
On February 17, 2006 Kenji Osawa faced Naoya Uematsu. Osawa was 29 years old with a record of 10-4-1, and Uematsu was 27 with a record of 14-4-2. Both Osawa and Uematsu were coming off a loss. Osawa won via majority decision.
3. Kenji Osawa defeats Keisuke Fujiwara
On July 16, 2011 Kenji Osawa faced Keisuke Fujiwara in a bantamweight bout. Osawa was 34 years old with a record of 17-10-2, and Fujiwara was 28 with a record of 11-3-4. Both Osawa and Fujiwara were coming off a loss. Osawa won via unanimous decision.
4. Kenji Osawa loses to Takafumi Otsuka in their 2nd fight via unanimous decision
On April 29, 2014 Kenji Osawa fought Takafumi Otsuka for the vacant DEEP bantamweight title. It was their second meeting. Osawa was 37 years old with a record of 20-10-2, and Otsuka was 27 with a record of 16-12-1. Osawa was on a 3-fight winning streak and Otsuka was coming off a win. Osawa lost via unanimous decision. Failed to win the vacant title. Went the distance with Otsuka.
5. Kenji Osawa defeats Takafumi Otsuka
On May 29, 2011 Kenji Osawa faced Takafumi Otsuka in a bantamweight bout. Osawa was 34 years old with a record of 16-9-2, and Otsuka was 24 with a record of 11-7-1. Both Osawa and Otsuka were coming off a win. Osawa won via split decision.
6. Kenji Osawa defeats Yoshiro Maeda
On May 29, 2010 Kenji Osawa faced Yoshiro Maeda in a bantamweight bout. Osawa was 33 years old with a record of 15-9-2, and Maeda was 28 with a record of 26-8-2. Both Osawa and Maeda were coming off a loss. Osawa won via split decision.
7. Kenji Osawa defeats Jin Akimoto
On May 4, 2005 Kenji Osawa faced Jin Akimoto. Osawa was 28 years old with a record of 9-3, and Akimoto was 34 with a record of 11-7-2. Osawa was on a 3-fight winning streak, while Akimoto was on a 2-fight losing streak. Osawa won via majority decision.
8. Kenji Osawa defeats Rafael Rebello
On March 1, 2009 Kenji Osawa faced Rafael Rebello. Osawa was 32 years old with a record of 14-8-2, and Rebello was 28 with a record of 5-2. Osawa was coming off a win and Rebello was on a 4-fight winning streak. Osawa won via split decision.
9. Kenji Osawa KOs Tetsuya Nishi
On March 14, 2004 Kenji Osawa faced Tetsuya Nishi. Osawa was 27 years old with a record of 5-1, and Nishi was 0 with a record of 0-0. Osawa was on a 2-fight winning streak. Osawa stopped Tetsuya Nishi via TKO in the 1st round.
10. Kenji Osawa loses to Masakazu Imanari via KO
On May 29, 2011 Kenji Osawa faced Masakazu Imanari in a bantamweight bout. Osawa was 34 years old with a record of 17-9-2, and Imanari was 35 with a record of 22-8-2. Osawa was on a 2-fight winning streak and Imanari was coming off a win. Imanari submitted Osawa via achilles lock in the 2nd round.