List of Japanese boxing world champions

This is a list of Japanese boxing world champions who have won major world titles from the "Big four" governing bodies in professional boxing namely the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).It was in 1952 that Yoshio Shirai won the world flyweight crown, becoming the first Japanese world champion. Since then, Japan has produced 84 world champions to date. Japan ranks third worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions.

List of Japanese boxing world champions

This is a list of Japanese boxing world champions who have won major world titles from the "Big four" governing bodies in professional boxing namely the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).It was in 1952 that Yoshio Shirai won the world flyweight crown, becoming the first Japanese world champion. Since then, Japan has produced 84 world champions to date. Japan ranks third worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions.