Kosei Tanaka

Name: Kosei Tanaka
Birth Name: 田中恒成
Hometown: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Birthplace: Tajimi, Gifu, Japan
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 164cm
Reach: 164cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Amateur Highlights

• 2012 World Youth Championships Quarter-finalist in Jerevan, Armenia as a Light Flyweight.
  • Defeated Almambet Alibekov (Kyrgyzstan) 14-10
  • Defeated Anton Chernamaz (Belarus) 19-8
  • Lost to Lalitha Prasad Polipalli (India) 11-12
• 2013 Asian Youth Championships Silver medalist in Subic Bay, Philippines as a Light Flyweight.
  • Defeated M.Roshan Sandaruwan (Sri Lanka) RSC-3
  • Defeated Erdenbaat Tsendbaatar (Mongolia) 23-10
  • Defeated Jong Hyok-Nam (North Korea) 20-9
  • Defeated Lalitha Prasad Polipalli (India) 17-10
  • Lost to Jade Bornea (Philippines) 13-15

Professional Record

• Has defeated 9 opponents (5 by KO) for World Title.
  • 4 opponents (2 by KO) for World Flyweight Title.
  • 3 opponents (2 by KO) for World Light Flyweight Title.
  • 2 opponents (1 by KO) for World Minimumweight Title.
• Has a record of 9-1 (5 KOs, 1 KOBY) in world title fights.
• Has a record of 6-1 (3 KOs) against former or current world champions:
  • Won against Vic Saludar, Moises Fuentes, Angel Acosta, Sho Kimura, Ryoichi Taguchi, and Jonathan Gonzalez.
  • Lost against Kazuto Ioka.
• Tied with Vasyl Lomachenko for being the fastest ever fighter to become a three weight division champion. Both achieved it in 12 fights.
• Fastest ever Japanese fighter to win a world title, needing only 5 fights.
• Has never fought any opponent who had a losing record.

External Links

• Asianboxing Profile of Kosei Tanaka

Preceded by: Katsunari Takayama Vacated	WBO Minimumweight Champion 2015 May 30 – 2016 April Vacated	Succeeded by: Katsunari Takayama
Preceded by: Donnie Nietes Vacated	WBO Light Flyweight Champion 2016 Dec 31 – 2017 Dec 1 Vacated	Succeeded by: Angel Acosta
Preceded by: Sho Kimura	WBO Flyweight Champion 2018 Sept 24 – present	Succeeded by: —