Kyosuke Takami (born April 5, 2002) is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-flyweight title since July 2025.
Takami made his professional debut on 2 July 2022, in a bout against Wutthichai Montri. In the opening moments of the contest, Takami scored a knockdown after connecting with right hand to the head of his opponent. Takami was declared the winner after Montri was unable to beat the count.[1] Following his debut win, Takami scored three consecutive victories before facing Lito Dante on 2 December 2022. Takami was taken the distance for the first time in his career as he outboxed his opponent en route to a unanimous decision win.[2]
On 2 March 2024, Takami faced Kenichi Horikawa. In the sixth round, Takami knocked his opponent down after connecting with a combination of punches. Takami was declared the winner after the referee opted to call an end to the bout following the knockdown.[3] Takami's next bout was against Wulan Tuolehazi on 6 July 2024. Takami was dominant throughout the bout, and sealed the win via unanimous decision.[4] On 2 November 2024, Takami faced Jomar Caindog. In the opening moments of the first round, Takami connected with a left hand to the body which sent knocked his opponent down onto the canvas. Takami secured the win after Caindog was unable to beat the count.[5]
Takami faced Japanese light flyweight champion Toshiki Kawamitsu on 8 April 2025. Takami started the bout aggressively, and was able to consistent tag his opponent in the opening rounds. In the fifth round, Takami connected with an uppercut which visibly hurt Kawamitsu, which was quickly followed by a second punch. Following this, the referee waved an end to the bout.[6] Winning the bout gained Takami the Japanese national light flyweight title.[7]
On 11 June 2025, it was announced that Takami would face WBA light flyweight world champion Erick Rosa on 30 July 2025 in Yokohama.[8][9] Takami went into the fight with a record of 9–0 before defeating Erick Rosa to win the WBA light-flyweight title.[10][11][12] Takumi claimed the victory with a technical knock out 2 minutes and 48 seconds into the tenth of twelve rounds.[13]
In the aftermath of his title win, Takami announced his intention of winning championships in various weight classes in the future.[7]
Takami had a younger brother, Yume, who died at the age of 20 in June 2024. He dedicated his victory in the Rosa fight to him.[13]
| 10 fights | 10 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Erick Rosa | TKO | 10 (12), 2:48 | 30 Jul 2025 | Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan | Won WBA light-flyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Toshiki Kawamitsu | TKO | 6 (10), 2:26 | 8 Apr 2025 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won Japanese light-flyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jomar Caindog | KO | 1 (8), 1:18 | 2 Nov 2024 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Wulan Tuolehazi | UD | 8 | 6 Jul 2024 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Kenichi Horikawa | TKO | 6 (10), 2:50 | 2 Mar 2024 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Lito Dante | UD | 8 | 2 Dec 2023 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ruben Dadivas | KO | 1 (8), 2:40 | 5 Aug 2023 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Reymark Alicaba | TKO | 5 (8), 0:19 | 4 Feb 2023 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | In Cheol Hwang | TKO | 2 (6), 1:55 | 1 Oct 2022 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Wutthichai Montri | KO | 1 (6), 1:12 | 2 Jul 2022 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
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