Daigo Higa

Daigo Higa (比嘉 大吾, Higa Daigo, August 9, 1995) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBC flyweight title from 2017 to 2018.

Amateur career

Higa turned pro at the age of 18, after a brief amateur career where he accrued a 36-8 record.^[1]

Professional career

Higa's manager is Boxing Hall of Fame member Yoko Gushiken.^[2] Higa made his professional debut on June 2014, defeating Saengkeng Saknarong by technical knockout less than a minute into the first round. He won his first title by stopping previously undefeated Thai fighter Kongfah CP Freshmart in 7 rounds to claim the WBC Youth flyweight title. He went on to defend that title twice before claiming the OPBF flyweight belt against Filipino gatekeeper Ardin Diale. Higa broke down and battered Diale with body shots, eventually stopping him in round 4.^[3]

On 2017, Higa won a world championship in his first try, defeating Juan Hernández by technical knockout to become the WBC flyweight title. Hernández had won the title earlier that year against Nawaphon Por Chokchai and was scheduled to make his first defense against Higa. However, he lost his belt at the scales due to coming in over the weight limit. Higa dominated Hernández, dropping him five times over the course over the fight before the referee finally stopped the contest.^[4] With the win, Higa became Okinawa's first boxing world champion since Akinobu Hiranaka.^[5] After becoming a world champion, Higa said his goals were facing WBA champion Kazuto Ioka in a flyweight unification bout and breaking Japan's record of 15 consecutive knockouts.^[6]

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
16	Loss	15–1	Cristofer Rosales	TKO	9 (12)	04-15-2018	Yokohama Arena, Yokohama	Lost WBC flyweight title on scales
15	Win	15–0	Moisés Fuentes	KO	1 (12)	02-04-2018	Prefectural Budokan, Naha	Retained WBC flyweight title
14	Win	14–0	Thomas Masson	TKO	7 (12)	10-22-2017	Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo	Retained WBC flyweight title
13	Win	13–0	Juan Hernández	TKO	6 (12)	05-20-2017	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo	Won vacant WBC flyweight title
12	Win	12–0	Diomel Diocos	TKO	4 (10)	02-04-2017	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
11	Win	11–0	Felipe Cagubcob Jr.	KO	4 (12)	11-05-2016	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo	Retained OPBF flyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Ardin Diale	KO	4 (12)	07-02-2016	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo	Won OPBF flyweight title
9	Win	9–0	Romel Oliveros	KO	2 (10)	04-05-2016	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo	Retained WBC Youth flyweight title
8	Win	8–0	Renren Tesorio	TKO	10 (10)	11-07-2015	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo	Retained WBC Youth flyweight title
7	Win	7–0	Kongfah CP Freshmart	KO	7 (10)	07-24-2015	Siam Paradise Entertainment Centre, Bangkok	Won vacant WBC Youth flyweight title
6	Win	6–0	Cris Alfante	KO	4 (6)	06-08-2015	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
5	Win	5–0	Virden Rivera	KO	2 (6)	05-10-2015	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
4	Win	4–0	Pongpayu Chaiyonggym	TKO	2 (6)	01-12-2015	Culture Center, Hongcheon
3	Win	3–0	Keisuke Fujji	TKO	1 (4)	11-26-2014	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
2	Win	2–0	Rotthang Wor Por Srisaket	TKO	2 (4)	08-22-2014	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
1	Win	1–0	Saengkeng Saknarong	TKO	1 (4)	06-17-2014	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo	Professional debut

See also

• List of flyweight boxing champions
• List of Japanese boxing world champions

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Daigo Higa from BoxRec