Yasutsune Uehara

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Biography

Uehara was born in Naha, Okinawa. He won the inter-high school boxing tournament in his senior year in high school, and moved on to Nihon University, where he won amateur titles in two weight classes, compiling a distinguished amateur record of 117–8 (87RSC). He was already touted as the next Japanese world champion when he announced his decision to turn professional.

Uehara made his debut on November 14, 1972, with a fourth-round knockout in Honolulu, Hawaii. He suffered his first professional loss in his second fight. He returned to Japan after five fights in the United States.

He won nine fights in a row after returning to Japan, including seven victories by knockout. Uehara returned to the United States in August, 1974 to challenge WBA super featherweight champion Ben Villaflor, but lost by second-round knockout.

Uehara won the Japanese super featherweight title on July 21, 1971, knocking out his opponent in the first round. He defended the title a total of ten times, a considerable number of defenses for a regional title.

Uehara was once again ranked as the number one WBA super featherweight challenger in 1980, and challenged Samuel Serrano for the Lineal and WBA super featherweight titles on the undercard of Thomas Hearns' win over José Cuevas in Detroit. Uehara was losing on all three judges' scorecards before connecting with a right hook to knock out the defending champion in the sixth round.[1] Uehara's victory was named The Ring's 1980 upset of the year.

Uehara defended his title in November 1980, before meeting Serrano for the second time in April 1981. He lost the rematch by unanimous decision,[2] and announced his retirement shortly afterwards. His record was 27-5-0 (21KOs).

Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Loss 27–5 Samuel Serrano UD 15 Apr 9, 1981 Prefectural Gymnasium, Wakayama, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost WBA and The Ring super featherweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
31 Win 27–4 Leonel Hernandez SD 15 Nov 20, 1980 Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBA and The Ring super featherweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 Win 26–4 Samuel Serrano KO 6 (15), 2:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Aug 2, 1980 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won WBA and The Ring super featherweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 Win 25–4 Blazer Okubo KO 5 (10), 2:23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mar 18, 1980 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 Win 24–4 Kojiro Sasaki KO 10 (10), 2:39Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nov 10, 1979 Naha, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
27 Win 23–4 Yoshitaka Ikehara PTS 10 Jul 12, 1979 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 Win 22–4 Yasuhide Takahashi KO 6 (10) Feb 27, 1979 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 Win 21–4 Hideyoshi Horinaga KO 2 (10), 0:50Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nov 25, 1978 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 Win 20–4 Tatsuya Moriyasu KO 2 (10) Aug 9, 1978 Omiya, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 Win 19–4 Ryu Fukita KO 7 (10), 1:50Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Apr 28, 1978 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 Win 18–4 Tadashi Akiyama RTD 7 (10), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dec 4, 1977 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 Win 17–4 Suketoshi Maruyama KO 6 (10) Sep 9, 1977 Nagoya, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 Win 16–4 Shoji Okano KO 2 (10), 1:33Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". May 29, 1977 Onoyama Gym, Naha, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 Loss 15–4 Joe Lim PTS 10 Nov 25, 1976 Manila, PhilippinesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 Win 15–3 Masa Ito PTS 10 Jul 29, 1976 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 Loss 14–3 Masa Ito PTS 10 Apr 23, 1976 Tokuyama, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 Win 14–2 Susumu Okabe KO 8 (10), 2:24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dec 9, 1975 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 Win 13–2 Masa Ito KO 5 (10), 2:21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Oct 19, 1975 City Gymnasium, Okinawa, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 Win 12–2 Susumu Okabe KO 1 (10), 1:52Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jul 21, 1975 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won Japanese super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 Win 11–2 Freddie Mensah PTS 10 Nov 30, 1974 Akita City, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 Loss 10–2 Ben Villaflor KO 2 (15), 1:17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Aug 24, 1974 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBA and The Ring super featherweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 Win 10–1 Masaharu Tsuchiya KO 1 (10) May 28, 1974 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 Win 9–1 Kae Shik Yuh KO 6 (12) Mar 26, 1974 Nagoya, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 Win 8–1 Ricardo Arredondo UD 10 Nov 29, 1973 Onoyama Gym, Naha, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 Win 7–1 Tokikazu Ichikawa KO 3 (10) Oct 28, 1973 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 Win 6–1 Ricky Sawa KO 6 (10) Aug 4, 1973 Naha, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 Win 5–1 Noriaki Yoshimura KO 5 (10) Jun 14, 1973 JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 Win 4–1 Danny Campos TKO 6 (8) Mar 12, 1973 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 Win 3–1 Rogelio Tulunghari TKO 1 (6) Feb 13, 1973 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Win 2–1 Shichiro Saito PTS 6 Dec 12, 1972 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Loss 1–1 Mar Yuzon PTS 6 Nov 21, 1972 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Win 1–0 Sam Fraticelli TKO 4 (6) Nov 14, 1972 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

See also

References

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Sporting positions

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Japanese super featherweight champion
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July 29, 1976 – 1980
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Title next held by
Hikaru Tomonari

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The Ring super featherweight champion
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Awards

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The Ring magazine Upset of the Year
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