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Shinji Takehara was born on 25 January, 1972 in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan, is a Japanese boxer (born 1972). Discover Shinji Takehara's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

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Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 25 January, 1972
Birthday 25 January
Birthplace Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Shinji Takehara Height, Weight & Measurements

At 52 years old, Shinji Takehara height is 186 cm and Weight Middleweight.

Physical Status
Height 186 cm
Weight Middleweight
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Who Is Shinji Takehara's Wife?

His wife is Kaori Takehara

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Wife Kaori Takehara
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Shinji Takehara Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shinji Takehara worth at the age of 52 years old? Shinji Takehara’s income source is mostly from being a successful Boxer. He is from Japan. We have estimated Shinji Takehara's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Boxer

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1924

His record was 24-1-0 (18KOs).

Winning a world middleweight title had been regarded as impossible for any Japanese boxer, since the division had featured some of the sports best champions, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Durán, Marvin Hagler, and Thomas Hearns.

Though Takehara lost in his first defense, William Joppy remained a top middleweight contender for more than seven years after beating Takehara.

Joppy remarked before his fight against Félix Trinidad that Takehara punched the hardest of any of the fighters he had faced.

Takehara is now known more for his success after retiring from boxing, but his short career has left an important legacy on Japanese boxing.

Few people knew Takehara as a former world champion, and he had to rely on part-time jobs to maintain a living.

1988

Takehara did not move on to high school, after graduating middle school, he moved to Tokyo in 1988 to start a boxing career.

He took numerous part-time jobs while training, including working as a cleaning man at Yokohama Arena, where he would later make his first (and only) title defense of the WBA Middleweight Title.

1989

Shinji Takehara (竹原慎二) is a Japanese former professional boxer who has competed from 1989 to 1996.

Takehara turned pro in 1989 and had a relatively short professional career, spanning only seven years.

Takehara made his debut on May 15, 1989, with a 4th-round KO victory.

1991

He went on to win the Japanese Middleweight Title in 1991, defending it three times.

1993

He won the vacant OPBF Middleweight Title in 1993, which he defended six times.

1995

He was the first Japanese boxer to capture a middleweight title having held the WBA title from 1995 to 1996.

In 1995, he landed a shot at the WBA Middleweight title

against Jorge Fernando Castro and won by decision.

Takehara lost the belt in his only defeat during his first defense to William Joppy in a 9th-round TKO.

He was overwhelmed in the first round and appeared unable to determine incoming attacks.

Ringside doctors examination discovered Takehara had posterior vitreous detachment which progressed into retinal detachment and subsequently forced him into retirement.

Takehara got into numerous street fights during his teens.

He briefly played baseball before joining the school judo team.

1996

The win against Castro generated huge media hype, and Takehara's title defense took place in Yokohama Arena on June 24, 1996, against William Joppy.

Though both fighters were undefeated, Takehara was once again the underdog, and Joppy announced that he would win easily by KO.

The fight was a disaster for Takehara, who was knocked down in the 1st, and lost by TKO in the 9th when the referee stopped the fight, giving up the middleweight title in half a year.

Takehara himself admitted that he would have been knocked out even if the referee did not stop the fight, and Joppy remarked that he could have knocked out Takehara much earlier if he had wanted.

While preparing for his next fight, Takehara was diagnosed with a detached retina.

This forced him to retire from boxing at only 24 years of age.

1998

Takehara got a shot against WBA Middleweight Champion Jorge Castro, who had a record of 98-4-2 at the time and had made five title defenses.

Takehara went into the fight as a huge underdog, and the match took place in the tiny Korakuen Hall despite being a world title bout.

2000

After years of mediocre living, Takehara achieved immense popularity in 2000 after appearing on the variety show "Gachinko Fight Club."

The show is similar to The Contender in concept, where the lives of aspiring boxers are documented as they go through hard training and life struggles.

The show produced 12 professional boxers during its three-year run, and Takehara's role as the tough but fair-minded trainer was central to the show's success, allowing Takehara to pursue further opportunities in the television business.

Since then, he has appeared on numerous variety and talk shows, and has even guest-starred in a TV drama series and released a rap CD.

Takehara's blog and column in the Yahoo! Japan web magazine enjoy great popularity.

2012

Regardless, Takehara knocked Castro down in the 3rd round, and won by unanimous decision in 12 rounds, becoming the first ever Japanese boxer to win a world middleweight title.

2014

IN 2014 he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and underwent treatment that left him in remission since 2015.

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