Draft:Yuta Sakai

Yuta Sakai
坂井優太
Yuta Sakai; 坂井優太
Born	27 May 2005 (age 19); Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach	68+1⁄2 in (174 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
	Boxing record
Total fights	3
Wins	3
Wins by KO	3
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Japan
Youth World Championships

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Yuta Sakai (坂井優太, Yuuta Sakai, born 27 May 2005) is a Japanese professional boxer. As an amateur, Sakai won a gold medal at the 2022 Youth World Championships.^[1]

Amateur career

World Youth Championship result

La Nuncia 2022

First round: Defeated Wasim Abusal (Palestine) RSC
Second Round: Defeated Denys Rozdolskyi (Ukraine) RSC
Quarter-finals: Defeated Andrey Bonilla (United States) 5–0
Semi-finals: Defeated Gor Ayvazyan (Georgia) 4–1
Final: Defeated Ashish (India) 3–2

Professional career

Early career

On 7 March 2024, it was announced that Sakai would become professional and would be promoted by Ohashi Promotions. His debut was planned for later in 2024.^[2] Sakai made his professional debut in a bout against Ji Yong Kim on 25 June 2024. In the opening round, Sakai knocked his opponent down with a right hook. Despite Kim recovering from the knockdown, his corner opted to call an end to the bout in the second round after Sakai landed a number of unanswered punches.^[3]

Sakai's second outing as a professional was against Sujaritchon Surampai on 17 October 2024. In the closing moments of the opening round, Sakai connected with a powerful right hand to the body which sent his opponent to the canvas. Surampai was able to recover from the knockdown, but was soon down again early in second round after Sakai landed a straight left hand. Despite Surampai beating the count for a second time, Sakai was declared the winner after the referee decided to call an end to the bout.^[4] Sakai's next bout was against Thanyapat Seehanan 25 March 2025. During the opening moments of the bout, Sakai landed a left hand to the body which knocked his opponent down. Sakai secured the win after Seehanan was unable to beat the count.^[5]

Professional boxing record

3 fights	3 wins	0 losses
By knockout	3	0
By decision	0	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location
3	Win	3–0	Thanyapat Seehanan	KO	1 (8), 1:51	25 Mar 2025	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2	Win	2–0	Sujaritchon Surampai	TKO	2 (8), 1:18	17 Oct 2024	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1	Win	1–0	Ji Yong Kim	TKO	2 (6), 1:20	25 Jun 2024	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

References

^ "IBA celebrates 12 Youth World Champions crowned in La Nucía". iba.sport. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
^ "Youth World Amateur Champion Yuta Sakai turns pro with the Ohashi Gym". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
^ "Bright prospect Yuta Sakai decks pro debut". fightnews.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
^ "Rikiishi stops Baconaje, Matsumoto retains, Ishiguro sets up Japanese title". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
^ "Prospects shine on Ohashi Show, Abe and Shimizu fight to a draw". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

External links

Boxing record for Yuta Sakai from BoxRec (registration required)

[1] "IBA celebrates 12 Youth World Champions crowned in La Nucía". iba.sport. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

[2] "Youth World Amateur Champion Yuta Sakai turns pro with the Ohashi Gym". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

[3] "Bright prospect Yuta Sakai decks pro debut". fightnews.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

[4] "Rikiishi stops Baconaje, Matsumoto retains, Ishiguro sets up Japanese title". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

[5] "Prospects shine on Ohashi Show, Abe and Shimizu fight to a draw". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

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