Akira Yaegashi (八重樫 東, Yaegashi Akira, born February 25, 1983) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2019.[1] He was a three-weight world champion, having held the WBA mini-flyweight title from 2011 to 2012, the WBC and The Ring flyweight titles from 2013 to 2014, and the IBF light-flyweight title from 2015 to 2016. He is an alumnus of the Takushoku University.[2][3]
^Donovan, Jake (1 September 2020). "Akira Yaegashi, Former Three-Division Champ, Announces Retirement". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^選手データ (in Japanese). Boxing Mobile (East Japan Boxing Association). 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
^八重樫、リーチ11センチ劣る ダブル世界戦予備検診 (in Japanese). Boxing News (Boxing Beat editorial department). August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
AkiraYaegashi (八重樫 東, YaegashiAkira, born February 25, 1983) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2019. He was a three-weight...
Yaegashi (written: 八重樫) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: AkiraYaegashi (八重樫 東, born 1983), Japanese boxer James Yaegashi...
knockout on New Year's Eve 2011. On 20 June 2012, Ioka met WBA champion AkiraYaegashi in a match that marked the first time two Japanese fighters had met...
vacant OPBF light flyweight title on 6 December 2013 on the undercard of Yaegashi-Sosa. Inoue defeated Jerson Mancio with a 5th-round TKO to claim the regional...
September 2017. "Samartlek Aims To Stun AkiraYaegashi By Targeting The Body". www.boxingscene.com. "AkiraYaegashi Shines In 12th Round Stoppage Of Kokietgym"...
2017. Guevara had previously fought twice in Japan, having unseated AkiraYaegashi to claim the WBC title, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, and then...
joined the Ohashi gym where he would be trained by the recently retired AkiraYaegashi. For his boxing debut, Takei was scheduled to fight Kazunori Takai on...
com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2021-01-08. "AkiraYaegashi". Boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-22...
and lineal flyweight champion AkiraYaegashi on 23 December 2019 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Yaegashi was ranked #14 by the IBF at flyweight...
Tomonobu Shimizu from BoxRec (registration required) Boxing record for AkiraYaegashi from BoxRec (registration required) Boxing record for Shinsuke Yamanaka...
promoted Super Nov 30, 2012 Regular‡ promoted WBC Flyweight Sep 5, 2014 AkiraYaegashi TKO 9/12 The Ring Flyweight WBC Super flyweight Sep 11, 2016 Carlos...
November 3 of that year. He fought former WBA minimumweight champion AkiraYaegashi in his second defense at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on April 8, 2013. Igarashi...
Yushin Yafuso KO 3 (6), 2:20 Jun 21, 2009 Diamond Hall, Okinawa, Japan 1 Loss 0–1 AkiraYaegashi TKO 3 (8), 2:11 Mar 17, 2009 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan...
Mendoza (def. Ramón García Hirales) 20 Sep 2014 – 29 Dec 2015 1 22 AkiraYaegashi 29 Dec 2015 – 21 May 2017 2 23 Milan Melindo 21 May – 31 Dec 2017 1...
City, Cebu, Philippines Retained IBF light flyweight title 38 Win 36–2 AkiraYaegashi TKO 1 (12), 2:45 May 21, 2017 Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan Won IBF...
mailbag, RingTV.com The fight between the WBC's Kazuto Ioka and the WBA's AkiraYaegashi in June 2012 was the first-ever world title unification match for Japan's...
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