What is Jiro Watanabe's professional boxing record?

Jiro Watanabe's professional record is 26-2, with 17 knockouts.

When is Jiro Watanabe's next fight?

Jiro Watanabe does not have a scheduled fight on the books.

What weight class does Jiro Watanabe fight at?

Jiro Watanabe fights at Super Flyweight.

Is Jiro Watanabe retired?

Jiro Watanabe has not fought in over 40 years and has no scheduled bout — no official retirement has been recorded.

🇯🇵JAPANESE · AGE 71 · SUPER FLYWEIGHTRetired

Jiro

Watanabe

26 – 2

17 KO · 65.38% RATE · 28 TRACKED BOUTS

Tale of the Tape

Height

5′5″ (166 cm)

Stance

Southpaw

Current Form

Last 5

LWWWW

Current Streak

Layoff (Retired)

40.5 years

Last Bout

L to Gilberto Román · UD
Mar 30, 1986

Title Reigns

2 reigns

Title History

WBC
Super Flyweight
Jul 1984 – Mar 1986
WBA
Super Flyweight
Apr 1982 – Jul 1984

Title history is best-effort and may miss interim or vacated belts.

Complete Fight History

Showing 28 of 28

1986

MAR 30L toGilberto Román· UDSports Centre · Itami26–2

1985

DEC 13d.Suk Hwan Yun· TKO · R5Municipal Stadium · Daegu South Korea26–1

SEP 17d.Kazou Katsuma· TKOOsaka-Jo Hall · Osaka Japan25–1

MAY 9d.Julio Soto Solano· UDKorakuen Hall Japan24–1

1984

NOV 29d.Payao Poontarat· TKO · R11Prefectural Gymnasium · Kumamoto23–1

JUL 5d.Payao Poontarat· SDOsaka-Jo Hall · Osaka22–1

MAR 15d.Celso Chavez· TKOOsaka-Jo Hall · Osaka Japan21–1

1983

OCT 6d.Kwon Soon-chun· TD · R11Prefectural Gymnasium · Osaka20–1

JUN 23d.Roberto Ramirez· MDMiyagi Sports Center · Sendai Japan19–1

FEB 14d.Luis Ibanez· KO · R8Municipal Gym · Tsu Japan18–1

1982

NOV 11d.Shoji Oguma· TKO · R12City Gymnasium · Hamamatsu Japan17–1

JUL 29d.Gustavo Ballas· RTD · R9Prefectural Gymnasium · Osaka Japan16–1

APR 8d.Rafael Pedroza· UDPrefectural Gymnasium · Osaka15–1

1981

NOV 25d.Tito Abella· KO · R4Prefectural Gymnasium · Osaka Japan14–1

OCT 10d.Ali Baba Lukklongyan· KO · R5Korakuen Hall Japan13–1

AUG 9d.Kwang Suk Lee· UDKorakuen Hall Japan12–1

JUN 29d.Berlin Olivetti· KO · R2Prefectural Gymnasium · Osaka Japan11–1

APR 22L toChul Ho Kim· UDChangchung Gymnasium · Seoul South Korea10–1

1980

DEC 15d.Phaktai Lipovitan· PTSPrefectural Gymnasium · Osaka Japan10–0

SEP 2d.Chakhtep Chuwatana· PTSKorakuen Hall Japan9–0

JUN 14d.Jin Hyun Chan· PTSAichi Prefectural Gym · Nagoya Japan8–0

FEB 21d.Kōji Kobayashi· KO · R1Prefectural Gymnasium · Osaka Japan7–0

JAN 19d.Yoshihiko Kawahira· KO · R4City Gymnasium · Yokkaichi Japan6–0

1979

DEC 1d.Shinji Takagi· KO · R1Budokan · Okayama City Japan5–0

NOV 1d.Noboru Ishii· KOPrefectural Gymnasium · Osaka Japan4–0

JUL 28d.Noboru Ishii· KO · R1Sakuranomiya Skating Rink · Osaka Japan3–0

MAY 19d.Yoshihiko Kawahira· KO · R1Suzuyo Gym · Shimizu Japan2–0

MAR 27d.Kiezo Miyazaki· KO · R3Budokan · Okayama City Japan1–0

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Common Questions

What is Jiro Watanabe's professional boxing record?: Jiro Watanabe's professional record is 26-2, with 17 knockouts.
When is Jiro Watanabe's next fight?: Jiro Watanabe does not have a scheduled fight on the books.
What weight class does Jiro Watanabe fight at?: Jiro Watanabe fights at Super Flyweight.
Is Jiro Watanabe retired?: Jiro Watanabe has not fought in over 40 years and has no scheduled bout — no official retirement has been recorded.