Yoshihiro Kamegai (亀海喜寛 Kamegai Yoshihiro, born November 12, 1982) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2018. affiliated with the Teiken Boxing Gym and Golden Boy Promotions. He secured the Japanese super lightweight title in 2010 as the 33rd champion and defended it once before vacating it. He made his U.S. boxing debut in 2011, securing a victory over Hector Munoz at the MGM Grand. He became the 38th OPBF welterweight champion, securing the title in 2013 before vacating it after one defense. He fought Miguel Cotto for the vacant WBO light middleweight world title.

Professional career Kamegai vs. Pérez Kamegai fought Johan Pérez for the WBA International welterweight title, and was dealt his first professional defeat via unanimous decision. The close range brawling style of Kamegai just wasn't in tune to fight against the moving style of Perez.

OPBF Welterweight Title Kamegai fought Tim Hunt for the vacant OPBF Welterweight Title, securing the title via technical knockout in the fifth round. He later defended the title against Jung Hoon Yang Kamegai later vacated the title as his focused shifted towards the United States.

Kamegai vs. Guerrero Kamegai fought Robert Guerrero on June 21, 2014. The fight was a brutal back and forth slug-fest with Guererro hardly able open his left eye toward the end of the fight. Nevertheless, Guerrero scored a unanimous 12-round decision over Kamegai with official scores of 116-112, 117-111, and 117-111, giving him his second loss.

Kamegai vs. Gomez Kamegai fought Alfonso Gómez in 2015. They fought head to head for the match with Gomez ahead on points, making an effective usage of his jab versus a determined Kamegai who kept absorbing punches and going forward, seeking Gomez' liver. An accidental headbutt mid-fight cost Gomez a point deduction. However, despite Kamegai's persistent pressure, Gomez was able to work around the ring more successfully, resulting in Kamegai losing by unanimous decision.

Kamegai vs. Soto Karass I Kamegai fought Jesus Soto Karass for the first time on April 15, 2016. They fought toe to toe in a close range war exchanging punches non-stop, with neither fighter backing off for the entirety of the match. Though Soto Karass was throwing a more sheer number of punches, Kamegai's were landing more precisely, making the punches between the two virtually even, with little distinguishment of power of their blows. The fight eventually ended in a draw by a split decision from the judges.

Kamegai vs. Soto Karass II A rematch between Kamegai and Soto Karass was held shortly after the first, on September 10, 2016. In this match Kamegai was able to damage Soto Karass early with a left body blow from the side. The rest of the fight played out similarly to the first, with each fighter duking it out in a full-fledged brawl. Kamegai's punches began to outland Soto Karass and started to gain leverage in the fight, pushing Soto Karass back. Kamegai landed flush shots for the remainder of the match until Soto Karass retired in the corner, which was labeled as a TKO.

Kamegai vs. Cotto

On May 24, it was announced a deal was made for a fight between Cotto and Kamegai to take place on August 26, 2017 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California live on HBO.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34LossGreg VendettiUD10Aug 17, 201833Loss27–4–2Miguel CottoUD12Aug 26, 201732Win27–3–2Jesus Soto KarassRTD8 (10), Sep 10, 201631Draw26–3–2Jesus Soto KarassSD10Apr 15, 201630Win26–3–1Nelson GulpeKO3 (10), Oct 3, 201529Loss25–3–1Alfonso GómezUD10Mar 20, 201528Win25–2–1Oscar GodoyTKO4 (8), Dec 13, 201427Loss24–2–1Robert GuerreroUD12Jun 21, 201426Win24–1–1Jung Hoon YangKO4 (12), Apr 5, 201425Win23–1–1Tim HuntTKO5 (12), Dec 7, 201324Loss22–1–1Johan PerezUD10Jun 8, 201323Win22–0–1José Alberto LealKO2 (10), Feb 2, 201322Draw21–0–1Jorge Silva10Oct 6, 201221Win21–0Alfredo ChavezTKO9 (10), Apr 16, 201220Win20–0Eusebio BaluarteUD8Dec 3, 201119Win19–0Hector MunozTKO6 (10), Oct 1, 201118Win18–0Joel Dela CruzKO2 (10), Jun 4, 201117Win17–0José AlfaroKO6 (10), Oct 24, 201016Win16–0Tomoyuki ShiotaniTKO4 (10), Jul 20, 201015Win15–0Yosukezan OnoderaTKO9 (10), Apr 12, 201014Win14–0JR SollanoKO2 (8), Dec 5, 200913Win13–0Daiki KoideTKO7 (8), Oct 11, 200912Win12–0Heri AndriyantoUD8Jun 6, 200911Win11–0Glen MasicampoKO3 (8), Mar 21, 200910Win10–0Hirobumi ItoTKO6 (8), Dec 20, 20089Win9–0Chalermkiet BoonyaemKO2 (8), Aug 16, 20088Win8–0Monte CarlosKO3 (8), Apr 19, 20087Win7–0Daisuke Hata10Dec 1, 20076Win6–0Yasuhiro KondoKO4 (10), Aug 4, 20075Win5–0Akinori SuzukiTKO3 (8), Mar 3, 20074Win4–0Mitsuru Okubo6 (8), Oct 7, 20063Win3–0Ken ItoTKO4 (6), Jul 1, 20062Win2–0Theerawat YoohanngohTKO3 (6), Feb 18, 20061Win1–0Chainarong Sithsaithong1 (6), Nov 5, 2005

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