Kenji Fujita (藤田健児, Fujita Kenji, born October 19, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. He currently competes in the featherweight division where he is the current WBO Asian Pacific featherweight champion.
Amateur career Fujita had a stellar amateur career, winning the national title ten times He turned pro with a record of 153-21.
Professional career Fujita vs Ambo Fujita claimed his first pro title after he beat Filipino Joseph Ambo over 12 rounds for the vacant WBO Asian Pacific belt. In the twelfth and final round a body punch forced Ambo to turn his back. Despite being counted by the ref he managed to hold on until the final bell rang
Fujita vs Piala Fujita made his first defence of his title against Rodez Piala. Despite one of the judges scoring it close, Fujita dominated throughout. Japanese fans gave Piala respect after the fight for his performance. With this win it meant Fujita had beat six Filipino fighters in a row
Fujita vs Casama Fujita returned to ring after almost seven months with a hand injury to defend his title for the second time. He stopped Filipino Michael Casama after Casama stayed on his stool after the tenth round. Fujita completely dominated the fight and avoided most of Casamas shots.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes8Win8–0 Michael CasamaRTD9 (12), 18 Jan 2025 7Win7–0 Rodex PialaUD121 Jun 2024 6Win6–0 Joseph AmboUD1220 Jan 2024 5Win5–0 Jeo SantisimaUD812 Oct 2023 4Win4–0 Daniel NicolasTKO2 (8), 3 Jun 2023 3Win3–0 Ronnie CamposKO4 (8), 1 Oct 2022 2Win2–0 Jestine TesoroUD62 Jul 2022 1Win1–0 Motosuke KimuraTKO6 (6), 25 Mar 2021
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