is a Japanese

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who held the WBO mini-flyweight title in 2017 and challenged twice for the WBC mini-flyweight title in 2017 and 2019.

Professional career

Fukuhara made his debut on April 14, 2008, beating Katsuhiko Muranaka by

majority decision A majority decision (MD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking. In a majority decision, two of the three judges agree on which ...

. Fukuhara suffered a unanimous decision loss (55-59, 55–59, 56–59) to

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on the latter's debut fight. Fukuhara's record after that fight stood at 12-4-3. In September 2014, Fukuhara went to a

majority draw A majority draw is an outcome in several full-contact combat sports, including boxing, mixed martial arts (MMA), and other sports involving striking. In a majority draw, two of the three judges agree that neither fighter won (i.e. tied scorecards), ...

with Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr. in Thailand. Fukuhara won the Japanese mini-flyweight title by beating Hiroya Yamamoto by unanimous decision. On his second title defense, Fukuhara drew with Shin Ono by

technical draw A technical draw is a term used in boxing when a fight has to be stopped because a fighter is unable to continue from an accidental injury (usually cuts) or foul. Draws occur when the bout goes to the scorecards, and the officials cannot determin ...

. Fukuhara would defend the title three times before vacating it to fight for an interim world title. On February 26, 2017, Fukuhara defeated Mexican Moises Calleros (25-6-1) via 12-round

split decision A split decision (SD) is a winning criterion in boxing, most commonly in full-contact combat sports, in which two of the three judges score one particular competitor as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other competitor. A split dec ...

to win the WBO interim mini-flyweight title. He was promoted to full champion after original champion

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vacated the title upon his retirement. He lost the title in his first defense to fellow countryman

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. Fukuhara received another title shot against WBC mini-flyweight champion

Wanheng Menayothin Chayaphon Moonsri ( th, ชยพล มูลศรี; formerly: ''Saengsuree Moonsri''; แสงสุรีย์ มูลศรี; born 27 October 1985), known as Wanheng Menayothin (วันเฮง มีนะโยธิน) or Wanh ...

. The fight was closely contested, and went to a decision after twelve rounds, with Wanheng winning by unanimous decision (118-110, 116–111, 117–113).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fukuhara, Tatsuya 1989 births Living people Mini-flyweight boxers World mini-flyweight boxing champions World Boxing Organization champions Sportspeople from Kumamoto Prefecture Japanese male boxers

Professional career

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