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Daigo Higa

Daigo Higa held the WBC flyweight world title between 2017 and 2018. Higa first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBC flyweight world title by beating Juan Hernandez.

World title bouts
8
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
3–3–2
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (WBC flyweight, 2017–2018)
10 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2017 – Jan 2027

BantamweightWBA
WBA Regular
WBO
FlyweightWBC
2017age 212018age 222019age 232020age 242021age 252022age 262023age 272024age 282025age 292026age 302027age 31
20182020202220242026

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2026

  2. Riku Masuda beats Daigo Higa via split decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBA Regular

  3. 2025

  4. The Ring magazine rates Daigo Higa No. 5 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  5. Daigo Higa and Antonio Vargas draw via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBA

  6. Daigo Higa and Seiya Tsutsumi draw via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBA Regular

  7. 2024

  8. The Ring magazine rates Daigo Higa No. 9 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  9. Yoshiki Takei beats Daigo Higa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  10. 2023

  11. The Ring magazine rates Daigo Higa No. 9 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  12. 2018

  13. Cristofer Rosales beats Daigo Higa via knockout 9/12

    Flyweight · WBC

  14. Daigo Higa’s reign as the WBC flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBC

  15. Daigo Higa beats Moises Fuentes via knockout 1/12

    Flyweight · WBC

  16. 2017

  17. The Ring magazine rates Daigo Higa No. 2 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  18. Daigo Higa beats Thomas Masson via knockout 7/12

    Flyweight · WBC

  19. Daigo Higa beats Juan Hernandez via knockout 6/12

    Flyweight · WBC

  20. 2016

  21. The Ring magazine rates Daigo Higa No. 10 at flyweight in its annual ratings