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Fighting Harada

Fighting Harada held the WBA, WBC and The Ring bantamweight world titles and the WBA and The Ring flyweight world titles between 1962 and 1968. Harada was undisputed world champion at flyweight (1962–1963) and bantamweight (1965–1968). Harada first became a world champion aged 19 after winning the WBA and The Ring flyweight world titles by beating Pone Kingpetch.

World title bouts
10
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
6–4
World titles held
5
Longest world title reign (The Ring bantamweight, 1965–1968)
2 years, 9 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1962 – Jan 1971

FeatherweightWBC
The Ring
BantamweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
FlyweightWBA
The Ring
1962age 181963age 191964age 201965age 211966age 221967age 231968age 241969age 251970age 261971age 27
19621964196619681970

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1970

  2. Johnny Famechon beats Fighting Harada via knockout 14/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  3. 1969

  4. The Ring magazine rates Fighting Harada No. 3 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  5. Johnny Famechon beats Fighting Harada via points decision 15/15

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  6. 1968

  7. The Ring magazine rates Fighting Harada No. 4 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  8. Lionel Rose beats Fighting Harada via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  9. Fighting Harada’s reign as The Ring bantamweight world champion ends

    Bantamweight · The Ring

  10. 1967

  11. The Ring magazine rates Fighting Harada the bantamweight champion in its annual ratings

  12. Fighting Harada beats Bernardo Caraballo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  13. Fighting Harada beats Jose Medel via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  14. 1966

  15. The Ring magazine rates Fighting Harada the bantamweight champion in its annual ratings

  16. Fighting Harada beats Eder Jofre via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  17. 1965

  18. The Ring magazine rates Fighting Harada the bantamweight champion in its annual ratings

  19. Fighting Harada beats Alan Rudkin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  20. Fighting Harada beats Eder Jofre via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  21. Fighting Harada becomes The Ring bantamweight champion

    Bantamweight · The Ring

  22. 1964

  23. The Ring magazine rates Fighting Harada No. 1 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  24. 1963

  25. The Ring magazine rates Fighting Harada No. 2 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  26. Pone Kingpetch beats Fighting Harada via majority decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring

  27. 1962

  28. The Ring magazine rates Fighting Harada the flyweight champion in its annual ratings

  29. Fighting Harada beats Pone Kingpetch via knockout 11/15

    Flyweight · WBA and The Ring