| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 May 2005 Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||
| Reach | 68+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yuta Sakai (坂井優太, Yuuta Sakai; born 27 May 2005) is a Japanese professional boxer. As an amateur, Sakai won a gold medal at the 2022 Youth World Championships.
La Nuncia 2022
On 7 March 2024, it was announced that Sakai would become professional and would be promoted by Ohashi Promotions. His debut was planned for later in 2024. Sakai made his professional debut in a bout against Ji Yong Kim on 25 June 2024. In the opening round, Sakai knocked his opponent down with a right hook. Despite Kim recovering from the knockdown, his corner opted to call an end to the bout in the second round after Sakai landed a number of unanswered punches.
Sakai's second outing as a professional was against Sujaritchon Surampai on 17 October 2024. In the closing moments of the opening round, Sakai connected with a powerful right hand to the body which sent his opponent to the canvas. Surampai was able to recover from the knockdown, but was soon down again early in second round after Sakai landed a straight left hand. Despite Surampai beating the count for a second time, Sakai was declared the winner after the referee decided to call an end to the bout. Sakai's next bout was against Thanyapat Seehanan 25 March 2025. During the opening moments of the bout, Sakai landed a left hand to the body which knocked his opponent down. Sakai secured the win after Seehanan was unable to beat the count.
| 9 fights | 9 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Petch Sor Chitpattana | KO | 4 (8), 2:00 | 29 Oct 2026 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Froilan Saludar | TKO | 7 (8), 0:47 | 10 Jun 2026 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Wesley Caga | UD | 8 | 24 Mar 2026 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Boonrueang Phayom | TKO | 1 (8), 2:10 | 18 Dec 2025 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Chunhua Yang | KO | 5 (8), 2:47 | 21 Aug 2025 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ryoji Miyashita | TKO | 2 (8), 1:43 | 15 Jun 2025 | EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan | Won vacant Japanese Youth bantamweight title |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Thanyapat Seehanan | KO | 1 (8), 1:51 | 25 Mar 2025 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Sujaritchon Surampai | TKO | 2 (8), 1:18 | 17 Oct 2024 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ji Yong Kim | TKO | 2 (6), 1:20 | 25 Jun 2024 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
