is a Japanese professional boxer

Boxing

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. He is the former World Boxing Association

World Boxing Association

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 (WBA) minimumweight interim champion

Interim championship

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, and the former World Boxing Council

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 (WBC) minimumweight champion. He has a record of 18-3 (with 7 wins by KO

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).

On April 4, 2005 Takayama defeated Isaac Bustos

Isaac Bustos

Isaac Bustos was a Mexican boxer in the Minimumweight division. He is a former NABF and the WBC Minimumweight Champion.-WBC Minimumweight Championship:...

 for the WBC

World Boxing Council

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 world title, by a unanimous decision. This victory gave Takayama the distinction of being the 50th Japanese fighter to win a world title.
However, he lost a next bout against Eagle Kyowa

Eagle Kyowa

"Eagle" Den Junlaphan a.k.a. Eagle Kyowa is a professional boxer in the strawweight division. He won the WBC strawweight title on January 10, 2004, by defeating José Antonio Aguirre but lost it to Isaac Bustos in his second title defense, due to a shoulder injury...

 by a unanimous decision, on August 6, 2005.

On November 7, 2006 he defeated Carlos Melo

Carlos Melo

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 for the WBA

World Boxing Association

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 interim title when he was originally supposed to face Yutaka Niida for the WBA title in September. However, due to an eye injury he sustained from sparring, the fight would be delayed to April 7, 2007 ending in a controversial decision.

Takayama got another world title shot on July 14, 2009. This time, it was for the WBA minimumweight title which is held by Roman Gonzalez

Roman Gonzalez

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. Unsuccessfully, Takayama lost on all judges.

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