Background
He was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, and lives in Tokyo.
内山 高志
He was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, and lives in Tokyo.
Takushoku University.
Nicknamed "KO Dynamite", he carries devastating one punch knockout power. Uchiyama reached a peak of #10 in The Ring (magazine) Pound for pound listings. He has been called by a nickname KO Dynamite (Knockout Dynamite) in Japan.
On May 17, 2010, he defeated Venezuelan Angel Granados via a sixth round TKO for his first defence at the Saitama Super Arena.
Amateur The 71st All Japan Amateur Boxing Championships, Lightweight Champion The 72nd All Japan Amateur Boxing Championships, Lightweight Champion The 73rd All Japan Amateur Boxing Championships, Lightweight Champion The 57th National Sports Festival, Boxing, Adult, Lightweight Champion Professional The 35th OPBF Super featherweight Champion (Defense: 5 times) The 41st WBA World Super featherweight Champion (Defense: 8 times) Amateur 2002 Amateur: Effort Award 2003 Amateur: Valuable Player Award Professional Fighter of the Year in Asia (WBA Annual Dinner, 2010) Boxer of the Month for March, 2011 (WBA).
On September 8, 2007, Uchiyama captured the OPBF super featherweight title, then defended it five times.
