Masao Ohba
Japanese boxer (1949–1973)
大場政夫
- Born
- 21 October 1949, Tokyo
- Died
- 25 January 1973, Tokyo
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- flyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 35 wins, 2 losses
Masao Ohba (大場政夫, Ōba Masao; October 21, 1949 – January 25, 1973) was a Japanese professional boxer. He became the WBA flyweight World Champion on October 22, 1970, defeating the reigning champion Berkrerk Chartvanchai in Tokyo and retained the championship for an impressive 5 title straight defenses. He died in a car accident at 23, still holding his world title. He was trained by Isamu Kuwata.He is Soh Ohba's uncle. Soh's adoptive father is Masao's younger brother, Isaburo Ohba, who is 5 years younger than him. Since 1994, Isaburo has served as the chairman of the Japan Renewal Party Yokohama City Rental Supporting Members Liaison Committee, the assistant secretary general of the New Frontier Party (Japan)(NFP) Kanagawa Prefectural Union, and a temporary staff member of the NFP successor party.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 2015
- WBA World Flyweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1980437 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.