is a Japanese professional boxer and former OPBF super bantamweight champion. He trained under Satoshi Koguchi at Koguchi Boxing Gym in Tokyo. Wake was scouted early by Koguchi, who spotted his talent and persuaded him to move to Tokyo and pursue a boxing career. He has since changed boxing gym and now trains at Flare boxing gym. A southpaw, Wake is dubbed a "sharp shooter" due to his accuracy and speed in the ring.

Professional career Wake made his professional debut in October 2006, defeating his opponent by KO in the first round. He then continued his way up the professional circuit to eventually land his first title shot, against undefeated champion, Yukinori Oguni, in March 2013. Wake was considered a big underdog for the fight, traveling to Kobe to face the champion. Wake put on a clinic in front of a stunned audience, even knocking Oguni down in the 2nd. He then proceeded to take his opponent apart with precision jabs and his signature straight left.

Oguni's corner threw in the towel in the 10th, having seen their fighter take enough punishment. Wake made his first title defense against Eita Kikuchi in June 2013. He knocked down Kikuchi in the 2nd round and eventually won by TKO in the 9th.

In the third defence of his OPBF title Wake defeated Filipino fighter Jovy Katsumata by TKO before following that up by beating Korean fighter Jaesung Lee in the 4th defence of his title. The contest with Lee was made noteworthy by the fact Wake sent the Korean fighter out of the ring before stopping him in the following round, the 10th.

Wake challenged Jonathan Guzman for the IBF super bantam weight title in July 2016 but lost by TKO in the 9th round. He was dropped several times throughout the fight.

After the defeat, he changed trainers and gym. He won his next fight by TKO in Tokyo.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes42Loss31–9–2Kazuki NakajimaKO2 (12), 27 Aug 202441Win31–8–2Prathip ChinramTKO2 (8), 14 May 202440Win30–8–2José VelásquezUD83 Sep 202339Win29–8–2Kiattisak ThawisapKO2 (8), 20 Jul 202338Loss28–8–2Mugicha NakagawaTKO4 (8), 22 Oct 202237Win28–7–2Naoto MizutaniTKO7 (8), 23 Jun 202236Loss27–7–2Takuma InoueUD1211 Nov 202135Win27–6–2Shohei KawashimaKO6 (8), 22 Aug 202034Loss26–6–2Jhunriel RamonalTKO3 (8), 11 Oct 201933Win26–5–2Takafumi NakajimaTKO6 (10), 29 Jan 201932Win25–5–2Yusaku KugaTKO10 (10), 27 Jul 201831Win24–5–2Roman CantoTKO4 (8), 17 Apr 201830Win23–5–2Adundet SaithonggymTKO3 (8), 31 Dec 201729Win22–5–2Panomroonglek KratingdaenggymKO8 (8), 13 Sep 201728Win21–5–2Mikihiko SetoTKO5 (8), 19 Jul 201727Loss20–5–2Jonathan GuzmánTKO11 (12), 20 Jul 201626Win20–4–2Waldo SabuKO5 (10), 17 Feb 201625Win19–4–2Pipat ChaipornUD1210 Jun 201524Win18–4–2Jimmy PaypaKO1 (12), 27 Feb 201523Win17–4–2Lee Jae-sungTKO10 (12), 21 Jul 201422Win16–4–2Jovylito AligarbesKO2 (12), 10 Feb 201421Win15–4–2Jhunriel RamonalTKO3 (12), 14 Oct 201320Win14–4–2Euta KikuchiTKO9 (12), 10 Jun 201319Win13–4–2Yukinori OguniRTD10 (12), 10 Mar 201318Win12–4–2Takuya YamaguchiUD83 Nov 201217Win11–4–2Jonathan BaatUD811 Jul 201216Loss10–4–2Takafumi NakajimaUD811 May 201215Draw10–3–2Coach HirotoSD81 Oct 201114WinYuki KishiTKO8 (8), 7 Apr 201113Win9–3–1Ryoji OkahataTKO6 (8), 15 Nov 201012Win8–3–1Yuji TakahashiUD626 Jul 201011Win7–3–1Masahiro IshidaUD615 Feb 201010Loss6–3–1Yasutaka IshimotoUD87 Nov 20099Win6–2–1Yuji OtaTKO3 (5), 31 Jul 20098Win5–2–1Hiroaki AbeUD624 Mar 20097Win4–2–1Hideto OishiUD49 Oct 20086Loss3–2–1Shoken HorahiraUD416 May 20085Draw3–1–1Ken JiroMD424 Dec 20074Loss3–1Yuki KuboMD46 Aug 20073Win3–0Kenta KozekiUD429 May 20072Win2–0Masatsugu IidaKO2 (4), 18 Apr 20071Win1–0Shinnosuke SatoKO1 (4), 31 Oct 2006

Personal life Wake enjoys eating yakiniku and driving in his free time. He keeps a personal blog of his life at http://ameblo.jp/cool0224/.

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