Kenji Takayama (高山 健二, Takayama Kenji) is a non-recurring character in Hajime no Ippo. He is a bantamweight boxer from the Maido Boxing Gym.
Part I[]
Early Days Arc[]
Kenji had a match against Nakamura Keigo in one of the spots in the tournament of the "Haseyama Daisuke vs. Matsui Shin'ya" main event. The result of the match is unknown.
Match History[]
| Match History | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Result | Record | Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Type | Notes |
| ? | Unknown | ?-?-? | 1990-02 |  Keigo Nakamura[1]
|
Tokyo, Japan | ?(8) | N/A | |
Etymology[]
- The name Kenji means "healthy, strong" (健) (ken) and "two" (二) (ji).
- Kenji's surname Takayama means "tall, high" (高) (taka) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).