IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship

The IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), specifically for junior heavyweight (<100 kg) workers.[1] In addition to United Kingdom, the title has also been defended in the Japan as part of a working relationship with Pro Wrestling Noah. Traditionally the "Junior Heavyweight" term is more common in Japanese professional wrestling while in the "Cruiserweight" is a term more used in the United States or Canada.

IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion	International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
Date established	January 15, 2019
Current champion(s)	Vacant
Date won	August 8, 2020
Statistics First champion(s) Daisuke Harada Most reigns Daisuke Harada (2 reigns) Longest reign Daisuke Harada (268 days) Shortest reign Hayata (<1 day) Heaviest champion Atsushi Kotoge (200 lb) Lightest champion Hayata (165 lb)

Tournament

IPW:UK held a one night 8-man tournament to crown the first champion. The event was held on January 15, 2019.[2]

First round

Semifinals

Finals

Daisuke Harada

Chris Ridgeway

Daisuke Harada

Hayata

Kid Lykos

Hayata

Daisuke Harada

James Castle

Ben Basden

Yo-Hey

Ben Basden

James Castle

James Castle

Tadasuke

Title history

Key

No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
Defenses	Number of successful defenses
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Defenses
1	Daisuke Harada	January 15, 2019	IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England	1	244	2	Defeated James Castle in a tournament final.	[3][4][5]
2	Atsushi Kotoge	September 16, 2019	NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Day 12	Osaka, Japan	1	61	0		[6]
3	Daisuke Harada	November 16, 2019	NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Day 5	Tokyo, Japan	2	268	0		[7]
4	Hayata	August 8, 2020	NOAH Pro Wrestling Noah 20th Anniversary NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 3	Yokohama, Japan	1	<1	0		[8]
—	Vacated	August 10, 2020	—	Yokohama, Japan	—	—	—	On the way to the locker room, Hayata tossed the championship belt into the trash can. The title was immediately declared vacated.

Combined reigns

As of January 30, 2021.

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined defenses	Combined days
1	Daisuke Harada	2	2	512
2	Atsushi Kotoge	1	0	61
3	Hayata	1	0	<1

See also

• IPW:UK Tag Team Championship
• IPW:UK Women's Championship
• IPW:UK World Championship

References

1. Wrestling, International Pro (December 14, 2018). "IPW JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ENTRANT #2 @yo_hey0206".
2. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
3. "Title Reigns « IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
4. "NOAH Global Tag League '19 - Day 6 at Bandai Island Multipurpose Square wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com.
5. "Resultados Pro Wrestling NOAH: Spring Navigation 2019 (29 de marzo)". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com. April 2, 2019.
6. "NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Tag 12 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
7. "NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Tag 5 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
8. https://en.superluchas.com/noah-20th-anniversary-noah-the-chronicle-vol-3-habra-doble-monarca/