 He won the vacant OPBF Middleweight Title in 1993, which he defended six times.Takehara got a shot against WBA Middleweight Champion Jorge Castro, who had a record of 98-4-2 at the time and had made five title defenses.Takehara went into the fight as a huge underdog, and the match took place in the tiny Korakuen Hall despite being a world title bout.