Boxing entrance songs and walkout songs
There are so many cool entrance songs in boxing, aren’t there?
They fire up your fighting spirit and sharpen your focus, and they carry the fighters’ personal tastes and determination for the match.
Have you ever listened to a boxing entrance song and wondered, “What’s that track?” or “Whose song does that fighter use for their entrance?”
In this article, we’ll introduce the entrance songs of popular boxers.
We’ve gathered entrance tracks from well-known fighters both in Japan and abroad, across different eras, so be sure to give them a listen!
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Boxing Entrance Songs (1–10)
locker roomAK-69
AK-69 is popular among athletes.
Boxers Kazuto Ioka and Takashi Uchiyama use his songs as their entrance music.
In particular, for many of Ioka’s fights, AK-69 has even gotten into the ring to perform before the match.
Ioka says he relates to the lyrics about “being particular about how you win.” It’s a song that fires you up!
We areONE OK ROCK
This is the song used as the entrance music for boxer Kazuto Ioka, the first Japanese man to become a four-division world champion.
It’s a track by ONE OK ROCK, a rock band active internationally, included on their eighth album, Ambitions, released in 2017.
It was also used as NHK’s soccer theme song, so some of you may know it from there.
Powerfully singing about living true to oneself, it’s an emotional and grand rock number.
Hot vibrationJō Yamanaka
This is “Atsui Vibration,” a 1986 work by Joe Yamanaka, an actor and singer who was also a professional boxer.
It’s said that the song was written especially for Shinji Takehara, who belonged to the same gym.
Although Takehara initially felt the song had a low-key vibe, the lyrics—saying he’d smile in the face of a match whose outcome was uncertain—gave him courage as he walked down the aisle toward the ring.
It’s a fiery track that stirs and speaks to the feelings of a man heading into a bout against a formidable opponent.
Boxing Entrance/Walkout Songs (11–20)
Road To Glory2Pac
Mike Tyson is a legendary boxer with top-tier punching power, combined with weaving and hand speed you wouldn’t expect from a heavyweight.
He struggled when forced to back up—partly due to difficulties with parrying and blocking uppercuts and with conditioning—but in close-range infighting, he was one of the most powerful boxers ever, capable of knocking out opponents in an instant.
His famous theme song is “Road To Glory,” known as a hidden gem by the equally legendary rapper, 2Pac.
I was born to love youQueen
A song by the legendary British rock band Queen.
It was originally released as a solo track by vocalist Freddie Mercury, but after his death it was rearranged by the members of Queen, transforming it into a piece with a more distinctly rock-like drive and exhilaration.
Its rock sound, featuring vocals that are both delicate and powerful, reverberates through boxing venues and fires up the stage.
BURNING HEARTSurvivor
“Burning Heart” is a song included on the Rocky IV soundtrack, and it was used as Koki Kameda’s entrance theme.
It’s well known that he loved the Rocky series, and this song stoked his fighting spirit.
He was popular for his character as well, but what really stands out from his active years are the performances that truly fired up his own competitive drive.
CONQUISTADORMaynard Ferguson
This is Conquistador, released in 1977 by Canadian trumpet player Maynard Ferguson.
The first track on side A features the theme from the famous movie Rocky.
In Japan, this piece is well known as the entrance music for boxers Yoko Gushiken and Daigo Higa.
Maynard Ferguson was known for his ability to play beautifully in an extremely high register, and that sound likely helped boost the athletes’ adrenaline before their matches.
The title, which means “conqueror” or “explorer” in Spanish, may also convey a sense of power.