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K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament
The year 2016 is the 24th year in the history of the K-1. 2016 starts with K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament. List of events K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament ''K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held on March 4, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Results K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament bracket K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament ''K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held on April 24, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Results K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament bracket K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament ''K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held on June 24, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Results K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament bracket K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament ''K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In K-1
The year 2015 is the 23rd year in the history of the K-1. 2015 starts with K-1 China vs. USA, and ends with K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship. List of events K-1 China vs. USA K-1 China vs. USA was a kickboxing event held on January 1, 2015 at the Golden Eagle Culture City in Changsha, China. Results K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament ''K-1 World GP 2015 –60kg Championship Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held on January 18, 2015 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This event featured 8-Man tournament for the inaugural K-1 -60kg Championship, and other super fights. Results K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament bracket 1 Extra round K-1 China vs. Japan K-1 China vs. Japan was a kickboxing event held on February 1, 2015 at the Golden Eagle Culture City in Changsha, China. Results K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament ''K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament'' was a kickboxing event held on April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirotaka Urabe
Hirotaka Urabe is a retired Japanese kickboxer. He was the 2015 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix winner, as well as the inaugural and two time Krush Super Featherweight champion. As of December 2020, he was the #10 ranked Super Flyweight, according to Combat Press. Kickboxing career Krush title reign Urabe made his debut in July 2007, against Yosuke Nishiyama, winning by a first round knockout. He would have a mixed start to his career, amassing a 8-5-1 record. Nishikawa then entered the 2011 Krush tournament, to crown the inaugural Krush Super Featherweight champion. He won majority decisions against Naoki Ishikawa and Yuta Takahashi in the quarterfinal and semifinal, before knocking out Yuji Takeuchi in the first round. After winning the title, Urabe won three non-title bouts against Chen Mingming, Zheng Bo and Maik Redan, before being scheduled to defend his title against Naoki Ishikawa. The fight ended in a draw. Urabe won two more non-title bouts against Masato Kobay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouzi (kickboxer)
, better known as , is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Japan. As of July 2021, he is the #7 ranked Bantamweight according to Combat Press. He's been ranked since May 2019. Kickboxing career Koji lost to Taiga by decision in June 2017. In February 2017, Koji fought Mohamed Boulef for the ISKA World Lightweight title. He beat Boulef by unanimous decision. He was scheduled to fight Kotaro Shimano in September 2017. Koji won the fight by unanimous decision. Koji participated in the 2018 Super Featherweight Grand Prix. He beat Hirotaka Urabe by decision in the quarterfinals, and lost to Kosuke Komiyama in the semifinals by decision in turn. He fought Stavros Exakoustidis in September 2018. Koji won the fight by split decision after an extra round was fought. In December 2018 he fought Takeru Segawa for the K-1 Super Featherweight title. Takeru won the fight by unanimous decision. Koji was scheduled to fight Jan Szajko during K'Festa 2. He beat Szajko by unanimous decisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintaro Matsukura
Shintaro Matsukura is a Japanese kickboxer fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the current WPMF World Super Middleweight champion. Career On March 2, 2008 Matsukura participated to the K-1 tryouts, he passed every steps and was selected by the officials including K-1 youth development director Kensaku Maeda. Matsukura turned professional on July 20, 2008 at the MAJKF BREAK THROUGH 5 event. He was defeated by unanimous decision against Kenichi Hashimoto. Matsukura returned to amateur competition when he participated to the 2009 K-1 Koshien -70kg tournament. Matsukura won the tournament, defeating three opponents in the same day. On March 27, 2010 Matsukura faced Yuuki at K-1 WORLD MAX 2010 ～-70kg Japan Tournament～. He won the fight by knockout in the second round after flooring his opponent three times. In 2010 Matsukura participated to the annual New Year's eve event of japanese combat sport combining MMA and kickboxing called World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotaro Shimano
Kotaro Shimano (born 8 June 1992) is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Futtsu, Japan. He is the former Krush Super Featherweight champion. As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #9 flyweight in the world by Combat Press. He first entered the rankings in May 2019. Kickboxing career Shimano enjoyed one of the best runs of his career in 2014, when he went on a five fight winning streak, including a first round TKO of Leona Pettas. This run earned a chance to fight Hirotaka Urabe for the Krush Super Featherweight title. He failed to capture the title, as Urabe won a unanimous decision. He lost three of his next four fights, before entering the 2016 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix. He managed a TKO win against Hitoshi Aketo in the quarterfinal, but lost by TKO to Koya Urabe in the semifinals. In July 2016, Shimano fought Motoki for the MA Japan Kick Super Featherweight title. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He would lose two of his next three fights, before successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilias Bulaid
Ilias Bulaid (born May 1, 1995) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Ilias was the 2016 K-1 World Super Lightweight Tournament Runner-Up, and is the former Enfusion 67 kg World Champion. He was first ranked as a top ten Featherweight by Combat Press in January 2016, and was last ranked in the top ten in August 2019, before being dropped from the rankings in September 2019. Kickboxing career Enfusion Early career Bulaid made his professional debut against Angelo Campoli at The Night of Kick and Punch 4°edizione on November 30, 2014. He won the fight by decision. Bulaid won his next fight fights as well, one by stoppage, before facing Piotr Kobylański at KOK in Gdańsk on October 17, 2014. He won this KOK debut by unanimous decision. Bulaid made his K-1 debut against Taito in the reserve match of the K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament on November 3, 2014. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Enfusion champion Bulaid amass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeru Segawa
is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the former K-1 Super Featherweight champion, K-1 Featherweight champion and K-1 Super Bantamweight champion. He is the only three weight champion in K-1 history. A generational talent, Takeru is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers in the modern history of the sport, alongside his compatriot Tenshin Nasukawa. A professional competitor since 2008, Segawa became the K-1 Super Bantamweight champion when he defeated Taiga Kawabe in the finals of the 2015 K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix, on April 19, 2015. He became the K-1 Featherweight champion when he defeated Kaito Ozawa in the finals of the 2016 K-1 Featherweight Grand Prix, on November 3, 2016, thus becoming the first two-weight champion in K-1 history. He further became the K-1 Super Featherweight champion after defeating Kosuke Komiyama in the finals of the 2018 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix, on March 21, 2018, thus becoming the first and only three weight champion in K- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koya Urabe
is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the inaugural and former two time K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament Champion. As of December 2020, he is the #10 ranked Super Bantamweight according to Combat Press, first entering the rankings in September 2020. He was ranked in the bantamweight top ten by Combat Press between April 2018 and August 2020. His older brother Hirotaka Urabe is also a professional kickboxer, they fought against each other twice. Kickboxing Early career Urabe made his debut at the second Krush event, against Shinichiro Ishii. He won the fight by a second-round TKO. He would win his next nine fights, going undefeated in the first ten fights of his career, and notably defeating Shota Takiya and Tetsuya Yamato. Urabe then entered the Krush First Generation King Tournament, defeating Lee Sung-hyun in the quarterfinals and Takuya Shirahama in the semifinals, but losing the final bout against Ryuji Kajiwara by majority decision. He part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiga Kawabe
Taiga Kawabe is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Japan. He is the former Krush Super Bantamweight and K-1 Super Featherweight champion, as well as a two-time K-1 Grand Prix runner-up. Taiga is the younger brother of Hiroya, who inspired him along with the two time K-1 Max World Champion Masato to start practicing Karate in his childhood, becoming a Black Belt at the fifth grade. He was ranked as a top ten bantamweight in the world by Combat Press between April 2018 and January 2019. Kickboxing career Early career Taiga made his professional debut against Ryota at Krush-EX 2012 vol.6, winning by a third-round TKO. He won his next three fights by unanimous decision, before participating in the Krush Youth Super Bantamweight Grand Prix. He won the tournament with a split decision against Namito Izawa in the semifinals and a unanimous decision against Ryuji Horio in the finals. After an extra round decision win against Yuya Suzuki at Krush.41, Taiga won the Krush Super Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Egawa
is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2013, he is the former Krush Featherweight and K-1 Featherweight champion. Combat Press ranked him as a top ten super flyweight between September 2020, when he peaked at #2, and July 2021. He was furthermore ranked the #2 strawweight in August 2020. Fighting style Yuki Egawa is a swarming pressure fighter. He likes to make use of non-committal low kicks and feints to force his opponent to strike. Once his opponent's feet are planted and the weight is fully transferred onto the lead foot, Egawa swarms into the pocket and unleashes a combination of body and head strikes. Egawa makes use of lead-leg snap kicks and body kicks, while cutting the ring with small measured steps, to maintain his desired distance and force his opponent into the ropes where he can punch in combinations. Kickboxing career Early career Super Bantamweight career Egawa made his profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Kimura
is a Brazilian kickboxer of Japanese and Italian descent, fighting out of Fighting Kairos Gym. He is the former K-1 Super Welterweight champion. He has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex, Hideaki Yamazaki, Yasuomi Soda, Masaaki Noiri, Massaro Glunder and Hiroya. He was ranked in the featherweight top ten by Combat Press between June 2015 and March 2017. He was also ranked in the top ten by Liverkick.com. Kickboxing Krush title run He began his kickboxing career fight under the banner of MA Japan. He amassed an 8-2-1 record with them, with six of his wins coming by KO. He capped off his time with MA Japan by winning the MA Japan Super Lightweight Championship. In his Krush debut, Kimura fought NOMAN. He beat him by KO in the first round. In his second fight with Krush, he KO'd Daizo Sasaki in the first round. In his third fight with Krush, he TKO'd Ryuji Kajiwara in the third round. Following his three fight winning streak, Kimura fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuomi Soda
is a Japanese kickboxer fighting out of the Silver Wolf Gym, the same gym of the legendary kickboxer Masato. He was the RISE kickboxing Super Lightweight champion, winning his title against Japanese kickboxer Koji Yoshimoto. He was K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament finalist and holds victories over notable featherweight kickboxers such as Minoru Kimura and Yuta Kubo. Kickboxing career RISE Super Lightweight title run Soda made his debut in 2009, when he participated in the RISE 59 RISING ROOKIES CUP. He won the tournament with victories over Ryuji Yamaguchi, Ishitsukasa Koichi and Atsushi Hori. Soda then went on to win his next eight fights, winning three of them by stoppage. His eleven fight winning streak earned him the chance to challenge Koji Yoshimoto for the RISE Super Lightweight title. He suffered the first professional loss of his career, as Yoshimoto won the fight by unanimous decision. Soda bounced back with a TKO of Kim Dong-soo and a decision win ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |