Masato Kobayashi (other)
Masato Kobayashi may refer to: * Masato (kickboxer) (born 1979), former Japanese welterweight kickboxer * Masato Kobayashi (baseball) (born 1980), Japanese baseball pitcher {{Hndis, Kobayashi, Masato ...
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Masato (kickboxer)
is a Japanese retired welterweight kickboxer. He was the ISKA World Welterweight Oriental Rules champion, as well as the winner of the K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008. In addition, he was also the runner-up of the K-1 World MAX World tournament in 2004 and 2007. Prior to the K-1 Rising event in Madrid in May 2012, it was announced that Masato will be working as an executive producer for K-1. Biography Early life Masato Kobayashi (小林 雅人) was born in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture Japan on March 10, 1979. When he was young, he moved to Niiza, Saitama because of his parents' job. He started going to ''Asagiri Municipal Asagiri 4th Junior High School'' ( ja). After graduating junior high school, he started attending the ''Saitama Sakae High School'' ( ja), but soon dropped out with his friends. He described the reason for dropping out simply as "enthusiasm" when he appeared on popular Japanese television　show "Junk Sports" ( ja). After dropping out, he ...
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