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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] |
Aikawa, Kanagawa
is a town located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 39,763 and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Aikawa is located in the foothills of northern Kanagawa Prefecture. The Nakatsu River, a tributary of the Sagami River, flows through. A portion of the Tanzawa Mountains can be found in the western part of the town. Miyagase Dam, a major source of hydroelectric power, is situated on the Nakatsu River. The highest mountain in Aikawa is Mount Takatori. Neighboring municipalities Kanagawa Prefecture *Sagamihara * Atsugi * Kiyokawa Climate Aikawa has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Aikawa is 13.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1906 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 °C, and lowest in ... [...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] |
Taiju Shiratori
is a Japanese professional muay thai kickboxer and former boxer. A professional competitor since 2011, Shiratori began his career as a muay thai fighter, most notably winning the WPMF Japan title in 2013. Following an unsuccessful two year boxing career, Shiatori transitioned to kickboxing. He was the 2019 RISE Lightweight champion and RISE World Series winner, as well as the 2021 Rizin KICK tournament winner. Between July and November 2021 he was the #4 ranked bantamweight in the world according to Combat Press. Combat Press ranks him as the #5 super bantamweight kickboxer in the world. Shiratori was ranked as a top ten bantamweight by Combat Press between August 2019 and August 2020, peaking at #1 between April and August 2020. Combat Press furthermore ranked him as a top ten super bantamweight between September 2020 and March 2021, peaking at #1 in September and November 2020. Muay thai career Early career Shiratori made his professional debut against Shogun at Muay Lok 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RISE (kickboxing)
Extreme Fight Game RISE, known simply as RISE, is a Japanese kickboxing promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The name RISE is an abbreviation of "Real Impact Sports Entertainment". It produces events in Japan, which showcases ten male and three female weight classes. They also hold the KAMINARIMON events, which are exclusively open to amateur fighters. Champions History RISE held their inaugural event, "R.I.S.E. I" on February 23, 2003, at the Gold Jim South Tokyo Annex in Ōmori, Japan. They held their first "Dead or Alive" tournament on December 23, 2003, which would later become an annual RISE event at the end of the year. Before the collapse of K-1 FEG, winners of the "Dead or Alive" tournaments earned a berth in the K-1 MAX Japan tournaments. After successfully holding "Dead or Alive" tournaments at 70kg for two consecutive years, by the end of 2005 they furthermore held tournaments at 60kg, 80kg and heavyweight as well. It 2008, RISE opted to stop deciding on champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 In Rizin Fighting Federation
The year 2019 was the 5th year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. The season started with Rizin Fighting Federation in Yokohama. It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Fuji Television. In North America and Europe Rizin FF is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV. Background Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced that Rizin will do 6 events in 2019: April, June, July, August, October, and the usual December 31 show. He also announced that they will do a lightweight Grand Prix this year. Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker has announced that he will be sending Patricky Freire to participate in the opening round. Rizin's Lightweight grand prix will begin on October 12 at the Osaka-jo Hall, with the four opening rounds bouts of the tournament bracket. The semifinals and finals will be held on Dec. 31, at Saitama Super Arena. List of events Title fights Rizin Lightweight Grand Prix 8-Man Lightweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In Rizin Fighting Federation
The year 2018 is the 4th year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. The season started with Rizin Fighting Federation in Fukuoka. It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Fuji Television. In North America and Europe Rizin FF is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV. Background Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced that Rizin will do 5 events in 2018: May, July, August, September and the December 31st show. List of events Title fights Rizin 10 - Fukuoka ''Rizin 10 - Fukuoka'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on May 6, 2018 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. Background Bantamweight Grand Prix Champion Kyoji Horiguchi was announced to take on fellow veteran Ian McCall in a much anticipated bout that failed to materialize during the New Years Event. Rounding off the marquee match-ups were the kickboxing phenomenon, Tenshin Nasukawa, taking on DEE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kento Haraguchi
Haraguchi Kento (原口健飛, born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese kickboxer and former boxer, currently competing in the super lightweight division of RISE. He is the current ISKA Oriental Rules World Light Welterweight (-65kg) champion, the former RISE Lightweight (-62.5 kg) champion and the 2020 RISE Dead or Alive Lightweight (-62.5 kg) tournament winner. Haraguchi began his competitive career in Full Contact karate. He won three titles in elementary school between 2008 and 2011, four in the middle school between 2012 and 2014, as well as the prestigious Dageki Kakutougi Japan Cup in the adult featherweight event in his return to the sport in 2017. In between his two karate stints, Haraguchi fought as a professional boxer, but quit the sport after suffering his first loss in the semifinals of the 2016 West Japan Rookie of the Year tournament. As of April 2023, Haraguchi is ranked as the fifth best super featherweight (-66 kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the sixth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Qiangbang
Lin Qiangbang () is a Chinese kickboxer. As of September 2018 he was ranked #7 Bantamweight in the world by Combat Press. Championships and awards * 2018 Kunlun Fight 61.5 kg World Tournament Runner-up Kickboxing record , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2019-01-26, , Win, , align=left, Sattawat , , Kunlun Fight City Hero 215 , , Xuwen, China , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2018-09-09, , Loss , , align=left, Fang Feida , , Kunlun Fight 76 , , Zhangqiu District, China , , Ext.R TKO (Punch) , , 4 , , 2:19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2018-06-01, , Win, , align=left, Amnat Ruenroeng , , Kunlun Fight Macao , , Macau, China , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2018-05-13, , Loss, , align=left, Wang Wenfeng , , Kunlun Fight 74 World -61.5 kg Tournament, Final , , Jinan, China , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In Kunlun Fight
The year 2018 is the 5th year in the history of the Kunlun Fight, a kickboxing promotion based in China. 2018 started with Kunlun Fight 69. The events were broadcasts through television agreements in mainland China with Jiangsu TV and around the world with various other channels. The events were also streamed live on the Kunlun Fight app and multiple other services. Traditionally, most Kunlun Fight events have both tournament fights and superfights (single fights). 2018 KLF Tournament Champions Events lists List of Kunlun Fight events List of Kunlun Combat Professional League events List of Road to Kunlun events Kunlun Fight 69 ''Kunlun Fight 69'' was a kickboxing event held by Kunlun Fight on February 4, 2018 at the Guanshan Lake International Conference Center in Guiyang, China. Background This event had the 4-man finals for both the 70 kg and 100+kg tournaments that were held throughout 2017. Featured on the card were also Kunlun Fight 75 kg champion Vital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavros Exakoustidis
Stavros Exakoustidis (born 3 July 1987) is a Greek kickboxer fighting in the super featherweight division of K-1. Kickboxing career Early career Superkombat Fighting Championship Exakoustidis was scheduled to challenge Qasim Nisar for the ICO Professional World Super Lightweight title at Full Contact on November 23, 2014. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Exakoustidis was scheduled to face Nikos Hysen at Best fighter 2015 on February 21, 2015. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Exakoustidis returned to winning ways by defeating Pietro Doorje by decision at Gladiator Nights 9 on April 7, 2015. He was next scheduled to face Cristian Spetcu at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II on May 7, 2016. Exakoustidis won the fight by unanimous decision. Exakoustidis was scheduled to face Deng Zeqi at Glory of Heroes 4 on August 6, 2016. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. The two of them fought at immediate rematch at Glory of Heroes 6 on January 14, 2017. Zeqi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji (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 decision. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
