The year 2022 is the 30th year in the history of the K-1, an international

kickboxing Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...

event. The year started with K-1 World GP 2022 Japan.

List of events

K-1 World GP 2022 Japan

''K-1 World GP 2022 Japan'' will be a

event held by K-1, which will be held on February 27, 2022, at the

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and hosted the table tennis competition at the 2020 Summe ...

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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A K-1 Women's Flyweight Championship bout between reigning champion

Kana Morimoto Kana Morimoto (森本佳奈, born 29 July 1992), popularly known as KANA, is a Japanese kickboxer competing as a flyweight with K-1, where she is the current flyweight champion. A professional competitor since 2015, she is the 2019 K-1 Women' ...

and title challenger Kotomi was expected to take place at the event. Kotomi later withdrew, and was replace by Ran, who faced Morimoto in a non-title bout. K-1 Lightweight Champion

Taio Asahisa Taio Asahisa (born 16 January 1998) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently fighting in the lightweight division of K-1, where he is the reigning champion. As of May 2021, he was the #1 ranked Super Bantamweight in the world according to Combat Pr ...

was scheduled to face Yuki Yoza in a non-title bout. A Super Bantamweight World Grand Prix is expected to take place during the event. The tournament was organized to fill the vacant K-1 Super Bantamweight title. Reigning Krush Super Lightweight champion

Daizo Sasaki Daizo Sasaki (born 20 November 1990) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super lightweight divisions of Krush and K-1. He is the former Krush Super Lightweight champion, the former Krush Lightweight champion, the 2018 K-1 Super ...

was scheduled to face Vitor Toffanelli.

K-1 Japan Super Bantamweight Tournament bracket

Fight Card

K-1: K'Festa 5

''K-1: K'Festa 5'' will be a

event held by K-1, which will be held on April 3, 2022, at the

Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and d ...

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An openweight tournament was held during the event. It featured the former K-1 cruiserweight champion

K-Jee "K-Jee" is a 1971 song by American soul and funk band The Nite-Liters. Written by Harvey Fuqua and Charlie Hearndon it charted in 1971 at No. 17 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart, and at No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Charts Cover ve ...

, the former K-1 heavyweight champion

Kyotaro Fujimoto is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2011 to 2019 and a kickboxer. He began competing again as a professional kickboxer in 2021. He is the former K-1 Heavyweight Champion and successfully defended the title against kickbox ...

, current

Krush Krush were a UK dance music group, who had a crossover hit single with " House Arrest" in 1987. Career The group consisted of musicians Mark Gamble, Cassius Campbell and record producers Mark Brydon and Robert Gordon. Ruth Joy was the feature ...

cruiserweight champion

Mahmoud Sattari Mahmoud Sattari ( fa, محمود ستاری born 22 February 1991) is an Iranian Muay Thai kickboxer. Sattari is currently under contract with the K-1 Organization. As of June 2022 he was the #9 ranked Light Heavyweight kickboxer in the world ...

, as well as Hidenori Sakamoto, Kosuke Jitsukata,

Satoshi Ishii is a Japanese-born judoka, mixed martial artist, kickboxer and submission grappler who has held Croatian citizenship since 2019. Ishii won the gold medal in Olympic Judo at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the ...

, Animal Koji and Seiya Tanigawa.

K-1 Japan Openweight Tournament bracket

Fight Card

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External links

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2022 sport-related lists K-1 events 2022 in kickboxing 2022 in Japanese sport

List of events

K-1 World GP 2022 Japan

Background

K-1 Japan Super Bantamweight Tournament bracket

Fight Card

K-1: K'Festa 5

Background

K-1 Japan Openweight Tournament bracket

Fight Card

See also

References

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