Hiromi Wajima (born 23 February 1995) is a

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kickboxer, currently competing in the super welterweight division of K-1, where he is the current K-1 Super Welterweight champion. He is the finalist of the 2020 K-1 Super Welterweight

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Kickboxing career

K-1

Hiromi began a six fight winning streak with a first round TKO win over Kazunari Kimura. During this run he likewise scored knockouts over Yoichi Yamazaki, Shimada Masayuki and Tanaka Yuki. Wajima won the rematch with Jinbo Katsuya during KHAOS 5, with a second round KO. Hiromi Wajima had his second professional career loss with a unanimous decision loss to

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. He suffered his first knockout loss at the hands of

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, losing after only two minutes. He snapped his losing streak at Krush 108, where Wajima won a unanimous decision against Daisuke Fujimura. Wajima participated in the 2020 Super Welterweight Grand Prix. In the quarter final bout he faced Avatar Tor Morsri whom he defeated early in the third round with a leg kick knockout. In the semifinals he won a unanimous decision against

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. In the grand prix finals he fought a rematch with Minoru Kimura. He would fail to capture the super welterweight title, losing to Kimura for the second time in his career. Wajima fought Raseasing Weerasakreck during K-1 World GP 2020 in Osaka. He won the fight by a second round KO. He was scheduled to fight Yuhei Fujioka during K-1 World GP 2020 in Tokyo, and won by a second round head kick. Wajima was scheduled to fight Abiral Ghimire at K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka on July 17, 2021. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.

K-1 super welterweight champion

Wajima challenged

for the K-1 Super Welterweight title at K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka on December 4, 2021. They previously fought on March 22, 2020, with Kimura winning by a first-round technical knockout. Wajima was more successful in the rematch, winning the fight by a third-round knockout. He began to take over the fight from the beginning of the second round onward, with most of his success coming from body strikes, and finally stopped Kimura with a body kick which left him unable to beat the eight count. Wajima was booked to face the former

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welterweight champion BeyNoah at

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on June 19, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 30–24 in his favor, as he managed to knock BeyNoah down in every round of the fight. Wajima faced the former FFC Lightweight (70.3 kg) champion Meletis Kakoubavas in a non-title bout at K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri on September 11, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. The fight was stopped early in the opening round, as Wajima landed an inadvertent low blow on Kakoubavas. Wajima made his first K-1 Super Welterweight title defense against the four-weight

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champion

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at K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 on March 12, 2023.

Championships and accomplishments

Professional * K-1 ** 2020 K-1 World GP -70kg Championship Tournament Runner-up ** 2021 K-1 World GP

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Championship ** 2021 K-1 Awards "Skill Award" Amateur * 2015 K-1 Amateur All Japan A-class Tournament -70kg Winner

Kickboxing record

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Hiroki Nakajima Hiroki Nakajima (中島弘貴, born July 5, 1988) in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Tokyo, Japan for the Bungeling Bay gym. He is the 2009 Krush middleweight tournament champion and 2010 K-1 World MAX Japan ru ...

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External links

Hiromi Wajima K-1 profile

References

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