''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final'' was a
kickboxing event promoted by the
K-1 promotion. It took place on March 15, 2013 in
Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...
. It was the 19th annual K-1 World GP Final and the first K-1 event since the establishment of K-1 Global Holdings Ltd by EMCOM Entertainment.
For the first time in history it was held outside Japan.
Results
* Xiangming Liu was replaced with Xie Chuang.
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Taishan __NOTOC__
Taishan may refer to:
*Mount Tai or Taishan (), Shandong, China
* Taishan District, Tai'an (), named after the Mount Tai, a district in Tai'an, Shandong, China
*Taishan, Guangdong (), a county-level city of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China
** G ...
was replaced with
Frank Muñoz
Frank Muñoz (born 14 August 1983) is a Spanish heavyweight kickboxer fighting in the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship where he is the 2013 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament Champion. He is also the former WAKO-Pro K-1 European champion ...
.
* Miran Fabjan was replaced with Giannis Sofokleus, then Sofokleus with Edmond Paltatzis.
*
Makoto Uehara
Makoto Uehara ( ja, 上原 誠; born November 14, 1984) is a Japanese Shidokan Karateka and heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1. He is the former RISE Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion.
Biography and career
He faced Hiromi Amada ...
was replaced with
Pavel Zhuravlev.
*
Ben Edwards was replaced with
Badr Hari
Badr Hari (born 8 December 1984) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight World Champion (2007–2008), It's Showtime Heavyweight World Champion (2009–2010) and ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 and 2009'' finalist. Born an ...
.
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Tournament bracket
1 featured in
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16
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* Makoto Uehara and Ben Edwards were unable to fight - their places in the Quarter Finals were taken by Pavel Zhuravlev and Badr Hari
** Badr Hari was unable to fight in the Semi Finals due to injury - his place was taken by Reserve Fight winner Dževad Poturak.
See also
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List of K-1 events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
2023 events
2022 events
2021 events ...
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List of K-1 champions
References
{{2013 K-1 Events
K-1 events
2013 in kickboxing
Kickboxing in Croatia
2013 in Croatian sport
Sports competitions in Zagreb
2010s in Zagreb
March 2013 sports events in Europe