Kazuki Miburo (壬生狼 一輝, born 28 September 2001) is a
Japanese kickboxer. He is the former
Krush Bantamweight champion.
Combat Press ranks him as the #6 strawweight in the world, as of August 2021. Between April and July 2021, he was ranked as the #9 Flyweight kickboxer in the world.
Kickboxing career
Early career
Miburo fought Eiki Kurata at Krush-EX 2020 vol.1, as a short notice replacement for Rikiya Suzuki, who was forced to withdraw due to a training injury. Miburo won the fight by unanimous decision.
Miburo was scheduled to make his
K-1
K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993, well known worldwide mainly for its heavyweight division fights and Grand Prix tournaments. In January 2012, K-1 Global Holdings Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, acquired ...
debut at
K-1 World GP 2020 in Fukuoka, being scheduled to fight
Koki Tomimura. He won the fight by a split decision.
Miburo was scheduled to fight Hinata Matsumoto at Krush 121. He won the fight by majority decision.
Krush bantamweight champion
He was scheduled to fight
Begin Yoshioka
Begin Yoshioka (吉岡 ビギン, born 12 June 2000) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently signed with K-1. He is the former Krush Bantamweight champion.
He was ranked the #10 flyweight according to Combat Press between September 2020 and Octobe ...
at Krush 123, for the
Krush Bantamweight title. Miburo won the fight by a majority decision.
Miburo was scheduled to take part in the
K-1
K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993, well known worldwide mainly for its heavyweight division fights and Grand Prix tournaments. In January 2012, K-1 Global Holdings Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, acquired ...
's
eight-man Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix. He would face Aoi Noda in the quarterfinal bout. He would overcome Aoi Noda in the quarterfinals and Naoki Omura in the semifinals by decision, before losing to
Toma Kuroda by knockout in the finals.
Miburo was scheduled to face
Toma Kuroda at
K-1 World GP 2021 Japan on December 4, 2021. They fought just five months prior, in the finals of the
K-1 Japan Bantamweight Tournament, which Miburo lost by a first-round knockout. Miburo lost the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra round was fought.
Miburo was booked to make his first Krush bantamweight title defense against
Koji Ikeda
is a Japanese professional kickboxer, currently competing in the bantamweight divisions of K-1 and Krush.
A professional competitor since 2019, Ikeda is the current Krush Bantamweight champion. As of April 2022, Combat Press ranks him as the ...
at Krush 135 on March 26, 2022. He lost the fight by majority decision.
Later bantamweight career
Miburo faced Daiki Mine at
K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka on August 11, 2022. He successfully snapped his three-fight losing strea, as he won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 30–29 scorecard.
Miburo took part in the
2022 K-1 Bantamweight World Grand Prix, which was held at
K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka on December 3, 2022. He was booked to face the three-sport World Kickboxing Network champion Samvel Babayan in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament. Miburo won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 30–29 and one scorecard of 30–28. He advanced to the tournament semifinals, where he faced the
2021 K-1 Japan Grand Prix winner
Toma Kuroda. He lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30–30, 30–29 and 30–28.
Miburo faced Yusei Shirahata at
K-1 World GP 2023 in Yokohama on June 3, 2023. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 29–28 and one scorecard of 30–28.
Miburo faced Park Hyungwoo at Krush 152 on August 27, 2023.
Championships and accomplishments
Amateur
* 2013 All Japan Jr. Kick -30kg Runner-up
* 2014 TRIBELATE -35kg Champion
Professional
*Yamato
**2019 Yamato Bantamweight Champion
*
Krush
**2021
Krush Bantamweight (-53kg) Champion
*
K-1
K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993, well known worldwide mainly for its heavyweight division fights and Grand Prix tournaments. In January 2012, K-1 Global Holdings Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, acquired ...
**2021 K-1 World GP Japan Bantamweight Tournament Runner-up
Fight record
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, 2023-08-27 , , Win , , align=left, Park Hyungwoo , , Krush 152 , ,
Tokyo, Japan , , KO (Left hook to the body) , , 1 , , 2:58
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, 2023-06-03 , , Win , , align=left, Yusei Shirahata , ,
K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament , ,
Yokohama, Japan , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00
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Toma Kuroda , ,
K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka Bantamweight World Grand Prix, Semi Final , ,
Osaka,
Japan
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, 2022-12-03, , Win , , align=left, Samvel Babayan , ,
K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka Bantamweight World Grand Prix, Quarter Final , ,
Osaka,
Japan
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, 2022-08-11, , Win , , align=left, Daiki Mine , ,
K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka , ,
Fukuoka,
Japan
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Koji Ikeda
is a Japanese professional kickboxer, currently competing in the bantamweight divisions of K-1 and Krush.
A professional competitor since 2019, Ikeda is the current Krush Bantamweight champion. As of April 2022, Combat Press ranks him as the ...
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Tokyo,
Japan
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K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka , ,
Osaka,
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K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament, Final , ,
Tokyo,
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Naoki Omura
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He was ranked the #10 flyweight according to Combat Press between September 2020 and Octobe ...
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Tokyo,
Japan
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Koki , ,
K-1 World GP 2020 in Fukuoka , ,
Fukuoka,
Japan
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Tokyo,
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, 2019-04-21 , , Win , , align=left, Shin Hee Chan , , Yamato 17, ,
Aka, Fukuoka
is a village located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is at the foot of Mount Hiko.
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, 2018-11-25 , , Win , , align=left, Shohei Nishibayashi , , Yamato 15 , ,
Aka, Fukuoka
is a village located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is at the foot of Mount Hiko.
As of April 1, 2017, the village has an estimated population of 2,960 and a density
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, 2018-04-15 , , Win , , align=left, Naofumi Taguchi , , Yamato 14, ,
Aka, Fukuoka
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Aka, Fukuoka
is a village located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is at the foot of Mount Hiko.
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Aoi Noda , , K-1 Koshien 2018 -55kg Tournament, Second Round, ,
Tokyo,
Japan
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Tsubasa Yamawaki
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Tokyo,
Japan
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, 2017-07-16, , Win, , align=left, Futa Inumaru , , Peter Aerts Spirit All Japan Kyushu Selection, ,
Fukuoka,
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Asahi Shinagawa
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Muay thai career
Shinagawa won his first major title in May 2020, when he defeat ...
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Tokyo,
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Tokyo,
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Tokyo,
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Fukuoka,
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Fukuoka,
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, colspan=9 , ''Legend'':
See also
*
List of male kickboxers
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miburo, Kazuki
Living people
2001 births
Japanese male kickboxers
Flyweight kickboxers
Sportspeople from Fukuoka Prefecture