is a Japanese

kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and 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 practiced for self-defense, general ...

competing in K-1 at

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(−70 kg). He is the former world champion of

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in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in

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. His official nickname is "Mugen Sniper" which means Infinite Sniper. He is Matsuzaka Generation.

Biography

Amateur era

Born in

Nagoya, Aichi is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

, Japan on January 25, 1981, Sato began training in kickboxing in 1994 when he was in his second year of

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. Originally, Sato had been going to visit a

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gym with his friend, but he argued and fought just before visiting. Sato was defeated completely in the fight. For this incident, he visited "Nagoya JK Factory", a kickboxing gym near to Sato's house, and started learning kickboxing. He won the Glove Karate Open Championship Tournament when he was just 16 years old, still in his second year of high school. He also won the championship the next year in 1997.

Fight as a professional kickboxer

He passed the examination for professional kickboxing of New Japan Kickboxing Federation (NJKF) in 1998. He won his first match against Isao Miyamoto by decision on December 25, 1998. He changed his weight class from lightweight to welterweight in April 2000. He moved to

All Japan Kickboxing Federation All Japan Kickboxing Federation ( ja: 全日本キックボクシング連盟, A.J.K.F.) was the Japan-based sanctioning and promoting body of professional kickboxing. It was established in 1987 and it was dissolved in 2009. The informal name was " ...

from NJKF in June 2001. He won the title of WKA World Muay Thai Welterweight by KO Milan Stevic in Germany on 23 November 2001. It was the first time for him to fight in the oversea.

Entry to K-1

In his K-1 debut on May 3, 2005, he beat William Diender by decision. He lost to Virgil Kalakoda in a K-1 Superfight in the K-1 MAX Finals. On October 12, 2005, he defeated Kaoklai Kaennorsing, the only fighter who has fought in both K-1's heavyweight division and in K-1 MAX. On February 4, 2006 he defeated Akeomi Nitta, Ryuki Ueyama and Tatsuji to win the K-1 MAX Japan Grand Prix 2006 tournament. On February 5, 2007 he won the K-1 MAX Japan Grand Prix 2007 tournament. In April 2007 he lost to Dutch fighter Andy Souwer by decision. His latest fight was on July 7, 2008 in which he defeated

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by KO in the 3rd round in the Quarterfinals for the K-1 MAX Finals and he is set to fight Masato on October 10, 2008. On February 17, 2012, Sato defeated

Fadi Merza Fadi Merza (born 8 March 1978 in Derbassiah, Syria) is a retired Syrian born Assyrians in Austria, Austrian-Assyrian middleweight kickboxer. Merza was a multiple world kickboxing and Muay Thai champion. Biography and career Early years Fadi Me ...

via

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after 5th round to take the Merza's

ISKA The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the United ...

World Light Middleweight (-72.3 kg) Championship under Oriental rules in Tokyo, Japan. He was scheduled to face

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in a tournament reserve bout at '' Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8'' to be held on November 3, 2012 in Rome, Italy. However, when quarter finalist

Albert Kraus Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world t ...

came down with the flu, Sato was given his place in the tournament proper. He was TKO'd by

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. In an upset, Sato lost a unanimous decision to Kenta in the co-main event of ''Krush.26'' in Tokyo on January 28, 2013.Krush.26 Results: Kido Defends 70kg Title
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at ''Shootboxing 2013 - Act 1'' in Tokyo on February 22, 2013. Sato defeated Lee Sun-Hyun via unanimous decision at '' Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam'' in Tokyo on May 3, 2013.Japanese Scene Weekly Recap: April 14th - 21st
/ref> He beat

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by unanimous decision at ''Hoost Cup: Kings'' in Nagoya, Japan on June 16, 2013. Sato beat Shintaro Matsukura by unanimous decision at ''Krush.32'' in Nagoya on September 1, 2013. In their fourth meeting, Sato lost to

Buakaw Banchamek Sombat Banchamek ( th, สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) a.k.a. Buakaw Banchamek ( th, บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, links=no, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") is a martial artist from Thailand of ethnic ...

on points at ''

MAX Muay Thai Max Muay Thai ( th, แม็กซ์ มวยไทย) is a stadium and organizer of Muay Thai based in Pattaya, Thailand broadcast from its own stadium on Channel 8 every Sunday. The promotion has been credited for elevating the level of ...

4'' in Sendai, Japan on October 6, 2013. He lost to

by unanimous decision at ''Tech-Krep FC: Southern Front 2'' in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 8, 2013. Sato lost via unanimous decision to Petchmankong Gaiyanghaadao at ''Hoost Cup: Legend'' in Nagoya, Japan on March 23, 2014.

Titles

Amateur

**1996 Glove Karate Open championship winner **1997 Glove Karate Open championship winner

Professional

World Kickboxing Association The World Kickboxing Association (WKA) also known as World Kickboxing and Karate Association, is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning body for kickboxing and Karate. History In 1976, the WKA was founded by Howa ...

** WKA Muay Thai World

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champion (Defence: 1) *World Professional Kickboxing Council **WPKC Muay Thai World

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champion (Defence: 1) * K-1 ** K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament winner **

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winner ** K-1 World MAX 2010 runner up *

International Sport Karate Association The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the Unite ...

World Light Middleweight (-72.3 kg) Championship *

**2004 AJFK Skill Award *New Japan Kickboxing Federation **1999 The Rookie of the Year (NJKF)

Kickboxing record

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Kaoklai Kaennorsing Kaoklai Kaennorsing ( th, ก้าวไกล แก่นนรสิงห์; born September 13, 1983) is a former Thai light heavyweight Muay Thai fighter. Kaennorsing is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul tournament winner, former t ...

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, , KO (Knee) , , 5 , , 0:23 , , 6-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor=#CCFFCC , 2000-04-09 , , Win , , align=left, Ryuji Hatsuda , , NJKF "Yokohama Young Fight" , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 5-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor=#CCFFCC , 2000-01-29 , , Win , , align=left, Tatsuya Morimoto , , NJKF "Millennium Wars 1" , ,

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, , Decision (Majority) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 2-0 , - bgcolor=#CCFFCC , 1998-12-25 , , Win , , align=left, Isao Miyamoto , , NJKF , ,

, , Decision (Majority) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 1-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

References

External links

Yoshihiro Sato's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sato, Yoshihiro 1981 births Living people Japanese male kickboxers Welterweight kickboxers Middleweight kickboxers Japanese Muay Thai practitioners Sportspeople from Nagoya