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Yoshihiro Sato (佐藤 嘉洋, Satō Yoshihiro, born January 25, 1981) is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight (−70 kg). He is the former world champion of Muay Thai in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in 2006 and 2007. [1]
Toshio Fujiwara (藤原 敏男 Fujiwara Toshio, born March 3, 1948) is a Japanese former kickboxer.Out of 141 professional fights before retiring at age 35, Fujiwara won 126, with a remarkable 99 by knockout; most notably, he was the first non-Thai to win a national Muay Thai title belt in Bangkok, a fact that many older Thais still remember and respect about him.
Nadaka Yoshinari (吉成 名高, Yoshinari Nadaka, born January 8, 2001) is a Japanese professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer and the current Rajadamnern Stadium Super Flyweight champion. [2] He is a five division champion and has formerly held Lumpinee , Thailand (PAT), WMC , WPMF , WBC , and IBF titles.
Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Capitan Petchyindee [25] MA Japan Kickboxing Federation. 2012 MAJKF Featherweight Champion [32] WBC Muay Thai. 2012 WBC Muay Thai Japan Featherweight Champion [33] Awards. eFight.jp. 2x Fighter of the Month (October 2012, March 2022) [34] [26] Beyond Kickboxing. 2022 Beyond Kick "Fight of the Year" (vs ...
Nasukawa's kickboxing style is influenced by Boxing, Muay Thai and his Kyokushin Karate background. Nasukawa fights out of the southpaw stance, and is primarily a counter puncher, staying on the outer perimeter of the ring and landing as his opponents try to move in to land strikes.
In 1963 there was a competitive match between leading Japanese and Thai instructors, a karate vs Muay Thai tournament. Japan won the series although two of the Japanese participants Osamu Noguchi and Tatsuo Yamada wanted to create a full-contact sport similar to how Muay Thai is a sport in Thailand, and they started to create kickboxing.
Ryuki Matsuda (Japanese: 松田 龍聖, Matsuda Ryuki, born December 19, 2005) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is a former Rajadamnern Stadium Bantamweight Champion . As of October 2024, he is the #6 ranked -53 kg kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.
On May 20, 2019, it was announced that he would be replaced by Genki Yamaguchi. On the same day, Knock Out announced that they had entered into a partnership agreement with Rebels, another kickboxing and muay thai promotion. [7] On June 15, 2020, Bushido Road sold Knock Out ownership rights to Def Fellow, the operating company of Rebels. [8]