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Raoumaru
Ishiyama Tomohiro "Raoumaru" (; born September 8, 1985) is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in RISE promotion. Career Raoumaru ended the 2012 year by competing in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at '' Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam'' in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012. Raoumaru lost the fight at the opening stage, Saki floored him twice in round one and forced the referee to stop the bout. He challenged Nicolas Wamba Nicolas Wamba-Barzic (born 12 February 1988), is a French people, French heavyweight Boxer (boxing), boxer and former kickboxer, former WKN World Super Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion. As of 2017, he was ranked the #17 heavyweight in the world by ... for the vacant ''World Kickboxing Network'' Kickboxing Rules Super Heavyweight World Championship on 22 March 2014 in Agde, France at 11th Trophee de l’Ephebe event. Raoumaru lost the fight by TKO as the referee stopped the fight in round 2. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kengo Shimizu
, is a Japanese middleweight kickboxer competing in RISE. He is the former SHOOTBOXING and RISE Heavyweight champion. Kyokushin Karate career Started doing Kyokushin Karate at the age of 16, joining Kyokushin Kaikan Tokyo Itabashi Dojo. Achieved last 8 at 20th All Japan Weight Category Tournament at the age of 19. His biggest achievement was 2nd place at 24th All Japan Weight Category Tournament, where he fought as heavyweight and lost to Osamu Shiojima. That qualified him for 9th World Open Tournament, but he didn't make remarkable achievement. Kickboxing career He made pro debout in 2006, fighting mostly in RISE promotion. In 2012, with a promotion record of 8-1, he rematched Raoumaru for vacant RISE Heavyweight title. Shimizu dominated the fight, just like the first fight, this time scoring 3rd-round knockout with a high kick. Next year he dropped weight and fought for vacant RISE Light Heavyweight title against, making a revanche against Makoto Uehara at RISE 92 in Toky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Amada
Hiromi Amada (; born May 10, 1973) is a retired Japanese heavyweight kickboxer and boxer from Gunma, Japan. A staple in the K-1 heavyweight division from 1999 to 2007, the company considered him one of its most talented Japanese fighters, second only to Musashi. He is also the first-ever HEAT Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion and holds notable victories over Freddy Kemayo, Makoto Uehara, and Rene Rooze. Early life Amada began practicing boxing as a teenager while attending Maebashi Ikuei High School, and won the national junior championship prior to graduation. He then attended Chuo University and served as captain of the school's boxing club, all the while competing at the amateur level. In 1996, he won the All Japan Amateur Boxing Championships. Career K-1 The K-1 kickboxing organization scouted Amada before he even graduated from university. He made his professional debut on March 22, 1999, at K-1 The Challenge '99, earning a unanimous decision victory over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Uehara
Makoto Uehara (; 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 at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16'' on October 14, 2012 and won via unanimous decision. Despite qualifying for the '' K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final'', Uehara was left out in the cold when the event rolled around and was replaced by the higher-ranked Pavel Zhuravlev. Uehara defeated Kengo Shimizu by way of split decision at ''RISE 92'' in Tokyo on March 17, 2013 to win the RISE 90 kg title. He was set to fight Dustin Jacoby at '' Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament'' in New York City on November 23, 2013 but the match was switched to '' Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament'' in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013. He defeated Jacoby by split decision. Titles *2013 RISE 90 kg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Wamba
Nicolas Wamba-Barzic (born 12 February 1988), is a French people, French heavyweight Boxer (boxing), boxer and former kickboxer, former WKN World Super Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion. As of 2017, he was ranked the #17 heavyweight in the world by Glory (kickboxing), GLORY. He is the son of Anaclet Wamba Biography and career On November 4, 2011 Wamba won Bigger's Better 8 tournament in Lisbon, Portugal. On March 30, 2013 Wamba defeated Sergej Maslobojev by unanimous decision and won WKN European super heavyweight title. Wamba became the first La Nuit des Champions Heavyweight (+100 kg/220 lb) K-1 Rules Champion at ''La 20ème Nuit des Champions'' event in Marseille, France on 23 November 2013, defeating Daniel Sam. He took unanimous decision win, Sam was docked one point in first round for grabbing Wamba's leg, and Wamba scored a knockdown in third round when landed a high kick. He challenged Raoumaru for the vacant ''World Kickboxing Network'' Kickboxing Rules Super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murat Aygün
Murat Aygün (born 13 December 1988) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory (kickboxing), Glory. As of February 2022, he is the #6 ranked heavyweight according to Combat Press. Combat Press has ranked him in the heavyweight top ten since March 2019. Kickboxing career Early career Aygün made his professional debut against Raoumaru at Rise 100 – Blade 0 on July 12, 2014. He scored an early knockdown with a combination of a left hook and right straight, which elicited a standing down call from the referee. Aygün ended the fight, after the action resumed, with a right hook. Aygün was scheduled to face Nobu Hayashi at the inaugural BLADE event on December 29, 2014. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Aygün was scheduled to face Atha Kasapis at Champions Night on April 23, 2016. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, as the ringside doctor stopped the fight with 5 seconds left in the round. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Ackah
Bernard Ackah (born April 9, 1972) is a German taekwondo practitioner, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and comedian. Biography Martial arts career and background Ackah was born in Bonn, Germany to Ivorian parents and moved to Japan at the age of 2. He practiced judo during his middle school and high school days. In 1998, he went to South Korea and stayed there for 3 years to practice taekwondo at the prestigious Yonsei University.JICA's interview - He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2007 with a first-round knockout victory over Hyun Pyo Shin at '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Mo (kickboxer)
Siala-Mou Siliga (''surname pronounced Sahlingah'', born October 8, 1970), often billed as Mighty Mo is a former American Samoan kickboxer, bare knuckle boxer, boxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division. At the age of 22, he got his nickname from his former American football coach after the battleship USS Missouri. His K-1 achievements include winning the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournaments. In mixed martial arts, he has competed for K-1 Hero's, Bellator MMA, DREAM, Road FC and also participated in the Dynamite!! USA and Dynamite!! 2008 events. On September 24, 2016, Siliga won the Road FC Openweight Tournament at Road FC 33 by knocking out Choi Hong-man of South Korea. Career Kickboxing Mighty Mo made his K-1 debut on February 15, 2004, at "K-1 Burning" event in Japan against Hiraku Hori. He knocked out Hori at 1:22 in 4th round by right hook. After losing in semifinals at his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singh Jaideep
Jaideep Singh (born 12 August 1987) is an Indian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul tournament champion. His parents are both Indian and he was born in India, but moved to Japan with them when he was 3 years old. Kickboxing career Jaideep faced Ismael Londt at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16'' on 14 October 2012 and lost via majority decision. He was scheduled to fight Yong Soo Park at '' Glory 5: London'' on 23 March 2013 in London, England but Park was replaced by Daniel Sam. He lost by unanimous decision. Jaideep was set to fight Anderson "Braddock" Silva at '' Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam'' on 3 May 2013. The fight was cancelled. He lost to Fatih Ulosoy via third round TKO at ''Global FC 3'' in Dubai, UAE on 29 May 2014. Mixed martial arts career Jaideep was scheduled to make his professional MMA debut for the Indian-based promotion Super Fight League at SFL10 against Mohamed Abdel Karim, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koichi (kickboxer)
Koichi Watanabe () (26 October 1980 - 7 April 2018), better known as Koichi Pettas or simply KOICHI, was a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1, It's Showtime and GLORY. Biography and career Koichi gained recognition fighting in organizations like RISE and MARS, then went on to win the M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2009 and the WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2010. Having spent most of his career at heavyweight, Koichi dropped to light-heavyweight following back-to-back losses to Jerome Le Banner in GLORY events. He retired from active competition in November 2017 to become a trainer. Koichi was killed in a traffic accident on April 7, 2018. He collided with a car while driving a scooter in Tokyo. He was declared dead shortly upon arrival at the hospital. Titles *2010 WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai champion *2009 M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai champion Kickboxing record , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2017-11-23 , , Loss , , align=left, Ibrahim El Bouni , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
