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Shiro (kickboxer)
, better known by his ring name Shiro, is a Japanese people, Japanese Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He currently competes in the bantamweight division of RISE (kickboxing), RISE, where he is the inaugural and current RISE (kickboxing)#Super Lightweight World championship, RISE Bantamweight World champion. Shiro is the 2020 RISE DoA Bantamweight tournament winner, the 2021 RISE DoA Super Flyweight tournament runner-up and the 2019 RISE World Series tournament runner-up. As a muay thai fighter, he held the Rangsit Stadium International Bantamweight championship and the ISKA (sports governing body), ISKA Muay Thai World Bantamweight championship. As of August 2023, he is ranked as the best flyweight (-56.7kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the best super flyweight (-55kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kick. Combat Press has continually ranked him as a top ten fighter under 58 kg since September 2020. Professional career Muay thai career Shiro entered a special schedule high s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama, Saitama
is the capital and largest Cities of Japan, city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Saitama, Urawa, Ōmiya, Saitama, Ōmiya, Yono, Saitama, Yono and Iwatsuki, Saitama, Iwatsuki. It is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, city designated by government ordinance. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km2 (15,781 people per sq mi). Its total area is . Etymology The name ''Saitama'' originally comes from the of what is now the city of Gyoda, Saitama, Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. ''Sakitama'' has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology . The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. With the 2001 merger of Urawa, Saitama, Urawa, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Ōmiya, and Yono, Saitama, Yono, it was decided that a new name, one fitting for this newly created prefect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenshin Nasukawa
is a Japanese Professional Boxing, professional boxer, former kickboxer, professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A generational talent, Nasukawa was regarded as a pound for pound talent throughout most of his career as a professional kickboxer and is regarded as one of the greatest kickboxers in the modern history of the sport. Nasukawa became famous after his knockout victories over former Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai champion and International Boxing Federation, IBF boxing world champion Amnat Ruenroeng in 2017 and Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai champion Wanchalong PK.Saenchai, Wanchalong PK Saenchaigym in 2016. A professional kickboxer between 2012 and 2022, Nasukawa is the former RISE (kickboxing)#Bantamweight championship, RISE Bantamweight (55 kg) and RISE (kickboxing)#Featherweight World championship, RISE World Featherweight (57.5 kg) champion. He was also the International Sport Karate Association, ISKA Unified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Kumura
is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. He is the former Krush Super Bantamweight champion, having held the title between 2019 and 2021. Kumura is a two-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist, having finished as the runner-up in the 2019 and 2022 super bantamweight tournaments. As of August 2023, he is ranked as the second best flyweight (-56.7 kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the second best super flyweight (-55 kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kickboxing. He's been ranked in the flyweight top ten since September 2020. He was previously ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press from May 2019, until August 2020. Kickboxing career Early career Kumura made his professional debut at NJKF IGOSSO REBORN 2014, when he was scheduled to fight Kyosuke Nishida. He beat Nishida by unanimous decision. Kumura won his next four fights by stoppage, beating Yamashita "Spankey" Hiroshi by a second-round knockout and scoring first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knock Out (kickboxing)
Knock Out (stylized as KNOCK OUT) is a Japanese martial arts promotion and brand established in 2016 by the Bushido Road subsidiary Kixroad. It is currently run by Def Fellow. In 2019, the promotion established two different rulesets. The Knock Out-Red ruleset allowed elbow strikes, sweeps and throws. The Knock Out-Black ruleset followed the traditional K-1 ruleset, which allowed kicks and strikes with fists or knees, while extended clinching, elbow strikes and throws of any kind were prohibited. Current champions History On September 14, 2016, Bushido Road announced the establishment of a new kickboxing promotion called Knock Out. The promotion was founded jointly by Riki Onodera and Road Fight, and initially partnered with another kickboxing promotion "NO KICK NO LIFE". KNOCK OUT held their first event, called "Knock Out vol.0", at the Tokyo Dome City Hall on December 5, 2016. It was headlined by a muay thai bout between Sirimongkol PKsaenchaimuaythaigym and the Rajadamne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koki Osaki
is a Japanese Muay Thai kickboxer, currently competing in the bantamweight division of RISE, where he is the incumbent RISE Bantamweight champion. As of March 2023, he is ranked as the fifth best super flyweight (-55 kg) kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing and sixth best flyweight (-56.7 kg) by Combat Press. Martial arts career Early career Osaki made his professional debut at J-NETWORK J-KICK 2016～Honor the fighting spirits～2nd with a unanimous decision victory over Idomu Tateshima. He amassed a 10-2-1 record, before fighting Satoshi Katashima for the WMC Japan Super Flyweight title at Muay Lok 2018 Challenge. Osaki won the title with a fourth-round TKO. In his next fight, at J-KICK 2018～4th～, Osaki fought Masanori Matsuzaki for the J-NETWORK Super Flyweight title. He won the fight by unanimous decision. On May 26, 2019, Osaki fought Koudai Hirayama for the HOOST CUP -53 kg title. Hirayama won the fight by an extra round majority decision. RI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koudai Hirayama
, better known by his ring name Koudai, is a Japanese retired kickboxer. As of October 2022, he was ranked as the fourth best strawweight (-54kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the sixth best flyweight (-53kg) kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick. Kickboxing career Early career After winning his debut fight against Ogre Maruhata, Koudai would win his next six fights as well. He defeated Kyo Kawakami at Shoot Boxing 2017 act.1 on February 11, 2017. Some of the most notable victories during this run included Masashi Kumura and Jin Mandokoro. His seven fight winning streak earned Koudai a chance to challenge Yoshiho Tane for the DEEP KICK -53kg championship at DEEP☆KICK 34 on December 17, 2017. Koudai won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 29–28 and 30–29. Koudai faced Yuuya Hayashi at NJKF WEST Young Fight 4th on August 19, 2018.. The fight ended in a majority decision draw, a career-first for Koudai. Koudai faced Ponchan OZgym at Suk Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issei Ishii
is a Japanese kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. Martial arts career KNOCK OUT Ishii faced the one-time Lumpinee Stadium flyweight title challenger Kazuki Osaki for the inaugural KNOCK OUT Flyweight championship at KING OF KNOCK OUT 2018 on December 9, 2018. He won the fight by majority decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 49–48 in his favor. Ishii faced Yoddoy Kaewsamrit for the WPMF World Flyweight championship in his next fight, at KODO 4 on February 24, 2019. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. After capturing the KNOCK OUT and WPMF titles, Ishii fought Petchthailand Moopingaroijung for the vacant IBF Muay Thai World Flyweight title at the June 12, 2019 Suk Wan Kingthong event. He won the fight by a third-round knockout, stopping Petchthailand with a spinning backfist at the very end of the round. Petchthailand and Ishii fought an immediate rematch at the August 9, 2019 True4U event, with the WBC Muay Thai World Super Flyweight title on the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever, fatigue, cough, breathing difficulties, anosmia, loss of smell, and ageusia, loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days incubation period, after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected asymptomatic, do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia (medical), hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock (circulatory), shock, or organ dysfunction, multiorgan dysfunction). Older people have a higher risk of developing severe symptoms. Some complicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Osaki
is a Japanese kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter, currently signed with RISE, where he is the current RISE Super Flyweight (-53 kg) World champion and former RISE Super Flyweight (-53 kg) champion. As of May 2025, he is ranked as the world's best flyweight (-53 kg) and third-best pound-for-pound kickboxer by Beyond Kickboxing and as the second best strawweight (-54 kg) and eighth-best pound-for-pound kickboxer by Combat Press. Personal life In October 2024, it was announced that he married MISAKI, the current Shootboxing Women's Atomweight (-46 kg) champion. Martial arts career Muay thai career Osaki made his professional debut against Yuzuki Sakai at MUAYTHAI WINDY SUPER FIGHT. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He won his next fight against Kaito Gibu as well, before suffering his first professional loss to Banfus Hunter at MUAYTHAI WINDY SUPER FIGHT vol.17. Osaki would go on to amass a 7-1-2 (1) record, before fighting Yuya Kosaka for the WMC Japan Flyweight title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Kyushu Floods
The 2020 Kyushu floods were a series of floods in July 2020 brought on when record-breaking heavy rain hit the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, on 4 July 2020 in the middle of the East Asian rainy season. The event is officially referred to as by the Japan Meteorological Agency. As a result of flooding and landslides, 77 people were confirmed dead (includes 1 death due to cardiopulmonary arrest) and approximately seven are missing. Fourteen of the victims were residents of an old age home in Kuma, Kumamoto that was flooded. Approximately 15,335 buildings were destroyed, damaged or flooded. Damage was calculated at ¥600 billion (US$5.67 billion). Background Typhoons, storms, and heavy flooding have hit Japan hard in the years prior to 2020. Aside from Hokkaido, the entire country is subject to the East Asian rainy season, known as ''Tsuyu'' (梅雨), during the early part of summer. The mountainous terrain of Japan places it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Suzuki
is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the bantamweight division of RISE. He is the former RISE Bantamweight Champion, having held the title between 2018 and 2023. As of August 2023, he is ranked as the third best flyweight (-56.7kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the third best super flyweight (-55kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kickboxing. Between October 2019 and August 2020, he was ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press, and as a top ten flyweight since September 2020. Kickboxing career DEEP KICK Early career Suzuki made his professional debut against Shohei Morishita at DEEP☆KICK 15 on May 12, 2013. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, as he needed just 17 seconds to force a referee stoppage. Suzuki was booked to face Ryusei Narukawa at DEEP☆KICK 16 on July 14, 2013, in his second professional appearance. He won the fight by a narrowly contested unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 30–29 in his favor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot Boxing
, commonly written as Shootboxing, is a combat sport. Shoot boxing is also a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985. Shootboxing, the combat sport, is a mixture of its two parent combat styles of shoot wrestling and kickboxing, allowing for kicks, punches, knees, elbows, throws, and standing submissions (chokeholds, armlocks and wristlocks). History Shoot boxing was created in August 1985 by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi. The first Shootboxing event took place on September 1, 1985. Some mixed martial artists such as Hayato Sakurai began their careers in Shootboxing. Shootboxing has also drawn fighters who became famous in other promotions such as Jens Pulver. Many K-1 World MAX stars also either debuted in Shootboxing or have fought for Shootboxing in the past, including Andy Souwer, Albert Kraus, and Buakaw Banchamek. Rules Shootboxing rules are as follows: Match f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
