The year 2019 was the 26th year in the history of the K-1, an international

kickboxing 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, gen ...

event. The year started with K-1: K’Festa 2.

List of events

K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2

''K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2'' was a

event held by K-1 on March 10, 2019 at the

Saitama Super Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum spectator capacity is 36,500, making ...

in Saitama, Japan.

Background

The event was headlined by a catchweight, non-title fight between

Takeru Segawa is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the former K-1 Super Featherweight champion, K-1 Featherweight champion and K-1 Super Bantamweight champion. He is the only three weight champion in K-1 history. A generational talent, Takeru is considered to ...

and Yodkitsada Yuthachonburi. The four title fights held at K'Festa two saw

Yuta Murakoshi Yuta Murakoshi is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the former K-1 Featherweight and RISE Bantamweight champion. As of November 2021, he is the #5 ranked bantamweight in the world according to Combat Press. He was ranke ...

and Koya Urabe defend their titles against Hirotaka Urabe and Kenta Hayashi, respectively.

Yuta Kubo is retired Japanese lightweight kickboxer. He won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight in 2011. In June 2020, Kubo announced his retirement from kickboxing, and transition into coaching at his own gym: "PURGE TOKYO". He's a ...

defended the welterweight title against Yasuhiro Kido, and Sina Karimian made his first title defense against Hisaki Kato.

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K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament

''K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament'' was a

event held by K-1 on June 30, 2019 at the

in Saitama, Japan.

Background

During this event a Super Bantamweight Grand Prix was held, featuring the reigning champion Yoshiki Takei, Shuhei Kumura, Samvel Babayan and Masashi Kumura. In the co-main event,

Rukiya Anpo is a Japanese kickboxer, who commpeted in the super lightweight and welterweight divisions of K-1. A professional competitor since 2011, he is the former K-1 Super Lightweight champion and the 2021 K-1 welterweight Grand Prix runner-up. As ...

and

Kaew Fairtex Sarawut Prapraipetch ; born September 5, 1984), known professionally as Kaew Fairtex (; born September 5, 1984), is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He is the former two-time K-1 Super Lightweight Champion, a three-time K-1 S ...

fought for the Super Lightweight title.

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K-1 World GP 2019: Japan vs World 5 vs 5 & Special Superfight in Osaka

''K-1 World GP 2019: Japan vs World 5 vs 5 & Special Superfight in Osaka '' was a

event held by K-1 on August 24, 2019 at the EDION Arena Osaka in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

, Japan.

Background

The event was headlined by a "Comeback of the Year" match between Koji and Tatsuya Oiwa. In the co-main event Kenta Hayashi fought Deniz Demirkapu.

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K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri

''K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri'' was a

event held by K-1 on November 24, 2019 at the

Yokohama Arena is an indoor arena located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five-minute walk from th ...

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of ...

, Japan.

Background

A featherweight Grand Prix was held during this event, which featured

Yuki Egawa is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2013, he is the former Krush Featherweight and K-1 Featherweight champion. Combat Press ranked him as a top ten super fly ...

Jawsuayai Sor.Dechaphan Jawsuayai Sor.Dechaphan ( th, จ้าวเสือใหญ่ ส.เดชะพันธ์) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He is the finalist of the 2019 K-1 Featherweight World Grand Prix. As of August 2021, he was the #5 ra ...

Haruma Saikyo Haruma Saikyo is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the former Krush Featherweight champion. As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #9 strawweight in the world by Combat Press. Kickboxing career After going 2-1 in his fi ...

, Arthur Meyer, Jorge Varela,

Riku Anpo is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of K-1. He is the former Krush Super Featherweight champion. Kickboxing career Super featherweight Anpo made his professional debut against Takayuki Tsujita at HOOST CUP ...

, Hirotaka Urabe and Brandon Spain. In the co-main event, the K-1 Super Featherweight champion

fought a non-title bout with

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K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～

''K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～'' was a

event held by K-1 on December 28, 2019 at the

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium , also known as , is a multi-purpose gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, built in 1964. Overview Located on the site of the secondary enclosure of Nagoya Castle, it is host to numerous concerts and events. The gymnasium has 4,375 fixed seats, and can ...

Nagoya 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 p ...

, Japan.

Background

The event was headlined by a Super Lightweight title rematch between the reigning champion

and Kaew Fairtex. The event also featured a Women's Flyweight Grand Prix, to crown the new K-1 champion, which included the reigning Krush champion Kana Morimoto, the former Krush title challenger Josefine Lindgren Knutsson, former Krush champion Mellony Geugjes, as well as the

Enfusion Enfusion is a Dutch kickboxing promotion company based in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It produces events worldwide, which showcase twelve kickboxing weight classes (7 male and 5 female). Enfusion held its first event in 2013 in the Zwembad Sporthal ...

and

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 Unite ...

champion

Cristina Morales Cristina Morales Martin (born 27 July 1993) is a Spanish kickboxer. She is the reigning ISKA Atomweight K1 World Champion, and the former Enfusion 52 kg World Champion. Kickboxing career In March 2019, Morales was scheduled to fight Fan ...

. The reigning Super Bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei fought a non-title bout against Suriyanlek OBT.Kamphee, while the Featherweight champion

met the Super Featherweight champion

in an exhibition match.

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References

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2019 sport-related lists K-1 events 2019 in kickboxing 2019 in Japanese sport

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K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2

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K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament

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K-1 World GP 2019: Japan vs World 5 vs 5 & Special Superfight in Osaka

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K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri

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K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～

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