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The year 2023 is the 30th year in the history of the
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
, a Japanese
kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
promotion. The year will start with K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6.


List of events


K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6

''K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6'' was a
kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
event held by
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
on March 12, 2023, at the
Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its Suspended structure, suspension roof design. The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena sea ...
in
Tokyo 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 ...
,
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.


Background

Four K-1 title fights were announced for the event on January 13, 2023: A K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship bout between champion
Akihiro Kaneko is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2016, Kaneko is the current List of K-1 champions#K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship, K-1 Super Bantamweight champion, having ...
and challenger
Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer (คมเพชร ศิษย์สารวัตรเสือ) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter. Titles and accomplishments *Lumpinee Stadium ** 2017 Lumpinee Stadium Young Fighter of the Year ** 2018 Lumpinee Stadium 1 ...
; a K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship bout between champion Phayahong Ayothayafightgym and challenger Miyuu Sugawara; a K-1 Lightweight Championship bout between champion Taio Asahisa and challenger Yuki Yoza; as well as a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion
Hiromi Wajima Hiromi Wajima (born 23 February 1995) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super welterweight division of K-1, where he is the former K-1 Super Welterweight champion. He is the finalist of the 2020 K-1 Super Welterweight Grand Pr ...
and challenger
Jomthong Chuwattana Thanakorn Pawachart (; born July 28, 1989), known professionally as Jomthong Chuwattana (), is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer, and former boxer. He is a five-time Rajadamnern Stadium champion across four divisions, the 2006 Spo ...
. Three additional title fights were added on January 27:
Tetsuya Yamato , better known by his ring name Tetsuya Yamato, is a Japanese Muay thai fighter and kickboxer. He is the former K-1 Super Lightweight champion, the former WBC Muaythai and Lion Fight super lightweight champion, the former NJKF lightweight champi ...
was booked to make his second K-1 World GP Super Lightweight Championship defense against the former K-1 Lightweight champion
Kenta Hayashi is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super lightweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2013, he is the former Bigbang and K-1 lightweight champion, as well as the 2018 K-1 World Grand Prix winner. Combat Press ra ...
, the K-1 Featherweight champion Taito Gunji was scheduled to make his first title defense against View Petchkoson, while the K-1 Women's Flyweight champion
Kana Morimoto Kana Morimoto (森本佳奈, born 29 July 1992), popularly known as KANA, is a Japanese kickboxer competing as a flyweight with K-1, where she is the former flyweight champion. A professional competitor since 2015, she is the 2019 K-1 Women's ...
made her second title defense against the one-time FEA and WAKO world champion Funda Alkayış.


Fight Card


K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament

''K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament'' will be a
kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
event held by
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
on June 3, 2023, at the Yokohama Budokan in
Yokohama is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...
,
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.


Background

A middleweight (-75 kg) World Grand Prix was held during the event, with the winner being crowned the inaugural K-1 middleweight champion. K-1 champions
Akihiro Kaneko is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2016, Kaneko is the current List of K-1 champions#K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship, K-1 Super Bantamweight champion, having ...
, Yuki Yoza and
Toma Kuroda is a Japanese kickboxer currently fighting in K-1, where he is the K-1 Bantamweight champion. He is the 2021 K-1 Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix and 2022 K-1 World Bantamweight Grand Prix winner. Combat Press ranks him as the No. 5 strawweight ...
all made appearances in non-title fights.


K-1 World Middleweight Tournament bracket


Fight Card


K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku

''K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku'' will be a
kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
event held by
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
on July 17, 2023, at the
Ryōgoku Kokugikan , also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall or Kokugikan Arena, is the name bestowed to two different indoor sporting arenas located in Tokyo. The first ''Ryōgoku Kokugikan'' opened its doors in 1909 and was located on the premises of the Ekōin temple i ...
in
Tokyo 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 ...
,
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.


Background

A K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion
Hiromi Wajima Hiromi Wajima (born 23 February 1995) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super welterweight division of K-1, where he is the former K-1 Super Welterweight champion. He is the finalist of the 2020 K-1 Super Welterweight Grand Pr ...
and former Krush Super Welterweight Champion
Jordann Pikeur Jordann Pikeur (born 1 September 1990) is a Curaçaoan-Dutch kickboxer and K-1 Krush Super Welterweight champion. He was ranked in the Combat Press featherweight top ten between April 2019 and March 2022, peaking at #2. Kickboxing career Pike ...
is expected to headline the event. A catchweight bout between
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
's former super lightweight and welterweight champion
Masaaki Noiri is a Japanese Kickboxing, kickboxer, currently competing in the Featherweight Division of ONE Championship, where he is the List of ONE Championship champions#Featherweight World Championship, interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion. He ...
and current SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion
Amansio Paraschiv Amansio Andrei Paraschiv (born June 25, 1992) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer. He won back to back gold medals in the WAKO European Championships, and is the current SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Paraschiv became champion on ...
is expected to co-headline the event. Paraschiv took the fight on short notice. A cruiserweight bout between former
Krush Krush were a UK dance music group, who had a crossover hit single with "House Arrest" in 1987. Career The group consisted of musicians Mark Gamble, Cassius Campbell and record producers Mark Brydon and Robert Gordon. Ruth Joy was the featured ...
and
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
cruiserweight champion
K-Jee "K-Jee" is a 1971 instrumental song by American soul and funk band the Nite-Liters. Written by Harvey Fuqua and Charlie Hearndon, it charted in 1971 at No. 17 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart. It spent 16 weeks on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ...
and former DFS Heavyweight Championship challenger Ștefan Lătescu is expected to take place at the event.


Fight Card


ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～

''ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～'' was a
kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
event held by
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
on September 10, 2023, 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 the ...
in
Yokohama is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...
,
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. Part of the collaborative ReBOOT event with
Quintet A quintet is a group containing five members. It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single ...
, K-1 ReBIRTH intended to be the first event in a revamp of K-1; in-which the promotion re-branded their weight classes (under the "K-1 WORLD GP" and "K-1 WORLD MAX" banners, for heavyweights and fighters weighting -75 kg and under, respectively) and held a heavyweight World Grand Prix similar to past K-1 tournaments from the FEG years. The event was distributed by
DAZN DAZN (; pronounced "da zone") is a British Over-the-top media service, over-the-top sports Sports broadcasting, streaming and entertainment platform. Founded in 2007 as Perform Group via the merger of Premium TV Limited and Inform Group, it is o ...
outside of Japan.


Background

A K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion
Akihiro Kaneko is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2016, Kaneko is the current List of K-1 champions#K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship, K-1 Super Bantamweight champion, having ...
and challenger
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 f ...
co-headlined the event.


K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament


Fight Card


K-1 ReBIRTH 2

''K-1 ReBIRTH 2'' was a
kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
event to be held by
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
on December 9, 2023, at the
Edion Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba, Osaka, Japan. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament (honbasho) held in March every year. The capacity of the ...
in
Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
,
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.


Background

A trio of title fights was announced for the event on October 10: a K-1 Bantamweight Championship bout between
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 Decem ...
and
Toma Kuroda is a Japanese kickboxer currently fighting in K-1, where he is the K-1 Bantamweight champion. He is the 2021 K-1 Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix and 2022 K-1 World Bantamweight Grand Prix winner. Combat Press ranks him as the No. 5 strawweight ...
, a K-1 Middleweight Championship bout between
Hasan Toy Hasan Toy (born April 18, 1994) is a Dutch-Turkish kickboxer, currently competing in the middleweight division of K-1. He is the former K-1 Middleweight Champion and the 2023 K-1 World Middleweight Grand Prix winner. Kickboxing career Wu Lin ...
and
Shintaro Matsukura Shintaro Matsukura is a Japanese kickboxer fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the current WPMF World Super Middleweight champion. Career On March 2, 2008 Matsukura participated to the K-1 tryouts, he passed every steps and was selected by the o ...
, a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between
Hiromi Wajima Hiromi Wajima (born 23 February 1995) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super welterweight division of K-1, where he is the former K-1 Super Welterweight champion. He is the finalist of the 2020 K-1 Super Welterweight Grand Pr ...
and
Ouyang Feng Ouyang Feng is a fictional character in the wuxia novel '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and its sequel, ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', by Jin Yong. He is the "Western Venom/Venom West" of the Five Greats of the '' wulin'' (martial art ...
.


Fight Card


See also

*
2023 in Glory The year 2023 is the 12th year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. The events are broadcast on various channels such as Videoland, Viaplay and Go3. Events are also streamed pay-per-view on the Glory Fights platform ...
*
2023 in ONE Championship The year 2023 was the 13th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing, Muay Thai and submission grappling promotion based in Cayman Islands. Events list Past events Title fights ONE Fight Night 6 ...
* 2023 in Romanian kickboxing * 2023 in Wu Lin Feng


References

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External links


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