Ryujin Nasukawa (born May 16, 2006) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reigning ISKA K-1 World Strawweight champion and…Ryujin Nasukawa (born May 16, 2006) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reigning ISKA K-1 World Strawweight champion and RISE Super Flyweight World champion. As of October 2024, he was the #10 ranked -53 kg kickboxer in the world according to Beyond Kickboxing.
Hayato Tsutsumi (堤駿斗, Shunto Tsutsumi; born 12 July 1999) is a Japanese professional boxer. As an amateur, Tsutsumi won…Hayato Tsutsumi (堤駿斗, Shunto Tsutsumi; born 12 July 1999) is a Japanese professional boxer. As an amateur, Tsutsumi won a gold medal at the 2016 World Youth Championships. Tsutsumi also competed at the 2021 World Championships.
Tsukimi Namiki (Japanese: 並木 月海. Namiki Tsukimi) is a Japanese amateur boxer. She won the bronze medal in the women's…Tsukimi Namiki (Japanese: 並木 月海. Namiki Tsukimi) is a Japanese amateur boxer. She won the bronze medal in the women's flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Tenshin Nasukawa (Japanese: 那須川 天心, Nasukawa Tenshin; born August 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer, former…Tenshin Nasukawa (Japanese: 那須川 天心, Nasukawa Tenshin; born August 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer, former professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. A generational talent, Nasukawa was regarded as a top pound for pound talent throughout most of his career as a professional kickboxer and one of the greatest kickboxers in the history of the sport. A professional kickboxer between 2012 and 2022, Nasukawa is the former RISE Bantamweight (55 kg) and RISE World Featherweight (57.5 kg) champion. He was also the ISKA Unified Rules Featherweight (57 kg) and Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) champion, as well as the 2017 Rizin Flyweight (57 kg) Kickboxing Tournament winner. At the end of his professional kickboxing career, in July 2022, Nasukawa was ranked as the best kickboxer under 58 kg and the best pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.
Akihiro Kaneko (Japanese: 金子晃大, Kaneko Akihiro; born January 29, 1997) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in…Akihiro Kaneko (Japanese: 金子晃大, Kaneko Akihiro; born January 29, 1997) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2016, Kaneko is a former K-1 Super Bantamweight champion and a former Krush Bantamweight champion. As of August 2023, he is ranked as the fourth best flyweight (-56.7 kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the fourth best super flyweight (-55 kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kickboxing. He's been ranked in the flyweight top ten by Combat Press continually since September 2020. He was ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press between May 2019 and August 2020.
Arisa Hoshiki (星輝ありさ, Hoshiki Arisa; born October 13, 1995) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, retired professional…Arisa Hoshiki (星輝ありさ, Hoshiki Arisa; born October 13, 1995) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, retired professional wrestler, and former shoot boxer. In professional wrestling, she worked in the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, where she was Wonder of Stardom Champion, the promotion's secondary title. She vacated the championship on May 20, 2020, after she retired due to injury. Since 2018, Hoshiki had performed in the band Unlimited Dream Navigator, under the name Udon Sato (うどん佐藤), as part of which she performed her wrestling theme song. The band disbanded in 2021.
Kotaro Shimano (born 8 June 1992) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who fought out of Futtsu, Japan. He is the former…Kotaro Shimano (born 8 June 1992) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who fought out of Futtsu, Japan. He is the former Krush Super Featherweight champion. Shimano was continuously ranked as a top ten –60 kg (132 lbs) kickboxer by Combat Press between May 2019 and June 2021.
Nanae Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木菜々江, Suzuki Nanae; born 12 May 1992) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBO…Nanae Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木菜々江, Suzuki Nanae; born 12 May 1992) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBO atomweight title from 25 February 2022 to 1 September 2022. At the regional level, Suzuki held the Japanese atomweight title from 2018 to 2019.
Koya Urabe (卜部功也, Urabe Kōya) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed professionally in the super featherweight…Koya Urabe (卜部功也, Urabe Kōya) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed professionally in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions of K-1. He is the former K-1 Lightweight champion, the former K-1 Super Featherweight champion and a two-time K-1 World Super Featherweight Grand Prix winner. Urabe was ranked as a top ten super bantamweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press between September 2020 and April 2023, as well as a top ten bantamweight by between April 2018 and August 2020.
Ryosuke Iwasa (岩佐 亮佑, Iwasa Ryōsuke; born December 26, 1989) is a Japanese professional boxer. He held the IBF…Ryosuke Iwasa (岩佐 亮佑, Iwasa Ryōsuke; born December 26, 1989) is a Japanese professional boxer. He held the IBF super-bantamweight title from 2017 to 2018 and the interim version from 2019 to April 2021. He also challenged for the unified WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight titles in April 2021.
Hirotaka Urabe (Japanese: 卜部弘嵩, Urabe Hirotaka; born May 13, 1989) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed…Hirotaka Urabe (Japanese: 卜部弘嵩, Urabe Hirotaka; born May 13, 1989) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed professionally with AJKF, Krush and K-1. He is the former K-1 Super Featherweight champion, as well as the inaugural and two-time Krush Super Featherweight champion. Combat Press ranked him as a top ten super flyweight (-58 kg) kickboxer in the world between September 2020 and July 2021.
Takahiro Ao (粟生 隆寛, Aō Takahiro; born 6 April 1984) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to…Takahiro Ao (粟生 隆寛, Aō Takahiro; born 6 April 1984) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2018. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title in 2009 and the WBC super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2012.
Yu Kimura (木村 悠, Kimura Yū; born 23 November 1983) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to…Yu Kimura (木村 悠, Kimura Yū; born 23 November 1983) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He held the WBC light-flyweight title between 2015 and 2016.
Yusuke Kobori (小堀 佑介, born October 11, 1981) is a retired professional boxer from Japan and a former WBA lightweight…Yusuke Kobori (小堀 佑介, born October 11, 1981) is a retired professional boxer from Japan and a former WBA lightweight champion.
Masato Kobayashi (小林 雅人, Kobayashi Masato; born March 10, 1979), known as Masato (魔裟斗) is a Japanese retired…Masato Kobayashi (小林 雅人, Kobayashi Masato; born March 10, 1979), known as Masato (魔裟斗) is a Japanese retired welterweight kickboxer. He was the ISKA World Welterweight Oriental Rules champion, as well as the winner of the K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008. In addition, he was also the runner-up of the K-1 World MAX World tournament in 2004 and 2007. Prior to the K-1 Rising event in Madrid in May 2012, it was announced that Masato will be working as an executive producer for K-1.
Takashi Tachikawa (立川 隆史, Tachikawa Takashi; born October 7, 1975 in Shinjuku, Tokyo) is a Japanese former baseball…Takashi Tachikawa (立川 隆史, Tachikawa Takashi; born October 7, 1975 in Shinjuku, Tokyo) is a Japanese former baseball outfielder in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Chiba Lotte Marines (1996–2004) and the Hanshin Tigers (2004). Prior to playing professionally, he attended Takudai Koryo High School and before playing in NPB, he played for the Visalia Oaks of the California League in 1995, hitting .176 in 47 games. The Oaks were a Single-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's California Angels. Tachikawa joined the Marines in 1996, hitting .172 in 29 at-bats. The following year, he hit .274 (a career-high) with a career-high seven home runs, six stolen bases and .401 slugging percentage in 252 at-bats and in 1998, he hit .216 in 153 ABs, setting a career-high in triples with three. He hit .136 in 22 at-bats in 1999 and in 2000, he hit .244 in 160 at-bats. After hitting .250 in 92 at-bats in 2001 (with a career-high .361 on-base percentage and .742 OPS), Tachikawa hit .238 in 269 ABs in 2002. He had the most playing time of his career in 2003, hitting .240, setting career highs in RBI (31), total bases (111), games played (94), at-bats (292), plate appearances (332), runs (34), hits (70), doubles (14), walks (29) and strikeouts (72). He tied previously set career highs in home runs and triples. He began 2004, with the Marines, but hit only .094 in 32 at-bats. The Marines cut ties with him and he finished out the year with Hanshin, hitting .171 in 35 ABs there. In total, he hit .136 in 67 at-bats his final campaign. Overall, Tachikawa hit .236 with 28 home runs, 117 RBI and 315 hits in 530 games over nine seasons.
Katsushige Kawashima (川嶋勝重, Kawashima Katsushige; born October 6, 1974, in Ichihara, Chiba) is a Japanese retired…Katsushige Kawashima (川嶋勝重, Kawashima Katsushige; born October 6, 1974, in Ichihara, Chiba) is a Japanese retired professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight division. He is a former WBC and lineal super flyweight champion.
Shigeyuki Dobashi (土橋 茂之, Dobashi Shigeyuki) (born November 19, 1970, in Chiba) is a retired boxer from Japan, who…Shigeyuki Dobashi (土橋 茂之, Dobashi Shigeyuki) (born November 19, 1970, in Chiba) is a retired boxer from Japan, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Dobashi competed in the Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) division. He defeated Jamaica's Delroy Leslie in the first round on points (11:5) before falling to France's Julien Lorcy (RSC-2) in the second round.
Takao Sakurai (桜井 孝雄, Sakurai Takao; September 25, 1941 – January 10, 2012) was a Japanese boxer who won a gold medal…Takao Sakurai (桜井 孝雄, Sakurai Takao; September 25, 1941 – January 10, 2012) was a Japanese boxer who won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics.
