K-1 martial arts events in 2023
2023 in K-1 First date March 12, 2023 Last date December 9, 2023 Total events 5
The year 2023 is the 30th year in the history of the K-1 , a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The year will start with K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 .
List of events
#
Event Title
Date
Arena
Location
1
K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6
March 12, 2023
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Tokyo , Japan
2
K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament
June 3, 2023
Yokohama Budokan
Yokohama , Japan
3
K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku
July 17, 2023
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo , Japan
4
ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~
September 10, 2023
Yokohama Arena
Yokohama , Japan
5
K-1 ReBIRTH 2
December 9, 2023
Edion Arena
Osaka , Japan
K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6
K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on March 12, 2023, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo , Japan .[ 1]
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 and challenger Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer ;[ 2] a K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship bout between champion Phayahong Ayothayafightgym and challenger Miyuu Sugawara ;[ 3] a K-1 Lightweight Championship bout between champion Taio Asahisa and challenger Yuki Yoza ;[ 4] as well as a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion Hiromi Wajima and challenger Jomthong Chuwattana .[ 5]
Three additional title fights were added on January 27: Tetsuya Yamato was booked to make his second K-1 World GP Super Lightweight Championship defense against the former K-1 Lightweight champion Kenta Hayashi ,[ 6] the K-1 Featherweight champion Taito Gunji was scheduled to make his first title defense against View Petchkoson ,[ 7] while the K-1 Women's Flyweight champion Kana Morimoto made her second title defense against the one-time FEA and WAKO world champion Funda Alkayış.[ 8]
Fight Card
[ 9]
K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament
K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament Promotion K-1 Date June 3, 2023 Venue Yokohama Budokan City Yokohama , Japan
K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on June 3, 2023, at the Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama , Japan .
Background
A middleweight (-75 kg) World Grand Prix was held during the event, with the winner being crowned the inaugural K-1 middleweight champion.[ 10]
K-1 champions Akihiro Kaneko , Yuki Yoza and Toma Kuroda all made appearances in non-title fights.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
K-1 World Middleweight Tournament bracket
Fight Card
K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight 75 kg
Hasan Toy
def.
Shintaro Matsukura
KO (Left hook)
1
0:46
K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Final. For the inaugural K-1 Middleweight Championship .
Catchweight 56 kg
Akihiro Kaneko
def.
Emre Karaca
KO (3 Knockdowns/punches)
1
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Yuki Yoza
def.
Aaron Clarke
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Bantamweight 53 kg
Toma Kuroda
def.
Ramadan Ondash
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Bantamweight 53 kg
Koji Ikeda
def.
Petchmongkol Soonkelahuaytom
Ext.R Decision (Split)
4
3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg
Tomoya Yokoyama
def.
Tatsuya Oiwa
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg
Chihiro Nakajima
def.
Han Kyungmin
KO (Left hook to the body)
2
1:06
Middleweight 75 kg
Shintaro Matsukura
def.
Mustapha Haida
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Semi Final
Middleweight 75 kg
Hasan Toy
def.
Li Hui
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Semi Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym
def.
Daizo Sasaki
Ext.R Decision (Split)
4
3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Tatsuya Tsubakihara
def.
Riku Morisaka
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Bantamweight 53 kg
Kazuki Miburo
def.
Yusei Shirahata
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Bantamweight 53 kg
Ryunosuke Saito
def.
Rui Okubo
Ext.R Decision (Split)
4
3:00
Middleweight 75 kg
Mustapha Haida
def.
MIKE JOE
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final
Middleweight 75 kg
Shintaro Matsukura
def.
Vinicius Dionizio
TKO (2 Knockdowns/punches)
1
2:09
K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final
Middleweight 75 kg
Hasan Toy
def.
Danilo Zanolini
TKO (2 Knockdowns/high kick)
1
1:35
K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final
Middleweight 75 kg
Li Hui
def.
Katsuya Jinbo
Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final
Middleweight 75 kg
Aqil Bukhari
def.
Tomoki Yoshino
KO (Punches)
2
2:11
K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix reserve fight
Preliminary Card
Middleweight 75 kg
Masaki Oishi
def.
Yashazaru
KO (Front kick to the body)
1
1:17
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Raita Hashimoto
draw.
Kokoro Terashima
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
[ 14]
K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku
K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on July 17, 2023, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo , Japan .
Background
A K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion Hiromi Wajima and former Krush Super Welterweight Champion Jordann Pikeur is expected to headline the event.[ 15]
A catchweight bout between K-1 's former super lightweight and welterweight champion Masaaki Noiri and current SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion Amansio Paraschiv is expected to co-headline the event. Paraschiv took the fight on short notice.[ 16]
A cruiserweight bout between former Krush and K-1 cruiserweight champion K-Jee and former DFS Heavyweight Championship challenger Ștefan Lătescu is expected to take place at the event.[ 17]
Fight Card
K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Super Welterweight 70 kg
Hiromi Wajima (c)
def.
Jordann Pikeur
TKO (Referee stop./punches)
2
2:17
For the K-1 Super Welterweight title
Women's Flyweight 52 kg
KANA (C)
def.
Mckenna Wade
KO (Body kick)
1
0:52
For the K-1 Women's Flyweight title
Catchweight 69.5 kg
Masaaki Noiri
def.
Amansio Paraschiv
KO (Body kick)
1
1:33
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Taito Gunji
def.
Daosayam Wor.Wanchai
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Atomweight 45 kg
Miyuu Sugawara
def.
Dimitra Agathangelidou
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Catchweight 63.5 kg
Yuki Yoza
def.
Aikmongkol Gaiyanghadao
KO (Liver kick)
1
0:43
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Ștefan Lătescu
def.
K-Jee
KO (Left hook to the body)
1
1:53
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Seiya Tanigawa
def.
Akira Jr
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg
Carlos Budiao
def.
Ryunosuke Hoshi
TKO (3 knockdowns)
1
0:58
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Toma
def.
View Petchkoson
TKO (Ref.stop/punches)
3
2:52
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Tatsuki Shinotsuka
def.
Yusuke
Ext.R KO (Punches)
4
0:46
Women's Flyweight 52 kg
SAHO
def.
Mariya Suzuki
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg
Chikara Iwao
def.
Koki
KO (Body punches)
1
1:45
Welterweight 67.5 kg
Jomthong Strikergym
def.
Ayinta Ali
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Atomweight 45 kg
Kira Matsutani
def.
Phayahong Ayothayafightgym
Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Yuto Shinohara
def.
Ryuka
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Catchweight 59 kg
Taimu Hisai
def.
Ryuto
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
Catchweight 64 kg
Fumiya Osawa
def.
Hisaki Higashimoto
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Kento Ito
def.
Tingtong Seikenkai
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Hayato Suzuki
def.
Dansiam AyothayaFightgym
KO (Left cross)
1
1:28
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Fukashi
draw.
Sijun Jin
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Kuto Ueno
def.
Shuichi Inoue
KO (Low kick)
2
2:59
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Haruto Matsumoto
def.
Riku Yamamoto
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
[ 18]
ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~
ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~ was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on September 10, 2023, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama , Japan .
Part of the collaborative ReBOOT event with Quintet , 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.[ 19] [ 20]
The event was distributed by DAZN outside of Japan.[ 21] [ 22]
Background
A K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Akihiro Kaneko and challenger Masashi Kumura co-headlined the event.[ 23]
K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament
Fight Card
ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Openweight
Liu Ce
def.
Claudio Istrate
KO (Low kick)
1
0:45
K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Final
Super Bantamweight 55 kg
Akihiro Kaneko (c)
def.
Masashi Kumura
Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
For the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship
Super Heavyweight +100 kg
Mikio Ueda
def.
K-Jee
TKO (3 knockdows)
2
1:39
Openweight
Liu Ce
def.
Ariel Machado
KO (Low kicks)
2
1:57
K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Semi Final
Openweight
Claudio Istrate
def.
Sina Karimian
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Semi Final
Featherweight 57.5 kg
Taito Gunji
def.
Angelos Martinos
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg
Tomoya Yokoyama
def.
Yuki Egawa
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Openweight
Liu Ce
def.
Valentin Bordianu
KO (Right hook)
1
1:36
K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Quarter Final
Openweight
Ariel Machado
def.
Michał Turyński
Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Quarter Final
Openweight
Sina Karimian
def.
Kerim Jemai
TKO (2 knockdowns/punches)
3
1:35
K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Quarter Final
Openweight
Claudio Istrate
def.
Mahmoud Sattari
TKO (2 knockdowns/punches)
1
2:19
K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Quarter Final
Preliminary Card
Atomweight 45 kg
Miyuu Sugawara
def.
Maria Nella
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg
Kento Ito
def.
Yuzuki Satomi
TKO (Referee stop./punches)
2
2:18
Bantamweight 53 kg
Koji Ikeda
def.
Shinta
KO (knee to the body)
2
2:43
Super Lightweight 65 kg
Hayato Suzuki
def.
Mohamed Islam
Ext. R Decision (Split)
4
3:00
K-1 ReBIRTH 2
K-1 ReBIRTH 2 was a kickboxing event to be held by K-1 on December 9, 2023, at the Edion Arena in Osaka , Japan .
Background
A trio of title fights was announced for the event on October 10: a K-1 Bantamweight Championship bout between Issei Ishii and Toma Kuroda ,[ 24] a K-1 Middleweight Championship bout between Hasan Toy and Shintaro Matsukura ,[ 25] a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between Hiromi Wajima and Ouyang Feng .[ 26]
Fight Card
See also
References
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