2023 in K-1

The year 2023 is the 30th year in the history of the K-1, an international kickboxing event. The year will start with K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6.

2023 in K-1
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First dateMarch 12, 2023

List of events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 March 12, 2023 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Japan Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6

K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6
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PromotionK-1
DateMarch 12, 2023
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

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

K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Tetsuya Yamato (c) def. Japan Kenta Hayashi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Super Lightweight Championship
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Yuki Yoza def. Japan Taio Asahisa (c) Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Lightweight Championship
Super Welterweight 70 kg Japan Hiromi Wajima (c) def. Thailand Jomthong Chuwattana TKO (Corner stoppage) 4 0:25 For the K-1 Super Welterweight Championship
Catchweight 69 kg Japan Masaaki Noiri def. Russia Dzhabar Askerov KO (Right straight) 1 2:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg Netherlands Jordann Pikeur def. Nepal Abiral Ghimire KO (Left hook) 3 0:06
Super Heavyweight +100 kg Japan Kyotaro Fujimoto def. Croatia Satoshi Ishii Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Intermission
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Taito Gunji (c) def. Thailand View Petchkoson Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Featherweight Championship
Super bantamweight 55 kg Japan Akihiro Kaneko (c) def. Thailand Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Masashi Kumura def. Japan Masahiko Suzuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Haruto Yasumoto def. Japan Toma Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg Ghana Ayinta Ali def. Japan Takumi Sanekata Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg Romania Ștefan Lătescu def. Japan Seiya Tanigawa KO (Punches) 2 2:50
Cruiserweight 90 kg Japan Ryunosuke Hoshi def. Philippines Akira Jr KO (Right cross) 3 1:08
Intermission
Women's Flyweight 52 kg Japan KANA (c) def. Turkey Funda Alkayış TKO (Retirement/low kicks) 2 1:31 For the K-1 Women's Flyweight Championship
Atomweight 45 kg Japan Miyuu Sugawara def. Thailand Phayahong Ayothayafightgym (c) Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship
Bantamweight 53 kg Thailand Yodsila Chor.Hapayak def. Japan Issei Ishii Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Yuki Egawa def. South Korea Kang Yun-Seong KO (Punches) 1 1:50
Catchweight 62 kg Japan Tatsuya Oiwa def. Japan Yuta Kunieda KO (Right overhand) 2 1:37
Super Lightweight 65 kg Thailand Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym def. Japan Hayato Suzuki Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Middleweight 75 kg Japan Shintaro Matsukura def. Brazil Igor Silva KO (Right cross) 2 2:25
Middleweight 75 kg Brazil Vinicius Dionizio def. Japan Katsuya Jinbo Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Preliminary Card
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Eruto def. Japan Kosuke KO (Punch) 2 2:58
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Raita Hashimoto draw Japan Riku Yamamoto Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Catchweight 64.5 kg Japan Kuto Ueno def. Japan Ryugi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00

[9]

K-1 World GP 2023 in Yokohama

K-1 World GP 2023 in Yokohama
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PromotionK-1
DateJune 3, 2023
VenueYokohama Budokan
CityJapan Yokohama, Japan

K-1 World GP 2023 in Yokohama will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on June 3, 2023, at the Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan.

Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2023 in Yokohama
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight 75 kg vs. K-1 75kg World Grand Prix Final
Catchweight 56 kg Japan Akihiro Kaneko vs. Turkey Emre Karaca
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Yuki Yoza vs. Republic of Ireland Aaron Clarke
Middleweight 75 kg vs. K-1 75kg World Grand Prix Semi Final
Middleweight 75 kg vs. K-1 75kg World Grand Prix Semi Final
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Toma Kuroda vs. Lebanon Ramadan Ondash
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Daizo Sasaki vs. Thailand Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Koji Ikeda vs. Thailand Petchmongkol Soonkelahuaytom
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Tomoya Yokoyama vs. Japan Tatsuya Oiwa
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Chihiro Nakajima vs. South Korea Han Kyungmin
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Kazuki Miburo vs. Japan Yusei Shirahata
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Tatsuya Tsubakihara vs. Japan Riku Morisaka
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Rui Okubo vs. Japan Ryunosuke Saito
Middleweight 75 kg Italy Mustapha Haida vs. Philippines MIKE JOE K-1 75kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final
Middleweight 75 kg Japan Katsuya Jinbo vs. China Li Hui K-1 75kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final
Middleweight 75 kg Brazil Danilo Zanolini vs. Turkey Hasan Toy K-1 75kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final
Middleweight 75 kg Japan Shintaro Matsukura vs. Brazil Vinicius Dionizio K-1 75kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final
Middleweight 75 kg Japan Aqil Bukhari vs. Japan Tomoki Yoshino K-1 75kg World Grand Prix reserve fight
Preliminary Card
Middleweight 75 kg Japan Masaki Oishi vs. Japan Yashazaru
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Raita Hashimoto vs. Japan Kokoro Terashima

K-1 World GP 2023

K-1 World GP 2023
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PromotionK-1
DateJuly 17, 2023
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World GP 2023 will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on July 17, 2023, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2023
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Taito Gunji vs. TBA
Super Welterweight 70 kg Japan Hiromi Wajima (c) vs. Netherlands Jordann Pikeur For the K-1 Super Welterweight title
Super Welterweight 70 kg Japan Masaaki Noiri vs. TBA
Women's Flyweight 52 kg Japan KANA vs. TBA
Cruiserweight 90 kg Romania Ștefan Lătescu vs. TBA
Atomweight 45 kg Japan Miyuu Sugawara vs. TBA
Atomweight 45 kg Japan Kira Matsutani vs. Thailand Phayahong Ayothayafightgym
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Toma vs. Thailand View Petchkoson
Welterweight 67.5 kg Ghana Ayinta Ali vs. Thailand Jomthong Strikergym
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Fukashi vs. South Korea Sijun Jin
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Hayato Suzuki vs. Thailand Dansiam AyothayaFightgym

See also

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