K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii.
Yasuhiro Kido is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation.
Yuta Kubo is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation.
Kaito Ono, better known by his ring name Kaito (海人), is a Japanese kickboxer and Shoot boxer. He is the current KNOCK OUT Black Super Welterweight champion and the current SHOOT BOXING World Super Welterweight champion, as well as the former REBELS Black Super Welterweight champion, the former SHOOT BOXING Super Lightweight champion and the 2018 SHOOT BOXING S-Cup World Tournament Winner.
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 K-1 Super Bantamweight champion, having held the title since 2022, and the former Krush Bantamweight champion, having held the title from June to December 2018.
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 finished as the runner-up in the 2019 and 2022 super bantamweight tournaments.
Kotaro Shimano 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 kickboxer by Combat Press between May 2019 and June 2021.
Hiromi Wajima 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 Prix.
The year 2021 is the 28th year in the history of the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The year started with K-1: K’Festa 4.
The year 2022 is the 29th year in the history of the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The year started with K-1 World GP 2022 Japan.
Ryota Nakano is a Japanese professional kickboxer, currently competing in the welterweight divisions of RISE and NJKF. He is the current RISE welterweight champion.
Koji Ikeda is a Japanese professional kickboxer, currently competing in the bantamweight divisions of K-1 and Krush.
Ryusei Ashizawa is a Japanese kickboxer.
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.
Misaki Morita, more popularly known by her ring name MISAKI, is a Japanese kickboxer. She is the current Shootboxing Women's Atomweight champion.
The year 2024 was the 21st year in the history of RISE, a Japanese kickboxing promotion.
The year 2022 was the 19th year in the history of RISE, a Japanese kickboxing promotion.
The year 2023 was the 20th year in the history of RISE, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. RISE events were streamed on the Japanese streaming service Abema TV.
Saho Yoshino, better know by her ring name ☆SAHO☆, is a Japanese kickboxer. She is the current K-1 Women's Flyweight champion. As of April 2024, she is ranked as the third best women's flyweight and fifth best women's pound-for-pound kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.
Koto Hiraoka is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the atomweight division of RISE. As of April 2024, she is ranked as the seventh-best women's atomweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.
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