Junki Sasaki

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Junki Sasaki
Born佐々木 洵樹
(1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 (age 32)
Asahikawa, Japan
Other namesササキ ジュンキ
Nationality Japanese
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb)
Style Kickboxing
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan [1]
TeamPOWER OF DREAM
Years active2009 - 2022
Professional boxing record
Total23
Wins19
By knockout7
Losses4
By knockout0
Kickboxing record
Total8
Wins7
By knockout1
Losses1
By knockout1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Junki Sasaki (born 14 June 1991) is a retired Japanese kickboxer and boxer. As a professional kickboxer, he held the Krush Bantamweight title between 2019 and 2020.

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Sasaki was ranked as a top ten flyweight (-56 kg) kickboxer by Combat Press from April 2021 until December 2022, [2] [3] and as a top ten super flyweight (-55 kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kick from October to December 2022. [4] [5]

Kickboxing career

Bantamweight career

Sasaki was scheduled to make his kickboxing against Yuta Hayashi at Krush 98. [6] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [7]

After a first-round TKO of Shuto Hagiwara at Krush 103, Sasaki was scheduled to fight Koki Tomimura for the Krush Bantamweight title at Krush 107. [8] Sasaki beat Tomimura by unanimous decision. [9]

Sasaki was scheduled to make his first title defense against Samvel Babayan at Krush 112. The fight was later cancelled, as Babayan was unable to fly to Japan due to restrictions imposed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]

Super Bantamweight career

For his next fight, Sasaki moved up in weight to super bantamweight, and was scheduled to fight Ryuto at Krush 116. [11] He won the fight by majority decision. [12]

Sasaki was scheduled to make his K-1 debut against another undefeated kickboxer in Riamu at K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout. [13] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [14]

Sasaki was scheduled to fight Rat EiwaSportsGym at a 56 kg catchweight bout. [15] Sasaki won the fight by majority decision. [16] During the post-fight conference, Sasaki stated he was considering retirement. [17] K-1 later changed the majority decision win to a unanimous decision win for Sasaki. [18]

Sasaki was scheduled to take part in the 2022 K-1 Super Bantamweight World Grand Prix, which was held at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27, 2022. [19] He faced Sho Uchida in the tournament quarterfinals. [20] The fight was ruled a majority decision draw after the first three rounds, with one judge scoring the fight 30–29 for Uchida, while the remaining two judges scored it an even 30–30 draw. Sasaki was awarded the unanimous decision after an extension round was fought. [21] He announced his retirement from professional competition on December 20, 2022. [22]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record
7 Wins (1 (T)KO's), 1 Loss, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2022-02-27Loss Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Kumura K-1 World GP 2022 Japan, Super Bantamweight World GP Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 Knockdowns/Punches)11:37
2022-02-27Win Flag of Japan.svg Sho Uchida K-1 World GP 2022 Japan, Super Bantamweight World GP Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2021-05-23Win Flag of Thailand.svg Rat EiwaSportsGym K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2020-12-12Win Flag of Japan.svg Riamu K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2020-08-29Win Flag of Japan.svg RyutoKrush 116 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority)33:00
2019-11-08Win Flag of Japan.svg Koki Krush 107 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins the Krush Bantamweight -53 kg title.
2019-07-21Win Flag of Japan.svg Shuto HagiwaraKrush 103 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Three knockdowns)12:51
2019-02-16Win Flag of Japan.svg Yuta HayashiKrush 98 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

23 fights19 wins4 losses
By knockout70
By decision124
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
23Loss19–4 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo SagawaSD82 June 2018 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
22Win19–3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie CamposUD82 December 2017 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
21Win18–3 Flag of South Korea.svg Sang Hoo GilTKO5 (8)25 June 2017 Flag of Japan.svg Susukino Mars, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
20Win17–3 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai TamagawaUD812 December 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
19Win16–3 Flag of Japan.svg Reiko SugiyamaUD82 July 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
18Win15–3 Flag of Thailand.svg Panupong AnowanKO2 (8)2 July 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
17Win14–3 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki KumazoeUD83 October 2015 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
16Loss13–3 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo TakenakaUD813 April 2015 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
15Win13–2 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo KusanoUD814 October 2014 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
14Win12–2 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei MaruokaUD87 June 2014 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13Loss11–2 Flag of Japan.svg Ryosei AraiUD81 June 2013 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12Win11–1 Flag of Japan.svg Shingo NagahamaTKO6 (8)2 February 2013 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11Win10–1 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshinori KotoTKO8 (8)4 August 2012 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10Win9–1 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya TakahashiUD84 February 2012 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9Win8–1 Flag of Japan.svg Ryoji OkahataMD66 November 2011 Flag of Japan.svg Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Yoyogi, Japan
8Win7–1 Flag of Japan.svg Atsuro ItoTKO2 (6)4 June 2011 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7Win6–1 Flag of Japan.svg Isao SasakiTKO2 (6)5 March 2011 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6Win5–1 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke SekidoUD46 November 2010 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5Loss4–1 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki IwasakiSD421 May 2010 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4Win4–0 Flag of Japan.svg Muneaki HasumiUD431 March 2010 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3Win3–0 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki SagehashiUD45 December 2009 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2Win2–0 Flag of Japan.svg Naoto KawashitaUD414 July 2009 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1Win1–0 Flag of Japan.svg Hideshi NatsuiTKO4 (4)21 February 2009 Flag of Japan.svg Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

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