Koichi (kickboxer)

Koichi Watanabe
Koichi Watanabe
	Watanabe at "K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007" press conference
Born	October 26, 1980; Niigata, Japan
Died	7 April 2018 (aged 37)
Native name	渡邉　浩一
Other names	KOICHI
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Team	Bungeling Bay Spirit; Team Spirit
Trainer	Nicholas Pettas
Years active	2008–2018
Kickboxing record
Total	44
Wins	31
By knockout	18
Losses	12
By knockout	4
Draws	1
	Last updated on: April 7, 2018

Last updated October 28, 2024 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Koichi Watanabe (Japanese : コウイチ) (26 October 1980 - 7 April 2018), better known as Koichi Pettas or simply KOICHI, was a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1, It's Showtime and GLORY.^[1]

Biography and career

Koichi gained recognition fighting in organizations like RISE and MARS, then went on to win the M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2009 and the WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2010. Having spent most of his career at heavyweight, Koichi dropped to light-heavyweight following back-to-back losses to Jerome Le Banner in GLORY events. He retired from active competition in November 2017 to become a trainer. Koichi was killed in a traffic accident on April 7, 2018. He collided with a car while driving a scooter in Tokyo. He was declared dead shortly upon arrival at the hospital.^[2]

Titles

2010 WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai champion
2009 M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
31 Wins (18 KO's, 13 decisions), 12 Losses, 1 Draw
2017-11-23	Loss	Ibrahim El Bouni	K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals	Saitama, Japan	KO (Left Hook)	1	0:20	31-12-1
2017-04-22	Win	K-Jee	K-1 World GP 2017 Super Bantamweight Championship	Tokyo, Japan	KO	3		31-11-1
2016-09-19	Loss	Makoto Uehara	K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	30-11-1
2015-11-4	Win	Nobu Hayashi	Enishi	Tokyo, Japan	KO	1	1:24	30-10-1
2015-8-1	Win	Hiromi Amada	Blade 2	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	29-10-1
2014-12-29	Win	Raoumaru	Blade 1	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	28-10-1
2014-9-28	Win	GORIsenoo	REBELS 30	Tokyo, Japan	KO	1	1:47	27-10-1
2013-06-22	Loss	Randy Blake	Glory 9: New York - 95 kg Slam Tournament, Reserve Bout	New York City, New York, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	26-10-1
2013-05-03	Loss	Jérôme Le Banner	Glory 8: Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	26-9-1
2012-12-31	Loss	Jérôme Le Banner	Glory 4: Tokyo	Saitama, Japan	KO (Right Hook)	3	2:48	26-8-1
2012-10-06	Win	Mark Miller	Glory 2: Brussels	Brussels, Belgium	KO (Right Cross)	2		26-7-1
2012-7-29	Win	Ryuta Noji	IT'S SHOWTIME JAPAN countdown-2	Tokyo, Japan	KO (3 Punches/Knockdowns)	1	2:54	25-7-1
2012-5-20	Win	Jonhan Kim	SHUKEN VI - IT'S SHOWTIME Japan	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00	24-7-1
2012-01-22	Loss	Toshio Matsumoto	REBELS.10 - IT'S SHOWTIME Japan	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00	23-7-1
Fight was for the vacant IT'S SHOWTIME Japan 95kg title.
2011-09-04	Win	Yoichi Babaguchi	TITANS NEOS X	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	1	0:51	23-6-1
2011-07-18	Win	Nam II	IT'S SHOWTIME JAPAN countdown-1	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	2	0:46	22-6-1
2011-06-12	Win	Andrew Peck	M-1 Fairtex Challenge	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Knees and punches)	3	1:01	21-6-1
2010-12-01	Win	Hiromi Amada	Fujiwara Festival 2010	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (3-0)	5	3:00	20-6-1
Wins WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai title.
2010-09-12	Win	Fuck Kishida	M-1 Fairtex Challenge	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Knee strike)	2	1:20	19-6-1
2010-06-27	Win	Eiji Ikeno	M-1 Fairtex Challenge	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Knee strike)	2	2:34	18-6-1
2010-06-06	Win	Ryo Takigawa	M-1 Fairtex Challenge	Tokyo, Japan	KO (High kick)	2	0:19	17-6-1
2009-09-08	Draw	Yuuki Niimura		Tokyo, Japan	Decision Draw (1-0)	3	3:00	16-6-1
2009-08-02	Win	Yusuke Sakashita	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul	Seoul, Korea	Decision	3	3:00	16-6
2009-05-06	Loss	Singh Jaideep	J-Network Get Real in J-World 2nd	Japan	Decision (3-0)	5	3:00	15-6
Fight was for the J-Network Heavyweight title.
2009-03-29	Win	Prince Ali	TITANS NEOS 5	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00	15-5
2009-01-18	Win	Keigo Takamori	M-1 Fairtex Challenge	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Body kick)	4	1:33	14-5
Wins M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai title.
2009-08-09	Loss	Rico Verhoeven	K-1 World GP 2008 Hawaii	Honolulu, Hawai	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00	13-5
2008-05-23	Win	Shintaro Kiso	Smokers	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Uppercut)	1	2:31	13-4
2008-08-04	Win	Kuniyosh	TITANS	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	3	3:00	12-4
2007-11-02	Loss	Freddy Kemayo	K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007	Istanbul, Turkey	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	4	1:50	11-4
2007-09-26	Loss	Fabiano Aoki	J-Network Tour Championship of J 2nd	Tokyo, Japan	Ext R. Decision (3-0)	4	3:00	11-3
Fight was for the J-Network Heavyweight Tournament title.
2007-09-26	Win	Niimura Yuki	J-Network Championship Tour of J 2nd	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	3	3:00	11-2
2007-08-03	Win	Koya Hasegawa	J-Network Championship Tour of J 1st	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	3	3:00	10-2
2007	Win	Hiromitsu Takayama	MA Kickboxing	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00	9-2
2007-03-24	Loss	Andrew Peck	HEAT 3	Nagoya, Japan	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00	8-2
2006-12-22	Win	Lee Jea Hun	MARS 6 Rapid Fire	Yokohama, Japan	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00	8-1
2006-08-26	Win	Seol Bo Kyung	MARS 4 New Deal	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left high kick)	1	0:53	7-1
2006-07-31	Win	Masashi Aoyagi	RISE XXVIII	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00	6-1
2006-03-26	Loss	Alex Roberts	RISE G-Bazooka Tournament '06	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right high kick)	1	2:30	5-1
2006-03-26	Win	Fabiano Aoki	RISE G-Bazooka Tournament '06	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	1	2:04	5-0
2005-11-27	Win	Yoichi Uchida	RISE XX	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	2:44	4-0
2005-08-13	Win	Wataru Suda	AJKF Cross Fire	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right lowkick)	3	1:55	3-0
2005-06-19	Win	Hiroshi Sakai	RISE G-Bazooka Tournament '05	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Knee to the body)	3	2:29	2-0
2005-04-24	Win	Mr. Kamikaze	RISE XIV	Tokyo, Japan	Ext R. Decision (2-1)	4	3:00	1-0
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

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References

↑ "Koichi Watanabe K-1 profile". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
↑ "元K-1選手KOICHIが交通事故で死亡渋谷の交差点でバイクと車が衝突". Breaking News Japan. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-07.

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[1] "Koichi Watanabe K-1 profile". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

[2] "元K-1選手KOICHIが交通事故で死亡渋谷の交差点でバイクと車が衝突". Breaking News Japan. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-07.

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