Krush (kickboxing)

Last updated
Krush
Company typePrivate
IndustryMartial-arts entertainment planning and promotion
Founded2008
Headquarters,
OwnerGood Loser
Website Krush

Krush is a martial arts entertainment planning and promotional brand established in 2008. Currently based in Japan, it is the sister brand of K-1. Krush promotes kickboxing events across ten male and three female weight classes. [1] It is considered to be the second tier of K-1, and has produced numerous K-1 competitors; such as Takeru Segawa, Tatsuya Tsubakihara and Yuki Egawa.

Contents

Current Krush champions

DivisionChampionSinceTitle defences
Cruiserweight (-90 kg) Flag of Japan.svg Seiya TanigawaMay 25, 20250
Middleweight (-75 kg) Flag of Brazil.svg Dengue SilvaJunly 26, 20250
Super Welterweight (-70 kg) Flag of Nepal.svg Abiral Ghimire May 18, 20250
Welterweight (-67.5 kg)Flag placeholder.svgVacant0
Super Lightweight (-65 kg) Flag of Japan.svg Shu InagakiApril 28, 20230
Lightweight (-62.5 kg) Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Oiwa July 27, 20240
Super Featherweight (-60 kg) Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Yokoyama February 24, 20241
Featherweight (-57.5 kg) Flag of Japan.svg Ryota IshidaSep 28, 20241
Super Bantamweight (-55 kg) Flag of Japan.svg Riamu Sera October 31, 20213
Bantamweight (-53 kg) Flag of Japan.svg Eito Kurokawa October 25, 20241
Flyweight (-51.5 kg)Flag placeholder.svgVacant
Women's Flyweight (-52 kg) Flag of Greece.svg Sofia Tsolakidou August 23, 20250
Women's Minimumweight (-48 kg)Flag placeholder.svgVacant
Women's Atomweight (-45 kg) Flag of Japan.svg Kira Matsutani November 25, 20230

History

Krush was launched in 2008 as a collaboration between K-1 and All Japan Kickboxing Federation. Krush was seen as a feeder organization and the second tier of K-1 competition. [2]

On June 22, 2009, organization representative Toshio Kaneda was arrested, alongside seven other members of the executive committee. Following their arrests, the AJKF was dissolved. [3] The remaining committee and staff members founded "Good Loser", a parent company which continued organizing events under the Krush brand. Former kickboxer Satoshi Kobayashi was appointed as the general manager. [4]

On July 24, 2009, Krush held their first tournament. The grand prix was scheduled to crown the new lightweight champion and included 16 participants. [5]

Krush 127 (24 July 2021), Mahmoud Sattari wins World Cruiserweight Title. Mahmoud Sattari 2.jpg
Krush 127 (24 July 2021), Mahmoud Sattari wins World Cruiserweight Title.

On August 8, 2012, Krush signed a partnership agreement with Pancrase. It was the first such agreement in the four-year history of the organization up to that point. [6] [7]

It was confirmed in early 2014 that Krush would begin organizing women's fights, as well as female title fights. The first Krush women's champion was crowned on March 17, 2014, when Syuri became the inaugural flyweight champion. [8]

On May 29, 2014, two years after the bankruptcy of K-1's parent Fighting and Entertainment Group in 2012, and the sale of its brands and trademarks, K-1 World League was launched (later renamed to K-1 World GP). As such, the two organizations resumed their partnership. [9]

From 2017 onward, cross-promotional events with Chinese organizations such as Wu Lin Feng and GLORY OF HEROS were held every summer, featuring Chinese fighters competing against their Japanese counterparts. [10]

On January 26, 2019, Krush was renamed "K-1 KRUSH FIGHT" to further announce the connection between the two brands. [11] However, on December 7, 2019, it was renamed back to Krush. The aim of renaming the competition back to Krush was to dispel the image of the brand as the second tier of K-1. [12]

Rules

Krush shares the same rule-set as K-1, which is as follows: [13]

Events

[14]

#EventDateVenueLocation
25Krush 1st Championship Tournament ~ Triple Final Round ~April 30, 2011Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
24Krush-Ex 2011 Vol.2February 13, 2011Shinjuku Face Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
23Krush-Ex 2011 Vol.1February 13, 2011Shinjuku Face Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
22Krush 1st Championship Tournament ~Round 2~January 9, 2011Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
21Krush 1st Championship Tournament ~Round 1~December 12, 2010Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
20Krush-Ex ~Road to the Championship~October 31, 2010Shinjuku Face Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
19Krush 10September 20, 2010Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
18Krush 9August 14, 2010Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
17Krush 8July 9, 2010Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
16Krush-Ex 2010 Vol.2June 12, 2010Shinjuku Face Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
15Krush 7May 27, 2010Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
14Krush 6April 29, 2010Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
13KrushxSurvivorMarch 13, 2010Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
12Krush-Ex 2010 Vol.1February 19, 2010Shinjuku Face Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
11Krush 5January 4, 2010Koruaken Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
10Krush-Ex 2009 Vol.2December 4, 2009Shinjuku Face Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
9Krush Lightweight Grand Prix 2009 ~Final Round~November 2, 2009Koruaken Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
8Krush-Ex 2009 Vol.1October 12, 2009Shinjuku Face Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
7Krush 4September 22, 2009Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
6Krush Lightweight Grand Prix 2009 ~Opening Round.2~August 14, 2009Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
5Krush Lightweight Grand Prix 2009 ~Opening Round.1~July 24, 2009Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
4Krush 3May 17, 2009Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
3Krush 2March 14, 2009Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
2Krush! Rookies CupFebruary 1, 2009 Shinjuku Face Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
1Krush 1: Kickboxing DestructionNovember 8, 2008 Korakuen Hall Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

  1. "ABOUT US KRUSHとは". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "【K-1】K-1 WORLD LEAGUEとして11月に旗揚げ戦". efight.jp. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "全日本キック会長ら7人が偽装結婚で逮捕". nikkansports.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ""野良犬"小林聡が新イベントを立ち上げ 「全日本キックの続きをやる」". sports.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. "【Krush】ライト級GP 石川がハイキックで2連続KO!元気が前田を撃破し準決勝進出". gbring.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. "【パンクラス】Krushがチームを結成して参戦!「やるからにはベルトを獲る」". gbring.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ""チームKrush"パンクラス参戦「ベルト獲る」". sponichi.co.jp. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. "朱里が初代Krush女子王座戴冠! プロレス&キックで前人未到の4冠達成". sports.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. "新生K-1「K-1ワールドリーグ」発足 11.3代々木競技場第二体育館で旗揚げ". スポーツナビ". yahoo.co.jp. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  10. "【K-1】7月大会で日本vs中国全面対抗戦の第3弾". efight.jp. April 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. "2019年4月より「Krush」・「KHAOS」が「K-1 KRUSH FIGHT」・「K-1 KHAOS NIGHT」に名称変更". k-1.co.jp. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  12. "2020年1月より「Krush」「KHAOS」に名称を戻し、創成期のロゴも復活!「Krush・KHAOSはK-1の下ではなく、K-1と並ぶ、K-1とは違う魅力を持ったイベント。それぞれの原点に立ち還る」(中村P)". k-1.co.jp. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  13. "【K-1】判定基準を変更「K-1はKOを狙って戦う競技。倒しに行く姿勢をより評価して判定していきたい」". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  14. K-1 Japan Group Events tapology.com