Daizo Sasaki

K-1 WORLD MAX 2025 takes place on February 8, 2025, at Yoyogi 2nd National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Takumi Terada defending his Featherweight title against Takahito Niimi in the main event. Akihiro Kaneko faces Manolis Kallistis for the Super Bantamweight title, while a Women’s Atomweight Grand Prix includes fighters like Kira Matsutani and Miyuu Sugawara. Additional bouts showcase Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai vs. Hayato Suzuki and Shintaro Matsukura vs. Choong Il Park. It’s a landmark night for K-1 in 2025, kicking off the year with high-stakes action.

The K-1 WORLD MAX 2024 Super Lightweight Championship Tournament occurred on September 29, 2024, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Liu Ce defending his Cruiserweight title against Mahmoud Sattari in the main event. Taito Gunji faces Takumi Terada for the Featherweight title. A Super Bantamweight Tournament semifinal round also highlights the card with Akihiro Kaneko and Masashi Kumura.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2024 in TOKYO FINAL takes place on December 14, 2024, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Openweight Grand Prix with fighters like Ariel Machado, Errol Zimmerman, Feng Rui, and Mattia Faraoni. Additional bouts include Hiromi Wajima vs. Stoyan Koprivlenski for the Super Welterweight title and Akihiro Kaneko vs. Aslanbek Zikreev in super bantamweight. Regional qualifiers from Sarajevo, Sicily, Brasília, and Osaka lead to this final showdown. It’s K-1’s climactic event of 2024, crowning the openweight king.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2023 1st Middleweight Championship Tournament takes place on June 3, 2023, at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Middleweight Championship Tournament with fighters like Hassan Toy, Shintaro Matsukura, Igor Silva, and Hiromi Wajima. The tournament concludes with Hassan Toy facing Shintaro Matsukura in the final to crown the inaugural champion. Additional bouts include K-Jee vs. Viktor Hugo and Kana Morimoto vs. Funda Alkayis on the card. It’s a historic night for K-1, marking its 30th anniversary with the first middleweight title.

Cygames presents RISE ELDORADO 2023 takes place on March 26, 2023, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Shiro facing Dieselnoi Wor.Wanchai for the RISE World Bantamweight title in the main event. Other fighters include Kento Haraguchi vs. Jeremy Monteiro for the ISKA World Light Welterweight title and Lee Sung-hyun vs. Kaijin for the RISE Middleweight title. Additional bouts showcase Taiju Shiratori, Koki Osaki, and Koyuki Miyazaki across the card.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2022 JAPAN 3rd Super Bantamweight Championship Tournament takes place on February 27, 2022, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Super Bantamweight Championship Tournament with fighters like Akihiro Kaneko, Masashi Kumura, Shunki Sasaki, and Riamu. Additional bouts include Takeru Segawa vs. Taito Gunji in an exhibition and Kana vs. Ran on the undercard. It’s a defining night for K-1’s super bantamweight division in 2022.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2022 JAPAN Yokohama Festival takes place on September 11, 2022, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Super Featherweight Championship Tournament with fighters like Leona Pettas, Hirotaka Asahisa, Tatsuya Oiwa, and Tomoya Yokoyama. Tetsuya Yamato defends his Super Lightweight title against Daizo Sasaki in the co-main event. Other competitors include Akihiro Kaneko, Sina Karimian, and Hiromi Wajima across various bouts.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2021 JAPAN ～よこはまつり～ takes place on September 20, 2021, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features Kenta Hayashi facing Daizo Sasaki in a super lightweight bout as a key matchup. Other fighters include Rukiya Anpo, Sina Karimian, and Hirotaka Asahisa across various weight classes. A special heavyweight bout marks Satoshi Ishii’s kickboxing debut against Ryo Aitaka.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2020 JAPAN Winter Crucial takes place on December 13, 2020, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Koya Urabe defending his Lightweight title against Yuki Yoza in the main event. Other fighters include Takeru Segawa, Leona Pettas, Hiromi Wajima, and Minoru Kimura across the card. A Welterweight Grand Prix with eight competitors like Kenta Hayashi also highlights the night. It’s K-1’s final major event of 2020.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2019 JAPAN K’FESTA.2 occurs on March 10, 2019, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event showcases fighters like Takeru Segawa, Koya Urabe, Yoshiki Takei, and Sina Karimian. Competitors clash in title fights and high-profile matchups. The night delivers explosive kickboxing action. It’s K-1’s marquee event to kick off 2019.