Abiral Ghimire

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.

Krush.175 in OSAKA took place on May 18, 2025, at Edion Arena Osaka (Second Competition Arena) in Osaka, Japan, promoted by K-1 Japan Group. This kickboxing showcase, part of a double card with Krush.174, features Jinku Oda facing Abiral Himalayan Cheetah for the Krush Super Welterweight (-70kg) title in the main event. Other notable bouts include Mao Kawashima vs. Mirei in a women’s atomweight fight, Yasha Zaru vs. Takanotsume in middleweight, and Ryuki Yasuo vs. Jinsei Yoshikawa in flyweight.

K-1 WORLD MAX 2025 -70kg World Championship Tournament Opening Round will be held in Tokyo, Yoyogi! 16 elite fighters from 15 countries battle for supremacy! All eyes are on the showdown between reigning K-1 WORLD GP Super Welterweight Champion Ouyan Feng and the 'Relentless Last Man', Kacper Muszyński. In addition to the tournament, "HERO'S" will be making a comeback for the first time in nearly 20 years! Be sure to keep an eye out to see what kind of impact these two MMA matches will make in the K-1 ring.

The K-1 WORLD MAX 2025 -70kg WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINAL ROUND is coming to Yoyogi, Tokyo! 16 elite fighters from 15 countries and the ultimate showdown ends today! Who will take the crown…!? Plus, all eyes on the heavyweight title match!

The K-1 WORLD GP 2023 ～K’FESTA.6～ takes place on March 12, 2023, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Tetsuya Yamato defending his Super Lightweight title against Kenta Hayashi in the main event. Other title fights include Taio Asahisa vs. Yuki Yoza for Lightweight, Hiromi Wajima vs. Jomthong Chuwattana for Super Welterweight, and Akihiro Kaneko vs. Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer for Super Bantamweight. Additional competitors like Masaaki Noiri, Jordann Pikeur, and Gunji Taito appear across the card. It’s K-1’s marquee event of early 2023, showcasing seven championship bouts.

The K-1 ReBIRTH 2 event takes place on December 9, 2023, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing spectacle features Hiromi Wajima defending his Super Welterweight title against Ouyang Feng in the main event. Other title fights include Toma Kuroda vs. Issei Ishii for the Bantamweight belt and Hasan Toy vs. Shintaro Matsukura for the Middleweight crown. Additional competitors like Akihiro Kaneko, Leona Pettas, and Kana Morimoto face off across the card. It’s K-1’s final major event of 2023, closing the year with high-stakes action.

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 main event bout between Takeru Segawa and Leona Pettas for the K-1 Super Featherweight Championship will serve as the headliner. The heavyweight bout between Kyotaro and Kosuke Jitsutaka was likewise rescheduled. The fight between the former K-1 Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo and Kaito was scrapped, as Anpo was forced to withdraw due to injury. Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai, Dansiam AyothayaFightGym, Kamlaiphet Pran26 and Petchseenil Sor Puangthong will all be unable to compete due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. TETSU versus Tomoya Yokoyama, MIO versus Mako Yamada, Akihiro Kaneko versus Momotaro Kiyama and Hiroki versus Ryuka were all rescheduled for this event as well.

K-1 WORLD GP 2021 JAPAN Lightweight Title Match takes place on July 17, 2021, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, Japan. This kickboxing event features Gonnapar Weerasakreck defending his Lightweight title against Taio Asahisa in the main event. Other fighters include Kenta Hayashi, Koya Urabe, Rukiya Anpo, and Hikaru Hasumi across the card. A notable superfight pits Leona Pettas against Chihiro Nakajima.