Tatsuya Tsubakihara

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.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2024 in Osaka takes place on October 5, 2024, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features qualifier bouts for the year-end Grand Prix, with fighters like Jerome Le Banner, K-Jee, Sina Karimian, and Errol Zimmerman competing. K-Jee faces Le Banner in a heavyweight clash, while Sina Karimian battles Claudio Istrate in a heated matchup. Additional bouts include Stoyan Koprivlenski vs. Jinku Oda and Jordann Pikeur vs. Dengue Silva. It’s a key night in K-1’s 2024 season, determining Asia’s Grand Prix representatives.

The ECO信頼サービス株式会社 PRESENTS K-1 WORLD GP 2022 JAPAN ～K-1フェザー級世界最強決定トーナメント～ takes place on August 11, 2022, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Featherweight World’s Strongest Tournament with fighters like Taito Gunji, Shuhei Kumura, Tatsuya Tsubakihara, and Wang Junguang. The tournament concludes with a final bout to determine the champion. Additional fights include K-Jee vs. Seiya Tanigawa in a cruiserweight superfight and Kazuki Fujita vs. Isshin Ishii in bantamweight. It’s a landmark night for K-1 in 2022, showcasing global talent.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2017 JAPAN ～SURVIVAL WARS 2017～ takes place on December 27, 2017, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. This event features fighters like Hitoshi Sugimoto, Rui Hanazawa, Taito Gunji, and Shota Oiwa. Competitors will battle in a series of kickboxing matches. The night promises intense action as athletes vie for supremacy. It’s the final K-1 event of the year.

The card will be headlined by a rematch between Yuki Egawa and Tatsuya Tsubakihara for the K-1 Featherweight title. The two previously fought at the K-1 World GP 2020 in Osaka, with Tsubakihara winning a majority decision. In the co-main event, the K-1 Super Lightweight champion Hideaki Yamazaki is scheduled to fight Fukashi Mizutani in a non-title bout. Former two-time Krush Welterweight title challenger Kaisei Kondo will face Maki Dwansonpong. K-1 and Krush Cruiserweight title challenger Hisaki Kato is scheduled to fight Mahmoud Sattari.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2022 JAPAN Inaugural Bantamweight Championship Tournament takes place on December 3, 2022, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man inaugural Bantamweight Championship Tournament with fighters like Toma Kuroda, Kazuki Miburo, Rui Okubo, and Erdem Taha Dincer. The tournament concludes with Kuroda facing Miburo in the final to crown the first champion. Additional bouts include K-Jee vs. Satoshi Ishii in a heavyweight clash and Yuki Yoza vs. Yuki Egawa in lightweight.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2020 JAPAN Autumn Osaka Battle takes place on September 22, 2020, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features Rukiya Anpo defending his Super Lightweight title against Hideaki Yamazaki. Other fighters include Takeru Segawa, Koya Urabe, Yuki Egawa, and Hiromi Wajima across various bouts. A special exhibition match pits Takeru against Kizaemon Saiga.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2022 JAPAN ～K’FESTA.5～ takes place on April 3, 2022, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Yuki Yoza challenging Taio Asahisa for the Lightweight title in the main event. Other fighters include Takanotsume Tatsuya, Leona Pettas, Kizaemon Saiga, and Minoru Kimura across the card. A notable bout pits Kenta Hayashi against Kona Kato in the welterweight division. It’s K-1’s flagship event of spring 2022.