Kyotaro Fujimoto

Kyōtarō
Fujimoto during a match with Solomon Haumono in 2012
Born Fujimoto Kyōtarō
[ɸɯdʑimoto kʲoːtaɾoː]
藤本 京太郎
(1986-06-23) June 23, 1986
Osaka, Japan
Native name 京太郎
Nationality Japanese
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Fighting out of Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Team Team Dragon
Trainer Kensaku Maeda
Years active 2006–2011 (Kickboxing)
2011-present (Boxing)
Professional boxing record
Total 21
Wins 20
By knockout 12
Losses 1
By knockout 1
Draws 0
Kickboxing record
Total 23
Wins 18
By knockout 9
Losses 5
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: January 28, 2017

Kyotaro (京太郎 [kʲoːtaɾoː], Kyōtarō, born 23 June 1986) is a Japanese professional boxer and former kickboxer. He is the former K-1 Heavyweight Champion and successfully defended the title against kickboxing legend Peter Aerts at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama. He was also the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka tournament finalist and K-1 Young Japan GP 2007 champion.[1]

Early life

Fujimoto was born in Osaka, Japan on June 23, 1986. He started learning karate of Uomoto-ryū (魚本流) as a child. His parents divorced in 1997 and he lived with his mother, sisters and grandmother.

Kickboxing career

Kyotaro moved to Tokyo and joined Dragon Dojo established by Kensaku Maeda. He debuted on May 17, 2006 against Junichi Hanada.

Kyotaro entered the world of K-1 when he fought and won the K-1 Tryout 2007 Survival tournament in Tokyo by defeating Tatsunori Momose in the semi-final and Takumi Sato in the final, all by decision. This tournament was designed to showcase new talent. He then fought Kyoung Suk Kim during the opening fights at K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Seoul Final 16 defeating Kim by 2nd Round Knockout. He further proved himself as a top K-1 contender by defeating the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournament champion Mighty Mo at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama. Kyotaro was then invited to fight in the K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka in which he became the runner up losing to Brazilian Karateka Ewerton Teixeira.

On March 28, 2009, Kyotaro won the K-1 Heavyweight (-100 kg) Title tournament by knocking out Melvin Manhoef in semifinals and beating Gokhan Saki in finals by extra round majority decision. Kyotaro became the second fighter after Badr Hari to win the title in K-1 Light Heavyweight division.[2]

On December 5, 2009, he faced Tyrone Spong at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final and lost by unanimous decision.

Kyotaro defended his title against 3 time K-1 Grand Prix Champion Peter Aerts at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama. Kyotaro knocked Aerts down twice at the end of the 1st Round and then knocked him out with his right hook in the 2nd Round.

At the K-1 Final 16 Kyotaro defeated another legend in Jerome Le Banner. Kyotaro withstood the Frenchman's early power to give him a severe beating in the 3rd round to earn a draw. Le Banner was angry at the decision and walked out of the ring, giving Kyotaro the win by DQ.

His next fight was at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final against 4-time defending champion Semmy Schilt. He was unable to faze his taller opponent, losing by unanimous decision.

He then chose to fight the DREAM (MMA) Light-heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi. He was knocked down in the second round and again lost by unanimous decision.

In October 2011, Kyotaro relinquished the K-1 Heavyweight title in order to pursue a career in professional boxing.[3]

Boxing career

Kyotaro debuted as a pro boxer on December 31, 2011 when he took a unanimous decision win over Michael O'Donnell in Osaka, Japan. In September 2012, he defeated Chauncy Welliver by unanimous decision, who at the time was ranked #15 in the world by the WBC. Kyotaro took Welliver's place in the WBC top 15 as a result of this win. Kyotaro lost his next fight against Solomon Haumono via TKO in the 5th round. The fight was held at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on December 31, 2012. Kyotaro won his first major regional title against Willie Nasio for the vacant WBC - OPBF heavyweight title in 2017.

Kickboxing Titles

  • Amateur
    • 18th All Japan Shin-Karate Championships(K-2 GRAND PRIX) Heavyweight(+75 kg) tournament winner (May 3, 2007)[4]
  • Professional
    • 2009-2011 K-1 Heavyweight (-100 kg) Champion (1 def.)
    • 2009 K-1 Heavyweight (-100 kg) Tournament Champion
    • 2008 K-1 Japan GP in Fukuoka Runner-up
    • 2007 K-1 Tryouts Young Japan GP champion

Boxing Titles

  • Japanese heavyweight title (224½Ibs)
  • WBC - OPBF heavyweight title (227¼Ibs)
  • WBO Asia Pacific heavyweight title (228½Ibs)

Awards

  • 18th All Japan Shin-Karate Championship Gaora Award

Ring names

  • Kyōtarō Ranger (狂太郎レンジャー / May 2006 - August 2007)
  • Kyōtarō Ranger (強太郎レンジャー / August 2007 - January 2008)
  • Maeda Keijirō (前田 慶次郎 / January 2008 - August 2009) a.k.a. Keijiro Maeda
  • Kyōtarō (京太郎 / August 2009–Present)

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
18 Wins (9 (T) KO's, 8 decisions, 1 dq), 5 Losses
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2010-12-31LossNetherlands Gegard MousasiDynamite!! 2010Saitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:0018-5
2010-12-11LossNetherlands Semmy SchiltK-1 World Grand Prix 2010 FinalTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:0018-4
2010-10-02WinFrance Jérôme Le BannerK-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16Seoul, South KoreaForfeit40:0018-3
2010-04-03WinNetherlands Peter AertsK-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in YokohamaYokohama, JapanKO (Right hook)21:5617-3
Fight for K-1 Heavyweight (-100kg) title.
2009-12-05LossSuriname Tyrone SpongK-1 World Grand Prix 2009 FinalYokohama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:0016-3
2009-09-26LossRussia Ruslan KaraevK-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16Seoul, Republic of KoreaDecision (Unanimous)33:0016-2
2009-08-11WinCzech Republic Jan SoukupK-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GPTokyo, JapanKO (Right hook)31:2016-1
2009-03-28WinTurkey Gökhan SakiK-1 World GP 2009 in YokohamaYokohama, JapanExt R. Decision (Majority)43:0015-1
Wins K-1 Heavyweight (-100kg) title.
2009-03-28WinNetherlands Melvin ManhoefK-1 World GP 2009 in YokohamaYokohama, JapanKO (Right hook)12:0214-1
2008-09-27WinSouth Korea Min Ho SongK-1 World GP 2008 Final 16Seoul, KoreaKO (Punches)31:4313-1
2008-06-29LossBrazil Ewerton TeixeiraK-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka FinalFukuoka, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:0012-1
Fight was for K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka title.
2008-06-29WinJapan Takumi SatoK-1 World GP 2008 in FukuokaFukuoka, Japan Semi-finalDecision (Unanimous)33:0012-0
2008-06-29WinJapan MusashiK-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka Quarter-finalFukuoka, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:0011-0
2008-04-13WinAmerican Samoa Mighty MoK-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in YokohamaYokohama, JapanDecision (Ext.R.)43:0010-0
2007-12-22WinJapan Tsuyoshi NakasakoAJKF "Enter the Dragon　The 1st"JapanKO22:079-0
2007-09-29WinSouth Korea Kyoung Suk KimK-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Seoul Final 16Seoul, KoreaKO22:148-0
2007-08-16WinJapan Takumi SatoK-1 Tryout 2007 Survival K-1 Young Japan GP FinalTokyo, JapanExt.R Decision (Unanimous)43:007-0
Wins K-1 Tryout 2007 Survival title.
2007-08-16WinJapan Tatsunori MomoseK-1 Tryout 2007 Survival K-1 Young Japan GP Semi-finalTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:006-0
2007-06-03WinJapan Ryo TakigawaJ-Network "Team Dragon Quest 1"Bunkyo, Tokyo, JapanDecision(unanimous)33:005-0
2007-01-12WinJapan Tank SugimuraMAJKF "Shidokan Spring New Year Event Breakdown-1"Bunkyo, Tokyo, JapanKO(Punches)21:424-0
2006-11-05WinThailand Turbo WeerasakreckM-1 "M-1 Fairtex Shingha Beer Muay Thai Challenge
-Thai King's Enthronement 60th Anniversary Cup 2006-"		Kōtō, Tokyo, JapanTKO(Right low kick)42:133-0
2006-09-01WinJapan Toshi Saenchai GymJ-Network "Mach! Go! Go! '06 -Flyweight Strongest Decision Tournament 1st Match-Bunkyo, Tokyo, JapanDecision(unanimous)33:002-0
2006-05-17WinJapan Junichi HanadaJ-Network "Go! Go! J-Net '06 -Invading the Dragon-Bunkyo, Tokyo, JapanKO21:161-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur kickboxing record
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2007-05-03WinJapan Jun'ichi Kikuchi18th K-2 GRAND　PRIX Heavyweight tournament FinalAdachi, Tokyo, JapanIppon (Awasete)1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

Professional record summary
21 fights 20 wins 1 loss
By knockout 12 1
By decision 8 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 20–1 Thailand Suthat Kalalek TKO 6 (12) September 25, 2018 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF Heavyweight title.
Retained WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight title.
20 Win 19–1 Australia Aaron Russell TKO 7 (12) May 7, 2018 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF Heavyweight title.
Retained WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight title.
19 Win 18–1 Australia Randall Rayment KO 5 (12) Nov 4, 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF Heavyweight title.
Retained WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight title.
18 Win 17–1 Samoa Herman Ene Purcell TKO 9 (12) May 9, 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF Heavyweight title.
Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight title.
17 Win 16–1 Australia Willie Nasio UD 12 Jan 14, 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant OPBF Heavyweight title.
16 Win 15–1 Australia Adam Lovelock TKO 2 (8) 2:13 Aug 2, 2016 Japan Shinjuku FACE, Tokyo, Japan
15 Win 14–1 Australia Nathan McKay UD 8 Aug 2, 2016 Japan Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
14 Win 13–1 Mexico David Torres Garcia KO 3 (8) 1:05 Oct 21, 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 12–1 Japan Nobuhiro Ishida UD 10 Apr 30, 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese heavyweight title.
12 Win 11–1 France David Radeff UD 8 Dec 18, 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win 10–1 Japan Kotatsu Takehara TKO 5 (10) 0:44 Sep 10, 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese heavyweight title.
10 Win 9–1 Japan Nobuhiro Ishida UD 8 Apr 30, 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9 Win 8–1 Japan Kotatsu Takehara UD 8 Nov 25, 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 7–1 Uganda Okello Peter TKO 6 (10) 2:59 Jul 23, 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant Japanese heavyweight title
7 Win 6–1 France Fabrice Aurieng TKO 7 (8) 1:11 Apr 17, 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Loss 5–1 Australia Solomon Haumono TKO 5 (12) 0:57 Dec 31, 2012 Japan Bodymaker Colosseum, Osaka, Japan For vacant OPBF Heavyweight title.
5 Win 5–0 New Zealand Chauncy Welliver UD 10 Sep 19, 2012 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 New Zealand Clarence Tillman KO 3 (8) 0:47 Jun 20, 2012 Japan Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
3 Win 3–0 New Zealand Afa Tatupu TKO 2 (6) 0:47 May 17, 2012 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 South Korea Jae-Chan Kim TKO 2 (6) 1:03 Mar 6, 2012 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Australia Michael O'Donnell UD 6 (6) Dec 31, 2011 Japan Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan

See also

References

  1. ↑ Monty DiPietro. "Teixeira takes K-1 Japan GP; Schilt and Hari Also Win in Fukuoka". k-1.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Maeda Takes K-1 Heavyweight Belt; Bonjasky Beats Overeem". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  3. ↑ Kyotaro Relinquishes K-1 Heavyweight Championship to Move Into Boxing
  4. ↑ "Shinkarate" 17 years old boys win at two weight divisions! Fighters from Dragon Dojo(Team Dragon) win at two weight divisions 【新空手】17歳が二階級で優勝！龍道場（チームドラゴン）は二階級制覇
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