Rukiya Anpo

Anpo Rukiya (安保瑠輝也) is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Osaka, Japan.

Rukiya Anpo
Born (1995-10-29) October 29, 1995
Himeji, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65.0 kg (143.3 lb; 10.24 st)
StyleKyokushin, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofJapan
TeamALL-WIN
Notable relativesRiku Anpo (brother)

Biography

Rukiya started training in Kyokushin Karate at a young age along his brother, they both left the world of Karate competitions with high accolades. Japanese television did a short documentary when they were children depicting them as Karate prodigies.[1].

In 2018 he and his brother left the TRYHARD gym from Tokyo to open their own gym called All WIN in Osaka which they established with the help of crowdfunding.[2]

As of July 2019, he was ranked the #5 Featherweight in the world by Combat Press.[3]

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

  • 2019 K-1 World GP -65kg Champion[4]

Awards

  • 2017 K-1 Awards KO of the Year (vs Hiroshi Mizumachi)[5]
  • 2018 K-1 Awards Fight of the Year (vs Hideaki Yamazaki)[6]

Professional kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

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