2022 in K-1

The year 2022 is the 30th year in the history of the K-1, an international kickboxing event. The year started with K-1 World GP 2022 Japan.

2021 in K-1
Information
First dateFebruary 27, 2022

List of events
# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 K-1 World GP 2022 Japan February 27, 2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan
2 K-1: K'Festa 5 April 3, 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan
3 K-1: Ring of Venus June 25, 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World GP 2022 Japan
K-1 World GP 2022 Japan
Information
PromotionK-1
DateFebruary 27, 2022
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
City Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World GP 2022 Japan will be a kickboxing event held by K-1, which will be held on February 27, 2022, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Background

A K-1 Women's Flyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Kana Morimoto and title challenger Kotomi was expected to take place at the event.[2] Kotomi later withdrew, and was replace by Ran, who faced Morimoto in a non-title bout.[3]

K-1 Lightweight Champion Taio Asahisa was scheduled to face Yuki Yoza in a non-title bout.[4]

A Super Bantamweight World Grand Prix is expected to take place during the event. The tournament was organized to fill the vacant K-1 Super Bantamweight title.[5]

Reigning Krush Super Lightweight champion Daizo Sasaki was scheduled to face Vitor Toffanelli.[6]

K-1 Japan Super Bantamweight Tournament bracket
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Riamu DEC
Ikko 3R
Riamu TKO
Akihiro Kaneko 2R
Akihiro Kaneko KO
Yuto Kuroda 2R
Akihiro Kaneko DEC
Masashi Kumura 3R
Masashi Kumura KO
Momotaro Kiyama 1R
Masashi Kumura TKO
Junki Sasaki 1R
Junki Sasaki DEC
Sho Uchida 4R

Fight Card
K-1 World GP 2022 Japan
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Akihiro Kaneko def. Masashi Kumura Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Super Bantamweight Tournament Finals
Catchweight 58kg Takeru Segawa draw. Taito Gunji 2 2:00 Exhibition bout.
Super Lightweight 65 kg Yuki Yoza def. Taio Asahisa Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
W. Flyweight 52 kg Kana Morimoto def. Ran Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg Daizo Sasaki def. Vitor Tofanelli Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg Abiral Ghimire def. Daiki Matsushita TKO (Punches) 1 2:00
Super featherweight 60 kg Ryusei Ashizawa def. Narufumi Nishimoto TKO (Three knockdowns) 2 1:58
Catchweight 61 kg Kotaro Shimano def. Hirotaka Urabe KO (Right cross) 3 2:51
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Masashi Kumura def. Junki Sasaki TKO (2 Knockdown rule/Punches) 1 1:37 Super Bantamweight Tournament Semifinals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Akihiro Kaneko def. Riamu TKO (2 Knockdown/Low kick) 2 2:23 Super Bantamweight Tournament Semifinals
Minimumweight 48 kg Miho Takanashi def. Yuka Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg Kota Nakano def. Kazuki Yamagiwa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight 73 kg Katsuya Jinbo def. Danilo Zanolini Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Shuhei Kumura def. Kaito Ozawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Yuto Shinohara def. Shuji Kawarada Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Satomi Yuzuki def. Ryuka Ext. R. Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Junki Sasaki def. Sho Uchida Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Super Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Masashi Kumura def. Momotaro Kiyama KO (Left kick to the body) 1 1:24 Super Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Riamu def. Ikko Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Akihiro Kaneko def. Yuto Kuroda KO (Right cross) 3 2:17 Super Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Preliminary Card
Super bantamweight 55 kg Eiki Kurata def. Eruto KO (Head kick) 1 2:28 Super Bantamweight Tournament Reserve Bout
Super bantamweight 55 kg "Kyoken" Jin def. Kosuke TKO (Left hook) 3 1:19
Super featherweight 60 kg Haru Furumiya def. Taihei Shimomura Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Satoshi Tanaka def. Sota Amano TKO (Referee stoppage) 3 2:51
Catchweight 52 kg Rui Okubo def. Shohei Nishibayashi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00

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K-1: K'Festa 5
K-1: K'Festa 5
Information
PromotionK-1
DateApril 3, 2022
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
City Tokyo, Japan

K-1: K'Festa 5 will be a kickboxing event held by K-1, which will be held on April 3, 2022, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.[8]

Background

An openweight tournament was held during the event. It featured the former K-1 cruiserweight champion K-Jee, the former K-1 heavyweight champion Kyotaro Fujimoto, current Krush cruiserweight champion Mahmoud Sattari, as well as Hidenori Sakamoto, Kosuke Jitsukata, Satoshi Ishii, Animal Koji and Seiya Tanigawa.[9]

A K-1 Super Lightweight Championship bout between the reigning titleholder Hideaki Yamazaki and title challenger Tetsuya Yamato was scheduled for the event.[10]

K1 Featherweight champion Taito Gunji was booked to face Toma Tanabe in a non-title bout.[11]

K-1 Japan Openweight Tournament bracket
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
K-Jee KO
Mahmoud Sattari 1R
Mahmoud Sattari DEC
Kyotaro Fujimoto 3R
Kyotaro Fujimoto TKO
Hidenori Sakamoto 2R
Mahmoud Sattari KO
Seiya Tanigawa 3R
Satoshi Ishii KO
Kosuke Jitsukata 2R
Hisaki Kato KO
Seiya Tanigawa 1R
Seiya Tanigawa DEC
Animal Koji 3R

Fight Card
K-1: K'Festa 5
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Openweight Mahmoud Sattari def. Seiya Tanigawa KO (Right straight) 3 0:17 Openweight tournament finals
Super lightweight 65kg Tetsuya Yamato def. Hideaki Yamazaki KO (Left hook) 1 0:50 For the K-1 Super Lightweight Championship
Welterweight 67.5kg Masaaki Noiri def. Kona Kato TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 1:50
Welterweight 67.5kg Rukiya Anpo def. Playchumphon Sor.Srisomphong KO (Left hook to the body) 1 2:17
Featherweight 60kg Hirotaka Asahisa def. Yuta Murakoshi KO (Jumping knee) 1 1:42
Super featherweight 60kg Tatsuya Oiwa def. Yuki Egawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5kg Taito Gunji def. Toma Tanabe Ext. R. Dec. (Unanimous) 4 3:00
Featherweight 57.5kg Tatsuya Tsubakihara def. Takahito Niimi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Openweight Mahmoud Sattari def. Kyotaro Fujimoto Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Openweight tournament semifinals
Openweight Seiya Tanigawa def. Hisaki Kato KO (Head kick) 1 2:20 Openweight tournament semifinals
Lightweight 62.5kg Kongnapa Weerasakreck def. Shoya Suzuki KO (Knee) 1 2:13
Middleweight 75kg Shintaro Matsukura def. Julio Cesar Mori Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight 61kg Kyoken def. Satoru Nariai KO (Right straight) 2 2;29
Super lightweight 65kg Hayato Suzuki def. Kenta Hayashi TKO (Referee stoppage) 3 0:19
Super lightweight 65kg Fukashi Mizutani def. Ruku Kojima TKO (Corner stoppage) 3 2:15
Openweight Mahmoud Sattari def. K-Jee KO (Left hook) 1 1:28 Openweight tournament quarterfinals
Openweight Kyotaro Fujimoto def. Hidenori Sakamoto TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 2:11 Openweight tournament quarterfinals
Openweight Satoshi Ishii def. Kosuke Jitsukata KO (Left straight) 2 1:02 Openweight tournament quarterfinals
Openweight Seiya Tanigawa def. Animal Koji Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Openweight tournament quarterfinals
Openweight Hisaki Kato def. Ryo Aitaka KO (Left hook) 3 1:05 Openweight tournament reserve bout
Preliminary Card
Openweight Ryunosuke Hoshi def. RUI KO (Right straight) 1 2:50

K-1: Ring of Venus
K-1: Ring of Venus
Information
PromotionK-1
DateJune 25, 2022
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
City Tokyo, Japan

K-1: Ring of Venus will be a kickboxing event held by K-1, which will be held on June 25, 2022, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

Multiple-time Shootboxing tournament winner Mio Tsumura was booked to face Phayahong Ayothayafightgym in the semifinals of the K-1 atomweight Grand Prix. The second atomweight bout pitted the reigning Krush atomweight champion Miyuu Sugawara against Kira Matsutani.[12]

Kana Morimoto, Mako Yamada and Miho Takanashi were scheduled to participate in a Japan versus the world matchups, where they would face international opponents.[13]

Fight Card
K-1: Ring of Venus
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Atomweight 45kg Mio Tsumura vs. Phayahong Ayothayafightgym K-1 Atomweight Grand Prix semifinals
Atomweight 45kg Miyuu Sugawara vs. Kira Matsutani K-1 Atomweight Grand Prix semifinals
Flyweight 50kg Kana Morimoto vs.
Minimumweight 48kg Miho Takanashi vs.
Minimumweight 48kg Mako Yamada vs.
Flyweight 52kg Mahiro vs. Yoshimi
Flyweight 52kg Rikako Sakurai vs. Mariya Suzuki
Atomweight 45kg Yuri Morikawa vs. Nana Okuwaki
Minimumweight 48kg MOE vs. MARI
Minimumweight 48kg Yuka vs. Mirei

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See also

References
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