Taiga Kawabe

Taiga Kawabe is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Japan. He is the former Krush Super Bantamweight and K-1 Super Featherweight champion, as well as a two-time K-1 Grand Prix runner-up.[1]

Taiga
BornTaiga Kawabe (河部 大雅)
(1996-08-14) August 14, 1996
Aikawa, Kanagawa Prefecture
Other namesHypernova
NationalityJapanese
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60.0 kg (132.3 lb; 9.45 st)
DivisionBantamweight
Super Bantamweight
StyleKickboxing, Karate
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofJapan
TeamTRY HARD GYM (2012-2021)
Team Dragon (2021-)
Years active2012 - present
Kickboxing record
Total39
Wins24
By knockout6
Losses13
By knockout6
Draws2
Other information
Notable relativesHiroya (Brother)

Taiga is the younger brother of Hiroya, who inspired him along with the two time K-1 Max World Champion Masato to start practicing Karate in his childhood, becoming a Black Belt at the fifth grade.[2]

He was ranked as a top ten bantamweight in the world by Combat Press between April 2018 and January 2019.[3][4]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Taiga made his professional debut against Ryota at Krush-EX 2012 vol.6, winning by a third-round TKO. He won his next three fights by unanimous decision, before participating in the Krush Youth Super Bantamweight Grand Prix. He won the tournament with a split decision against Namito Izawa in the semifinals and a unanimous decision against Ryuji Horio in the finals.[5]

After an extra round decision win against Yuya Suzuki at Krush.41, Taiga won the Krush Super Bantamweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Shota Takiya.[6]

Early K-1 career

Taiga made his K-1 debut against Takeru Segawa at the K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament event. Taiga lost the fight by a spinning backfist knockout. It was both the first loss and the first knockout loss of his career.[7]

Immediately following this loss, Taiga was scheduled to take part in the K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix, to crown the inaugural champion.[8] He defeated Soufiane El Haji by unanimous decision in the quarterfinals and Nobuchika Terado by a third-round knockout in the semifinals. In a rematch with Takeru Segawa in the tournament finals, Taiga once again came up short, losing by unanimous decision.[9]

At K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship, Taiga fought the future Krush Super Featherweight champion Leona Pettas. Pettas won the fight by a majority decision.[10] Returning to Krush, Taiga bounced back from this losing skid with a second-round knockout of Taishi Hiratsuka.[11]

K-1 Super Featherweight tournament

Taiga took part in the K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament. He scored a first-round flying knee knockout of Masahiro Yamamoto in the quarterfinals, and a first-round left-hook knockout of Toshi in the semifinals. Taiga won the tournament with a unanimous decision win against Koya Urabe.[12]

Winning this tournament earned him a place in the K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament. He won his quarterfinal bout against Javier Hernández by TKO, after his opponent retired at the end of the second round. He beat Hirotaka Urabe by unanimous decision in the semifinals. Taiga fought a rematch with Koya Urabe in the tournament finals, and lost by TKO, after being knocked down three times inside of the first 90 seconds.[13]

K-1 title reign

After beating Chen Wende at the Wu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Krush - China vs Japan event, Taiga was given the chance to challenge Hirotaka Urabe for the K-1 Super Featherweight title. He beat Urabe by unanimous decision.[14]

Four months after winning the title, Taiga was scheduled to fight Koji in a non-title bout.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

In his last fight with the promotion, Taiga was scheduled to fight Stavros Exakoustidis. Exakoustidis won the fight by a first-round knockout.[17]

Moving away from K-1, Taiga participated in the Kunlun Fight 74 61.5kg Tournament, being scheduled to fight Lin Qiangbang in the quarterfinals. Qiangbang won the fight by majority decision.[18]

RIZIN

Taiga made his promotional debut with RIZIN against Kento Haraguchi at Rizin 13.[19] The fight ended in a draw.[20]

Taiga would lose his next two fights to Zhu Xu at Emei Legend 36 by majority decision,[21] and to Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang at Rise by unanimous decision.[22]

Kawabe was scheduled to fight Thalisson Gomes Ferreira at Rizin 15.[23] Taiga once again lost, after being knocked down three times inside of the second round.[24]

His third appearance for RIZIN was at Rizin 17, when he was scheduled to fight Hikaru Machida. Taiga managed to beat Machida by unanimous decision.[25]

After his first victory in over two years, Taiga was scheduled to fight the former RISE Lightweight champion Taiju Shiratori at Rizin 19.[26] Shiratori won the fight by unanimous decision.[27] The two of them fought an immediate rematch at Rizin 20.[28] Shiratori once again won, this time by TKO, as Taiga was unable to continue after the second round due to a cut.[29]

Taiga was next scheduled to fight the reigning RISE Lightweight champion Kento Haraguchi at Rizin 23. Taiga lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[30]

Following these three losses, Taiga was scheduled to fight Yuma Yamahata at Rizin 25. He snapped the second losing streak of his career with a unanimous decision victory over Yamahata.[31]

Taiga was next scheduled to fight Kanta Motoyama at Rizin 27. He dominated throughout the three rounds and won a unanimous decision.[32]

RISE

Taiga was scheduled to fight Kan Nakamura at RISE WORLD SERIES 2021 on July 18, 2021.[33] He lost the fight by majority decision.[34]

Taiga was scheduled to face Genji Umeno at RISE World Series 2021 Osaka 2 on November 14, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[35]

Taiga was booked to face Ryo Takahashi at Rizin 34 – Osaka on March 20, 2022.[36] The bout was ruled a majority decision draw.[37]

Titles and accomplishments

Fight record
Kickboxing record
24 Wins (6 (T)KO's), 13 Losses, 2 Draws, 0 No Contest
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2022-03-20Draw Ryo TakahashiRizin 34 – OsakaOsaka, JapanDecision (Majority)33:00
2021-11-14Win Genji UmenoRISE World Series 2021 Osaka 2Osaka, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2021-07-18Loss Kan NakamuraRISE WORLD SERIES 2021Osaka, JapanDecision (Majority)33:00
2021-03-21Win Kanta MotoyamaRizin 27 – NagoyaNagoya, JapanDecision (unanimous)33:00
2020-11-21Win Yuma YamahataRizin 25 – OsakaOsaka, JapanDecision (unanimous)33:00
2020-08-10Loss Kento HaraguchiRizin 23 – YokohamaYokohama, JapanKO (Punches)12:50
2019-12-31Loss Taiju ShiratoriRizin 20 - SaitamaSaitama, JapanTKO (Doctor Stoppage/cut)23:00
2019-10-12Loss Taiju ShiratoriRizin 19 - OsakaOsaka, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-07-27Win Hikaru MachidaRizin 17 - SaitamaSaitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-04-21Loss Thalisson Gomes FerreiraRizin 15 - YokohamaYokohama, JapanTKO (3 knockdowns rule)22:34
2019-03-10Loss Saeksan Or. KwanmuangRise World Series 2019 First RoundTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-01-12Loss Zhu XuEmei Legend 36ChinaDecision (Majority)33:00
2018-09-30Draw Kento HaraguchiRizin 13 - SaitamaSaitama, JapanDecision33:00
2018-05-13Loss Lin QiangbangKunlun Fight 74 61.5kg Tournament, Quarter FinalsChinaDecision (Majority)33:00
2017-09-18Loss Stavros ExakoustidisK-1 World GP 2017 Welterweight Championship TournamentTokyo, JapanKO (3 Knockdowns/Left Hook)12:41
2017-06-18Win KojiK-1 World GP 2017 Super Welterweight Championship TournamentTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-02-25Win Hirotaka UrabeK-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship TournamentTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins the K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Title.
2016-12-03Win Chen WendeWu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Krush - China vs JapanZhengzhou, ChinaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-09-19Loss Koya UrabeK-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, FinalTokyo, JapanKO (3 Knockdowns/Left Cross)11:30
For the K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament.
2016-09-19Win Hirotaka UrabeK-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Semi FinalsTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-09-19Win Javier HernándezK-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Quarter FinalsTokyo, JapanTKO (Forfeit)23:00
2016-04-24Win Koya UrabeK-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament, FinalTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins the K-1 -60kg Japan Championship.
2016-04-24Win ToshiK-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament, Semi FinalsTokyo, JapanKO (Left Hook)10:54
2016-04-24Win Masahiro YamamotoK-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament, Quarter FinalsTokyo, JapanKO (Left Flying Knee)11:48
2016-02-05Win Taishi HiratsukaKrush.63Tokyo, JapanKO (Left Hook)22:46
2015-11-21Loss Leona PettasK-1 World GP 2015 The ChampionshipTokyo, JapanDecision (Majority)33:00
2015-04-19Loss TakeruK-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament, FinalTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
For the K-1 -55kg World Championship.
2015-04-19Win Nobuchika TeradoK-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament, Semi FinalsTokyo, JapanKO (Right Hook)32:40
2015-04-19Win Soufiane El HajiK-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament, Quarter FinalsTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2014-11-03Loss TakeruK-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship TournamentTokyo, JapanKO (Spinning Back Fist)30:13
2014-08-24Win Shota TakiyaKrush.45Nagoya, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins the Krush Super Bantamweight Belt.
2014-05-11Win Yuya SuzukiKrush.41Tokyo, JapanExt.R Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2013-12-14Win Ryuji HorioKrush.35 - Krush Youth GP 55kg FinalTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins the Krush Youth GP 2013 -55kg Tournament.
2013-10-13Win Namito IzawaKrush-IGNITION 2013 vol.6 - Krush Youth GP 55kg Semi FinalsTokyo, JapanExt.R Decision (Split)43:00
2013-10-13Win MasahiroKrush-IGNITION 2013 vol.6 - Krush Youth GP 55kg Tournament Quarter FinalsTokyo, JapanExt.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2013-09-01Win Hiraoka SeijiJ-NETWORK "J-FIGHT SHINJUKU ~ vol.32 ~"Tokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2013-06-16Win YoshikiKrush.29Tokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2013-03-20Win Keisuke IshidaKrush.27Tokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2012-11-23Win RyotaKrush-EX 2012 vol.6Tokyo, JapanTKO (3 Knockdowns/Left High Kick)31:20
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2012-06-03Win Rasta KidoBigBang Amateur 6Tokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)21:30
2012-03-11Win Daisuke HiranoKAMINARIMONTokyo, JapanKO2
2011-12-18Win Sho OotaKAMINARIMONTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)21:30
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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