The year 2021 is the 28th year in the history of the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The year started with K-1: K’Festa 4.
List of events # Event Title Date Arena Location 1 K-1: K’Festa 4 Day 1 March 21, 2021 Tokyo Garden Theater Tokyo, Japan 2 K-1: K’Festa 4 Day 2 March 28, 2021 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan 3 K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament May 30, 2021 Yokohama Budokan Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan 4 K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka July 17, 2021 Fukuoka Convention Center Fukuoka, Japan 5 K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri September 20, 2021 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan 6 K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka December 4, 2021 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Osaka, Japan
K-1: K’Festa 4 K-1: K'Festa 4 was a kickboxing event held by K-1. It was originally scheduled to be held on January 24, 2021, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Yoyogi, Japan, but was later postponed as the Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was rescheduled for two dates: March 21 and March 28, 2021, to be held at the Tokyo Garden Theater and Nippon Budokan, respectively.
Background Originally scheduled fights The event was supposed to be headlined by a match between the reigning K-1 Super Featherweight champion Takeru Segawa and the reigning Krush Super Featherweight champion Leona Pettas.
Former K-1 Heavyweight champion Kyotaro Fujimoto was to make his comeback to kickboxing, following a ten-year hiatus. He is scheduled to fight Kosuke Jitsutaka.
Former K-1 Super Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo was scheduled to fight Kaito. Yuto Shinohara was set to face Yuma Saikyo, with both fighters coming off a two fight losing skid. Tomoya Yokoyama was to fight TETSU, while Akihiro Kaneko was set to fight Momotaro Kiyama.
2019 K-1 Featherweight GP finalist Jawsuayai Sor.Dechaphan was scheduled to fight Shuhei Kumura, while his brother Masashi Kumura was scheduled to fight Dansiam Ayothaya Fight Gym. The 2017 super welterweight finalist Yasuhiro Kido was scheduled to fight Daiki Matsushita. Former K-1 Super Lightweight champion Masaaki Noiri was scheduled to fight Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai.
The rest of the main card was rounded up with the following fights: Hiroki was to fight Ryuka at lightweight, Mio Tsumura was to fight Mako Yamada at a 46 kg catchweight, Kamlaiphet Pran26 was to fight Daisuke Fujimura at super welterweight, Petchseenil Sor.Puangthong was to fight Miho Takanashi at atomweight and Sina Karimian was to fight Seiya Tanigawa at cruiserweight.
K'Festa 4 Day 1
March 21st event 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.
Fight Card K-1: K'Festa 4 Day 1 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesFeatherweight 57.5 kg Tatsuya Tsubakiharadef. Yuki Egawa (c)Ext.R Decision (Split)43:00Super Lightweight 65 kg Hideaki Yamazaki def. FukashiKO (Left Jab)11:10Super Featherweight 60 kg Yuta Murakoshidef. Ryusei AshizawaDecision (Unanimous)33:00Lightweight 63 kg Koya Urabedef. Hikaru HasumiDecision (Unanimous)33:00Catchweight 59 kg Tatsuki Shinotsukadef. Kaito OzawaExt.R Decision (Split)43:00Welterweight 67.5 kg Kaisei Kondo def. Maki DwansonpongDecision (Majority)33:00Cruiserweight 90 kg Mahmoud Sattaridef. Hisaki Kato KO (Knee to the head)20:26Super Lightweight 65 kg Vitor Tofanellidef. Hayato SuzukiTKO (Doctor Stoppage)31:28Cruiserweight 90 kg Seiya Tanigawadef. RUIDecision (Unanimous)33:00Women's Atomweight 45 kg Miyuu Sugawaradef. NozomiDecision (Unanimous)33:00Featherweight 57 kg Taito Gunjidef. Riku MorisakaDecision (Unanimous)33:00Lightweight 62.5 kg Shuji Kawaradadef. Hisaki HigashimotoTKO11:20Catchweight 75 kg Katsuya Jinbodef. Julio Cesar MoriDecision (Unanimous)33:00 Preliminary CardFeatherweight 57 kg Yuta Matsuyamadef. Suizu SoraKO (High Knee)11:19Bantamweight 53 kg Koji Ikedadef. Eiki kurataKO (Right Cross)21:55Bantamweight 53 kg Daiki Minedef. Kyosuke TakahashiKO (Punches)31:19Super Featherweight 60 kg Natsuki Kitamuradraw Koki AkadaDecision (Majority)33:00
K'Festa 4 Day 2
March 28th event The main event bout between Takeru Segawa and Leona Pettas for the K-1 Super Featherweight Championship will serve as the headliner. The heavyweight bout between Kyotaro and Kosuke Jitsutaka was likewise rescheduled. The fight between the former K-1 Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo and Kaito was scrapped, as Anpo was forced to withdraw due to injury. Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai, Dansiam AyothayaFightGym, Kamlaiphet Pran26 and Petchseenil Sor Puangthong will all be unable to compete due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. TETSU versus Tomoya Yokoyama, MIO versus Mako Yamada, Akihiro Kaneko versus Momotaro Kiyama and Hiroki versus Ryuka were all rescheduled for this event as well.
Fight Card K-1: K'Festa 4 Day 2 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesSuper Featherweight 60 kg Takeru (c) def. Leona PettasKO (Punches)21:10Cruiserweight 90 kg Sina Karimiandef. K-Jee (c) KO (Spinning back fist)22:05Heavyweight 100 kg Kyotaro def. Kosuke JitsutakaKO 20:29Cruiserweight 90 kg Animal Kojidef. Ryo AitakaDecision (Unanimous)33:00Super Welterweight 70 kg Yasuhiro Kidodef. Daiki MatsushitaKO (Punches)22:47Lightweight 63 kg Gonnapar Weerasakreck def. Daiki NagumoKO (Punches)21:31Welterweight 67.5 kg Masaaki Noiridef. Phlaychumphon Sor. SrisomphongDecision (Unanimous)33:00Super Bantamweight 55 kg Masashi Kumuradef. Dawsakhon Mor.TassanaiKO (Right Cross)21:56Lightweight 62.5 kg Yuma Saikyodef. Yuto Shinohara Decision (Split)33:00Super Featherweight 60 kg Tomoya Yokoyamadef. YusukeKO (Left Cross)10:29Super Bantamweight 55 kg Akihiro Kaneko def. Momotaro KiyamaTKO (Towel thrown)32:36Super Featherweight 60 kg Kotaro Shimanodef. Yuki MiwaDecision (Unanimous)33:00Super Welterweight 70 kg Abiral Ghimiredef. KotetsuKO (Punches & Knee)12:21Super Welterweight 70 kg Mike Joedef. EitoKO (Punches)20:45Featherweight 57.5 kg Shuhei Kumuradef. TakahiroDecision (Unanimous)33:00Atomweight 48 kg Miho Takanashidef. MariExt.R Decision (Split)43:00Catchweight 46 kg MIO def. Mako YamadaDecision (Unanimous)33:00Welterweight 67.5 kg Ayinta Alidef. KaitoKO (Right Cross)32:30Lightweight 62.5 kg Ryuka def. HirokiTKO (3 Knockdowns/Punches)12:22 Preliminary CardFeatherweight 57.5 kg Naoki Takahashidef. Masafumi KurasakiTKO (Punches)21:37Super Featherweight 60 kg Kazuki Sagegamidef. Kenshin KodamaDecision (Unanimous)33:00Women's Minimumweight Mireidef. Keito WeerasakreckDecision (Unanimous)33:00Lightweight 62.5 kg Koji Suzukidef. Jin HatoriKO (Punches)11:19
K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament
K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament was a kickboxing event held by K-1 originally scheduled for May 23, 2021, at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Due to a state of emergancy imposed as a way to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was later rescheduled for May 30, 2021, to be held at the Yokohama Budokan in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
Background K-1 Featherweight champion Tatsuya Tsubakihara is expected to face Shuhei Kumura in a non-title bout.
Former K-1 Lightweight champion Kenta Hayashi was scheduled to fight Vitor Tofanelli.
The 2018 Super Featherweight champion Kotaro Shimano was set to fight Sano Tenma at super featherweight.
The event featured an eight-man bantamweight tournament, contested solely by Japanese fighters. Mao Hashimoto was later replaced by Naoki Ōmura.
Momotaro was scheduled to face Narufumi Nishimoto in a featherweight bout. A second featherweight bout announced for the event was contested by TOMA and Yusho Kanemoto.
Junki Sasaki was scheduled to fight in a 56 kg catchweight bout against Rat EiwaSportsGym, the highest he has ever weighed in at. Katsuya Jinbo was to fight Aqil Bukhari at a 75 kg catchweight.
Former Shootboxing Minimumweight champion Mio Tsumura was scheduled to fight the Krush atomweight champion Miyuu Sugawara. A second atomweight bout announced for the event was a matchup between MOE and Yu.
K-1 Japan Bantamweight Tournament bracket
Fight Card K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament Weight Class Method Round Time NotesBantamweight 53 kg Toma Kurodadef. Kazuki MiburoKO (Left Straight)10:31Featherweight 57 kg Tatsuya Tsubakiharadef. Shuhei KumuraDecision (Unanimous)33:00Lightweight 62.5 kg Kenta Hayashidef. Vitor TofanelliTKO (Three knockdowns)22:35Catchweight 56 kg Junki Sasakidef. Rat EiwaSportsGymDecision (Unanimous)33:00Women's Atomweight 45 kg MIOdef. Miyuu SugawaraDecision (Majority)33:00Bantamweight 53 kg Kazuki Miburodef. Naoki OmuraExt.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00Bantamweight 53 kg Toma Kurodadef. Hinata MatsumotoDecision (Unanimous)33:00Featherweight 60 kg Narufumi Nishimotodef. MomotaroTKO (Punches)21:06Catchweight 75 kg Katsuya Jinbodef. Aqil BukhariTKO (Punches)11:09Super Featherweight 60 kg Tenma Sanodef. Kotaro ShimanoDecision (Unanimous)33:00Featherweight 57 kg TOMAdef. Yusho KanemotoDecision (Unanimous)33:00Women's Atomweight 45 kg Yudef. MOEExt.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00Bantamweight 53 kg Toma Kurodadef. Koji IkedaKO (Knee)22:10Bantamweight 53 kg Hinata Matsumotodef. Yuya UzawaDecision (Unanimous)33:00Bantamweight 53 kg Kazuki Miburodef. Aoi NodaDecision (Split)33:00Bantamweight 53 kg Naoki Omuradef. Shuto HagiwaraExt.R Decision (Split)43:00 Preliminary CardSuper Featherweight 60 kg Haru Furumiyadef. Natsuki KitamuraDecision (Unanimous)33:00
K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka
K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on July 17, 2021, at the Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan.
Background Gonnapar Weerasakreck was scheduled to make the first defense of his K-1 Lightweight Championship against Taio Asahisa.
Former K-1 Featherweight champion Yuki Egawa was scheduled to fight the two-time Krush Super Featherweight title challenger Tatsuya Oiwa. Egawa later withdrew from due bout due to COVID-19 protocols.
A lightweight bout between Koya Urabe and Fumiya Osawa was announced for the event. It was their fourth meeting, with Urabe having won two of their previous three bouts.
The co-main event saw the former K-1 Super Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo was scheduled to fight Koki in a welterweight bout. The second welterweight bout saw Kota Nakano face Maki Dwansonpong.
A Cruiserweight bout between K-Jee and Ryo Aitaka was announced for the event.
A welterweight bout between Kota Nakano and Maki Dwansonpong was scheduled for the event.
BigBang Heavyweight champion Kosuke Jitsukata was scheduled to fight the undefeated Naoto Maruyama.
21-fight K-1 veteran Naoki Yamamoto was scheduled to fight Satoru Nariai at super featherweight.
Former Krush Super Featherweight champion Yuma Saikyo was scheduled to fight Tatsuki at lightweight.
A rematch between Miho Takanashi and MARI was announced for the event.
Fight Card