is a Japanese professional boxer.
Professional boxing career Early career Kobayashi made his professional boxing debut against the 2020 West Japan "Rookie of the Year" Hyogo Kimura on 6 June 2021, at the Amagasaki Cultural Center in Amagasaki, Japan. He won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout. Kobayashi was expected to face the once-defeated Hayato Aoki on 11 September 2021. The bout was later postponed until 6 November 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 60–54 and one scorecard of 59–55.
Kobayashi faced Sora Takeda on 6 March 2022. He made quick work of his opponent, as he stopped him at the 2:38 minute mark of the opening round. Kobayashi next faced the more experienced Cris Ganoza on 25 September 2022. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.
WBO AP mini-flyweight champion His four-fight win streak earned Kobayashi the chance to face the #6 ranked WBC mini flyweight contender Marco John Rementizo for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific title. The title bout was booked as the co-main event of "REAL SPIRITS VOL.84", which took place on 4 December 2022 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. He captured the vacant belt by unanimous decision, with scores of 97–92, 97–92 and 98–91.
Kobayashi defended his WBO Asia Pacific title against undefeated Filipino Roslan Eco on 6 May 2023, scoring a fourth round TKO. Kobayashi made his maiden title defense against Jake Amparo on 5 August 2023 at the Central Gym in Kobe, Japan. Kobayashi was knocked down by a right hook early in the opening round and lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 114–112, 114–112 and 117–109.
Kobayashi faced the once-defeated Yuri Kanaya for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific title on 3 February 2024. The championship bout headlined the 11th "Who's Next Dynamic Glove" on U-Next, which took place at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kobayashi won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes10Loss8–2Yuni TakadaSD1224 Jan 20259Win8–1Joseph SumabongUD1023 Jun 20248Win7–1Yuri KanayaTKO3 (10), 3 Feb 20247Loss6–1Jake AmparoUD125 Aug 20236Win6–0Roslan EcoTKO4 (10), 6 May 20235Win5–0Marco John RementizoUD104 Dec 20224Win4–0Cris Ganoza2 (8), 25 Sep 20223Win3–0Sora TakedaTKO1 (8), 6 Mar 20222Win2–0Hayato Aoki66 Nov 20211Win1–0Hyogo Kimura6 (6), 6 Nov 2021
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