Shota Yamaguchi

The K-1 WORLD GP 2022 JAPAN Inaugural Bantamweight Championship Tournament takes place on December 3, 2022, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man inaugural Bantamweight Championship Tournament with fighters like Toma Kuroda, Kazuki Miburo, Rui Okubo, and Erdem Taha Dincer. The tournament concludes with Kuroda facing Miburo in the final to crown the first champion. Additional bouts include K-Jee vs. Satoshi Ishii in a heavyweight clash and Yuki Yoza vs. Yuki Egawa in lightweight.

The K-1 ReBIRTH 2 event takes place on December 9, 2023, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing spectacle features Hiromi Wajima defending his Super Welterweight title against Ouyang Feng in the main event. Other title fights include Toma Kuroda vs. Issei Ishii for the Bantamweight belt and Hasan Toy vs. Shintaro Matsukura for the Middleweight crown. Additional competitors like Akihiro Kaneko, Leona Pettas, and Kana Morimoto face off across the card. It’s K-1’s final major event of 2023, closing the year with high-stakes action.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2024 in Osaka takes place on October 5, 2024, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features qualifier bouts for the year-end Grand Prix, with fighters like Jerome Le Banner, K-Jee, Sina Karimian, and Errol Zimmerman competing. K-Jee faces Le Banner in a heavyweight clash, while Sina Karimian battles Claudio Istrate in a heated matchup. Additional bouts include Stoyan Koprivlenski vs. Jinku Oda and Jordann Pikeur vs. Dengue Silva. It’s a key night in K-1’s 2024 season, determining Asia’s Grand Prix representatives.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2024 in TOKYO FINAL takes place on December 14, 2024, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Openweight Grand Prix with fighters like Ariel Machado, Errol Zimmerman, Feng Rui, and Mattia Faraoni. Additional bouts include Hiromi Wajima vs. Stoyan Koprivlenski for the Super Welterweight title and Akihiro Kaneko vs. Aslanbek Zikreev in super bantamweight. Regional qualifiers from Sarajevo, Sicily, Brasília, and Osaka lead to this final showdown. It’s K-1’s climactic event of 2024, crowning the openweight king.