2023 in K-1

The year 2023 is the 30th year in the history of the K-1, an international kickboxing event. The year will start with K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6.

2023 in K-1
Information
First dateMarch 12, 2023

List of events
# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 March 12, 2023 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6
K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6
Information
PromotionK-1
DateMarch 12, 2023
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
City Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 will be a kickboxing event held by K-1, which will be held on March 12, 2023, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Background

Four K-1 title fights were announced for the event on January 13, 2023: A K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship bout between champion Akihiro Kaneko and challenger Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer;[2] a K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship bout between champion Phayahong Ayothayafightgym and challenger Miyuu Sugawara;[3] a K-1 Lightweight Championship bout between champion Taio Asahisa and challenger Yuki Yoza;[4] as well as a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion Hiromi Wajima and challenger Jomthong Chuwattana.[5]

Three additional title fights were added on January 27: Tetsuya Yamato was booked to make his second K-1 World GP Super Lightweight Championship defense against the former K-1 Lightweight champion Kenta Hayashi,[6] the K-1 Featherweight champion Taito Gunji was scheduled to make his first title defense against View Petchkoson,[7] while the K-1 Women's Flyweight champion Kana Morimoto made her second title defense against the one-time FEA and WAKO world champion Funda Alkayış.[8]

Fight Card
K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Lightweight 65 kg Tetsuya Yamato (c) def. Kenta Hayashi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Super Lightweight Championship
Lightweight 62.5 kg Yuki Yoza def. Taio Asahisa (c) Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Lightweight Championship
Super Welterweight 70 kg Hiromi Wajima (c) def. Jomthong Chuwattana TKO (Corner stoppage) 4 0:25 For the K-1 Super Welterweight Championship
Catchweight 69 kg Masaaki Noiri def. Dzhabar Askerov KO (Right straight) 1 2:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg Jordann Pikeur def. Abiral Ghimire KO (Left hook) 3 0:06
Super Heavyweight +100 kg Kyotaro Fujimoto def. Satoshi Ishii Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Intermission
Featherweight 57.5 kg Taito Gunji (c) def. View Petchkoson Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Featherweight Championship
Super bantamweight 55 kg Akihiro Kaneko (c) def. Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Masashi Kumura def. Masahiko Suzuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Haruto Yasumoto def. Toma Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg Ayinta Ali def. Takumi Sanekata Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg Ștefan Lătescu def. Seiya Tanigawa KO (Punches) 2 2:50
Cruiserweight 90 kg Ryunosuke Hoshi def. Akira Jr KO (Right cross) 3 1:08
Intermission
Women's Flyweight 52 kg KANA (c) def. Funda Alkayış TKO (Retirement/low kicks) 2 1:31 For the K-1 Women's Flyweight Championship
Atomweight 45 kg Miyuu Sugawara def. Phayahong Ayothayafightgym (c) Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship
Bantamweight 53 kg Yodsila Chor.Hapayak def. Issei Ishii Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg Yuki Egawa def. Kang Yun-Seong KO (Punches) 1 1:50
Catchweight 62 kg Tatsuya Oiwa def. Yuta Kunieda KO (Right overhand) 2 1:37
Super Lightweight 65 kg Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym def. Hayato Suzuki Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Middleweight 75 kg Shintaro Matsukura def. Igor Silva KO (Right cross) 2 2:25
Middleweight 75 kg Vinicius Dionizio def. Katsuya Jinbo Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Preliminary Card
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Eruto def. Kosuke KO (Punch) 2 2:58
Featherweight 57.5 kg Raita Hashimoto draw Riku Yamamoto Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Catchweight 64.5 kg Kuto Ueno def. Ryugi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00

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See also

References
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  6. "【K-1】大和哲也が林健太の挑戦を受けてV2戦、小澤海斗が再起戦で大岩龍矢と再戦、ステファン・ラテスク再来日". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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