Junki Sasaki

Junki Sasaki
Born佐々木 洵樹
(1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 (age 33)
Asahikawa, Japan
Other namesササキ ジュンキ
NationalityJapanese
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb)
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan[1]
TeamPOWER OF DREAM
Years active2009 - 2022
Professional boxing record
Total23
Wins19
By knockout7
Losses4
By knockout0
Kickboxing record
Total8
Wins7
By knockout1
Losses1
By knockout1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Junki Sasaki (born 14 June 1991) is a retired Japanese kickboxer and boxer. As a professional kickboxer, he held the Krush Bantamweight title between 2019 and 2020.

Sasaki was ranked as a top ten flyweight (-56 kg) kickboxer by Combat Press from April 2021 until December 2022,[2][3] and as a top ten super flyweight (-55 kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kick from October to December 2022.[4][5]

Kickboxing career

Bantamweight career

Sasaki was scheduled to make his kickboxing against Yuta Hayashi at Krush 98.[6] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7]

After a first-round TKO of Shuto Hagiwara at Krush 103, Sasaki was scheduled to fight Koki Tomimura for the Krush Bantamweight title at Krush 107.[8] Sasaki beat Tomimura by unanimous decision.[9]

Sasaki was scheduled to make his first title defense against Samvel Babayan at Krush 112. The fight was later cancelled, as Babayan was unable to fly to Japan due to restrictions imposed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Super Bantamweight career

For his next fight, Sasaki moved up in weight to super bantamweight, and was scheduled to fight Ryuto at Krush 116.[11] He won the fight by majority decision.[12]

Sasaki was scheduled to make his K-1 debut against another undefeated kickboxer in Riamu at K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout.[13] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Sasaki was scheduled to fight Rat EiwaSportsGym at a 56 kg catchweight bout.[15] Sasaki won the fight by majority decision.[16] During the post-fight conference, Sasaki stated he was considering retirement.[17] K-1 later changed the majority decision win to a unanimous decision win for Sasaki.[18]

Sasaki was scheduled to take part in the 2022 K-1 Super Bantamweight World Grand Prix, which was held at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27, 2022.[19] He faced Sho Uchida in the tournament quarterfinals.[20] The fight was ruled a majority decision draw after the first three rounds, with one judge scoring the fight 30–29 for Uchida, while the remaining two judges scored it an even 30–30 draw. Sasaki was awarded the unanimous decision after an extension round was fought.[21] He announced his retirement from professional competition on December 20, 2022.[22]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record
7 Wins (1 (T)KO's), 1 Loss, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2022-02-27 Loss Japan Masashi Kumura K-1 World GP 2022 Japan, Super Bantamweight World GP Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 Knockdowns/Punches) 1 1:37
2022-02-27 Win Japan Sho Uchida K-1 World GP 2022 Japan, Super Bantamweight World GP Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2021-05-23 Win Thailand Rat EiwaSportsGym K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-12-12 Win Japan Riamu K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-08-29 Win Japan Ryuto Krush 116 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2019-11-08 Win Japan Koki Krush 107 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the Krush Bantamweight -53 kg title.
2019-07-21 Win Japan Shuto Hagiwara Krush 103 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Three knockdowns) 1 2:51
2019-02-16 Win Japan Yuta Hayashi Krush 98 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

23 fights 19 wins 4 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 12 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Loss 19–4 Japan Ryo Sagawa SD 8 2 June 2018 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
22 Win 19–3 Philippines Ronnie Campos UD 8 2 December 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
21 Win 18–3 South Korea Sang Hoo Gil TKO 5 (8) 25 June 2017 Japan Susukino Mars, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
20 Win 17–3 Japan Yudai Tamagawa UD 8 12 December 2016 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
19 Win 16–3 Japan Reiko Sugiyama UD 8 2 July 2016 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
18 Win 15–3 Thailand Panupong Anowan KO 2 (8) 2 July 2016 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
17 Win 14–3 Japan Yuki Kumazoe UD 8 3 October 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
16 Loss 13–3 Japan Ryo Takenaka UD 8 13 April 2015 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
15 Win 13–2 Japan Shingo Kusano UD 8 14 October 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
14 Win 12–2 Japan Kohei Maruoka UD 8 7 June 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Loss 11–2 Japan Ryosei Arai UD 8 1 June 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12 Win 11–1 Japan Shingo Nagahama TKO 6 (8) 2 February 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win 10–1 Japan Yoshinori Koto TKO 8 (8) 4 August 2012 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win 9–1 Japan Shinya Takahashi UD 8 4 February 2012 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9 Win 8–1 Japan Ryoji Okahata MD 6 6 November 2011 Japan Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Yoyogi, Japan
8 Win 7–1 Japan Atsuro Ito TKO 2 (6) 4 June 2011 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7 Win 6–1 Japan Isao Sasaki TKO 2 (6) 5 March 2011 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Win 5–1 Japan Yusuke Sekido UD 4 6 November 2010 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Loss 4–1 Japan Yuki Iwasaki SD 4 21 May 2010 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Japan Muneaki Hasumi UD 4 31 March 2010 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Japan Hiroyuki Sagehashi UD 4 5 December 2009 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Japan Naoto Kawashita UD 4 14 July 2009 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Japan Hideshi Natsui TKO 4 (4) 21 February 2009 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

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