Japanese martial artist
Kazuhisa Watanabe (渡邉 一久 , Watanabe Kazuhisa , born May 18, 1983) is a Japanese boxer , kickboxer and mixed martial artist currently competing in K-1 and Dream in the featherweight division. He is known to be overly flamboyant in fights, often jeering and taunting opponents at every opportunity.
Career
Watanabe began his career in professional boxing in 2002. On October 13, 2005, he defeated Norihisa Tomimoto by unanimous decision to claim the Japanese Featherweight Championship. He defended the title twice, against Motokazu Abe and Ikuto Kobayashi, before losing it to Koji Umetsu on October 14, 2006. Watanabe retired from the sport in 2007 with a record of 15 wins (8 by knock out ) and 3 losses.
On February 23, 2009, he made his kickboxing debut against Daisuke Uematsu at the K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament , losing via unanimous decision. He returned at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 8 on July 13 and defeated Atsushi Yamamoto via technical knockout after knocking him down three times in the first round. This would be his first and only victory in K-1 as he went on to lose his next three bouts against Cheon Jae-Hee, Daiki Hata and Kazuyuki Miyata .
He then ventured into mixed martial arts on December 31, 2010 at Dynamite!! 2010 , where he was submitted with an armbar by Hideo Tokoro in the third round.
Titles
Japanese Featherweight Boxing Champion (2005–2006, 2 defences)
Boxing record
Boxing record
15 wins (8 KOs), 3 losses
Date
Result
Opponent
Venue
Location
Method
Round
Time
Record
Notes
September 26, 2007
Win
Saengcharoen Mahasapcondo
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
KO
3
1:56
15-3
May 24, 2007
Win
Kota Suzushino
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
8
3:00
14-3
October 14, 2006
Loss
Koji Umetsu
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (majority)
10
3:00
13-3
Lost Japanese Featherweight Championship.
May 20, 2006
Win
Ikuto Kobayashi
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
10
3:00
12-2
Defended Japanese Featherweight Championship.
January 21, 2006
Win
Motokazu Abe
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
KO
1
1:59
12-2
Defended Japanese Featherweight Championship.
October 13, 2005
Win
Norihisa Tomimoto
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
8
3:00
11-2
Won Japanese Featherweight Championship.
September 22, 2005
Win
Runktawan Sor Vorapin
City Gymnasium
Akita City, Japan
KO
5
2:57
10-2
April 18, 2005
Win
Ryuta Miyagi
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
10
3:00
9-2
February 16, 2005
Win
Raisak Porfahkamron
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
KO
1
1:42
8-2
September 4, 2004
Win
Atsushi Tsuburaya
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
8
3:00
7-2
May 23, 2004
Win
Kenichi Nakayama
Kose Sports Park
Kōfu, Japan
TKO
6
2:52
6-2
February 10, 2004
Win
Yosuke Tsuda
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
6
3:00
5-2
November 15, 2003
Win
Hajime Tanaka
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
4
3:00
4-2
July 29, 2003
Loss
Atsushi Sakurai
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
KO
1
0:43
3-2
June 13, 2003
Win
Shinya Saito
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
KO
1
2:37
3-1
May 3, 2003
Win
Tatsuya Yokoyama
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
KO
1
1:55
2-1
February 10, 2003
Loss
Atsushi Sakurai
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
KO
3
0:31
1-1
November 20, 2002
Win
Ken Komuro
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
KO
1
2:30
1-0
Legend : Win Loss Draw/No contest
Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
1 win (1 KO), 4 losses
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
Record
Notes
July 5, 2010
Loss
Kazuyuki Miyata
K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Tournament Final 16 -63kg Japan Tournament Final
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
1-4
March 27, 2010
Loss
Daiki Hata
K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg Japan Tournament
Saitama, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
1-3
October 26, 2009
Loss
Cheon Jae-Hee
K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (split)
3
3:00
1-2
July 13, 2009
Win
Atsushi Yamamoto
K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 8
Tokyo, Japan
TKO (3 knockdowns)
1
2:40
1-1
February 23, 2009
Loss
Daisuke Uematsu
K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
0-1
Legend : Win Loss Draw/No contest
Mixed martial arts record
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