Riamu Sera

Riamu
BornRiamu Sera 瀬良 璃明武
(2000-10-07) October 7, 2000 (age 24)
Sayama, Saitama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
DivisionFlyweight
StyleKyokushin, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamK-1 Gym Sohonbu Team Pegasus
Years active2018 - present
Kickboxing record
Total19
Wins14
By knockout6
Losses5
By knockout1

Riamu Sera (瀬良 璃明武, Sera Riamu, born July 10, 2000), popularly known as Riamu is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2018, he is the current Krush Super Bantamweight (-55kg) champion.

As of August 2021 he was the #8 ranked Flyweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Kickboxing career

Krush

Early career

Riamu was scheduled to make his professional debut against Hiroaki Shinohara at Krush.87 on April 22, 2018. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[2]

Riamu was scheduled to face Kosuke at KHAOS.7 on November 17, 2018. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, dropping Kosuke with several well place knees and hooks.[3]

Riamu was scheduled to make his K-1 debut against Lyra in the preliminary portion of the K-1 WORLD GP 2019 JAPAN ～K'FESTA.2～ on March 10, 2019. He won the fight by majority decision, with scores of 29–28, 29–29 and 30–29.[4]

Move up to super bantamweight

Riamu was scheduled to face Akihiro at Krush.104 on August 31, 2019. He moved up to super bantamweight (55 kg) for this bout, a two kilogram increase from his previous fights. Riamu won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–27, 30–28 and 29–28.[5]

Riamu was scheduled to face Sho Uchida at K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 109 on December 15, 2019. He won the fight by a sensational first-round spinning back kick knockout.[6]

Riamu was scheduled to make his second K-1 appearance against Ryuto on March 22, 2020, on the preliminary portion of the K'Festa 3 card. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7]

Riamu was expected to face Aoshi at Krush 113 on June 28, 2020. However, on June 7, it was announced that Riamu withdrew from the bout due to injury.[8]

Riamu was scheduled to face the former Krush Bantamweight titleholder Junki Sasaki at K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout on December 13, 2020. Sasaki won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–27, 30–26 and 30–26, thus handing Riamu his first professional loss. Riamu was deducted a point in the first round for holding Sasaki down.[9]

Riamu was scheduled to face Aoshi at Krush 122 on February 27, 2021. They were expected to fight at Krush 113 on June 28, 2020, before Riamu withdrew from the bout.[10] Riamu won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–27 in his favor.[11]

Krush Super Bantamweight champion

Krush Super Bantamweight tournament

Riamu participated in the 2021 Krush Super Bantamweight tournament, held to crown the new champion. Riamu was scheduled to face the former Krush Bantamweight champion Begin Yoshioka in the tournament quarterfinals, held at Krush 128 on August 21, 2021.[12] Yoshioka failed to make weight for the fight, which meant Riamu would advance to the tournament semifinals regardless of the fight result. Additionally, Yoshioka entered the fight with a one-point deduction and was forced to wear the heavier 10 oz gloves.[13] Riamu won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Riamu was scheduled to face Yuto Kuroda in the tournament semifinals, held at Krush 130 on October 31, 2021.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 30-28 scorecard. Although the first and third rounds were scored as a draw, the knockdown Riamu scored near the end of the second round was enough to earn him the victory. Riamu faced Momotaro Kiyama in the tournament finals. After a slow first round, Riamu upped the pace midway through the second round and dropped Kiyama with a right hook. This was quickly followed by a second knockdown with a left hook, before the referee stopped the fight at the very end of the second round.[16]

K-1 super bantamweight tournament

During a press conference held on December 21, 2021, it was announced by K-1 that Riamu would participate in the 2022 Super Bantamweight World Grand Prix, which would be held at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27, 2022.[17] Riamu faced Ikko in the tournament quarterfinals.[18] He won the fight by a narrow unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 30–29 in his favor.[19] Sera lost his semifinal bout against Akihiro Kaneko by a second-round technical knockout, as he was knocked down twice in the opening round, which resulted in a stoppage victory for Kaneko per the tournament rules.[20]

Krush title reign

Riamu faced the two-time Rajadamnern Stadium title challenger Mutsuki Ebata at The Match 2022 on June 19, 2022.[21] He lost the fight by an extra round split decision, with scores of 9–10, 9–10 and 10–9.[22]

Riamu was expected to make his first Krush Super Bantamweight Championship defense against Lyra Nagasaki in the main event of Krush 143 on November 26, 2022.[23][24] He withdrew from the fight on November 21, after suffering a metacarpal fracture of his right ring finger.[25] The title bout was rescheduled for Krush 151, which took place on July 22, 2023.[26] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 30–28 and one scorecard of 30–27.[27]

Riamu was expected to face Luca Cecchetti in the quarterfinals of the K-1 super bantamweight tournament at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final on July 7, 2024.[28] Cecchetti withdrew from the bout on June 12, due to a toren left thigh adductor muscle, and was replaced by Angelos Martinos.[29] Riamu won the fight by technical knockout, as he stopped Martinos with low kicks 20 seconds into the extension round.[30] He faced the K-1 World GP Super Bantamweight champion Akihiro Kaneko in the semifinals at K-1 World MAX 2024 on September 29, 2024.[31] He lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–29 and 29–29. Riamu was deducted a point in the final round for repeated clinching.[32]

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Professional

Amateur

  • 2017 K-1 Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament Winner & event MVP [33]

Karate

  • 2015 IBKO All Japan U-15 -55 kg Winner [34]

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
14 Wins (6 (T)KO's), 5 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-12-14 Loss Japan Rui Okubo K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-09-29 Loss Japan Akihiro Kaneko K-1 World MAX 2024 - 55 kg World Tournament, Semifinals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2024-07-07 Win Greece Angelos Martinos K-1 World MAX 2024 - 55 kg World Tournament, Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan TKO (low kicks) 4 0:20
2024-03-30 Win Japan Eiki Kurata Krush 159 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 1:54
Defends the Krush Super Bantamweight (-55kg) title.
2023-07-22 Win Japan Lyra Nagasaka Krush 151 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Defends the Krush Super Bantamweight (-55kg) title.
2022-06-19 Loss Japan Mutsuki Ebata THE MATCH 2022 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2022-02-27 Loss Japan Akihiro Kaneko K-1 World GP 2022 Japan, Super Bantamweight GP Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 Knockdown/Low kick) 2 2:23
2022-02-27 Win Japan Ikko Ota K-1 World GP 2022 Japan, Super Bantamweight World GP Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-10-31 Win Japan Momotaro Kiyama Krush 130, -55 kg Championship Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns/punches) 2 3:00
Wins the vacant Krush Super Bantamweight (-55kg) title.
2021-10-31 Win Japan Yuto Kuroda Krush 130, -55 kg Championship Tournament Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-08-21 Win Japan Begin Yoshioka Krush 128, -55 kg Championship Tournament Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-02-27 Win Japan Aoshi Kitano Krush 122 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-12-13 Loss Japan Junki Sasaki K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-03-22 Win Japan Ryuto K'Festa 3 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-12-15 Win Japan Sho Uchida Krush.109 Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning Back Kick) 1 1:32
2019-08-31 Win Japan Akihiro Krush.104 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-10 Win Japan Lyra Nagasaka K-1 WORLD GP 2019 JAPAN ～K'FESTA.2～ Saitama, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2018-11-17 Win Japan Kosuke KHAOS.7 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches & Knees) 1 0:59
2018-04-22 Win Japan Hiroaki Shinohara Krush.87 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 1 1:05
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur record

Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2017-10-22 Win Japan Shino Ishibashi K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2017-10-22 Win Japan Aoi Noda K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 2 2:00
2017-10-22 Win Japan Yuya Kitahara K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1
2017-09-03 Loss Japan Tsutomu Aoki K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 1 2:00
2017-09-03 Win Japan Tomoya Kawashima K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1
2017-06-25 Loss Japan Jukiya Ito K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2017-04-29 Loss Japan Toki Tamaru K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2017-04-29 Win Japan Daiki Nishimura K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1
2017-03-26 Loss Japan Yuya Hashimoto K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55 kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 2 2:00
2016-10-23 Win Japan Rikiya Yamaura K-1 Amateur Challenge B-class -55 kg Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 2 2:00
2016-10-23 Win Japan Kosuke Fukuma K-1 Amateur Challenge B-class -55 kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00
2016-07-30 Loss Japan Tomoya Yokoyama K-1 Koshien 2016 –55 kg Tournament, First Round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2016-03-27 Loss Japan Kyosuke Yamaguchi K-1 Amateur Junior B-class -55 kg Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2016-03-27 Win Japan Riku Fujishiro K-1 Amateur Junior B-class -55 kg Tokyo, Japan KO 1 1:24
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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