Chihiro Nakajima

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Chihiro Nakajima
Born 中島千博
(1994-11-24) November 24, 1994 (age 29)
Nerima, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 169cm[1]
Weight 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Division Bantamweight
Style Kyokushin, Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Power of Dream
Trainer Seiichi Furukawa (kickboxing)
Years active 2019 - present
Kickboxing record
Total 9
Wins 6
By knockout 4
Losses 3

Chihiro Nakajima (born 24 November 1994) is a Japanese karateka and kickboxer, and competes in the super featherweight division of Krush, where he is the Super Featherweight champion.

As of February 2022, Combat Press ranks him as the sixth best bantamweight kickboxer in the world.[2]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Nakajima made his professional debut against Manato Yasuda at K-1 Krush Fight 101 on May 18, 2019. He won the fight by second-round technical knockout.[3] Nakajima next faced Junpei Sano at K-1 Krush Fight 104 on August 31, 2019. He won the fight by a third-round knockout, stopping Sano with a spinning back kick.[4]

Nakajima faced Tomoya Yokoyama in his third professional appearance at Krush 111 on February 24, 2020. He suffered the first loss of his professional career, as Yokoyama won the bout by unanimous decision.[5]

Nakajima faced Naoki Yamamoto at Krush 117 on September 26, 2020. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 28-26 for Yamamoto.[6]

Nakajima faced Kento Ito at Krush 125 on May 30, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30-27 and 30–26. Nakajima knocked Ito down with a left hook in the second round.[7]

Krush super featherweight champion

Super featherweight tournament

On September 3, 2021, K-1 announced that Leona Pettas had vacated the Krush Super Featherweight title. Accordingly, the promotion immediately organized a tournament in order to crown a new champion. Chihiro Nakajima was scheduled to face Satoru Nariai in the tournament quarterfinals, which were held at Krush 130 on October 31, 2021.[8] Nakajima won the fight by a third-round knockout. He first knocked Nariai down with a right high kick, before finishing him with a left hook at the 1:05 minute mark of the last round.[9]

Nakajima faced Yutaka in the penultimate bout of the tournament, at Krush 130 on January 28, 2022.[10] He made quick work of his opponent, stopping him with a flurry of punches in the first round. Nakajima advanced to the tournament finals, which were held on the same day, where he faced Tomoya Yokoyama. The fight was a rematch of their February 24, 2020 meeting, which Yokoyama won by unanimous decision. Nakajima was more successful in their second encounter, as he won the fight by unanimous decision. He managed to knock Yokoyama down in the third round, which proved crucial, as the first two rounds were evenly scored.[11]

Title reign

Nakajima faced the Shootboxing Japan super featherweight champion Yuki Kasahara at THE MATCH 2022 on June 19, 2022.[12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–28 and 30–27. He failed to achieve much headway in the bout and was knocked down with a right hook in the third round.[13][14]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Karate

  • IKO Kyokushinkaikan
    • 2011 All Japan Youth (U-18) Championships -75 kg Winner[15]
    • 2012 World Youth Elite (U-18) Championships -75 kg Winner
    • 2013 All Kanto Open runner-up
    • 2013 All Japan Open Rookie Award[16]
    • 2016 All Japan Weight Championships -90 kg 3rd place[17]
    • 2017 All Japan Weight Championships -90 kg Winner[18]
    • 2017 All Japan Open Technique Award[19]
    • 2017 All American Open 3rd place[20]
    • 2018 All American Weight Championships Heavyweight Winner[21]
    • 2018 All Japan Championships Semi Contact -80 kg Winner[22]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
6 Wins (4 (T)KO's), 3 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2022-06-19 Loss Japan Yuki Kasahara THE MATCH 2022 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-01-28 Win Japan Tomoya Yokoyama Krush 133, Tournament Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Won the vacant Krush Super Featherweight title.
2022-01-28 Win Japan Yutaka Krush 133, Tournament Semifinals Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches and knees) 1 2:56
2021-10-31 Win Japan Satoru Nariai Krush 130, Tournament Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 3 1:05
2021-05-30 Win Japan Kento Ito Krush 125 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-09-26 Loss Japan Naoki Yamamoto Krush 117 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-02-24 Loss Japan Tomoya Yokoyama Krush 111 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-08-31 Win Japan Junpei Sano Krush 104 Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning back kick) 3 0:32
2019-05-18 Win Japan Manato Yasuda Krush 101 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Three knockdowns) 2 2:44
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

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