Manazo Kobayashi

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Manazo Kobayashi
Born Manami Kobayashi 小林愛実
(1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28)
Tokyo, Japan
Other names Dynamite Girl
Nationality Japanese
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Weight 51 kg (112 lb; 8 st 0 lb)
Style Kickboxing
Muay thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team NEXT LEVEL Shibuya
Kickboxing record
Total 24
Wins 16
By knockout 3
Losses 4
By knockout 1
Draws 4

Manazo Kobayashi (小林愛三) is a Japanese kickboxer and Nak Muay. She is the current RISE and WPMF World Flyweight champion.

As of May 2021, Combat Press ranks her as the tenth best female kickboxer in the world.[2]

Biography

Early career

Manazo was born in Tokyo on February 2, 1996. She practiced Volleyball throughout middle school, she discovered kickboxing as she was attending a high school dedicated to sports career.[3]

Manazo made her professional debut on December 6, 2016. She defeated Yuri Kano by unanimous decision at The Battle of Muaythai 10.[4]

On February 7, 2016 Manazo made waves and gained recognition when she defeated Muay Thai phenom Phetjee Jaa Or.Meekun for her second professional fight.[5]

Kobayashi's next two fights against Miki Kitamura and Hongkao Mor.Rachaptchonbun went to a decision,[6][7] after which she notched a victory over Meiji Banpitunluanpitong. Her five fight undefeated streak earned her the chance to fight Pokeaw Sor-Por-Lor Udon for the inaugural MuayThaiOpen Flyweight title. She won the fight by a first round knockout.[8]

Kobayashi fought with MuayThaiOpen once more at MuayThaiOpen 38, when she was scheduled to fight Midori Kato. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[9]

KNOCK OUT

In May 2017, Kobayashi had her first fight with KNOCK OUT, being scheduled to fight Haru Tajima at Road To KNOCK OUT.1.[10] The fight ended in a draw.[11] Kobayashi fought at the next Road To KNOCK OUT event as well, being scheduled to face Union Akari.[12] The fight once again ended in a draw.[13]

Following these two draws, Kobayashi was scheduled to fight a rematch with Haru Tajima at ROAD TO KNOCK OUT vol.5.[10] Kobayashi won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Kobayashi won her next three fights against Baifaingan Klayasortorn, Kai Ting Chuang and Do Kyung Lee, after which she decided to participate in the 2018 SHOOT BOXING 2018 Girls S-cup tournament.[15] Kobayashi was scheduled to fight Jleana Valentino in the quarterfinals.[16] Valentino won the fight by decision.[17]

She returned to KNOCK OUT to fight Miki Kitamura at KNOCK OUT 2018 OSAKA 2nd.[18] Kobayashi won the fight by decision.[19] In her next fight, Kobayashi fought Saya Ito,[20] once against winning by decision.[21] Kobayashi fought a rematch with Jleana Valentino at KNOCK OUT 2019 SPRING,[22] beating Valentino by unanimous decision.[23]

On November 17, 2019, Kobayashi was scheduled to fight Tananchanok Kaewsamrit for the WPMF World Flyweight title.[24] Kobayashi beat Tananchanok by a split decision.[25]

RISE

Kobayashi signed with RISE in 2020 and was set to make her debut against Willa Saklek at RISE 140. Sakled would later withdraw following a knee injury, and was replaced by MARI.[26] Kobayashi won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision.[27]

Kobayashi next fought KOKOZ at RISE GIRLS POWER 3,[28] once again winning by unanimous decision.[29] She extended her winning streak to a career best of six with a unanimous decision over Maki Goto.[30]

RISE Flyweight title reign

Kobayashi was scheduled to fight the former J-GIRLS and WPMF Japan Bantamweight champion Madoka Jinnai at RISE 144, for the inaugural RISE Women's Flyweight title.[31] However, Jinnai later withdrew due to an injury. RISE would subsequently promote Kobayashi to regular champion status. Kobayashi was rescheduled to fight Suzuka Tabuchi in a non-title match.[32] Tabuchi won the fight by a majority decision.[33]

As Tabuchi beat Kobayashi in a non-title match, the two of them were immediately scheduled to fight a rematch with the title on the line.[34] Kobayashi was more successful in the rematch, managing to defend her title through a unanimous decision victory.[35]

Kobayashi was scheduled to fight the RISE Mini Flyweight champion Hinata Terayama, in a 49.5 kg catchweight bout, at RISE GIRLS POWER 5.[36] She lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30-29, 30-29 and 29-29.[37]

Kobayashi was scheduled to challenge the reigning Glory Women's Super Bantamweight champion Tiffany van Soest at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022.[38] She lost the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.[39]

Kobayashi faced Do Kyung Lee in a rematch at RISE 160 on July 29, 2022. The non-title bout was a rematch of their April 14, 2018 meeting, which Kobayashi won by unanimous decision.[40]

Championships and accomplishments

  • RISE
    • 2020 RISE Queen -52 kg Champion[41]
  • World Professional Muaythai Federation
    • 2019 WPMF World Flyweight Champion[25]
  • MuayThaiOpen
    • 2016 MuayThaiOpen Flyweight Champion[42]

Fight record

Professional record
16 Wins (3 KO's), 4 Losses, 4 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2022-07-29 Korea Do Kyung Lee RISE 160 Tokyo, Japan
2022-03-19 Loss United States Tiffany van Soest Glory 80 Hasselt, Belgium TKO (Spinning back kick) 5 2:56
For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship.
2021-09-12 Loss Japan Hinata Terayama RISE GIRLS POWER 5 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2021-04-17 Win Japan Suzuka Tabuchi RISE 148 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends RISE Queen Flyweight title.
2020-12-18 Loss Japan Suzuka Tabuchi RISE 144 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2020-10-29 Win Japan Maki Goto NO KICK NO LIFE ~Shin Shou~ Diamond FES Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-09-20 Win Japan KOKOZ RISE GIRLS POWER 3 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-07-19 Win Japan MARI RISE 140 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-11-17 Win Thailand Tananchanok Kaewsamrit JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION 6 Okayama, Japan Decision (Split) 5 2:00
Wins WPMF World Flyweight title.
2019-04-29 Win Italy Jleana Valentino KNOCK OUT 2019 SPRING Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2018-12-09 Win Japan Saya Ito KING OF KNOCK OUT 2018 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
2018-09-08 Win Japan Miki Kitamura KNOCK OUT 2018 OSAKA 2nd Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-07-06 Loss Italy Jleana Valentino SHOOT BOXING 2018 Girls S-cup -48 kg World Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-04-14 Win Korea Do Kyung Lee KNOCK OUT Sakura Burst Kawasaki, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-02-12 Win Taiwan Kai Ting Chuang KNOCK OUT FIRST IMPACT Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 5 3:00
2017-11-26 Win Thailand Baifaingan Klayasortorn MuayThaiOpen 40 Tokyo, Japan KO 2
2017-10-04 Win Japan Haru Tajima ROAD TO KNOCK OUT vol.5 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-07-20 Draw Japan Union Akari Road To KNOCK OUT.2 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2017-05-10 Draw Japan Haru Tajima Road To KNOCK OUT.1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2017-04-02 Win Japan Midori Kato MuayThaiOpen 38 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2016-12-25 Win Thailand Pokeaw Sor-Por-Lor Udon MuayThaiOpen 37 Tokyo, Japan KO (Knees) 1 1:06
Wins inaugural MuayThaiOpen Flyweight title.
2016-10-02 Win Thailand Meiji Banpitunluanpitong MuayThaiOpen 36 Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning Elbow) 2 1:11
2016-07-17 Draw Thailand Hongkao Mor.Rachaptchonbun MuayThaiOpen 35 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-05-29 Draw Japan Miki Kitamura J-NETWORK J-FIGHT&J-GIRLS 2016 2nd Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2016-02-07 Win Thailand Phetjee Jaa Or.Meekun MuayThaiOpen 34 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 5 2:00
2015-12-06 Win Japan Yuri Kano BOM The Battle of Muaythai 10 Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes
Amateur record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2015-08-02 Win Japan Nana Okuwaki Muay Thai Super Fight Amateur vol.2 - Suk Wan Kingtong Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00
2015-08-02 Win Japan Akane Tamaru Muay Thai Super Fight Amateur vol.2 - Suk Wan Kingtong Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00
2015-07-19 Loss Japan Miiri Sasaki The Battle of Muay Thai Amateur 12 Yokohama, Japan Decision 2 1:30
2015-04-05 Win Japan Ayano Namegawa The Battle of Muay Thai Amateur 10 Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 1:30
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

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