Hiroki Kasahara

In the hallowed halls of Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo's sumo shrine, the RISE World Series 2025 Final erupts on November 2. Japan's elite kickboxing league, forged in 2003, crowns its 61.5kg Grand Prix king as Kan Nakamura's agile fury meets Yuan Pengjie's unyielding storm in a grueling showdown. Co-main fireworks ignite when Sumiya Ito battles Yura in OFG at 66.5kg.

RISE WORLD SERIES 2025: Yokohama takes place on June 21, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama. Ryujin Nasukawa faces Hamada Azmani for the ISKA K-1 Rules Strawweight title. The undercard features the RISE 61.5kg World Series semifinals, with Kan Nakamura vs. Yuki Kasahara, and the GLORY×RISE Featherweight Tournament’s opening round, including Hiroki Kasahara.

SHOOT BOXING 2026 act.5 was a kickboxing event held by Shoot Boxing on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, Hiroki Kasahara faced Andy Souwer-recommended fighter Zaur Mamedov. The card also featured Koyata Yamada against Superbon-recommended fighter Jomyun Sinhaarchaya.

SHOOT BOXING 2025 act.1 takes place on February 8, 2025, in Japan.

SHOOT BOXING 2026 act.3 was a kickboxing event held by Shoot Boxing on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, Volcano Imoto faced Hiroki Kasahara.

SHOOT BOXING 2026 act.1 was a kickboxing event held by Shoot Boxing on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, Yuuki Kasahara faced Talison Ferreira.

SHOOT BOXING 2025 act.4 features a title fight as Hiroki Kasahara faces Imoto Volcano. Haruto Yasumoto, Koyata and Kotaro Yamada also present.

ONE Samurai 2 was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on August 8, 2026, at Ebara Wave Arena Ota in Tokyo, Japan. The main event of the card was a rematch between Masaaki Noiri and Liu Mengyang. This bout was a Quarter-final fight for the ONE Samurai Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament.

GLORY 101 - Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round took on June 21, 2025, at the Makuhari Messe in Yokohama, Japan, co-promoted by GLORY and RISE. This kickboxing event features Ryujin Nasukawa vs. Hamada Azmani for the ISKA World Strawweight Championship. Also, four bouts in the opening round of the 2025 Last Featherweight Standing tournament.

SHOOT BOXING 2025 act.2 takes place on April 12, 2025, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing showcase features Koyata Yamada defending his Japan Featherweight title against Kaname Kawakami in a decisive third clash as the main event. The co-main event pits Kaito Ono against Angelos Giakoumis in an international featherweight bout. Other fighters include Hiroki Kasahara vs. Jack in a revenge match, plus Yuki Kasahara, Kotaro Yamada, and Kyo Kawakami across the card.

RISE WORLD SERIES / SHOOTBOXING-KINGS 2022 takes place on December 25, 2022, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Kento Haraguchi facing Serhiy Adamchuk in a RISE vs. GLORY superfight as the main event. Other key matchups include Petchpanomrung Kiatmoo9 vs. Kosei Yamada in Yamada’s retirement bout, Kaito Ono vs. Stoyan Koprivlenski, and Taiju Shiratori vs. Ilias Banniss. Additional fighters like Shiro Matsumoto, Chadd Collins, and Tessa de Kom compete across RISE and Shootboxing rules. It’s a historic collaboration between RISE, GLORY, and Shootboxing, broadcast live on ABEMA.

RISE’s biggest match of the year, “ELDORADO,” takes place on Saturday, March 28, at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. Top RISE all-stars shaping the current era of striking martial arts—including Shirō, Kento Haraguchi, Taiju Shiratori, and Ryūjin Nasukawa—will gather under one roof. The main event is a supreme title clash: RISE World Bantamweight Champion Shirō faces the 8th RISE Bantamweight Champion Koki Osaki. The two first met in October 2022, when Shirō won by an extension decision. Since then, Osaki has built a winning streak and earned another shot, making this a long-awaited revenge match. Will the champion remain an unbreakable wall, or will the challenger’s three-year determination finally claim the world belt?

ONE Friday Fights 53: Phetsukumvit vs. Kongsuk is a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on February 23, 2024, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. A flyweight muay thai bout between former Rajadamnern Stadium Super Featherweight (130 lb) world champion Phetsukumvit Boybangna and former two-division Lumpinee Stadium world champion Kongsuk Fairtex served as the event headliner.