Aqil Bukhari

The K-1 WORLD GP 2023 1st Middleweight Championship Tournament takes place on June 3, 2023, at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Middleweight Championship Tournament with fighters like Hassan Toy, Shintaro Matsukura, Igor Silva, and Hiromi Wajima. The tournament concludes with Hassan Toy facing Shintaro Matsukura in the final to crown the inaugural champion. Additional bouts include K-Jee vs. Viktor Hugo and Kana Morimoto vs. Funda Alkayis on the card. It’s a historic night for K-1, marking its 30th anniversary with the first middleweight title.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2021 Japan Bantamweight Tournament takes place on May 30, 2021, at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Bantamweight Tournament with fighters like Toma Kuroda, Kazuki Miburo, Hinata Matsumoto, and Aoi Noda. The tournament concludes with Toma Kuroda facing Kazuki Miburo in the final. Additional bouts include Tatsuya Tsubakihara vs. Shuhei Kumura and Kenta Hayashi vs. Vitor Tofanelli.