(1997-01-29) January 29, 1997 (age 27) Narashino, Japan
Nationality
Japanese
Height
171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
55.0 kg (121.3 lb; 8.66 st)
Division
Flyweight
Style
Kickboxing
Stance
Orthodox
Fighting out of
Tokyo, Japan
Team
K-1 Gym Sangenjaya Silver Wolf
Years active
2014 - present
Kickboxing record
Total
23
Wins
21
By knockout
11
Losses
2
By knockout
0
Other information
Website
https://akihirokaneko.com/
Akihiro Kaneko (Japanese: 金子晃大, Kaneko Akihiro, born January 29, 1997) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2016, Kaneko is the current K-1 Super Bantamweight champion, having held the title since 2022, and the former Krush Bantamweight champion, having held the title from June to December 2018.[1]
As of August 2023, he is ranked as the fourth best flyweight (-56.7kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the fourth best super flyweight (-55kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kickboxing.[2][3] He's been ranked in the flyweight top ten by Combat Press continually since September 2020.[4] He was ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press between May 2019[5] and August 2020.[6]
^Cite error: The named reference Krush champion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Rankings August 2023". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^"Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: August 2023". combatpress.com. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^"Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^"Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^"Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: August 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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2022). "Nine Additional Fights Revealed for the K-1 Event on Dec. 3, AkihiroKaneko & Masashi Kumura Are Gunning for Trilogy Bout". beyondkick.com. Retrieved...
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stoppage against Yuta Hayashi and lost an extra round decision against AkihiroKaneko. Kumura participated in the 2019 K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix....
unanimous decision. He suffered his first loss at Krush 72, losing to AkihiroKaneko by a third-round knockout. He rebounded with a first round TKO of Reiji...
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2022). "Nine Additional Fights Revealed for the K-1 Event on Dec. 3, AkihiroKaneko & Masashi Kumura Are Gunning for Trilogy Bout". beyondkick.com. Retrieved...
2022). "Nine Additional Fights Revealed for the K-1 Event on Dec. 3, AkihiroKaneko & Masashi Kumura Are Gunning for Trilogy Bout". beyondkick.com. Retrieved...
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