Koji Ikeda

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Koji Ikeda
Born 池田幸司
(1997-06-30) June 30, 1997 (age 27)
Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 170cm
Weight 53 kg (117 lb; 8.3 st)
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team ReBORN Kyodo
Years active 2019-present
Kickboxing record
Total 13
Wins 9
By knockout 5
Losses 4
By knockout 1

Koji Ikeda ( Japanese: 池田幸司 Ikeda Koji?, born June 30, 1997) is a Japanese professional kickboxer, currently competing in the bantamweight divisions of K-1 and Krush.

A professional competitor since 2019, Ikeda is the current Krush Bantamweight champion. As of April 2022, Combat Press ranks him as the eight best strawweight kickboxer in the world.[1]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Ikeda made his professional debut against Kosuke at K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 106 on October 13, 2019. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[2] Ikeda faced Yuki Toyoda at K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ~Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament~ on December 28, 2019, in his second professional bout. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–28, 29–28 and 30–28.[3]

Ikeda was booked to face the 1-2 Mao Hashimoto at Krush 115 on July 21, 2020. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–28 and 29–28.[4] After suffering the first loss of his professional career, Ikeda was scheduled to participate in the 2020 Krush bantamweight tournament. Ikeda faced Begin Yoshioka in the tournament quarterfinals, held at Krush 118 on October 17, 2020.[5] He lost the fight by split decision.[6]

Ikeda was booked to face Yuya Uzawa at Krush 120 on December 19, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–27, 30–27 and 30–28, successfully snapping his two-fight losing skid.[7] Ikeda next faced Eiki Kurata at K-1: K'Festa 4 Day 1 on March 21, 2021. Kurata missed weight by 500 g at the official weigh-ins.[8] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.

This two fight streak earned Ikeda a place in the 2021 K-1 Japan Bantamweight Tournament, which took place on May 29, 2021.[9] He faced the eventual tournament winner Toma Kuroda in the quarterfinal bout, which he lost by a second round knockout. Ikeda was first knocked down with a counter left-straight at the end of the opening round, before suffering a flying knee knockdout 50 seconds into the next round.[10]

Ikeda faced Daiki Mine at Krush 128 on August 21, 2021. He rebounded from his third professional loss with a unanimous decision win against Mine, with scores of 30–27, 30–26 and 30–26. He scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the first round, as he dropped Mine with a right straight.[11] Ikeda next faced Kazuki Fujita at Krush 131 on November 20, 2021. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, stopping Fujita with right straights.[12][13]

Krush bantamweight champion

His two-fight winning streak earned Ikeda the opportunity to challenge the reigning Krush Bantamweight champion Kazuki Miburo on March 26, 2022, in the main event of Krush 135.[14] He won the fight by majority decision, with two judges awarding him a 30–29 scorecards, while the third judge scored the bout as an even 30–30 draw.[15]

Ikeda made his first Krush title defense against the 2020 K-1 Koshien super bantamweight tournament winner Aoi Noda. The bout was scheduled as the main event of Krush 139, which took place on July 30, 2022.[16] Ikeda retained the title by a first-round knockout. He knocked Noda down with a spinning backfist early in the second round and stopped him with a right straight soon after.[17]

On October 14, it was announced that Ikeda would particulate in the 2022 K-1 Bantamweight World Grand Prix, which was scheduled to take place at K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka on December 3, 2022. Ikeda faced the FCKBMT -57kg champion Ambi Nsue Avomo in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament.[18] He stopped Avomo with a liver kick in the second round, after knocking him down with a right straight in the first round, and faced the multiple-time muay thai champion Issei Ishii in the semifinals.[19] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–29 and 30–28.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur

Professional

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
9 Wins (5 (T)KO's), 4 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2022-12-03 Loss Japan Issei Ishii K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka Bantamweight World Grand Prix, Semi Final Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-12-03 Win Equatorial Guinea Ambi Nsue Avomo K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka Bantamweight World Grand Prix, Quarter Final Osaka, Japan KO (Liver kick) 2 1:15
2022-07-30 Win Japan Aoi Noda Krush 139 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right cross) 2 0:57
Defends the Krush Bantamweight Championship.
2022-03-26 Win Japan Kazuki Miburo Krush 135 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Won the Krush Bantamweight Championship.
2021-11-20 Win Japan Kazuki Fujita Krush 131 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Right straights) 3 2:17
2021-08-21 Win Japan Daiki Mine Krush 128 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-05-29 Loss Japan Toma Kuroda K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Flying knee) 2 2:10
2021-03-21 Win Japan Eiki Kurata K'Festa 4 Day 1 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right straight) 2 1:55
2020-12-19 Win Japan Yuya Uzawa Krush 120 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-10-17 Loss Japan Begin Yoshioka Krush 118 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2020-07-21 Loss Japan Mao Hashimoto Krush 115 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-12-28 Win Japan Yuki Toyoda K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ~Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament~ Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-10-13 Win Japan Kosuke K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 106 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left straight) 1 1:18
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2019-08-04 Win Japan Daito Arima K-1 2019 College Tournament, Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 3:00
Won the 2019 K-1 Amateur College Tournament title.
2019-08-04 Win Japan Gentaro Iwamoto K-1 2019 College Tournament, Semifinals Tokyo, Japan TKO (Right cross) 1 1:10
2019-08-04 Win Japan Masaru Ito K-1 2019 College Tournament, Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 1 2:00
2018-12-16 Win Japan Rinta Gyoda WMC Japan Amateur 4 Yokohama, Japan KO
Won the WMC Japan Amateur -54kg title.
2018-12-02 Win Japan Raito Tamagawa 7th K-1 Amateur All Japan, One match Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 1 3:00
2018-10-14 Win Japan Koya Kinoshita WMC Japan Amateur 3, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00
2018-10-14 Win Japan Yudai Takahashi WMC Japan Amateur 3, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00
2018-07-01 Win Japan Yuhei Uematsu WMC Japan Amateur 2 Yokohama, Japan Decision 2 2:00
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

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