Taiga Kawabe

Taiga Kawabe is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Japan.

Taiga
Born	Taiga Kawabe (河部 大雅) August 14, 1996 Aikawa, Kanagawa Prefecture
Other names	Hypernova
Nationality	Japanese
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60.0 kg (132.3 lb; 9.45 st)
Style	Kickboxing, Karate
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Japan
Team	TRY HARD GYM
Notable relatives	Hiroya (Brother)

Taiga is the younger brother of Hiroya, who inspired him along with the two time K-1 Max World Champion Masato to start practicing Karate in his childhood, becoming a Black Belt at the fifth grade.[1]

As of 1 November 2018, he is ranked the #7 bantamweight in the world by Combat Press.[2]

Titles and accomplishments

• 2017 K-1 -60kg World Champion[3]
• 2016 K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament Runner-Up[4]
• 2016 K-1 -60kg Japan Tournament Champion
• 2015 K-1 -55kg World Championship Runner-Up[5]
• 2014 Krush -55kg Champion
• 2013 Krush Youth GP -55kg Tournament Champion

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record

22 Wins (6 (T)KO's), 12 Losses, 1 Draw, 0 No Contest Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2020-11-21 Win Yuma Yamahata Rizin 25 – Osaka Osaka, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2020-08-10 Loss Kento Haraguchi Rizin 23 – Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (Punches) 1 2:50 2019-12-31 Loss Taiju Shiratori Rizin 20 - Saitama Saitama, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage/cut) 2 3:00 2019-10-12 Loss Taiju Shiratori Rizin 19 - Osaka Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2019-07-27 Win Hikaru Machida Rizin 17 - Saitama Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2019-04-21 Loss Thalisson Gomes Ferreira Rizin 15 - Yokohama Yokohama, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns rule) 2 2:34 2019-03-10 Loss Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang Rise World Series 2019 First Round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2019-01-12 Loss Zhu Xu Emei Legend 36 China Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2018-09-30 Draw Kento Haraguchi Rizin 13 - Saitama Saitama, Japan Decision 3 3:00 2018-05-13 Loss Lin Qiangbang Kunlun Fight 74 61.5kg Tournament, Quarter Finals China Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2017-09-18 Loss Stavros Exakoustidis[6] K-1 World GP 2017 Welterweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (3 Knockdowns/Left Hook) 1 2:41 2017-06-18 Win Koji K-1 World GP 2017 Super Welterweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2017-02-25 Win Hirotaka Urabe[7] K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins the K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Title. 2016-12-03 Win Chen Wende Wu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Krush - China vs Japan Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2016-09-19 Loss Koya Urabe[8] K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan KO (3 Knockdowns/Left Cross) 1 1:30 For the K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament. 2016-09-19 Win Hirotaka Urabe[9] K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2016-09-19 Win Javier Hernández[10] K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (Forfeit) 2 3:00 2016-04-24 Win Koya Urabe[11] K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins the K-1 -60kg Japan Championship. 2016-04-24 Win Toshi K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Hook) 1 0:54 2016-04-24 Win Masahiro Yamamoto[12] K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Flying Knee) 1 1:48 2016-02-05 Win Taishi Hiratsuka Krush.63 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Hook) 2 2:46 2015-11-21 Loss Leona Pettas K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2015-04-19 Loss Takeru K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 -55kg World Championship. 2015-04-19 Win Nobuchika Terado[13] K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Hook) 3 2:40 2015-04-19 Win Soufiane El Haji[14] K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2014-11-03 Loss Takeru[15] K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning Back Fist) 3 0:13 2014-08-24 Win Shota Takiya Krush.45 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins the Krush -55kg Belt. 2014-05-11 Win Yuya Suzuki Krush.41 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2013-12-14 Win Ryuji Horio Krush.35 - Krush Youth GP 55kg Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins the Krush Youth GP 2013 -55kg Tournament. 2013-10-13 Win Namito Izawa Krush-IGNITION 2013 vol.6 - Krush Youth GP 55kg Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00 2013-10-13 Win Masahiro Krush-IGNITION 2013 vol.6 - Krush Youth GP 55kg Tournament Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2013-09-01 Win Hiraoka Seiji J-NETWORK "J-FIGHT SHINJUKU ~ vol.32 ~" Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2013-06-16 Win Yoshiki Krush.29 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2013-03-20 Win Keisuke Ishida Krush.27 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-11-23 Win Ryota Krush-EX 2012 vol.6[16] Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns/Left High Kick) 3 1:20 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2012-06-03 Win Rasta Kido BigBang Amateur 6 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 2 1:30 2012-03-11 Win Daisuke Hirano KAMINARIMON Tokyo, Japan KO 2 2011-12-18 Win Sho Oota KAMINARIMON Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 2 1:30 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

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2. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: November 2018". combatpress.com.
3. "K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament Results". Zach Aittama. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
4. "Results of the K-1 world GP in Japan -60kg SEPT 19 2016". k-1world.com. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
5. "大雅vs武尊 K-1 WORLD GP -55kg初代王座決定トーナメント・決勝戦 Taiga vs Takeru". K-1/Krush/KHAOS【official】YouTube channel. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
6. "【OFFICIAL】大雅vsスタウロス・エグザコスティディス【スーパーファイト/K-1スーパー・フェザー級】2017.9.18 K-1 WORLD GP 2017 JAPAN". K-1/Krush/KHAOS【official】YouTube channel. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
7. "【OFFICIAL】2017.2.25 【王者】卜部弘嵩vs【挑戦者】大雅 スーパー・フェザー級タイトルマッチ". K-1/Krush/KHAOS【official】YouTube channel. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
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9. "【OFFICIAL】2016.9.19 大雅[@taiga_0814]vs卜部弘嵩[@hirotakaurabe]スーパー・フェザー級世界最強決定トーナメント・準決勝(1)". K-1/Krush/KHAOS【official】YouTube channel. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
10. "【OFFICIAL】2016.9.19 大雅[@taiga_0814]vsハビエル・エルナンデス[@navarrotigre89]スーパー・フェザー級世界最強決定トーナメント・一回戦(1)". K-1/Krush/KHAOS【official】YouTube channel. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
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13. "大雅vs寺戸伸近 K-1 WORLD GP -55kg初代王座決定トーナメント・準決勝(2) Taiga vs Terado Nobuchika". K-1/Krush/KHAOS【official】YouTube channel. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
14. "【OFFICIAL】2015.4.19 大雅vsソフィアン・エラージ K-1 WORLD GP -55kg初代王座決定トーナメント・一回戦(4)". K-1/Krush/KHAOS【official】YouTube channel. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
15. "Taiga vs Takeru【K-1 -55kg Fight】". K-1/Krush/KHAOS【official】YouTube channel. 2014-11-23. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
16. "Taiga vs Ryota 11.23 Krush-EX 2012 vol.6". Goodloser Krush. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2018-04-29.