# 2023 in K-1

The year 2023 is the 30th year in the history of the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The year will start with K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6.

## List of events

| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 | March 12, 2023 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 | K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament | June 3, 2023 | Yokohama Budokan | Yokohama, Japan |
| 3 | K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku | July 17, 2023 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4 | ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ | September 10, 2023 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan |
| 5 | K-1 ReBIRTH 2 | December 9, 2023 | Edion Arena | Osaka, Japan |

## K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6

K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on March 12, 2023, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

### Background

Four K-1 title fights were announced for the event on January 13, 2023: A K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship bout between champion Akihiro Kaneko and challenger Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer; a K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship bout between champion Phayahong Ayothayafightgym and challenger Miyuu Sugawara; a K-1 Lightweight Championship bout between champion Taio Asahisa and challenger Yuki Yoza; as well as a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion Hiromi Wajima and challenger Jomthong Chuwattana.
Three additional title fights were added on January 27: Tetsuya Yamato was booked to make his second K-1 World GP Super Lightweight Championship defense against the former K-1 Lightweight champion Kenta Hayashi, the K-1 Featherweight champion Taito Gunji was scheduled to make his first title defense against View Petchkoson, while the K-1 Women's Flyweight champion Kana Morimoto made her second title defense against the one-time FEA and WAKO world champion Funda Alkayış.

### Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Super Lightweight 65 kg | Tetsuya Yamato (c) | def. | Kenta Hayashi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | For the K-1 Super Lightweight Championship |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Yuki Yoza | def. | Taio Asahisa (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | For the K-1 Lightweight Championship |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Hiromi Wajima (c) | def. | Jomthong Chuwattana | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 4 | 0:25 | For the K-1 Super Welterweight Championship |
| Catchweight 69 kg | Masaaki Noiri | def. | Dzhabar Askerov | KO (Right straight) | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Jordann Pikeur | def. | Abiral Ghimire | KO (Left hook) | 3 | 0:06 | |
| Super Heavyweight +100 kg | Kyotaro Fujimoto | def. | Satoshi Ishii | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Taito Gunji (c) | def. | View Petchkoson | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | For the K-1 Featherweight Championship |
| Super bantamweight 55 kg | Akihiro Kaneko (c) | def. | Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | For the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Masashi Kumura | def. | Masahiko Suzuki | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Haruto Yasumoto | def. | Toma | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 67.5 kg | Ayinta Ali | def. | Takumi Sanekata | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Cruiserweight 90 kg | Ștefan Lătescu | def. | Seiya Tanigawa | KO (Punches) | 2 | 2:50 | |
| Cruiserweight 90 kg | Ryunosuke Hoshi | def. | Akira Jr | KO (Right cross) | 3 | 1:08 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Women's Flyweight 52 kg | KANA (c) | def. | Funda Alkayış | TKO (Retirement/low kicks) | 2 | 1:31 | For the K-1 Women's Flyweight Championship |
| Atomweight 45 kg | Miyuu Sugawara | def. | Phayahong Ayothayafightgym (c) | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | For the K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship |
| Bantamweight 53 kg | Yodsila Chor.Hapayak | def. | Issei Ishii | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Featherweight 60 kg | Yuki Egawa | def. | Kang Yun-Seong | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:50 | |
| Catchweight 62 kg | Tatsuya Oiwa | def. | Yuta Kunieda | KO (Right overhand) | 2 | 1:37 | |
| Super Lightweight 65 kg | Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym | def. | Hayato Suzuki | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Shintaro Matsukura | def. | Igor Silva | KO (Right cross) | 2 | 2:25 | |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Vinicius Dionizio | def. | Katsuya Jinbo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Eruto | def. | Kosuke | KO (Punch) | 2 | 2:58 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Raita Hashimoto | draw | Riku Yamamoto | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 64.5 kg | Kuto Ueno | def. | Ryugi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |

## K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on June 3, 2023, at the Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan.

### Background

A middleweight (-75 kg) World Grand Prix was held during the event, with the winner being crowned the inaugural K-1 middleweight champion.
K-1 champions Akihiro Kaneko, Yuki Yoza and Toma Kuroda all made appearances in non-title fights.

#### K-1 World Middleweight Tournament bracket

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Li Hui | Li Hui | DEC | | | | | | |
| Katsuya Jinbo | Katsuya Jinbo | 4R | | | | | | |
| Katsuya Jinbo | Katsuya Jinbo | 4R | Li Hui | Li Hui | DEC | | | |
| | | | Hasan Toy | Hasan Toy | 3R | | | |
| Hasan Toy | Hasan Toy | TKO | Hasan Toy | Hasan Toy | 3R | | | |
| Danilo Zanolini | Danilo Zanolini | 1R | | | | | | |
| Danilo Zanolini | Danilo Zanolini | 1R | | | | Hasan Toy | Hasan Toy | KO |
| | | | | | | Shintaro Matsukura | Shintaro Matsukura | 1R |
| Shintaro Matsukura | Shintaro Matsukura | KO | | | | | | | Shintaro Matsukura | Shintaro Matsukura | 1R |
| Vinicius Dionizio | Vinicius Dionizio | 1R | | | | | | |
| Vinicius Dionizio | Vinicius Dionizio | 1R | Shintaro Matsukura | Shintaro Matsukura | DEC | | | |
| | | | Mustapha Haida | Mustapha Haida | 3R | | | |
| Mustapha Haida | Mustapha Haida | DEC | Mustapha Haida | Mustapha Haida | 3R | | | |
| MIKE JOE | MIKE JOE | 3R | | | | | | |

### Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Hasan Toy | def. | Shintaro Matsukura | KO (Left hook) | 1 | 0:46 | K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Final. For the inaugural K-1 Middleweight Championship. |
| Catchweight 56 kg | Akihiro Kaneko | def. | Emre Karaca | KO (3 Knockdowns/punches) | 1 | | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Yuki Yoza | def. | Aaron Clarke | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Bantamweight 53 kg | Toma Kuroda | def. | Ramadan Ondash | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Bantamweight 53 kg | Koji Ikeda | def. | Petchmongkol Soonkelahuaytom | Ext.R Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Super Featherweight 60 kg | Tomoya Yokoyama | def. | Tatsuya Oiwa | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Featherweight 60 kg | Chihiro Nakajima | def. | Han Kyungmin | KO (Left hook to the body) | 2 | 1:06 | |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Shintaro Matsukura | def. | Mustapha Haida | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Semi Final |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Hasan Toy | def. | Li Hui | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Semi Final |
| Super Lightweight 65 kg | Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym | def. | Daizo Sasaki | Ext.R Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Tatsuya Tsubakihara | def. | Riku Morisaka | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Bantamweight 53 kg | Kazuki Miburo | def. | Yusei Shirahata | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Bantamweight 53 kg | Ryunosuke Saito | def. | Rui Okubo | Ext.R Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Mustapha Haida | def. | MIKE JOE | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Shintaro Matsukura | def. | Vinicius Dionizio | TKO (2 Knockdowns/punches) | 1 | 2:09 | K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Hasan Toy | def. | Danilo Zanolini | TKO (2 Knockdowns/high kick) | 1 | 1:35 | K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Li Hui | def. | Katsuya Jinbo | Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix Quarter Final |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Aqil Bukhari | def. | Tomoki Yoshino | KO (Punches) | 2 | 2:11 | K-1 75 kg World Grand Prix reserve fight |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Middleweight 75 kg | Masaki Oishi | def. | Yashazaru | KO (Front kick to the body) | 1 | 1:17 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Raita Hashimoto | draw. | Kokoro Terashima | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |

## K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku

K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku will be a kickboxing event held by K-1 on July 17, 2023, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

### Background

A K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion Hiromi Wajima and former Krush Super Welterweight Champion Jordann Pikeur is expected to headline the event.
A catchweight bout between K-1's former super lightweight and welterweight champion Masaaki Noiri and current SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion Amansio Paraschiv is expected to co-headline the event. Paraschiv took the fight on short notice.
A cruiserweight bout between former Krush and K-1 cruiserweight champion K-Jee and former DFS Heavyweight Championship challenger Ștefan Lătescu is expected to take place at the event.

### Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2023 at Ryogoku :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Hiromi Wajima (c) | def. | Jordann Pikeur | TKO (Referee stop./punches) | 2 | 2:17 | For the K-1 Super Welterweight title |
| Women's Flyweight 52 kg | KANA (C) | def. | Mckenna Wade | KO (Body kick) | 1 | 0:52 | For the K-1 Women's Flyweight title |
| Catchweight 69.5 kg | Masaaki Noiri | def. | Amansio Paraschiv | KO (Body kick) | 1 | 1:33 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Taito Gunji | def. | Dausayam Wor.Wanchai | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Atomweight 45 kg | Miyuu Sugawara | def. | Dimitra Agathangelidou | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 63.5 kg | Yuki Yoza | def. | Aikmongkol Gaiyanghadao | KO (Liver kick) | 1 | 0:43 | |
| Cruiserweight 90 kg | Ștefan Lătescu | def. | K-Jee | KO (Left hook to the body) | 1 | 1:53 | |
| Cruiserweight 90 kg | Seiya Tanigawa | def. | Akira Jr | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Cruiserweight 90 kg | Carlos Budiao | def. | Ryunosuke Hoshi | TKO (3 knockdowns) | 1 | 0:58 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Toma | def. | View Petchkoson | TKO (Ref.stop/punches) | 3 | 2:52 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Tatsuki Shinotsuka | def. | Yusuke | Ext.R KO (Punches) | 4 | 0:46 | |
| Women's Flyweight 52 kg | SAHO | def. | Mariya Suzuki | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Chikara Iwao | def. | Koki | KO (Body punches) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Welterweight 67.5 kg | Jomthong Strikergym | def. | Ayinta Ali | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Atomweight 45 kg | Kira Matsutani | def. | Phayahong Ayothayafightgym | Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Yuto Shinohara | def. | Ryuka | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Taimu Hisai | def. | Ryuto | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 64 kg | Fumiya Osawa | def. | Hisaki Higashimoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Kento Ito | def. | Tingtong Seikenkai | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Lightweight 65 kg | Hayato Suzuki | def. | Dansiam AyothayaFightgym | KO (Left cross) | 1 | 1:28 | |
| Super Lightweight 65 kg | Fukashi | draw. | Sijun Jin | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Kuto Ueno | def. | Shuichi Inoue | KO (Low kick) | 2 | 2:59 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Haruto Matsumoto | def. | Riku Yamamoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |

## ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～

ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on September 10, 2023, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Part of the collaborative ReBOOT event with Quintet, K-1 ReBIRTH intended to be the first event in a revamp of K-1; in-which the promotion re-branded their weight classes (under the "K-1 WORLD GP" and "K-1 WORLD MAX" banners, for heavyweights and fighters weighting -75 kg and under, respectively) and held a heavyweight World Grand Prix similar to past K-1 tournaments from the FEG years.
The event was distributed by DAZN outside of Japan.

### Background

A K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Akihiro Kaneko and challenger Masashi Kumura co-headlined the event.

#### K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Claudio Istrate | Claudio Istrate | KO | | | | | | |
| Mahmoud Sattari | Mahmoud Sattari | 1R | | | | | | |
| Mahmoud Sattari | Mahmoud Sattari | 1R | Claudio Istrate | Claudio Istrate | DEC | | | |
| | | | Sina Karimian | Sina Karimian | 3R | | | |
| Sina Karimian | Sina Karimian | TKO | Sina Karimian | Sina Karimian | 3R | | | |
| Kerim Jemai | Kerim Jemai | 3R | | | | | | |
| Kerim Jemai | Kerim Jemai | 3R | | | | Claudio Istrate | Claudio Istrate | 1R |
| | | | | | | Liu Ce | Liu Ce | KO |
| Michał Turyński | Michał Turyński | 4R | | | | | | | Liu Ce | Liu Ce | KO |
| Ariel Machado | Ariel Machado | UD | | | | | | |
| Ariel Machado | Ariel Machado | UD | Ariel Machado | Ariel Machado | 2R | | | |
| | | | Liu Ce | Liu Ce | KO | | | |
| Valentin Bordianu | Valentin Bordianu | 1R | Liu Ce | Liu Ce | KO | | | |
| Liu Ce | Liu Ce | KO | | | | | | |

### Fight Card

ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Openweight | Liu Ce | def. | Claudio Istrate | KO (Low kick) | 1 | 0:45 | K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Final |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Akihiro Kaneko (c) | def. | Masashi Kumura | Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | For the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship |
| Super Heavyweight +100 kg | Mikio Ueda | def. | K-Jee | TKO (3 knockdows) | 2 | 1:39 | |
| Openweight | Liu Ce | def. | Ariel Machado | KO (Low kicks) | 2 | 1:57 | K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Semi Final |
| Openweight | Claudio Istrate | def. | Sina Karimian | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Semi Final |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Taito Gunji | def. | Angelos Martinos | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Featherweight 60 kg | Tomoya Yokoyama | def. | Yuki Egawa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Openweight | Liu Ce | def. | Valentin Bordianu | KO (Right hook) | 1 | 1:36 | K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Quarter Final |
| Openweight | Ariel Machado | def. | Michał Turyński | Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Quarter Final |
| Openweight | Sina Karimian | def. | Kerim Jemai | TKO (2 knockdowns/punches) | 3 | 1:35 | K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Quarter Final |
| Openweight | Claudio Istrate | def. | Mahmoud Sattari | TKO (2 knockdowns/punches) | 1 | 2:19 | K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament Quarter Final |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Atomweight 45 kg | Miyuu Sugawara | def. | Maria Nella | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Kento Ito | def. | Yuzuki Satomi | TKO (Referee stop./punches) | 2 | 2:18 | |
| Bantamweight 53 kg | Koji Ikeda | def. | Shinta | KO (knee to the body) | 2 | 2:43 |
| Super Lightweight 65 kg | Hayato Suzuki | def. | Mohamed Islam | Ext. R Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | |

## K-1 ReBIRTH 2

K-1 ReBIRTH 2 was a kickboxing event to be held by K-1 on December 9, 2023, at the Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan.

### Background

A trio of title fights was announced for the event on October 10: a K-1 Bantamweight Championship bout between Issei Ishii and Toma Kuroda, a K-1 Middleweight Championship bout between Hasan Toy and Shintaro Matsukura, a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between Hiromi Wajima and Ouyang Feng.

### Fight Card

K-1 ReBIRTH 2 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ouyang Feng | def. | Hiromi Wajima (c) | KO (Right cross) | 2 | 2:13 | For the K-1 Super Welterweight Championship |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Shintaro Matsukura | def. | Hasan Toy (c) | Ext.R Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | For the K-1 Middleweight Championship |
| Super Featherweight 60 kg | Rémi Parra | def. | Leona Pettas | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 56 kg | Akihiro Kaneko | def. | Lan Shanteng | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Cruiserweight 90 kg | Liu Ce | def. | Seiya Tanigawa | KO (Right cross) | 1 | 2:38 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Kyo Kawakami | def. | Toma | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 67.5 kg | Meison Hide Usami | def. | Kaito | KO (Punches) | 2 | 1:05 | |
| Catchweight 66 kg | Hayato Suzuki | def. | Toyoki | TKO (Middle kick) | 3 | 0:44 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Bantamweight 53 kg | Toma Kuroda (c) | def. | Issei Ishii | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | For the K-1 Bantamweight Championship |
| Women's Flyweight 52 kg | Antonia Prifti | def. | KANA (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | For the K-1 Women's Flyweight Championship |
| Women's Flyweight 52 kg | SAHO | def. | Li Lishan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Atomweight 45 kg | Miyuu Sugawara | def. | Lucille Deadman | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Cruiserweight 90 kg | Shota Yamaguchi | def. | Ryunosuke Hoshi | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:00 | |
| Welterweight 67.5 kg | Riki Matsuoka | def. | Jomthong Strikergym | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Tatsuya Oiwa | def. | Yuto Shinohara | KO (Right cross) | 1 | 2:38 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Shoki Kaneda | def. | Dausayam Wor.Wanchai | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:17 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Tatsuya Tsubakihara | def. | Kensuke | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Riku | def. | Abiral Ghimire | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Catchweight 51 kg | Tsubasa Yamawaki | def. | Toya Matsuba | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Kengo Murata | def. | Kaito Horii | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 57.5 kg | Haruto Matsumoto | def. | Kaishi | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Super Featherweight 60 kg | Sota Amano | def. | Toki Harada | TKO (Left hook) | 2 | 0:47 | |
| Catchweight 51 kg | Gentaro | def. | Takumi Yoshimura | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |