Riamu Sera
, popularly known as Riamu is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2018, he is the current Krush Super Bantamweight (-55kg) champion. As of August 2021 he was the #8 ranked Flyweight in the world by Combat Press. Kickboxing career. Krush. Early career. Riamu was scheduled to make his professional debut against Hiroaki Shinohara at Krush.87 on April 22, 2018. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Riamu was scheduled to face Kosuke at KHAOS.7 on November 17, 2018. He won the fight by a  first-round technical knockout, dropping Kosuke with several well place knees and hooks. Riamu was scheduled to make his K-1 debut against Lyra in the preliminary portion of the on March 10, 2019. He won the fight by majority decision, with scores of 29–28, 29–29 and 30–29. Move up to super bantamweight. Riamu was scheduled to face Akihiro at Krush.104 on August 31, 2019. He moved up to super bantamweight (55kg) for this bout, a two kilogram increase from his previous fights. Riamu won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–27, 30–28 and 29–28. Riamu was scheduled  to face Sho Uchida at K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 109 on December 15, 2019. He won the fight by a sensational first-round spinning back kick knockout. Riamu was scheduled to make his second K-1 appearance against Ryuto on March 22, 2020, on the preliminary portion of the K'Festa 3 card. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Riamu was expected to face Aoshi at Krush 113 on June 28, 2020. However, on June 7, it was announced that Riamu withdrew from the bout due to injury. Riamu was scheduled to face the former Krush Bantamweight titleholder Junki Sasaki at K-1  World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout on December 13, 2020. Sasaki won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–27, 30–26 and 30–26, thus handing Riamu his first professional loss. Riamu was deducted a point in the first round for holding Sasaki down. Riamu was scheduled to face Aoshi at Krush 122 on February 27, 2021. The were expected to fight at Krush 113 on June 28, 2020, before Riamu withdrew from the bout. Riamu won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–27 in his favor. Krush Super Bantamweight champion. Krush Super  Bantamweight tournament. Riamu participated in the 2021 Krush Super Bantamweight tournament, held to crown the new champion. Riamu was scheduled to face the former Krush Bantamweight champion Begin Yoshioka in the tournament quarterfinals, held at Krush 128 on August 21, 2021. Yoshioka failed to make weight for the fight, which meant Riamu would advance to the tournament semifinals regardless of the fight result. Additionally, Yoshioka entered the fight with a one point deduction and was forced to wear the heavier 10 oz gloves. Riamu won the fight by unanimous decision. Riamu was scheduled to face Yuto Kuroda in the tournament  semifinals, held at Krush 130 on October 31, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 30-28 scorecard. Although the first and third rounds were scored as a draw, the knockdown Riamu scored near the end of the second round was enough to earn him the victory. Riamu faced Momotaro Kiyama in the tournament finals. After a slow first round, Riamu upped the pace midway through the second round and dropped Kiyama with a right hook. This was quickly followed by a second knockdown with a left hook, before the referee stopped  the fight at the very end of the second round. K-1 super bantamweight tournament. During a press conference held on December 21, 2021, it was announced by K-1 that Riamu would participate in the 2022 Super Bantamweight World Grand Prix, which would be held at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27, 2022. Riamu faced Ikko in the tournament quarterfinals. He won the fight by a narrow unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 30–29 in his favor. Sera lost his semifinal bout against Akihiro Kaneko by a second-round technical knockout, as he was knocked down  twice in the opening round, which resulted in a stoppage victory for Kaneko per the tournament rules. Titles and accomplishments. Kickboxing. Professional Amateur Fight record. ! style=background:white |