Name Kawabe Hiroya Nationality Japanese Team Freelance Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 ⁄2 in) Role Kickboxer | Division Lightweight Wins by knockout 14 Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai Losses 12 | |
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Born Kawabe Hiroya (河部 弘也) January 6, 1992 (age 32) Aikawa, Kanagawa, Japan ( 1992-01-06 ) Weight 62.0 kg (136.7 lb; 9.76 st) | ||
Hiroya (born 6 January 1992) is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1.
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Career
He made his K-1 debut at the K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament in one of the opening fights as the youngest contestant at the age of 15 on February 5, 2007.
On February 25, 2012, he lost to Naoki via split decision at Big Bang 8 in Tokyo.
He moved up to 65 kg and stopped Chonden Chuwattana with low kicks just thirty seconds into round two at Big Bang 11 on December 2, 2012.
He beat Keiji Ozaki by majority decision in a non-tournament bout at Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67kg Tournament First Round~ on January 14, 2013 in Tokyo.
Hiroya had his rubber match with Masaaki Noiri in the quarter-finals of the Road to Glory Japan -65kg Slam on March 10, 2013. He lost the close fight by majority decision due to a point deduction for low blows.
He lost to NOMAN is an extension round split decision at Krush.29 in Tokyo on June 16, 2013.
He beat Sapanpetch Sit-Itisukato by decision at MAX Muay Thai 4 in Sendai, Japan on October 6, 2013.
He knocked out Igor Liubchenko with a second round high kick at MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter in Khon Kaen, Thailand on December 10, 2013.
Titles
Kickboxing record
The K-1 bout verdicts of Hiroya according to the official K-1 website: