Other names Ken-Shimu Name Kengo Shimizu Nationality Japanese Trained by Jayson Vemoa | Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Losses 5 Style Kyokushinkaikan | |
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Born Kengo Shimizu November 17, 1983 (age 41) Japan ( 1983-11-17 ) Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) Division MiddleweightLight heavyweightHeavyweight | ||
Joe schilling vs kengo shimizu
Kengo Shimizu (Japanese: 清水賢吾; born in November 17, 1983), is a Japanese middleweight kickboxer competing in RISE and GLORY promotion.
Contents
- Joe schilling vs kengo shimizu
- Glory 10 los angeles joe schilling vs kengo shimizu full fight video
- Kyokushin Karate career
- Kickboxing career
- Titles and achievements
- References
Glory 10 los angeles joe schilling vs kengo shimizu full fight video
Kyokushin Karate career
Started doing Kyokushin Karate at the age of 16, joining Kyokushin Kaikan Tokyo Itabashi Dojo. Achieved last 8 at 20th All Japan Weight Category Tournament at the age of 19. His biggest achievement was 2nd place at 24th All Japan Weight Category Tournament, where he fought as heavyweight and lost to Osamu Shiojima. That qualified him for 9th World Open Tournament, but he didn't make remarkable achievement.
Kickboxing career
He made pro debout in 2006, fighting mostly in RISE promotion. In 2012, with a promotion record of 8-1, he rematched Raoumaru for vacant RISE Heavyweight title. Shimizu dominated the fight, just like the first fight, this time scoring 3rd-round knockout with a high kick.
Next year he dropped weight and fought for vacant RISE Light Heavyweight title against, making a revanche against Makoto Uehara at RISE 92 in Tokyo, Japan. Uehara got the split decision victory, with a point deduction from Shimizu in the second.
He dropped weight again and won Road to Glory Japan -85 kg tournament on March 3, 2013, defeating Yuki Niimura and Magnum Sakai by decisions on the same night and joined Glory's middleweight division.
He made Glory debout on September 28, 2013, replacing Steve Wakeling and joining Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament. He lost in semi finals to eventual winner Joe Schilling by unanimous decision.