Name Koichi Watanabe Native name コウイチ・ペタス Other names Nicholas Pettas Nationality Japanese Draws 1 | Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Role Kickboxer Losses 10 Weight 100 kg (220 lb; 16 st) | |
Born October 26, 1980 (age 44) Niigata, Japan ( 1980-10-26 ) | ||
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Koichi Watanabe (Japanese: コウイチ; born October 26, 1980), better known as Koichi pettas or simply KOICHI, is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1, It's Showtime and GLORY.
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Biography and career
He fights under the ring name Koichi Pettas in honour of his trainer Nicholas Pettas.
He faced Mark Miller at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium and won via KO in the second round.
He fought Jérôme Le Banner in a non-tournament bout at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012 and lost the fight by third round knockout.
Pettas rematched Jérôme Le Banner at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 2013, losing by unanimous decision.
He lost to Randy Blake by unanimous decision in a tournament reserve fight at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22, 2013.