Hiromi Amada
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Hiromi Amada is a Japanese
super heavyweight
kickboxer and boxer
from Gunma, Japan
competing in K-1
.
debut in 1999 with a unanimous decision win over John Wyatt. On his first K-1
tournament at K-1 Spirits 1999 he made it to the final where he, for the first time, met his career long rival Musashi
and suffered his first loss.
Hiromi Amada has faced some of the biggest names in K-1
like Andy Hug
, Mike Bernardo
, Mirko Filipović
, Jerome Le Banner
, Michael McDonald
and Mark Hunt
. Highlights of his career so far have been the K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka tournament Championship and the Heat Kickboxing Heavyweight tournament Championship.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
super heavyweight
Super heavyweight
In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...
kickboxer and boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Gunma, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
competing in K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
.
Biography and career
He made his K-1K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
debut in 1999 with a unanimous decision win over John Wyatt. On his first K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
tournament at K-1 Spirits 1999 he made it to the final where he, for the first time, met his career long rival Musashi
Musashi (kickboxer)
is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist...
and suffered his first loss.
Hiromi Amada has faced some of the biggest names in K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
like Andy Hug
Andy Hug
Andy Hug was a Swiss Seidokaikan and Kyokushin karateka and kickboxer from Wohlen. Hug was the K-1 World Grand Prix 1996 champion and runner up in 1997 and 1998.-Biography and career:...
, Mike Bernardo
Mike Bernardo
Michael "Mike" Bernardo is a South African former kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo is known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994...
, Mirko Filipović
Mirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...
, Jerome Le Banner
Jérôme Le Banner
Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....
, Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald (kickboxer)
Michael "The Black Sniper" McDonald is a retired Canadian Heavyweight kickboxer. He is the former three time K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas tournament champion.-Early life:Michael McDonald was born in Birmingham, England...
and Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt ; is a New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is known for his raw strength, iron chin and knockout power. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final...
. Highlights of his career so far have been the K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka tournament Championship and the Heat Kickboxing Heavyweight tournament Championship.
Titles
- Kickboxing
- 2010 Heat Heavyweight Kickboxing champion
- 2009 Heat Heavyweight Kickboxing tournament champion
- 2004 K-1 World GP Japan tournament champion
- Amateur boxing
- 1996 All Japan Amateur Boxing Championship winner
- 1996 The National Athletic Meet at FukushimaFukushima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
Amateur Boxing Championship winner
Kickboxing record
| 32 Wins (15 KO's, 17 decisions), 19 Losses, 3 Draws | |||||||
| Date | Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/11/2011 | Loss | 32-19-3 |  Singh JaideepSingh Jaideep Singh "Heart" Jaideep is an Indian heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul tournament champion.- Titles :*J-NETWORK**J-NETWORK Heavyweight Championship... |
RISE 85 Heavyweight Tournament 2011 | TKO | 2 | 2:59 |
| Draw | 32-18-3 |  Alex Roberts |
Decision Draw | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| 23/07/2011 | Win | 32-18-2 |  Tsutomu Takahagi |
RISE 80 | Decision (2-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 13/03/2011 | Win | 31-18-2 | Tatsufumi Tomihira |
Heat 17 | Decision (2-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 15/01/2011 | Win | 30-18-2 | Magnum Sakai |
MAJKF Break 8 | Ext R. Decision (3-0) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 01/12/2010 | Loss | 29-18-2 | Koichi Watanabe Koichi Watanabe Koichi Watanabe is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1.-Kickboxing record:- See also :*List of kickboxing organizations*List of male kickboxers*List of K-1 Events-External links:**-References:... |
Fujiwara Festival 2010 | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 18/07/2010 | Win | 29-17-2 |  Bo Lam Moon |
Heat 14 | TKO | 1 | 1:43 |
| 18/04/2010 | Win | 28-17-2 | Toshio Matsumoto Toshio Matsumoto ' is a Japanese film director and video artist. He was born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and graduated from Tokyo University in 1955.... |
NJKF Titans Neo VII | KO | 2 | 0:24 |
| 14/03/2010 | Win | 27-17-2 | Makato |
Heat 13 | TKO | 2 | 2:08 |
| 26/09/2009 | Win | 26-17-2 |  EmekaEmeka Emeka a biography by Frederick Forsyth about his friend Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, head of the state of Biafra, a republic that seceded from Nigeria and was briefly independent. The book was published in 1982. In 1991 a revised edition was published."Emeka" is an abbreviation of the Igbo... |
Heat 11 | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 18/07/2009 | Win | 25-17-2 | Makoto Uehara Makoto Uehara Makoto Uehara is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1.-Kickboxing record:- See also :*List of kickboxing organizations*List of male kickboxers*List of K-1 Events-External links:***-References:... |
Heat 10 | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 28/03/2009 | Win | 24-17-2 | Bo Lam Moon |
Heat 9 | Decision (2-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 14/12/2008 | Win | 23-17-2 |  Prince Ali |
Heat 8 | TKO | 3 | 2:23 |
| 16/09/2008 | Win | 22-17-2 |  Gary GoodridgeGary Goodridge Gary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship... |
Gladiator International Friendship Rally | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 09/03/2008 | Loss | 21-17-2 |  Ruslan KaraevRuslan Karaev Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev is a Russian kickboxer of Ossetian origin. He is K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei tournament champion... |
NJKF Magnam 16 | KO | 3 | 2:06 |
| 23/05/2007 | Loss | 21-16-2 |  Paul SlowinskiPaul Slowinski Paul "The Sting" Slowinski is a Polish-Australian kickboxer, a four-time WMC Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion... |
K-1 WGP 2007 in Amsterdam | KO | 1 | 1:50 |
| 22/04/2007 | Win | 21-15-2 |  Will Riva |
NJKF Titans Neo I | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 04/03/2007 | Loss | 20-15-2 |  Gokhan SakiGökhan Saki Gökhan Saki is a Turkish-Dutch heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands... |
K-1 WGP 2007 in Yokohama | TKO | 2 | 3:00 |
| 30/07/2006 | Win | 20-14-2 |  Freddy KemayoFreddy Kemayo Freddy "Crazy Horse" Kemayo is a French heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Faucon Gym in Villepinte, France. He is three time French Kickboxing champion currently competing in K-1, Local Kombat, SuperKombat and many other promotions.... |
K-1 WGP 2006 in Sapporo | Decision (2-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 28/04/2006 | Draw | 19-14-2 |  Kaoklai KaennorsingKaoklai Kaennorsing Kaoklai Kaennorsing is a Thai light heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer. He is also the winner of K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul tournament, and the former champion of Rajadamnern Stadium at two weight divisions, and the current world champion of WBC Muay Thai at light heavyweight... |
NJKF Titans 3rd | Decision Draw | 3 | 3:00 |
| 14/05/2005 | Loss | 19-14-1 | Tatsufumi Tomihira |
K-1 WGP 2005 in Hiroshima | Ext R. Decision (2-1) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 25/09/2004 | Loss | 19-13-1 | Jérôme Le Banner Jérôme Le Banner Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power.... |
K-1 WGP 2004 FINAL | KO | 2 | 1:03 |
| 25/09/2004 | Loss | 19-12-1 |  Ray SefoRay Sefo "Sugar" Ray Sefo is a New Zealand kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is five time Muay Thai World champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada and training with Xtreme Couture.He holds notable wins in the K-1 over... |
K-1 WGP 2004 | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 26/06/2004 | Win | 19-11-1 | Nobu Hayashi Nobu Hayashi Nobu Hayashi is a professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is a 2 time K-1 Japan tournament runner up and holds notable wins over Ben Edwards, Sander Thonhauser and Faisal Zakaria. Hayashi fights out of Dojo Chakuriki Japan in Tokyo, Japan.... |
K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizukoa | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 26/06/2004 | Win | 18-11-1 | Tatsufumi Tomihira |
K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizukoa | KO | 3 | 0:58 |
| 26/06/2004 | Win | 17-11-1 | Noboru Uchida |
K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizukoa | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 14/03/2004 | Win | 16-11-1 | Eric Esch Eric Esch Eric Scott Esch is an American heavyweight boxer, kick-boxer, professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist commonly referred to as Butterbean.... |
K-1 Beast 2004 | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 15/02/2004 | Win | 15-11-1 | Kimo Leopoldo Kimo Leopoldo Kimo Leopoldo , or simply Kimo, is an American mixed martial artist. He made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994 losing to Royce Gracie by submission. Kimo's fighting style has been described as freestyle, with a mixture of striking and grappling techniques.He was credited with a black belt in Taekwondo... |
K-1 Burning 2004 | KO | 2 | 2:00 |
| 31/12/2003 | Loss | 14-11-1 | Michael McDonald Michael McDonald (kickboxer) Michael "The Black Sniper" McDonald is a retired Canadian Heavyweight kickboxer. He is the former three time K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas tournament champion.-Early life:Michael McDonald was born in Birmingham, England... |
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003: Inoki Festival was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event promoted by Antonio Inoki on December 31, 2003 at the Kobe Wing Stadium in Kobe, Japan. It was the follow-up to Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 and Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002... |
KO | 2 | 0:46 |
| 21/09/2003 | Loss | 14-10-1 | Yusuki Fujimoto |
K-1 Survival 2003 | Decision (3-0) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 21/09/2003 | Win | 14-9-1 | Tsuhyoshi Nakasako |
K-1 Survival 2003 | Decision (3-0) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 29/06/2003 | Win | 13-9-1 | TSUYOSHI Tsuyoshi -Possible writings:Tsuyoshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:*剛, "sturdy"*豪, "overpowering"*毅, "strong"*力, "power"*剛史, "sturdy, history"*剛志, "sturdy, will"*剛士, "sturdy, gentleman/samurai"... |
K-1 Beast II 2003 | Decision (2-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 06/04/2003 | Win | 12-9-1 | Tom Erikson Tom Erikson Tom Erikson is an American wrestling coach and former mixed martial artist. Erikson is an assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University, where he has been coaching since 1997. He has also had fights in K-1 under K-1 kickboxing rules... |
K-1 Beast 2003 | KO | 1 | 1:14 |
| 22/09/2002 | Loss | 11-9-1 | Musashi Musashi (kickboxer) is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist... |
K-1 Andy Spirits 2002 | Ext R. Decision (2-0) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 03/03/2002 | Loss | 11-8-1 | Jérôme Le Banner Jérôme Le Banner Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power.... |
K-1 WGP in Nagoya | KO | 1 | 1:42 |
| 21/01/2002 | Win | 11-7-1 | Rene Rooze Rene Rooze Rene Rooze is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.-Biography and career:As a member of Team Aerts, he was an active fighter competing in mainly European events and accumulating a kickboxing record of 32-7-1 with 4 KOs... |
K-1 RISING 2002 | KO | 1 | 3:00 |
| 30/01/2001 | Loss | 10-7-1 | Mark Hunt Mark Hunt Mark Hunt ; is a New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is known for his raw strength, iron chin and knockout power. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final... |
K-1 WGP 2001 in Melbourne | KO | 1 | 2:52 |
| 30/01/2001 | Loss | 10-6-1 |  Mike BernardoMike Bernardo Michael "Mike" Bernardo is a South African former kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo is known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994... |
K-1 Rising 2001 | TKO | 4 | 1:32 |
| 01/11/2000 | Draw | 10-5-1 | Toru Oishi |
K-1 J-MAX | Draw | 5 | 3:00 |
| 09/10/2000 | Loss | 10-5 |  Mirko FilipovićMirko Filipovic Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007... |
K-1 WGP Fukukoa | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 09/10/2000 | Win | 10-4 | Tomasz Kucharzewski Tomasz Kucharzewski Tomasz Kucharzewski was a Polish-Canadian martial artist. Kucharzewski initially gained fame while competitively fighting in Kyokushin kaikan and Shidōkan styles of karate... |
K-1 WGP Fukukoa | KO | 1 | 1:49 |
| 07/07/2000 | Loss | 9-4 | Musashi Musashi (kickboxer) is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist... |
K-1 Spirits 2000 | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 07/07/2000 | Win | 9-3 | Teng Jun |
K-1 Spirits 2000 | Decision | 3 | 2:17 |
| 07/07/2000 | Win | 8-3 | Masashi Suzuki |
K-1 Spirits 2000 | TKO | 3 | 2:17 |
| 28/05/2000 | Win | 7-3 | Masaaki Miyomoto |
K-1 Survival 2000 | KO | 1 | 1:51 |
| 19/03/2000 | Loss | 6-3 | Mirko Filipović Mirko Filipovic Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007... |
K-1 Burning 2000 | KO | 4 | 2:51 |
| 25/01/2000 | Win | 6-2 | Nobu Hyashi |
K-1 Rising 2000 | KO | 3 | 0:50 |
| 02/10/1999 | Loss | 5-2 |  Andy HugAndy Hug Andy Hug was a Swiss Seidokaikan and Kyokushin karateka and kickboxer from Wohlen. Hug was the K-1 World Grand Prix 1996 champion and runner up in 1997 and 1998.-Biography and career:... |
K-1 World Grand Prix '99 Opening Round | TKO | 1 | 1:51 |
| 22/08/1999 | Loss | 5-1 | Musashi Musashi (kickboxer) is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist... |
K-1 Spirits '99 | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 22/08/1999 | Win | 5-0 |  Teng Jun |
K-1 Spirits '99 | Decision (2-1) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 22/08/1999 | Win | 4-0 | Ryo Takigawa |
K-1 Spirits '99 | KO | 1 | 2:06 |
| 10/07/1999 | Win | 3-0 |  Chris Ballard |
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TKO | 1 | 0:00 |
| 06/06/1999 | Win | 2-0 | Simon Dore |
K-1 Survival '99 | TKO | 3 | 1:55 |
| 22/03/1999 | Win | 1-0 | John Wyatt |
K-1 The Challenge '99 | Decision (3-0) | 5 | 3:00 |
See also
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
- List of K-1 Events