K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final
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Results
- Opening Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
- Nieky HolzkenNieky HolzkenNieky "The Natural" Holzken is Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is two time European Muay Thai champion and K-1 MAX Scandinavia 2006 tournament champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Biography and career:Nieky Holzken made his K-1 debut on...
def. Virgil KalakodaVirgil KalakodaVirgil "The Conqueror" Kalakoda is a South African welterweight boxer and kickboxer, fighting out of Full Body Impact Gym in Sydney, Australia. He is former light-middleweight boxing champion, currently competing in K-1 MAX....
- Holzken defeated Kalakoda by KO (Right Hook) at 1:42 of the 1st Round.
- K-1 Koushien Final 8 (60 kg): K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R
- Koya Urabe
def. Yusuke Tsuboi - Urabe defeated Tsuboi by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 0:54 of the 3rd Round.
- Shota Shimada def. Ryo Murakoshi
- Shimada defeated Murakoshi by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).
- Ryuya Kusakabe def. Daizo Sasaki
- Kusakabe defeated Sasaki by TKO at 2:43 of the 1st Round.
- HiroyaHiroyaHiroya is a Japanese kickboxer fighting in K-1. 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. Hiroya achieved the final as the favourite fighter of the event...
def. Taishi Hiratsuka - Hiroya defeated Hiratsuka by KO (Left Hook) at 0:24 of the 1st Round.
- Super Fights: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
- Joerie MesJoerie MesJoerie "The Shark" Mes is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is former Dutch and European Muay Thai champion who later competed in K-1 MAX. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest combination specialists in kickboxing history.-Biography and...
def. Taishin Kohiruimaki - Mes defeated Kohiruimaki by KO (Left Hook) at 2:59 of the 3rd Round.
- Reserve Fight 1: K-1 MAX Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
- Albert KrausAlbert KrausAlbert “The Hurricane” Kraus is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX 2002 champion and has also held four separate world titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai...
def. Yasuhiro KidoYasuhiro KidoYasuhiro Kido is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer competing in K-1 MAX. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.-Early years:Yasuhiro Kido was born in Kanagawa, Japan on December 25, 1982. When he was a junior high school student, he belonged to a track and field athletics team, and...
- Kraus defeated Kido by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 0:48 of the 2nd Round.
- Semi Finals: K-1 MAX Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
- MasatoMasato (kickboxer)Masato Kobayashi is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he is the winner of K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008...
def. Yoshihiro SatoYoshihiro Satois a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight . He is the former world champion of Muay Thai in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in 2006 and 2007. His official nickname is "Mugen Sniper" which means Infinite Sniper.- Amateur era :He was born in...
- Masato defeated Sato by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9). After 3 rounds the judges scored it a Majority Draw 1-0 (29-28, 28-28, 28-28) in favour of Sato.
- Artur KyshenkoArtur KyshenkoArtur Kyshenko is a Ukrainian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
def. Andy SouwerAndy SouwerAndreas "Andy" Souwer is a Dutch welterweight shoot boxer. He is two time K-1 World MAX champion as well as a three time Shootboxing World tournament champion, fighting out of Mejiro Gym, Amsterdam, Netherlands....
- Kyshenko defeated Souwer by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9). After 3 rounds the judges scored it a Decision Draw 0-0, (30-30, 30-30, 30-30).
- Reserve Fight 2: K-1 MAX Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
- Buakaw Por. Pramuk
def. Kultar GillKultar GillKultar "Black Mamba" Gill is a professional Indian-Canadian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and lightweight mixed martial artist, fighting for Team Mamba in Abbotsford, British Columbia....
- Por. Pramuk defeated Gill by KO (Right Hook) at 2:18 of the 1st Round.
- Super Fight (60 kg): K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
- Haruaki Otsuki def. Ryuji Kajiwara
- Otsuki defeated Kajiwara by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (30-28, 30-28, 30-28).
- ISKA Lightweight World Title Fight (60kg): Kickboxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
- Daisuke Uematsu def. Susumu Daiguji
- Uematsu defeated Daiguji by KO (Left Knee) at 0:29 of the 1st Round.
- Final: K-1 MAX Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
- MasatoMasato (kickboxer)Masato Kobayashi is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he is the winner of K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008...
def. Artur KyshenkoArtur KyshenkoArtur Kyshenko is a Ukrainian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
- Masato defeated Kyshenko by Extra Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9). After 3 rounds the judges scored it a Majority Draw 1-0 (28-28, 28-27, 28-28) in favor of Masato. Masato is the K-1 World MAX 2008 tournament champion.
See also
- List of K-1 Events
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations