2024 in K-1

The year 2024 was the 31st year in the history of the K-1, a global kickboxing promotion. The year started with K-1 World MAX 2024 Super Welterweight Final 16.

2024 in K-1
Information
First date	March 20, 2024
Last date	December 14, 2024
Events
Total events	9
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List of events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round	March 20, 2024	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Tokyo, Japan
2	K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2024	June 13, 2024	Galați Ice Rink	Galați, Romania
3	K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo	June 29, 2024	Sports Hall Skenderija	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4	K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final	July 7, 2024	Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium	Tokyo, Japan
5	K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily	July 27, 2024	Piazza Garibaldi	Rosolini, Italy
6	K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília	August 24, 2024	Nilson Nelson Gymnasium	Brasília, Brazil
7	K-1 World MAX 2024	September 29, 2024	Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium	Tokyo, Japan
8	K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka	October 5, 2024	Edion Arena	Osaka, Japan
9	K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final	December 14, 2024	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round

K-1 WORLD MAX 2024
Promotion	K-1
Date	March 20, 2024
Venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
City	Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on March 20, 2024, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

This event will mark the return of the "MAX" brand which now includes fights ranging from the Middleweight (-75 kg) to flyweight (-51.5 kg) divisions. 14 Super Welterweight (-70 kg) fighters will face each other to determine the 7 contestants for the final one night tournament happening on July 7.^[1] The event will feature two title fights as well as five matchups opposing RISE and K-1 fighters.^[2]

Fight Card

K-1 WORLD MAX 2024
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Darryl Verdonk	def.	Hiromi Wajima	TKO (Punches)	1	3:00	K-1 World Max 2024 Final Elimination bout.
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Ouyang Feng	def.	Pascal Schroth	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World Max 2024 Final Elimination bout.
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Viktor Akimov	def.	Rei Nakajima	KO (Spinning back fist)	2	1:45	K-1 World Max 2024 Final Elimination bout.
Cruiserweight 90 kg	Liu Ce	def.	Sina Karimian (c)	KO (Right hook)	3	2:03	For the K-1 Cruiserweight title
W.Flyweight 52 kg	SAHO	def.	Antonia Prifti (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	For the K-1 Women's Flyweight title
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Kacper Muszyński	def.	Stoyan Koprivlenski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World Max 2024 Final Elimination bout.
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Zhora Akopyan	def.	Taras Hnatchuk	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World Max 2024 Final Elimination bout.
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Romano Bakboord	def.	Thananchai Sitsongpeenong	Ext.R Decision (Split)	4	3:00	K-1 World Max 2024 Final Elimination bout.
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Dengue Silva	def.	Riku	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	1	1:57	K-1 World Max 2024 Final Elimination bout.
Intermission
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Taito Gunji	def.	Keisuke Monguchi	Ext.R Decision (Split)	4	3:00	K-1 vs RISE.
W.Catchweight 45.5 kg	Koyuki Miyazaki	def.	Miyuu Sugawara	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00	K-1 vs RISE.
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Yuki Egawa	def.	Hyuma Hitachi	Ext.R Decision (Split)	4	3:00	K-1 vs RISE.
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Shoki Kaneda	def.	Daiki Toita	TKO (Punches)	2	2:13	K-1 vs RISE
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Yuta Matsuyama	def.	Andrei Haraguchi	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 vs RISE
Intermission
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Hayato Suzuki	def.	Koya Urabe	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Catchweight 56 kg	Masashi Kumura	def.	Luca Cecchetti	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Hirotaka Asahisa	def.	Rémi Parra	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 67.5 kg	Meison Hide Usami	def.	Yasuhito Shirasu	KO (Right hook)	1	2:37
W.Catchweight 47.5 kg	Panchan Rina	def.	Koto Hiraoka	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Super Heavyweight +100 kg	Kwon Jangwon	def.	Yusuke Ando	KO (Right hook)	1	1:47
Catchweight 64 kg	Fumiya Osawa	def.	Yutaka	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Bantamweight 53 kg	Rui Okubo	def.	Kazuki Miburo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Preliminary Card
Catchweight 95 kg	Daichi Kimura	def.	Yu Fujikura	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Kengo Murata	def.	Takumi Shima	TKO (Punches)	1	0:52
Lightweight 62.5 kg	Kuto Ueno	def.	Ryunosuke	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

^[3]

K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2024

K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2024
Promotion	K-1 Golden Fighter Championship
Date	June 13, 2024
Venue	Galați Ice Rink
City	Galați, Romania
Attendance	6,000 (by Warrior Code)

K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2024 was a kickboxing event that was held by K-1 on June 13, 2024, in Galați, Romania.

Carlos Kikuta, Remy Bonjasky, Ionuț Iftimoaie made special guest appearances at the event.

Background

It was the fifth K-1 event hosted in Romania, after K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007, K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest and the two K-1 ColliZion events from 2009.

Fight Card

Main card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Heavyweight +100 kg	Errol Zimmerman	def.	Michail Karamousketas	KO (low kicks)	1	1:43
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Leandro Dikmoet	def.	Akira Jr.	TKO (referee stoppage/punches)	2	0:32	For the inaugural K-1 Fighting Network Light Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight 67 kg	Adrian Maxim	vs.	Serhii Adamchuk	No contest (accidental headbutt)	1	2:47
Lightweight 71 kg	Marian Lăpușneanu	def.	Yeshi Shitsetsang	TKO (three knockdowns)	1	1:37
Lightweight 70 kg	Valentin Mavrodin	def.	Joey Klijenburg	TKO (punches and knee)	1	2:37
Middleweight 81 kg	Alex Filip	def.	Alessio Raciti	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Women's Lightweight 60 kg	Andreea Cebuc	def.	Marta Costa	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Middleweight 75 kg	Ștefan Orza	def.	Dionisis Serifi	KO (punches)	1	2:12
Middleweight 80 kg	Alexandru Amariței	def.	Eduard Gafencu	TKO (leg injury)	1	2:58
Lightweight 73 kg	Mădălin Crăciunică	def.	Ovidiu Mereț	TKO (three knockdowns)	3	1:47

K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo

K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo
Promotion	K-1 No Limit Fighting Network
Date	June 29, 2024
Venue	Sports Hall Skanderia
City	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo - Eastern European Round is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on June 29, 2024, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Background

This event marks the return of the K-1 world qualifier events. Supervised by local promotor and former K-1 competitor Dževad Poturak the event will see 8 Heavyweight kickboxers face each other in a one night tournament to earn a spot on the K-1 World GP 2024 Final tournament taking place on December 14, 2024.^[4]

K-1 World GP 2024 Eastern European Qualification Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Kadir Yildirim

UD

Tomáš Hron

3

Kadir Yildirim

SD

Nidal Bchiri

3

Claudio Istrate

3

Nidal Bchiri

TKO

Nidal Bchiri2

2

Miloš Cvjetićanin

TKO

Bálint Ladover

3

Miroslav Vujović

UD

Miloš Cvjetićanin1

TKO

Danilo Tošić

1

Ivan Bartek

3

Danilo Tošić

UD

¹Miroslav Vujović withdrew form the semifinal due to injury and was subsequently replaced by reservist Miloš Cvjetićanin.

²Kadir Yildirim withdrew form the final due to injury and was subsequently replaced by the losing semifinalist Nidal Bchiri.

Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Miloš Cvjetićanin	def.	Nidal Bchiri	TKO (Low kicks)	2	2:03	K-1 World GP 2024 Eastern Europe Qualifier Tournament Final
90kg	Mesud Selimović	def.	Ernest Dupljak	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
80kg	Mihailo Ćulafić	def.	Haris Biber	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Openweight	Miloš Cvjetićanin	def.	Danilo Tošić	TKO (retirement)	1	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 Eastern Europe Qualifier Tournament Semifinal
Openweight	Kadir Yildirim	def.	Nidal Bchiri	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 Eastern Europe Qualifier Tournament Semifinal
73kg	Teo Mikelić	def.	Jahfaro Gezius	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
90kg	Albert Ugrinčić	def.	Arslan Ferhat	TKO (injury)	1	3:00
88kg	Benjamin Poturak	def.	Matija Drobnjak	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Openweight	Danilo Tošić	def.	Ivan Bartek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 Eastern Europe Qualifier Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Miroslav Vujović	def.	Bálint Ladover	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 Eastern Europe Qualifier Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Nidal Bchiri	def.	Claudio Istrate	TKO (retirement)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 Eastern Europe Qualifier Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Kadir Yildirim	def.	Tomáš Hron	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 Eastern Europe Qualifier Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Miloš Cvjetićanin	def.	Muamer Jugović	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	1	1:20	K-1 World GP 2024 Eastern Europe Qualifier Tournament Reserve
Preliminary Card
86kg	Savvas Kagkelidis	def.	Lazar Klikovac	Decision	3	3:00
	Marieke Calis	def.	Barbara Fiala	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	1	2:45
Youth 56kg	Isa Zildžić	def.	Nikola Ilić	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	1:24

K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final

K-1 WORLD MAX 2024
Promotion	K-1
Date	July 7, 2024
Venue	Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium
City	Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on July 7, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

The tournament final of the 2024 K-1 World MAX was held at the event, with the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals all taking place during the evening.^[5] K-1 champion Ouyang Feng was scheduled to face Buakaw Banchamek in the quarterfinals but had to withdraw due to a rib fracture.^[6]

K-1 World MAX 2024 Tournament Final bracket

Final Elimination (2024-03-20)

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Ouyang Feng

UD

Pascal Schroth

3

Stoyan Koprivlenski1

UD

Buakaw Banchamek3

3

Stoyan Koprivlenski

UD

Hiromi Wajima

1

Dengue Silva

3

Darryl Verdonk

TKO

Dengue Silva

UD

Dengue Silva

TKO

Darryl Verdonk

3

Riku

1

Stoyan Koprivlenski

KO

Viktor Akimov

KO

Viktor Akimov

1

Rei Nakajima

2

Viktor Akimov

KO

Romano Bakboord

SD

Romano Bakboord

2

Thananchai Sitsongpeenong

4

Viktor Akimov

TKO

Zhora Akopyan

UD

Sergio Sanchez2

3

Taras Hnatchuk

3

Kacper Muszyński

UD

Kacper Muszyński

UD

Zhora Akopyan

3

Stoyan Koprivlenski

3

¹ Ouyang Feng couldn't participate in the tournament due to injury and was subsequently replaced by Stoyan Koprivlenski.
² Kacper Muszyński withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by reservist Sergio Sanchez.
³ Wildcard

Fight Card

K-1 WORLD MAX 2024 Final
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Stoyan Koprivlenski	def.	Viktor Akimov	TKO (Punches)	1	2:07	2024 K-1 World MAX -70 kg Tournament Final
Catchweight 63.5 kg	Yuki Yoza	def.	Kongnapa Weerasakreck	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	1	2:30
Catchweight 80 kg	Shintaro Matsukura	def.	Alexandru Amariței	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Viktor Akimov	def.	Sergio Sanchez	TKO (Leg Kick)	3	1:33	2024 K-1 World MAX -70 kg Tournament Semifinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Stoyan Koprivlenski	def.	Dengue Silva	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	2024 K-1 World MAX -70 kg Tournament Semifinals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Akihiro Kaneko	def.	Kan Meng Hong	KO (Punches)	3	0:55	55 kg World Tournament Quarter Finals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Masashi Kumura	def.	Antonio Orden	KO (Left Hook)	1	0:55	55 kg World Tournament Quarter Finals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Riamu	def.	Angelos Martinos	TKO (Leg Kicks and Body Kicks)	4	0:39	55 kg World Tournament Quarter Finals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Rui Okubo	def.	Zhao Zhengdong	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	55 kg World Tournament Quarter Finals
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Kacper Muszyński	def.	Zhora Akopyan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	2024 K-1 World MAX -70 kg Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Viktor Akimov	def.	Romano Bakboord	KO (Punch to the Body)	2	0:07	2024 K-1 World MAX -70 kg Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Dengue Silva	def.	Darryl Verdonk	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	2024 K-1 World MAX -70 kg Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Stoyan Koprivlenski	def.	Buakaw Banchamek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	2024 K-1 World MAX -70 kg Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Sergio Sanchez	def.	Petros Cabelinho	KO (Right overhand)	2	2:25	2024 K-1 World MAX -70 kg Tournament Reserve
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Tomoya Yokoyama	def.	Cabelo Monteiro	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	1	1:47
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Takumi Terada	def.	Shoki Kaneda	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Yuta Matsuyama	def.	Naoki Yamamoto	TKO (Knee + punches)	2	2:07
Women Atomweight 45 kg	Kira Matsutani	def.	Jung Yujung	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Koji Ikeda	def.	Koki	TKO (Punches)	2	2:05
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 62.5 kg	Kosei Kawakita	def.	Kuto Ueno	KO (Punches)	1	2:06
Super Bantawmeight 55 kg	Haruto	def.	Ryuto Uchida	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Cruiserweight 90 kg	Yu Fujikura	def.	Nikudango	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Kanata Ueno	def.	Issei Uegaito	KO (Jumping knee)	2	1:48

K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily

K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily
Promotion	K-1 Evolution Fight
Date	July 27, 2024
Venue	Piazza Garibaldi
City	Rosolini, Sicily, Italy

K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily - Western European Round is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on July 27, 2024, in Rosolini, Italy.

K-1 World GP 2024 Western European Qualification Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Pavlos Kochliaridis

2

Rhys Brudenell

KO

Rhys Brudenell

TKO

Samuele Pugliese

1

Marcell Horvath

3

Samuele Pugliese

UD

Rhys Brudenell

KO

Florin Ivănoaie

2

Agatino La Rosa

1

Florin Ivanoiae

KO

Florin Ivănoaie

UD

Malang Konta

4

Malang Konta

KO

Ali Badawi

2

Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
57 kg	Giuseppe Gennuso (c)	def.	Mohammed El Haboudi	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the WKU Muay Thai World -57kg title
Openweight	Rhys Brudenell	def.	Florin Ivănoaie	KO (Left hook)	2	0:46	K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily Tournament Final
75 kg	Enrico Carrara	def.	Badreiddine Bahi	TKO	1	2:48	For the ISKA Muay Thai Intercontinental title
55 kg	Elodie Mabire	def.	Luciana Germano	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the ISKA K-1 World 55 kg title
Openweight	Florin Ivănoaie	def.	Malang Konta	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily Tournament Semifinal
Openweight	Rhys Brudenell	def.	Samuele Pugliese	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	1	0:32	K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily Tournament Semifinal
67 kg	Ryan Cachia	def.	Giuliano Vernuccio	Decision (Majority)	3	2:00
70 kg	Gianbattista Di Pietro	def.	Luca Cappello	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	1	1:53
Openweight	Malang Konta	def.	Ali Badawi	KO (High kick)	2	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Florin Ivănoaie	def.	Agatino La Rosa	KO (Punches)	1	2:02	K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Samuele Pugliese	def.	Marcell Horvath	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Rhys Brudenell	def.	Pavlos Kochliaridis	KO (Left hook)	2	0:57	K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily Tournament Quarterfinal
Preliminary Card
60 kg	Walter Trombadore	def.	Kaiden Camilleri	Decision (Unanimous)			Youth bout

K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília

K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília
Promotion	K-1 WGP Kickboxing
Date	August 24, 2024
Venue	Nilson Nelson Gymnasium
City	Brasília, Brazil

K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília - South American Round is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on August 24, 2024, in Brasília, Brazil.

Background

This event in Brasilia will be co promoted with WGP Kickboxing in partnership with the Brazilian ministry of sports and will be part of a fight week including two professional events as well as seminars.^[7] The K-1 event features an 8-man Grand Prix with a spot for the winner on the upcoming year end Grand Prix in Tokyo.

K-1 World GP 2024 South American Qualification Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ariel Machado

TKO

Abner Ferreira

2

Ariel Machado

UD

Guto Inocente

3

Guto Inocente

KO

Jefferson Salviano

1

Ariel Machado

TKO

Jhonny Klever1

3

Haime Morais

3

Wesley Cottas

UD

Wesley Cottas

3

Anderson Silva

UD

Anderson Silva

SD

Jhonny Klever

3

¹ Anderson Silva withdrew form the final due to injury and was subsequently replaced by Jhonny Klever as losing semifinalist Wesley Cottas was also injured.

Fight Card

K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Ariel Machado	def.	Jhonny Klever	TKO (low kicks)	3	1:40	K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília Tournament Final
71.8 kg	Petros Cabelinho (c)	def.	André Martins	TKO (retirement/low kick)	3	1:20	For the WGP Kickboxing 71.8 kg title
60 kg	Teodoro Ruiz	def.	Cabelo Monteiro	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Openweight	Anderson Silva	def.	Wesley Cottas	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília Tournament Semifinal
Openweight	Ariel Machado	def.	Guto Inocente	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília Tournament Semifinal
Catchweight	Facu Suarez	def.	Renzo Martinez	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Martinez came in 2.7kg over the 60kg limit and was deducted 2 points
Openweight	Anderson Silva	def.	Jhonny Klever	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Wesley Cottas	def.	Haime Morais	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Guto Inocente	def.	Jefferson Salviano	KO (Front kick)	1	0:59	K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Ariel Machado	def.	Abner Ferreira	TKO (2 Knockdowns/low kick)	2	1:40	K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília Tournament Quarterfinal
Preliminary Card
78.1 kg	Marcos Carvalho	def.	Lucas Rafael	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	1	3:00
64.5 kg	Sakvan Arab	def.	Bruno Perna	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	2	2:37
78.1 kg	Cicero Evangelista	def.	Edson Pânico	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
53 kg	Lany Silva	def.	Lucia Apdelgarim	Decision (Split)	3	3:00

K-1 World MAX 2024

K-1 World MAX 2024
Promotion	K-1
Date	September 29, 2024
Venue	Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium
City	Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World MAX 2024 is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on September 29, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

A K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title bout between champion Liu Ce and challenger Mahmoud Sattari,^[8] a K-1 Featherweight title bout between champion Taito Gunji and challenger Takumi Terada,^[9] as well as the semifinal bouts of the K-1 super bantamweight tournament all took place during the event.^[10][11]

2024 K-1 -55kg World Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals (2024-07-07) K-1 World MAX 2024

Semifinals

Final

Rui Okubo

UD

Zhao Zhengdong

3

Rui Okubo

UD

Masashi Kumura

3

Masashi Kumura

KO

Antonio Orden

1

Akihiro Kaneko

KO

Rui Okubo

2

Riamu

TKO

Angelos Martinos

4

Riamu

3

Akihiro Kaneko

MD

Akihiro Kaneko

KO

Kan Meng Hong

3

K-1 Super Lightweight Championship Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Hayato Suzuki

3

Ionuț Popa

TKO

Ionuț Popa

1

Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck

TKO

Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck

TKO

Can Pinar

1

Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck

MD

Shu Inagaki

3

Lenny Blasi

3

Shu Inagaki

KO

Shu Inagaki

UD

Tomas Aguirre

3

Meng Gaofeng

3

Tomas Aguirre

UD

Fight Card

K-1 World MAX 2024
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Akihiro Kaneko	def.	Rui Okubo	KO (Low kick)	2	0:26	55 kg World Tournament Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck	def.	Shu Inagaki	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	Super lightweight Championship Tournament Final
Cruiserweight 90 kg	Liu Ce (c)	def.	Mahmoud Sattari	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	For the K-1 Cruiserweight title
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Takumi Terada	def.	Taito Gunji (c)	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00	For the K-1 Featherweight title
Catchweight 63 kg	Yuki Yoza	def.	Petchdam Petchyindee Academy	KO (Low kicks)	3	1:12
Koya Urabe retirement ceremony
Catchweight 61.5 kg	Chihiro Nakajima	def.	Yuta Murakoshi	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Shu Inagaki	def.	Tomas Aguirre	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Semifinal
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck	def.	Ionuț Popa	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	1	1:12	Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Semifinal
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Rui Okubo	def.	Masashi Kumura	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	55 kg World Tournament Semifinals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Akihiro Kaneko	def.	Riamu	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	55 kg World Tournament Semifinals
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Lyra Nagasaka	def.	Koji Ikeda	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	1	2:31	55 kg World Tournament Reserve
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Momotaro Kiyama	def.	Chikara Iwao	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Intermission
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Tomas Aguirre	def.	Meng Gaofeng	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Quarterfinal
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Shu Inagaki	def.	Lenny Blasi	KO (Flying knee)	3	1:35	Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Quarterfinal
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck	def.	Can Pinar	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	1	2:50	Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Quarterfinal
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Ionuț Popa	def.	Hayato Suzuki	TKO (Referee stoppage)	3		Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Quarterfinal
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Daizo Sasaki	def.	Koya Saito	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Reserve 1
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Hikaru Terashima	def.	Ruku	KO (Low kicks)	3	2:29	Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Reserve 2
Preliminary Card
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Yuki Sakamoto	def.	Kosuke Kawashima	KO (Left hook)	3	3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Kanata Ueno	def.	Musashi	KO (Left hook)	1	1:28
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Kosei Sekiguchi	def.	Kei Ishikawa	TKO (Corner stoppage)	3	0:41
Lightweight 62.5 kg	Rui	def.	Akihiro Kawagoe	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Bantamweight 53 kg	Yuto Takiyama	def.	Sora Amemiya	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00

K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka

K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka
Promotion	K-1
Date	October 5, 2024
Venue	Edion Arena
City	Osaka, Japan

K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka - Asian Round was a kickboxing event that was held by K-1 on October 5, 2024, at the Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan.

Fight Card

K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 in Osaka
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	K-Jee	def.	Jérôme Le Banner	KO (High kick)	1	1:26	K-1 World GP 2024 Qualifier Asian Round
Openweight	Errol Zimmerman	def.	Shota Yamaguchi	KO (Right hook)	3	1:14	K-1 World GP 2024 Qualifier Asian Round
Openweight	Sina Karimian	vs.	Claudio Istrate	No Contest	1		K-1 World GP 2024 Qualifier Asian Round
Openweight	Kwon Jangwon	def.	Seiya Tanigawa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 Qualifier Asian Round
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Stoyan Koprivlenski	def.	Jinku Oda	Ext.R Decision (Split)	4	3:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Jordann Pikeur	def.	Dengue Silva	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Hiromi Wajima	def.	Kim Joon Hwa	KO (Knee to the body)	1	1:19
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Darryl Verdonk	def.	Zhora Akopyan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
Intermission
W.Flyweight 52 kg	SAHO	def.	Erivan Barut	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Kensei Kondo	def.	Kenta Hayashi	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	2	1:36
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Shoki Kaneda	def.	Toma	KO (Left hook)	1	1:11
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Shuhei Kumura	def.	Tatsuya Tsubakihara	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Haruto Matsumoto	def.	Ginji	TKO (Punches)	2	2:16
Intermission
Catchweight 95 kg	Akira Jr	def.	Shota Takigami	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg	Haru Furumiya	def.	Yuto Shinohara	TKO (Referee stoppage)	2	2:08
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Naoki Takahashi	def.	Ryoga Matsumoto	TKO (Punches)	2	1:05
Catchweight 51 kg	Daina	def.	Toranosuke Higashi	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	3	1:37
Super bantamweight 55 kg	Kengo Murata	def.	Yuto Kuroda	TKO (Referee stoppage)	2	1:31
Preliminary Card
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Kensuke Ori	def.	Ryo Kikkawa	KO (High kick + punches)	2	2:59
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Ryusho	def.	Ryoga	KO (Right cross)	1	2:15
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Toki Harada	def.	Tatsuma	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Kaito Horii	def.	Iwa King	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Catchweight 51 kg	Masato Arai	def.	Yusei Yuoke	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final
Promotion	K-1
Date	December 14, 2024
Venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
City	Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on December 14, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

K-1 World GP 2024 Final Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Shota Yamaguchi

DQ

Claudio Istrate

1

Shota Yamaguchi

3

Feng Rui

UD

Feng Rui

MD

Mattia Faraoni

3

Feng Rui

1

Ariel Machado

KO

Ariel Machado

KO

Rhys Brudenell

1

Ariel Machado

TKO

Errol Zimmerman

2

K-Jee

2

Errol Zimmerman

KO

Fight Card

K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Ariel Machado	def.	Feng Rui	KO (Left hook)	1	2:55	K-1 World GP 2024 Tournament Final
Catchweight 56 kg	Akihiro Kaneko	def.	Aslanbek Zikreev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Rui Okubo	def.	Riamu	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg	Hiromi Wajima	def.	Stoyan Koprivlenski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Catchweight 71.5 kg	Kacper Muszyński	def.	Valentin Mavrodin	TKO (Referee stoppage)	3	2:08
Openweight	Daichi Kimura	vs.	Sina Karimian	No contest (low blow)	1
Cruiserweight 90 kg	Thian De Vries	def.	RUI	KO (Left cross)	1	0:27
Openweight	Ariel Machado	def.	Errol Zimmerman	TKO (2 Knockdowns/low kicks)	2	2:33	K-1 World GP 2024 Tournament Semifinal
Openweight	Feng Rui	def.	Shota Yamaguchi	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 Tournament Semifinal
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Chihiro Nakajima	def.	Daniil Yermolenka	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Danila Kvach	def.	Hikaru Terashima	KO (Spinning backfist)	1	2:08
Super Lightweight 65 kg	Daizo Sasaki	def.	Takuma Tsukamoto	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Koji Ikeda	def.	Momotaro Kiyama	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Openweight	Errol Zimmerman	def.	K-Jee	KO (Left hook)	2	0:58	K-1 World GP 2024 Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Ariel Machado	def.	Rhys Brudenell	KO (Right hook)	1	2:35	K-1 World GP 2024 Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Feng Rui	def.	Mattia Faraoni	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	K-1 World GP 2024 Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Shota Yamaguchi	def.	Claudio Istrate	DQ (hit to the back of the head)	1		K-1 World GP 2024 Tournament Quarterfinal
Openweight	Seiya Tanigawa	def.	Kosuke Jitsukata	TKO (Left hook)	1	1:59	K-1 World GP 2024 Tournament Reserve
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 57.5 kg	Kosei Sekiguchi	def.	Takaya Komatsu	KO (Left hook)	1	0:15
Super Featherweight 60 kg	Kanata Ueno	def.	Sakuya Ueda	KO (Spinning back kick)	2	0:05
Bantamweight 53 kg	Taki	def.	Ren Ogawa	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg	Rui	draw.	Raiki	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Daichi	def.	Yukito Iwagami	TKO (punches)	1	1:21

See also

• 2024 in Glory
• 2024 in ONE Championship
• 2024 in RISE
• 2024 in Romanian kickboxing
• 2024 in Wu Lin Feng
• 2024 in Kunlun Fight