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Kaito Sakaguchi
Japanese kickboxer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kaito Sakaguchi (坂口魁斗, born 28 August 2001), popularly known as Kaito (魁斗), is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of RISE.
As of August 2021 he was the #9 ranked Super Flyweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.[1]
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Kickboxing career
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Shootboxing
Kaito made his professional debut against Yu Jin at Shoot Boxing OSAKA 2018 ALPINISME vol.1 on March 18, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–27, 30–28 and 30–29.[2]
Kaito was scheduled to face Satoru Shimizu at Shoot Boxing 2018 act.3 on June 10, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–28 and 30–29.[3]
Kaito was scheduled to face Bullseye Ryuta at Shoot Boxing 2018 Young Caesar Cup Central #23 on September 23, 2018. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[4]
Kaito was scheduled to face Shota Tezuka at Shoot Boxing S-Cup World Tournament 2018 on November 18, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–27 and 30–27.[5]
Kaito was scheduled to face Kazuya Ueda at Shoot Boxing 2018 Young Caesar Cup act.5 on December 16, 2018, in his fifth and final fight of 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 30–29 in his favor.[6]
Kaito was scheduled to fight Genki at Shoot Boxing Osaka 2019 Alpinisme vol.1 on August 10, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges awarding him a 30–29 scorecard, while the third judge scored the fight 30–28 in his favor.[7]
Kaito was scheduled to face the #4 ranked featherweight contender Shota Tezuka at Shoot Boxing 2019 act.4 on September 28, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–28, 30–28 and 30–27.[8]
Kaito was scheduled to face the #10 ranked featherweight contender TSUTOMU at Shoot Boxing Hanayashiki Extreme.3 on October 27, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–28 and 30–27.[9]
Kaito was next scheduled to fight the #1 ranked Shootboxing featherweight contender Yuki Kasahara at Shoot Boxing 2020 act.1 on February 15, 2020. The fight was ruled a majority draw after the first three rounds, with two of the judges seeing the fight as a draw (30–30 and 29–29), while the third judge scored the fight 30–29 for Kasahara. Accordingly, an extension round was fought and was once again ruled a majority draw, with one judge scoring the round for Kasahara. Kasahara was awarded a majority decision, after a second extension round was fought.[10]
Move up to super featherweight
Following his first professional loss, Kaito moved up to super featherweight, a 2.5kg increase in weight from his previous fights. He was scheduled to face Shoki Kaneda for the RKS Super Featherweight title at RKS GOLD RUSH VII on November 29, 2020. Kaito won the fight by majority decision.[11]
Kaito was next scheduled to face Takuya Taira, in a 58.5kg bout, at HOOST CUP KINGS KYOTO 7 on March 7, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–28, 30–27 and 30–27.[12]
Kaito took part in the DEEP KICK super featherweight tournament held at DEEP☆KICK 51 on April 11, 2021, and was scheduled to face Taiki Sawatani in the semifinals. The fight was ruled a majority draw after the first three rounds, with two judges scoring it as a 29–29 draw, while the third judge scored it 29–28 for Sawatani. Sawatani was awarded a majority decision, after an extension round was fought.[13]
RISE
Kaito was scheduled to make his promotional debut with RISE against Keisuke Monguchi at Rise World Series 2021 on July 18, 2021. He won the fight by split decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–29 and 29–30.[14]
Kaito was scheduled to challenge Takuya Taira for the HOOST CUP Japan Featherweight title at HOOST CUP KINGS KYOTO 8 on October 17, 2021.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision after five rounds.[16]
Sakaguchi faced Kyo Kawakami for the vacant Shoot Boxing Japan Featherweight title at Shoot Boxing 2022 act.2 on April 10, 2022.[17] He lost the fight by majority decision, after an extra round was contested.[18]
Sakaguchi faced the former RISE Featherweight champion Taisei Umei at RISE 165: RISE 20th Memorial event on February 23, 2023.[19] He won the fight by majority decision, with two scorecards of 30–29 and one even scorecard of 29–29.[20]
Sakaguchi was expected to face the former two-weight REBELS champion Haruto Yasumoto at RISE World Series 2023 Osaka on July 2, 2023.[21] Yasumoto withdrew from the fight on June 1, after being hospitalized with compartment syndrome he sustained in a prior fight.[22] The fight was rescheduled for August 26, 2023, and took place at RISE World Series 2023 - 2nd Round.[23] Sakaguchi won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–27, 29–28 and 29–28.[24]
Sakaguchi challenged the RISE Featherweight champion Keisuke Monguchi at RISE 172 on October 29, 2023.[25] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50–47, 49–47 and 49–47.[26]
Sakaguchi faced Ryoga Hirano at Shoot Boxing 2024 act.4 on August 17, 2024.[27] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[28]
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Titles and accomplishments
Professional
- Real Kakutou Spirits
- 2020 RKS Super Featherweight Champion [29]
- HOOST CUP
- 2021 Hoost Cup Japan Featherweight Champion
Amateur
- All Japan Glove Karate Federation
- 2008 Glove Karate Federation All Japan Elementary School Champion[30]
- 2012 Glove Karate Federation All Japan Elementary School Champion
- 2013 Glove Karate Federation All Japan Elementary School Champion[31]
- 2014 Glove Karate Federation All Japan middle school Runner-up[32]
- 2015 Glove Karate Federation All Japan middle school Runner-up
- 2017 Glove Karate Federation All Japan -60kg Champion [33]
- DEEP KICK
- Shootboxing
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Fight record
Amateur record
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References
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