Hiromi Wajima

Hiromi Wajima (born 23 February 1995) is a Japanese kickboxer and the finalist of the 2020 K-1 Super Welterweight Grand Prix.

Hiromi Wajima
Born	和島 大海 (1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 Shijōnawate, Osaka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Division	Super Welterweight
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Osaka, Japan
Team	Gessinkai Team Samurai
Years active	2015-present
Kickboxing record
Total	16
Wins	12
By knockout	10
Losses	4
By knockout	2

Kickboxing career

Hiromi began a six fight winning streak with a first round TKO win over Kazunari Kimura.[2][3] During this run he likewise scored knockouts over Yoichi Yamazaki[4], Shimada Masayuki and Tanaka Yuki[5]. Wajima won the rematch with Jinbo Katsuya during KHAOS 5, with a second round KO.[6]

Hiromi Wajima had his second professional career loss with a unanimous decision loss to Jordann Pikeur.[7][8] He suffered his first knockout loss at the hands of Minoru Kimura, losing after only two minutes.[9]

He snapped his losing streak at Krush 108, where Wajima won a unanimous decision against Daisuke Fujimura.[10]

Wajima participated in the 2020 Super Welterweight Grand Prix. In the quarter final bout he faced Avatar Tor Morsim whom he defeated early in the third round with a leg kick knockout. In the semifinals he won a unanimous decision against Yasuhiro Kido. In the grand prix finals he fought a rematch with Minoru Kimura. He would fail to capture the super welterweight title, losing to Kimura for the second time in his career.[11][12][13]

Championships and accomplishments

• K-1
  • K-1 Super Welterweight Grand Prix Runner-up
  • K-1 Super Welterweight All Japan Amateur Tournament Winner (Two times)

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record

12 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 4 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2020-09-22 Raseasing Weerasakreck K-1 World GP 2020 Osaka, Japan 2020-03-22 Loss Minoru Kimura K-1: K'Festa 3, -70kg Championship Tournament Final Saitama, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 1:02 2020-03-22 Win Yasuhiro Kido K-1: K'Festa 3, -70kg Championship Tournament Semi Finals Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2020-03-22 Win Avatar Tor.Morsri K-1: K'Festa 3, -70kg Championship Tournament Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Low Kick) 3 0:40 2019-11-16 Win Daisuke Fujimura Krush 108 Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2019-03-10 Loss Minoru Kimura K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 1 2:20 2018-09-30 Loss Jordann Pikeur Krush.93 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 For the Krush -70kg title. 2018-05-26 Win Katsuya Jinbo KHAOS 5 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Hook) 2 2:32 2018-03-03 Win Wang Chao Wu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship Tianjin Tianjin, China KO (Left Cross) 2 2017-12-27 Win Yoichi Yamazaki K-1 WORLD GP 2017 JAPAN ～SURVIVAL WARS 2017～ Tokyo, Japan KO (Jumping Knee) 3 2:06 2017-10-14 Win Masayuki Shimada KHAOS 4 Tokyo, Japan KO (Low Kick) 2 2:32 2017-08-20 Win Tanaka Strike Yuki Krush 79 Nagoya, Japan KO (Low Kick) 1 2:26 2017-04-22 Win Kazunari Kimura K-1 World GP 2017 Super Bantamweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 1:13 2017-01-15 Loss Hiroki Nakajima Krush 72 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2016-10-09 Win Ryu Oda HIGHSPEED 2016 ～higher self～ Osaka, Japan KO (Left Cross) 1 2:34 2016-07-18 Win Katsuya Jinbo Krush 67 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 2:37 2016-05-22 Win Fumiya Uezono HIGHSPEED EX Osaka, Japan KO (Left Cross) 1 0:24 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Kickboxing Record

Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2015-08-15 Win Masashi Nakajima K-1 Amateur A-class Challenge -70kg Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 2015-08-15 Win Ryunosuke Takahashi K-1 Amateur A-class Challenge -70kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2015-06-21 Win Ikki Konishi K-1 Amateur A-class Challenge -70kg Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2015-06-21 Win Kentaro Ishibashi K-1 Amateur A-class Challenge -70kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2015-06-21 Win Masashi Nakajima K-1 Amateur A-class Challenge -70kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2012-06-17 Win Yoshinobu Matsushita KAKUMEI Osaka, Japan KO 2 2012-04-22 Win Masahiro Iwata KAKUMEI Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2011-09-25 Win Satoshi Yamashita KAKUMEI Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 2 1:30 2011-07-24 Win Kunio Oohashi KAKUMEI Osaka, Japan KO 1 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

External links

• Hiromi Wajima K-1 profile

References

1. "Hiromi Wajima". Retrieved 16 July 2020.
2. "[ニュース]2017.3.6 「K-1 WORLD GP」4.22代々木 ＜プレリミナリーファイト＞3カードが決定!!". k-1xkrush.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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4. "K-1 World GP: Survival Wars 2017 – Fightcard". perfectkickboxing.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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6. "KHAOS.5 Results: Wajima Faceplants Jinbo, Tsubakihara Defeats Morisaka". combatpress.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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10. "Hiromi Wajima vs. Daisuke Fujimura". tapology.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
11. "The Eight Limbs Podcast, Episode 5: Takeru vs Petchdam & K'Festa 3, Ft. Lucas Bourdon". thefight-site.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
12. "A 26-year-old kickboxer at the 'Superbowl of Japanese fighting' hit his opponent so hard he was knocked out on his feet before falling awkwardly in a heap". insider.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
13. "K'Festa 3 Results and Report". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.