Kazuhisa Watanabe

Kazuhisa Watanabe (渡邉 一久, Watanabe Kazuhisa, born May 18, 1983) is a Japanese boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist currently competing in K-1 and Dream in the featherweight division. He is known to be overly flamboyant in fights, often jeering and taunting opponents at every opportunity.

Kazuhisa Watanabe
Born (1983-05-18) May 18, 1983
Yamanashi, Japan
Other namesPrince Danger
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight143 lb (65 kg; 10.2 st)
DivisionFeatherweight
StyleKickboxing, Boxing
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamWatanabe Boxing Gym
Years active2001-present
Professional boxing record
Total18
Wins15
By knockout8
Losses3
By knockout2
Draws0
Kickboxing record
Total5
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses4
Draws0
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins0
Losses1
By submission1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Career

Watanabe began his career in professional boxing in 2002. On October 13, 2005, he defeated Norihisa Tomimoto by unanimous decision to claim the Japanese Featherweight Championship. He defended the title twice, against Motokazu Abe and Ikuto Kobayashi, before losing it to Koji Umetsu on October 14, 2006. Watanabe retired from the sport in 2007 with a record of 15 wins (8 by knock out) and 3 losses.

On February 23, 2009, he made his kickboxing debut against Daisuke Uematsu at the K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament, losing via unanimous decision. He returned at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 8 on July 13 and defeated Atsushi Yamamoto via technical knockout after knocking him down three times in the first round. This would be his first and only victory in K-1 as he went on to lose his next three bouts against Cheon Jae-Hee, Daiki Hata and Kazuyuki Miyata.

He then ventured into mixed martial arts on December 31, 2010 at Dynamite!! 2010, where he was submitted with an armbar by Hideo Tokoro in the third round.

Titles

  • Japanese Featherweight Boxing Champion (2005–2006, 2 defences)

Boxing record

Boxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-1 Hideo Tokoro Submission (armbar) Dynamite!! 2010 December 31, 2010 3 2:50 Saitama, Saitama, Japan

References

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