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 names	Prince Danger
Nationality	Japanese
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	143 lb (65 kg; 10.2 st)
Division	Featherweight
Style	Kickboxing, Boxing
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	Watanabe Boxing Gym
Years active	2001-present
Professional boxing record
Total	18
Wins	15
By knockout	8
Losses	3
By knockout	2
Draws	0
Kickboxing record
Total	5
Wins	1
By knockout	1
Losses	4
Draws	0
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	0
Losses	1
By submission	1
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

15 wins (8 KOs), 3 losses Result Record Opponent Method Venue Date Round Time Location Notes Win 15-3 Saengcharoen Mahasapcondo KO Korakuen Hall September 26, 2007 3 1:56 Tokyo, Japan Win 14-3 Kota Suzushino Decision (unanimous) Korakuen Hall May 24, 2007 8 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 13-3 Koji Umetsu Decision (majority) Korakuen Hall October 14, 2006 10 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Lost Japanese Featherweight Championship. Win 12-2 Ikuto Kobayashi Decision (unanimous) Korakuen Hall May 20, 2006 10 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended Japanese Featherweight Championship. Win 12-2 Motokazu Abe KO Korakuen Hall January 21, 2006 1 1:59 Tokyo, Japan Defended Japanese Featherweight Championship. Win 11-2 Norihisa Tomimoto Decision (unanimous) Korakuen Hall October 13, 2005 8 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese Featherweight Championship. Win 10-2 Runktawan Sor Vorapin KO City Gymnasium September 22, 2005 5 2:57 Akita City, Japan Win 9-2 Ryuta Miyagi Decision (unanimous) Korakuen Hall April 18, 2005 10 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 8-2 Raisak Porfahkamron KO Korakuen Hall February 16, 2005 1 1:42 Tokyo, Japan Win 7-2 Atsushi Tsuburaya Decision (unanimous) Korakuen Hall September 4, 2004 8 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 6-2 Kenichi Nakayama TKO Kose Sports Park May 23, 2004 6 2:52 Kōfu, Japan Win 5-2 Yosuke Tsuda Decision (unanimous) Korakuen Hall February 10, 2004 6 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 4-2 Hajime Tanaka Decision (unanimous) Korakuen Hall November 15, 2003 4 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 3-2 Atsushi Sakurai KO Korakuen Hall July 29, 2003 1 0:43 Tokyo, Japan Win 3-1 Shinya Saito KO Korakuen Hall June 13, 2003 1 2:37 Tokyo, Japan Win 2-1 Tatsuya Yokoyama KO Korakuen Hall May 3, 2003 1 1:55 Tokyo, Japan Loss 1-1 Atsushi Sakurai KO Korakuen Hall February 10, 2003 3 0:31 Tokyo, Japan Win 1-0 Ken Komuro KO Korakuen Hall November 20, 2002 1 2:30 Tokyo, Japan Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

1 win (1 KO), 4 losses Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 1-4 Kazuyuki Miyata Decision (unanimous) K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Tournament Final 16 -63kg Japan Tournament Final July 5, 2010 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 1-3 Daiki Hata Decision (unanimous) K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg Japan Tournament March 27, 2010 3 3:00 Saitama, Japan Loss 1-2 Cheon Jae-Hee Decision (split) K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final October 26, 2009 3 3:00 Yokohama, Japan Win 1-1 Atsushi Yamamoto TKO (3 knockdowns) K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 8 July 13, 2009 1 2:40 Tokyo, Japan Loss 0-1 Daisuke Uematsu Decision (unanimous) K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament February 23, 2009 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan 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

External links

• Professional MMA record for Kazuhisa Watanabe from Sherdog
• Sherdog profile
• K-1 profile
• Boxrec profile