Naoko Kumagai

Naoko Kumagai (born August 8, 1971 in Yamanashi) is a Japanese female kickboxer and 3-time World Champion in 3 different weight classes.[1] She also had two amateur boxing matches with Russian Elena Karpachova, and one pro boxing match.[2]

Naoko Kumagai
BornKumagai Naoko
(1971-08-08) August 8, 1971
Yamanashi, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
StyleKickboxing
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamFudohkan Gym
TrainerShinya Natori
Years active1989–2002
Professional boxing record
Total3
Wins1
Losses2
Kickboxing record
Total37
Wins31
By knockout27
Losses4
Draws1
No contests1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Kumagai is known for her knockout punch and high KO percentage. Her kickboxing record is 36 fights, with 31 wins 27 via KO, 4 losses and 2 draw.

Notable fights

Pro debut loss to WKA world Champion Ella Yee of the United Kingdom; Kumagai defeated German Kickboxing Champion, Regina Halmich, by first-round KO; A five-round decision victory over ISKA World Kickboxing Champion, Kim "Fireball" Messer of the USA;

A First round KO victory over Japan's Natsumi Nakazawa; two fights with Australian star, Amanda Buchanan: The first fight with Buchanan was a five-round decision loss to Buchanan for the WKA World Title and the rematch with Buchanan was a 4th-round KO victory for Kumagai over Buchanan as Kumagai regained her WKA world title from Buchanan.

Kumagai VS WKA World Champion, Lisa Howarth, 2 fights: The First fight with Lisa Howarth in Manchester, England was ruled a no contest, by the WKA.

The 2nd fight with Lisa Howarth in Tokyo was a first-round KO Kumagai victory for the WKA World flyweight Title;

Kumagai vs Kyoko Miyazake, "aka Kamikaze" was a fourth rd TKO victory world title defense.

Kickboxing Decision win over MMA star, Yoko Takahashi.

Draw vs Australian Star, Holly Ferneley, in a five-round Muay Thai fight.

Draw vs shootboxing champion, Terumi Fujiyama, in a shoot boxing fight. One exhibition fight against World Champion, Sachiyo Shibata(no decision was rendered in this "exhibition fight")

For more information on her fight career, see her interview at [3]

Titles
  • Double-K World Women's Lightweight Champion
  • WKA World Flyweight and Bantamweight Title
  • UKF World Super Bantamweight Title[4]

Media career

She appeared in Jackass: The Movie segment "Ass Kicked By Girl" beating up Ryan Dunn in a kickboxing session.[5]

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gollark: Yes, and that would be totally acceptable in a world where this sort of thing was permitted and recognized.
gollark: You just do not understand my genius.
gollark: It's *expensive* to fiddle with the numbers, see, so it won't happen too much, and you could get international organizations to accept it.
gollark: You may mock me now, but this is the future of international trade.

References
  1. http://www.womenkickboxing.com/kumabio.htm
  2. http://www.boxing-records.com/femm/voirpalma.php?boxeur=kumagan9.html
  3. http://www.womenkickboxing.com/interviews.htm
  4. http://tbdata.ootpdevelopments.com/fighterrecord.php?fid=34401
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1350905/
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