Koichi (kickboxer)

Koichi Watanabe (Japanese: コウイチ) (26 October 1980 - 7 April 2018), better known as Koichi Pettas or simply KOICHI, was a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1, It's Showtime and GLORY.[1]

Koichi Watanabe
Watanabe at "K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007" press conference
Born	(1980-10-26)October 26, 1980 Niigata, Japan
Died	7 April 2018(2018-04-07) (aged 37)
Native name	渡邉　浩一
Other names	KOICHI
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Team	Bungeling Bay Spirit Team Spirit
Trainer	Nicholas Pettas
Years active	2008–2018
Kickboxing record
Total	44
Wins	31
By knockout	18
Losses	12
By knockout	4
Draws	1
last updated on: April 7, 2018

Biography and career

Koichi gained recognition fighting in organizations like RISE and MARS, then went on to win the M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2009 and the WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2010. Having spent most of his career at heavyweight, Koichi dropped to light-heavyweight following back-to-back losses to Jerome Le Banner in GLORY events. He retired from active competition in November 2017 to become a trainer. Koichi was killed in a traffic accident on April 7, 2018. He collided with a car while driving a scooter in Tokyo. He was declared dead shortly upon arrival at the hospital.[2]

Titles

• 2010 WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai champion
• 2009 M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

31 Wins (18 KO's, 13 decisions), 12 Losses, 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2017-11-23 Loss Ibrahim El Bouni K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 1 0:20 31-12-1 2017-04-22 Win K-Jee K-1 World GP 2017 Super Bantamweight Championship Tokyo, Japan KO 3 31-11-1 2016-09-19 Loss Makoto Uehara K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 30-11-1 2015-11-4 Win Nobu Hayashi Enishi Tokyo, Japan KO 1 1:24 30-10-1 2015-8-1 Win Hiromi Amada Blade 2 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 29-10-1 2014-12-29 Win Raoumaru Blade 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 28-10-1 2014-9-28 Win GORIsenoo REBELS 30 Tokyo, Japan KO 1 1:47 27-10-1 2013-06-22 Loss Randy Blake Glory 9: New York - 95 kg Slam Tournament, Reserve Bout New York City, New York, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 26-10-1 2013-05-03 Loss Jérôme Le Banner Glory 8: Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 26-9-1 2012-12-31 Loss Jérôme Le Banner Glory 4: Tokyo Saitama, Japan KO (Right Hook) 3 2:48 26-8-1 2012-10-06 Win Mark Miller Glory 2: Brussels Brussels, Belgium KO (Right Cross) 2 26-7-1 2012-7-29 Win Ryuta Noji IT'S SHOWTIME JAPAN countdown-2 Tokyo, Japan KO (3 Punches/Knockdowns) 1 2:54 25-7-1 2012-5-20 Win Jonhan Kim SHUKEN VI - IT'S SHOWTIME Japan Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 24-7-1 2012-01-22 Loss Toshio Matsumoto REBELS.10 - IT'S SHOWTIME Japan Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 23-7-1 Fight was for the vacant IT'S SHOWTIME Japan 95kg title. 2011-09-04 Win Yoichi Babaguchi TITANS NEOS X Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 0:51 23-6-1 2011-07-18 Win Nam II IT'S SHOWTIME JAPAN countdown-1 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 2 0:46 22-6-1 2011-06-12 Win Andrew Peck M-1 Fairtex Challenge Tokyo, Japan KO (Knees and punches) 3 1:01 21-6-1 2010-12-01 Win Hiromi Amada Fujiwara Festival 2010 Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0) 5 3:00 20-6-1 Wins WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai title. 2010-09-12 Win Fuck Kishida M-1 Fairtex Challenge Tokyo, Japan KO (Knee strike) 2 1:20 19-6-1 2010-06-27 Win Eiji Ikeno M-1 Fairtex Challenge Tokyo, Japan KO (Knee strike) 2 2:34 18-6-1 2010-06-06 Win Ryo Takigawa M-1 Fairtex Challenge Tokyo, Japan KO (High kick) 2 0:19 17-6-1 2009-09-08 Draw Yuuki Niimura Tokyo, Japan Decision Draw (1-0) 3 3:00 16-6-1 2009-08-02 Win Yusuke Sakashita K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Seoul, Korea Decision 3 3:00 16-6 2009-05-06 Loss Singh Jaideep J-Network Get Real in J-World 2nd Japan Decision (3-0) 5 3:00 15-6 Fight was for the J-Network Heavyweight title. 2009-03-29 Win Prince Ali TITANS NEOS 5 Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 15-5 2009-01-18 Win Keigo Takamori M-1 Fairtex Challenge Tokyo, Japan KO (Body kick) 4 1:33 14-5 Wins M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai title. 2009-08-09 Loss Rico Verhoeven K-1 World GP 2008 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawai Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 13-5 2008-05-23 Win Shintaro Kiso Smokers Tokyo, Japan KO (Uppercut) 1 2:31 13-4 2008-08-04 Win Kuniyosh TITANS Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00 12-4 2007-11-02 Loss Freddy Kemayo K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 Istanbul, Turkey TKO (Doctor stoppage) 4 1:50 11-4 2007-09-26 Loss Fabiano Aoki J-Network Tour Championship of J 2nd Tokyo, Japan Ext R. Decision (3-0) 4 3:00 11-3 Fight was for the J-Network Heavyweight Tournament title. 2007-09-26 Win Niimura Yuki J-Network Championship Tour of J 2nd Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00 11-2 2007-08-03 Win Koya Hasegawa J-Network Championship Tour of J 1st Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00 10-2 2007 Win Hiromitsu Takayama MA Kickboxing Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 9-2 2007-03-24 Loss Andrew Peck HEAT 3 Nagoya, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 8-2 2006-12-22 Win Lee Jea Hun MARS 6 Rapid Fire Yokohama, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 8-1 2006-08-26 Win Seol Bo Kyung MARS 4 New Deal Tokyo, Japan KO (Left high kick) 1 0:53 7-1 2006-07-31 Win Masashi Aoyagi RISE XXVIII Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 6-1 2006-03-26 Loss Alex Roberts RISE G-Bazooka Tournament '06 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right high kick) 1 2:30 5-1 2006-03-26 Win Fabiano Aoki RISE G-Bazooka Tournament '06 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 2:04 5-0 2005-11-27 Win Yoichi Uchida RISE XX Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 2:44 4-0 2005-08-13 Win Wataru Suda AJKF Cross Fire Tokyo, Japan KO (Right lowkick) 3 1:55 3-0 2005-06-19 Win Hiroshi Sakai RISE G-Bazooka Tournament '05 Tokyo, Japan KO (Knee to the body) 3 2:29 2-0 2005-04-24 Win Mr. Kamikaze RISE XIV Tokyo, Japan Ext R. Decision (2-1) 4 3:00 1-0 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 Events

References

1. "Koichi Watanabe K-1 profile". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
2. "元K-1選手KOICHIが交通事故で死亡 渋谷の交差点でバイクと車が衝突". Breaking News Japan. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-07.

External links

• Official K-1 website
• Koichi Watanabe official website