Daizo Sasaki
Daizo Sasaki (born 20 November 1990) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently signed with K-1. He is the current Krush Super Lightweight and former Lightweight champion, as well as the 2018 K-1 Super Lightweight Grand Prix finalist.[1]
| Daizo Sasaki | |
|---|---|
| Born | 佐々木 大蔵 November 20, 1990 Machida, Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 65.0 kg (143.3 lb; 10.24 st) |
| Division | Super Bantamweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | KREST |
| Years active | 2009 - present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 48 |
| Wins | 30 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | https://s-daizo.com/index.html |
As of March 2022, he is the #6 ranked featherweight in the world according to Combat Press.[2]
Kickboxing career
Krush Lightweight title reign
Sasaki participated in the Krush Lightweight tournament, which began in January 2016 at Krush 62.[3] In the quarterfinal, Sasaki beat Hisaki Higashimoto by majority decision and Takayuki Minamino by unanimous decision in the semifinal. He faced Ren Hiramoto at Krush 66 in the tournament final, and won the fight by majority decision.[4] He was scheduled to defend his title against Hiroto Iwasaki at Krush 70. Sasaki beat Iwasaki by unanimous decision.[5]
Sasaki took part in the 2017 K-1 Lightweight Grand Prix, and faced Wei Rui in the quarterfinal. He lost to the eventual tournament winner by a second-round knockout.[6]
After a split decision win against Jin Ying at the Wu Lin Feng 2017: China VS Japan event, Sasaki was scheduled to defend the title for the second time against Toshiki Taniyama. He beat Taniyama by unanimous decision.[7] For his third title defense, Sasaki was scheduled to fight Gonnapar Weerasakreck at Krush 87.[8] Gonnapar won the fight by unanimous decision.[9]
Krush Super Lightweight title reign
Following his title loss, Sasaki went up in weight and participated in the 2018 K-1 Super Lightweight Grand Prix. He won decisions against Sam Hill in the quarterfinal and Jun Nakazawa in the semifinal, but lost the final match against Kaew Fairtex by unanimous decision.[10]
He lost his next fight against Rukiya Anpo as well,[11] but rebounded by winning his next two against Fukashi Mizutani[12] and Hayato Suzuki. He fought a rematch with Hayato Suzuki in his next fight, at Krush 111, for the Krush Super Lightweight title. Sasaki won the fight by unanimous decision.[13] Sasaki defended his title against Kensei Kondo at Krush 114, winning by unanimous decision.[14]
Sasaki's next fight was a non-title bout against Kota Nakano at Krush 118. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[15] Sasaki was scheduled to fight Tetsuya Yamato at K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout,[16] and won by unanimous decision.[17]
Sasaki was scheduled to defend his Krush title against Jin Hirayama at Krush 125. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[18]
Sasaki was scheduled to face the former K-1 lightweight champion Kenta Hayashi at K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri on September 20, 2021.[19] Sasaki won the fight by unanimous decision. He knocked Hayashi down twice in the second round, having been knocked down once himself.[20]
Sasaki was scheduled to face Vitor Toffanelli at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27, 2022.[21] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all tree judges awarding him all three rounds of the bout.[22]
Titles and accomplishments
Professional
- 2016 Krush Lightweight (-63 kg) Champion[23] (defended twice)
- 2018 K-1 World Super Lightweight Tournament runner-up[24]
- 2020 Krush Super Lightweight (-65 kg) Champion[25] (defended twice)
Fight record
| 30 Wins (6 (T)KO's), 17 Losses, 1 Draw, 0 No Contest | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 |  Hikaru terashima | Krush.138 | Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Defends Krush Super Lightweight title. | ||||||||
| 2022-02-27 | Win |  Vitor Tofanelli | K-1 World GP 2022 Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2021-09-20 | Win | Kenta Hayashi | K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri | Yokohama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2021-05-30 | Win | Jin Hirayama | Krush.125 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Defends Krush Super Lightweight title. | ||||||||
| 2020-12-13 | Win | Tetsuya Yamato | K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2020-10-17 | Win | Kota Nakano | Krush.118 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2020-07-11 | Win | Kensei Kondo | Krush.114 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the Krush Super Lightweight title. | ||||||||
| 2020-02-24 | Win | Hayato Suzuki | Krush.111 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the Krush Super Lightweight title. | ||||||||
| 2019-11-24 | Win | Hayato Suzuki | K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri | Yokohama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-06-30 | Win | Fukashi | K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament | Saitama, Japan | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 2:14 | |
| 2019-03-10 | Loss | Rukiya Anpo | K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-11-03 | Loss |  Kaew Fairtex | K-1 World GP 2018: Super Lightweight Championship Tournament, Final | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| For the K-1 -65kg title. | ||||||||
| 2018-11-03 | Win | Jun Nakazawa | K-1 World GP 2018: Super Lightweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-11-03 | Win |  Sam Hill | K-1 World GP 2018: Super Lightweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-07-22 | Win |  Wang Zhiwei | Krush.90 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-04-22 | Loss | Gonnapar Weerasakreck | Krush.87 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Loses the Krush Lightweight title. | ||||||||
| 2017-11-23 | Loss | Ren Hiramoto[26] | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-08-06 | Win | Toshiki Taniyama | Krush.78 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the Krush Lightweight title. | ||||||||
| 2017-06-03 | Win | Jin Ying | Wu Lin Feng 2017: China VS Japan | Changsha, China | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-02-25 | Loss | Wei Rui | K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left Hook) | 2 | 1:04 | |
| 2016-10-15 | Win | Hiroto Iwasaki | Krush.70 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the Krush Lightweight title. | ||||||||
| 2016-06-12 | Win | Ren Hiramoto | Krush 66: -63 kg Tournament, Final | Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the Krush Lightweight Title. | ||||||||
| 2016-03-20 | Win | Takayuki Minamino | Krush 64: -63 kg Tournament, Semi Final | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-01-17 | Win | Hisaki Higashimoto | Krush 62: -63 kg Tournament, Quarter Final | Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-10-04 | Win | Naoki Terasaki | Krush 59 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-04-12 | Loss | Hiroto Iwasaki | Krush 53 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-01-04 | Loss | Ryuki Iwashita | Krush 49 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-11-09 | Win | Taro Hayasaka | Krush 47 | Japan | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:46 | |
| 2014-09-08 | Win | Zhang Jouweng | China | KO | 1 | |||
| 2014-03-08 | Loss | Minoru Kimura | Krush 39 | Japan | TKO (3 Knockdowns/Left+Right Hook) | 1 | 2:49 | |
| 2013-11-10 | Win | Ikki | Krush 34 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-08-11 | Win | Joe Utsunomiya | Krush 30 | Japan | KO (Punches & Knee) | 1 | 2:51 | |
| 2013-06-02 | Win | Kengo Sonoda | Krush-IGNITION 2013 vol.4 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-03-03 | Loss | Minoru Kimura | Krush-IGNITION 2013 vol.2 | Japan | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | 2:19 | |
| 2012-12-14 | Win | Yuki Izuka | Krush 25 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-09-09 | Loss | Hisaki Higashimoto | Krush YOUTH GP 2012, Final | Japan | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-09-09 | Win | Yuya | Krush YOUTH GP 2012, Semi Final | Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-07-21 | Loss | Hiroya | Krush.20 | Japan | KO (Low Kick) | 3 | 2:43 | |
| 2012-06-08 | Loss | Atsushi Ogata | Krush.19 | Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-12-09 | Loss | Kengo Sonoda | Krush.14 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-10-10 | Loss | Masaaki Noiri | Krush 2011 Under-22 ~63 kg Supernova~ Tournament, Semi Finals | Tokyo, Japan | KO (left hook to the body) | 2 | 1:42 | |
| 2011-10-10 | Win | Shota | Krush 2011 Under-22 ~63 kg Supernova~ Tournament, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | KO | 3 | 1:24 | |
| 2011-07-16 | Win | Hayato Uesugi | Krush -70 kg Inaugural Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-10-31 | Loss | "Dynamite" Takahashi Yuta | Krush-EX ～Road to the CHAMPIONSHIP～ | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-08-14 | Draw | Shunta | Krush.9 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-05-27 | Loss | Tsuyoshi Nakashima | Krush.7 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-02-19 | Loss | Yuki Matsuno | Krush-EX 2010 vol.1 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-12-04 | Win | Shinichiro Ishii | Krush-EX | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-10-12 | Win | Takuya Kurokawa | Krush-EX | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-05-17 | Win | Yuki Hayano | Krush.3 | Tokyo, Japan | KO | 2 | 2:31 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
| Amateur kickboxing record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2008-12-31 | Loss | Taishi Hiratsuka | Dynamite!! 2008 K-1 Koshien 2008 King of Under 18 Tournament Reserve fight | Saitama, Japan | KO | 2 | 1:00 |
| 2008-10-01 | Loss | Ryuya Kusakabe | K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final K-1 Koshien 2008 King of Under 18 Tournament Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left High Kick) | 1 | 2:43 |
| 2008-08-29 | Win | Kota Kobayashi | K-1 Koshien KING OF UNDER 18 〜FINAL16〜 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2008-07-21 | Loss | Koya Urabe | K-1 Koshien KING OF UNDER 18 Kanto Area Selection Tournament, Final | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 2:00 |
| 2007-12-22 | Draw | Masaaki Noiri | Team Dragon sponsored box-off "Burning Dragon! Part 1" Amateur Challenge Match | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 3:00 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |}
See also
References
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