Yūji Nashiro

Yuji Nashiro (名城裕司) (born September 13, 1983) is a Japanese kickboxer who competes in the welterweight division.

Yuji Nashiro
Born (1983-09-13) September 13, 1983
Nara City, Japan
NationalityJapan Japanese
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleKyokushin Karate, Kickboxing
TeamKokushi Kaikan
Sport Academy
Years active2006-present
Kickboxing record
Total16
Wins10
By knockout6
Losses6
By knockout1
Draws0
Other information
Notable relativesNobuo Nashiro (brother)
Last updated on: July 28, 2013

Biography and career

Nashiro was born in Nara City and is the brother of world champion boxer Nobuo Nashiro. He began his martial arts career in Kyokushin karate, in which he was the Japanese and Asian champion in the middleweight division. He was also the amateur Muay Thai champion of Japan.

He made his professional kickboxing debut in 2006 and won his first three fights by knockout before taking a break from the sport for almost three years. He returned at the K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan Tournament where he was knocked out by Yuichiro Nagashima in the quarter-finals.[1] Following this, he went on to compete in the Krush promotion where he won his first two fights before losing to Yoshihiro Sato.

He returned to the Japan MAX Tournament at K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final where he caused an upset by winning the tournament. He defeated 2002 World MAX champion Albert Kraus in the quarter-finals and Takafumi Morita in the semis, both by decision, before going on to knock out Yuya Yamamoto in the first round of the final.[2][3]

On February 25, 2012, he defeated Yukihiko Komiya via majority decision at Big Bang 8 in Tokyo.[4]

Nashiro moved down in weight to compete in the Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67kg First Class Tournament~ on January 14, 2012, facing Abdallah Ezbiri at the quarter-finals.[5][6] He came in overweight on his first two attempts and lost by unanimous decision.[7]

He challenged Danilo Zanolini for his HEAT Middleweight (-70 kg/154 lb) Championship at HEAT 27 in Kobe, Japan on July 28, 2013, losing by unanimous decision.[8]

Titles

  • All Japan Kyokushin Open Middle Weight Class Knockdown Karate Champion 2002
  • Middle Asian Kyokushin Middle Weight Class Knockdown Karate Champion 2003
  • K-2 Gloved Karate Kansai Tournament Champion 2006
  • All Japan Glove Karate Competition Champion 2006
  • WMFJ Japanese Amateur Muay Thai Champion
  • All Japan Glove Karate Tournament Champion
  • 2011 K-1 -70kg Japan Tournament Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
10 wins (6 KOs), 6 losses
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTimeRecordNotes
July 28, 2013 Loss Brazil Danilo Zanolini HEAT 27 Kobe, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 10-6 For the HEAT Middleweight (-70 kg) Championship.
January 14, 2013 Loss France Abdellah Ezbiri Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67 kg Tournament First Round~ Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 10-5 Quarter-finals.
May 27, 2012 Loss England Reece McAllister K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 Madrid, Spain Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 10-4 First round.
February 25, 2012 Win Japan Yukihiko Komiya Big Bang 8 Tokyo, Japan Decision (majority) 3 3:00 10-3
September 25, 2011 Win Japan Yuya Yamamoto K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final Osaka, Japan KO (punches) 1 3:00 9-3 2011 Japan MAX Tournament final.
September 25, 2011 Win Japan Takafumi Morita K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final Osaka, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 8-3 2011 Japan MAX Tournament semi-final.
September 25, 2011 Win Netherlands Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final Osaka, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 7-3 2011 Japan MAX Tournament quarter-final.
May 29, 2011 Loss Japan Kosuke Yamauchi Krush Championship Tournament: Round 1 Japan Decision 3 3:00 6-3
January 29, 2011 Win Japan Daisuke Tsutsumi Krush Championship Tournament: Round 2 Japan Decision 3 3:00 6-2
August 14, 2010 Loss Japan Yoshihiro Sato Krush.9 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 5-2
July 9, 2010 Win Japan Kenta Krush.8 Japan Decision 3 3:00 5-1
May 27, 2010 Win Japan Hiroshi Yamauchi Krush.7 Japan KO (left high kick) 1 1:57 4-1
March 27, 2010 Loss Japan Yuichiro Nagashima K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg Japan Tournament Saitama, Japan KO (left hook) 1 0:39 3-1 2010 Japan MAX Tournament quarter-final.
June 28, 2007 Win Japan Hakuto K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination Tokyo, Japan TKO (three knockdowns) 2 2:46 3-0
April 4, 2007 Win Japan Teppei Yasuda K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase Yokohama, Japan KO (left knee) 1 2:12 2-0
September 23, 2006 Win Canada Phil Leier H2H Shockwave Calgary, Alberta, Canada KO (right hook) 3 - 1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

References

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