Hiroki Kasahara | |
Birth Name: | 笠原 弘希 |
Birth Date: | August 10, 1999 |
Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Fighting Out Of: | Tokyo, Japan |
Height: | 174cm |
Reach: | 172.5cm |
Weight: | 62.5kg (137.8lb) |
Style: | Kickboxing |
Stance: | Orthodox |
Team: | Caesar Gym |
Yearsactive: | 2015–present |
Kickboxingwins: | 33 |
Kickboxingkowins: | 14 |
Kickboxinglosses: | 6 |
Kickboxingkolosses: | 2 |
Relatives: | Yuki Kasahara (younger brother) |
is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of Shootboxing. He is a three-weight Shootboxing champion, having held titles at featherweight (-57.5 kg), super featherweight (-60 kg) and lightweight (-62.5 kg).
As of October 2022, Beyond Kick ranks him as the tenth best featherweight kickboxer in the world.[1]
Kasahara made his professional debut against Genki Takeno at SHOOT BOXING2015~SB30th Anniversary~ act.3 on June 21, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kasahara would amass a 9–0 record during the next year, before suffering a stoppage loss at the hands of Shogo Kuriaki at REBELS.46 on October 23, 2016.[2]
Kasahara faced Kenichi TencloberGym at SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.1 on February 11, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[3] He would add two more decision victories to his record that year, as he was able to beat Yuuichi at SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.2 on April 8,[4] and Genki at SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.3 on June 16.[5] Kasahara avenged his first professional loss to Shogo Kuriaki at SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.4 on September 16, 2017, as he was able to knock Kuriaki out with a left hook to the body at the 2:15 minute mark of the third round.[6] His winning streak was snapped by Kazuki Fukada at SHOOT BOXING BATTLE SUMMIT-GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2017 on November 22, 2017, who beat him by split decision, after an extra fourth round was fought.[7]
Kasahara faced Yuta Hamamoto at Shoot Boxing 2018 act.1 on February 10, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[8] Kasahara next faced Naoya at Shoot Boxing 2018 act.3 on June 10, 2018.[9] He knocked Naoya out with a head kick at the 2:26 minute mark of the opening frame.[10]
His 15–2 record earned Kasahara the chance to challenge the reigning Shootboxing Japan featherweight (-57.5 kg) champion Genki at Shoot Boxing 2018 act.4 on September 15, 2018. He captured his first professional title by unanimous decision.[11]
Kasahara faced Kohei "MOMOTARO" Kodera in a non-title bout at SHOOT BOXING S-Cup 65 kg World Tournament 2018 on November 18, 2018.[12] Kodera handed Kasahara his third professional loss, as he won the fight by unanimous decision.[13] Kasahara faced Yukinori Ogasawara in another non-title bout at Shoot Boxing 2019 act.2 on April 27, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]
Following his rebounded victory over Ogasawara, Kasahara had his first fight at the super featherweight (-60 kg) limit, as he was booked to face the former SHOOT BOXING Japan Super bantamweight champion Taiki Naito at Shoot Boxing 2019 act.3 on June 23, 2019.[15] He won the fight by majority decision, after two additional rounds were contested.[16]
Kasahara challenged the reigning Shootboxing Japan super featherweight (-60 kg) champion Kazuki Fukada at Shoot Boxing 2019 act.4 on September 29, 2019.[17] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, after he had knocked Fukuda down three times by the 1:24 minute mark of the round.[18]
Kasahara's three-fight winning streak was stopped by Yota Shigemori, who beat him by a fourth-round technical knockout at Shoot Boxing: Ground Zero 2019 on December 3, 2019.[19] Kasahara was able to rebounded from the fourth loss of his professional career with a third-round technical knockout of Taisuke Maeguchi at Shoot Boxing 2020 act.1 on February 15, 2020.[20]
Following a nine-month break in competition, forced on him by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kasahara moved up to lightweight (-62.5 kg). He faced Hiroyuki Oshiro in his divisional debut at Shoot Boxing 2020 act.2 on November 28, 2020.[21] He won the fight by a narrowly contested unanimous decision.[22]
Kasahara faced the former REBELS lightweight and super lightweight champion Suarek Rukkukamui at Shoot Boxing 2021 act.1 on February 7, 2021.[23] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, forcing Suarek's corner to throw in the towel at the 2:18 minute mark.[24]
Kasahara faced Kyohei Furumura at Shoot Boxing 2021 act.3 on June 20, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[25] Kasahara next faced Paranrak at Shoot Boxing 2021 act.4 on September 4, 2021. He stopped the Thai with a left hook to the body in the final minute of the opening round.[26] Kasahara faced Yota Shigemori at Shoot Boxing 2021 Champion Carnival on December 26, 2021, in his fourth and final bout of the year.[27] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[28]
Kasahara challenged the Shootboxing Japan Lightweight (-62.5 kg) champion Renta Nishioka at Shoot Boxing 2022 act.2 on April 10, 2022.[29] He won the fight by a second-round stoppage, flooring Nishioka with a right hook.[30]
Kasahara faced the KNOCK OUT Black Lightweight champion Bazooka Koki at Shoot Boxing 2022 act.3 on June 26, 2022.[31] He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. The ringside physician stopped the fight 41 seconds into the round, due to a cut above Koki's left eye.[32]
Kasahara made his Rizin FF debut against Yusaku Ishizuki at Rizin 37 - Saitama on July 31, 2021.[33] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[34] [35]
Kasahara faced Lompetch Y'zdgym at Shoot Boxing 2022 act.4 on July 19, 2022.[36] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[37]
Kasahara faced the three-time WBC Muay Thai World title challenger Chadd Collins at RISE WORLD SERIES / SHOOTBOXING-KINGS on December 25, 2022.[38] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–28 and 30–27.[39]
Kasahara was expected to face Anurak Tded99 in a super lightweight (-65 kg) bout at SHOOT BOXING 2023 act.1 on February 12, 2023.[40] Anurak withdrew from the bout on February 3, after suffering a cut, and was replaced by the 2021 Sports Authority of Thailand Fighter of the Year Lamnamoonlek Tded99.[41] Kasahara won the fight by unanimous decision, after three extension rounds were contested.[42]
Kasahara faced the former Lumpinee Stadium lightweight and Rajadamnern Stadium welterweight champion Rambo Mor Rattanabandit in an open-finger glove bout at SHOOT BOXING 2023 act.2 on April 30, 2023.[43] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 30–28 and one scorecard of 30–29.[44]
Kasahara faced Nathan Dryden in an open-finger glove bout at SHOOT BOXING 2023 act.4 on September 23, 2023. He won the fight by a second-round front choke.[45]
Kasahara faced Superball Tded99 at SHOOT BOXING 2023 Series Final on November 14, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[46]
Kasahara faced Weerapon Sor.Dechapan at ONE Friday Fights 53 on February 23, 2024.[47]
|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2024-02-23|| Loss|| align=left| Weerapon Sor.Dechapan|| ONE Friday Fights 53|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-11-14|| Win || align=left| Superball Tded99|| SHOOT BOXING 2023 Series Final|| Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left hook) || 1 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-09-23|| Win || align=left| Nathan Dryden || SHOOT BOXING 2023 act.4|| Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Front choke)|| 2||1:04|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-04-30|| Win || align=left| Rambo Mor Rattanabandit || SHOOT BOXING 2023 act.2|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3||3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-02-12 || Win ||align=left| Lamnamoonlek Tded99 || SHOOT BOXING 2023 act.1|| Tokyo, Japan || 3rd Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) || 6 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 2022-12-25|| Loss ||align=left| Chadd Collins || RISE WORLD SERIES / SHOOTBOXING-KINGS 2022|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-09-17|| Win ||align=left| Lomphet Y'ZDGYM || SHOOT BOXING 2022 act.4|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2022-07-31|| Win||align=left| Yusaku Ishizuki|| Rizin 37 - Saitama || Saitama, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) ||3 ||3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-06-26|| Win ||align=left| Bazooka Koki ||SHOOT BOXING 2022 act.3|| Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Doctor stoppage)|| 3 || 0:41
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-04-10|| Win||align=left| Renta Nishioka||SHOOT BOXING 2022 act.2|| Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left hook to the body)|| 2 ||1:24 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-12-26|| Win ||align=left| Yota Shigemori || SHOOT BOXING 2021 Champion Carnival|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) ||3 ||3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2021-09-04|| Win ||align=left| Paranglak FellowGym || SHOOT BOXING 2021 act.4 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left hook to the body) || 1 ||2:18
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2021-06-20|| Win ||align=left| Kyohei Furumura|| SHOOT BOXING 2021 act.3 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2021-02-07|| Win ||align=left| Suarek Rukkukamui ||SHOOT BOXING 2021 act.2|| Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Corner stoppage) || 2 || 2:18
|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2020-12-28|| Win ||align=left| Hulk Oshiro ||SHOOT BOXING 2020 act.2|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2020-02-15|| Win ||align=left| Taison Maeguchi ||SHOOT BOXING 2020 act.1|| Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Doctor Stoppage) || 3 || 1:14
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2019-12-03|| Loss ||align=left| Yota Shigemori ||SHOOT BOXING GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2019|| Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Doctor Stoppage) || 4 || 2:34
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2019-09-28|| Win || align="left" | Kazuki Fukada || SHOOT BOXING 2019 act.4 ||Tokyo, Japan|| TKO (3 Knockdowns) || 2 || 1:42|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2019-06-23|| Win || align="left" | Taiki Naito || SHOOT BOXING 2019 act.3 ||Tokyo, Japan|| 2nd Ext.R Decision (Majority) || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2019-04-27 || Win ||align=left| Yukinori Ogasawara|| SHOOT BOXING 2019 act.2 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 2018-11-18 || Loss ||align=left| MOMOTARO|| SHOOT BOXING S-cup 65 kg World TOURNAMENT 2018 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2018-09-15 || Win ||align=left| Genki|| SHOOT BOXING2018 act.4 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2018-06-10 || Win ||align=left| Naoya|| SHOOT BOXING 2018 act.3 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (High kick) || 1 || 2:26
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2018-02-10 || Win ||align=left| Yuudai Hamamoto|| SHOOT BOXING 2018 act.1 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 2017-11-22 || Loss ||align=left| Kazuki Fukada|| SHOOT BOXING BATTLE SUMMIT-GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2017 || Tokyo, Japan || Ext.R Decision (Split)|| 4 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2017-09-16 || Win ||align=left| Shogo Kuriaki|| SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.4 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left hook to the body)|| 3 || 2:15
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2017-06-16 || Win ||align=left| Genki|| SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.3 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2017-04-08 || Win ||align=left| Yuuichi|| SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.2 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2017-02-11 || Win ||align=left| Kenichi TencloberGym|| SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.1 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2016-10-23 || Loss ||align=left| Shogo Kuriaki || REBELS.46 || Tokyo, Japan ||TKO (Punches) || 2 || 1:31
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-09-19 || Win ||align=left| Yusuke Kitagawa || SHOOT BOXING 2016 act.4 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Cornern stoppage) || 3 || 1:58
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-08-21 || Win ||align=left| Yoshinobu Ozaki || SHOOTBOXING Young Cesar in Hanayashiki act.3 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-06-05 || Win ||align=left| Atsushi Sakamura || SHOOT BOXING 2016 act.3 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO|| 3 || 2:31
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-04-16 || Win ||align=left| Namiki Kawahara || SHOOT BOXING 2016 Young Cesar vol.1 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-02-13 || Win ||align=left| Ryota Naito || SHOOT BOXING 2016 act.1 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2015-12-01 || Win ||align=left| Yuai Kannaka || SHOOT BOXING 30th ANNIVERSARY GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2015 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO || 2 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2015-09-19 || Win ||align=left| Saiki Toboru || SHOOT BOXING2015~SB30th Anniversary~ act.4 || Tokyo, Japan|| Decision (Unanimous)|| 2 || 1:35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2015-08-22 || Win ||align=left| Yugo || SHOOT BOXING 30th ANNIVERSARY CAESAR TIME! || Tokyo, Japan|| Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2015-06-21 || Win ||align=left| Genki Takeno || SHOOT BOXING2015~SB30th Anniversary~ act.3 || Tokyo, Japan|| Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|-| colspan=9 | Legend:
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2014-12-21|| Win ||align=left| Ryoga Imoto ||All Japan Amateur Shoot Boxing || Japan || TKO ||1 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 2014-06-29 || Loss||align=left| Koudai Hirayama || SHOOT BOXING Amateur|| Osaka, Japan || Decision || 2 || 2:00
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2014-04-20|| Loss ||align=left| Renta Nishioka ||Amateur SHOOT BOXING|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 2 || 2:00
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2014-02-09|| Loss ||align=left| Ryoichi Hashimoto ||SHOOT BOXING CENTRAL 9 ~Young Caesar Cup~|| Nagoya, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 2 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2013-11-16 || Win||align=left| Gaku Sakamoto || Shootboxing GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2013, All Japan Amateur Shootboxing Final|| Osaka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2013-10-13 || Win||align=left| Masahiro Osawa || SHOOT BOXING Amateur || Tokyo, Japan || Decision || ||
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2013-02-10|| Win||align=left| Kenta Hattori || SHOOT BOXING Amateur || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 2 || 1:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2012-06-24|| Loss||align=left| Shohei Setoguchi || SHOOT BOXING Amateur || Tokyo, Japan || Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 1:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2012-02-22 || Win||align=left| Gaku Sakamoto || SHOOT BOXING Amateur|| Osaka, Japan || Decision (Split)|| 2 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2011-11-27 || Win||align=left| Kaku Niimi || SHOOT BOXING Amateur|| Osaka, Japan || Decision (Majority)|| 2 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2010-08-07 || Loss ||align=left| Shohei Setoguchi || Young Caesar Cup Tokyo 2010 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 1 || 2:00
|-| colspan=9 | Legend: