Yuta Kubo
Encyclopedia
is Japanese lightweight
kickboxer. He won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight
in 2011.
Kenji Kubo, his younger brother, is a kickboxer too.
at age of 8, and kickboxing
at the age of 15.
(-57.15kg). He was a current high school student then.
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
kickboxer. He won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
in 2011.
Kenji Kubo, his younger brother, is a kickboxer too.
Early life
Kubo started practicing taekwondoTaekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
at age of 8, and kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
at the age of 15.
Debut
On January 22, 2005, he made a debut as a professional kickboxer on NJKF at featherweightFeatherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
(-57.15kg). He was a current high school student then.
Winning K-1 tournament
On June 25, 2011, Kubo won the tournament at lightweight. He was going to get retired if he lost. He visited his sponsors to tell that on the day before tournament.Fight record
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Titles
- NJKF Featherweight champion (2007)
- WPMO World Super featherweight champion (2007)
- Krush Lightweight GP runner-up (2009)
- K-1 World MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament Runner-up (July 7, 2010)
- K-1 WORLD MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Champion(June 25, 2011)
Awards
- 2005 Best Rookie Award (NJKF, January 15, 2006)
- 2005 Gong Kakutogi Magazine Award (NJKF, January 15, 2006)
- 2005 Full Contact Karate Magazine Award (NJKF, January 15, 2006)
- 2006 Technique Award (NJKF, December 23, 2006)
- 2007 Technique Award (NJKF, January 6, 2008)