Akira Maeda

Akira Maeda
Maeda in August 2018
BornGo Il-myeong
(1959-01-24) January 24, 1959 (age 65)[1]
Osaka, Japan
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
TeamRings Japan
RankEighth degree black belt in Kyokushin Budokai
Years active1995–1999
Mixed martial arts record
Total12
Wins7
By submission4
Unknown3
Losses5
By submission3
By decision1
Unknown1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Akira Maeda
前田日明
Born (1959-01-24) January 24, 1959 (age 65)[1]
Osaka, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kwik-kik-Lee
Akira Maeda
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Billed weight225 lb (102 kg)[1]
Trained byKarl Gotch[2]
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
DebutAugust 25, 1978 (vs Kotetsu Yamamoto)
RetiredFebruary 21, 1999 (vs Alexander Karelin)

Akira Maeda (前田 日明, Maeda Akira) (born Go Il-myeong (Hangul: 고일명, Hanja: 高日明), January 24, 1959) is a Japanese mixed martial arts promoter, writer and retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Maeda was also known by the ring name Kwik-kik-Lee during his time on the British wrestling's slot on the sports show World of Sport (WoS). Maeda helped develop the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 1980s.[2][3][4] He founded Fighting Network RINGS in 1991 which would become one of the top MMA promotions before it folded in 2002.

  1. ^ a b c d "Akira Maeda". SherDog. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference gotch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Akira Maeda profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved May 11, 2012.