Leona Pettas

Leona Pettas
BornReona Kato (玲於奈 加藤)
(1992-04-29) April 29, 1992 (age 32)
Iruma, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
DivisionBantamweight
StyleKyokushin Karate, kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
TeamBungelingBay Gym (2012-2017)
THE SPIRIT GYM TEAM TOP ZEROS (2018-present)
TrainerHidetoshi Hanzawa
Nicholas Pettas
Years active2012 - present
Kickboxing record
Total41
Wins32
By knockout14
Losses8
By knockout2
Draws1
Other information
Notable relativesKona Kato (brother)

Leona Pettas (Japanese: レオナ・ペタス, Pettas Leona, born April 29, 1992) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of K-1, where he is the Super Featherweight champion. He took the family name of his first trainer Karateka Nicholas Pettas. Pettas is the 2022 K-1 Super Featherweight World Grand Prix winner, the former Krush Super Featherweight champion and a one-time K-1 super featherweight title challenger.

He was ranked as a top ten bantamweight by Combat Press between September 2020 and July 2022, peaking at #2.[1][2] Combat Press ranked him the #4 Flyweight in May and June 2019,[3][4] and #3 Flyweight between July 2019[5] and August 2020.[6]

  1. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2022". combatpress.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: June 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: August 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.