Masaaki Noiri

Masaaki Noiri
Born (1993-05-11) May 11, 1993 (age 31)
Nagoya, Japan
Native name野杁 正明
NationalityJapanese
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69.5 kg (153 lb; 10.94 st)
DivisionLightweight
Super Lightweight
Welterweight
StyleKarate, Kickboxing,[1]
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamK-1 Gym KREST (2019 – Present)
K-1 Gym Ebisu (2014–2019)
Oishi Gym (2000–2014)
Rank  Black belt in Shin Karate
Years active2007–present
Kickboxing record
Total61
Wins49
By knockout25
Losses12
By knockout2
Draws0
Other information
Websitehttps://www.noiri-production.co.jp/

Masaaki Noiri (野杁 正明, Noiri Masaaki, born May 11, 1993) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the welterweight division of K-1. He is a two-weight K-1 champion, having held the K-1 World GP Super Lightweight Championship between 2017 and 2018 and the K-1 World GP Welterweight Championship between 2021 and 2024,[2][3] as well as a one-time Grand Prix winner, having won the 2021 K-1 World Welterweight Grand Prix.[3]

He began practicing karate as a teenager and had great success in both full contact karate and amateur kickboxing in his early teens, which included winning the K-1 Koshien 62 kg (136 lb) schoolboys tournament in 2009,[4] two JKJO titles and a Shin Karate title.[5][6][7] After turning professional in 2010, he became a mainstay in the Krush promotion and was victorious in the 2011 Krush Under-22 ~63kg Supernova~ Tournament.[8]

Combat Press ranked him as the No. 1 super-featherweight kickboxer in the world between October 2021 and March 2023. He was then removed from the rankings after he moved to the lightweight division.[9][10] Combat Press also ranked him among the top ten featherweights continuously from September 2014 to January 2021.[11][12]

  1. ^ "「K-1 WORLD GP」11.3（火・祝）福岡 野杁正明、福岡の地で衝撃を残す！「戦い方がより攻撃的になった。会場が凍り付くKOを見せたい」 – YouTube". www.youtube.com. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SLW title was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WW title, GP win was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Koshien was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference JJKO 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference JJKO 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shin Karate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference auto was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: October 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2023". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  11. ^ Tatum, Rob. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2014". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  12. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: January 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.