Minoru Kimura

Not to be confused with the Japanese manga artist Minori Kimura.
Minoru Kimura
BornMinoru Philip Kimura
(1993-09-09) September 9, 1993 (age 31)
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight67.5 kg (149 lb; 10.63 st)
DivisionFeatherweight
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamBattle Box
Kickboxing record
Total50
Wins36
By knockout29
Losses11
By knockout9
Draws1
No contests2
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins0
Losses1
By knockout1

Minoru Kimura (木村 ミノル, Kimura Minoru) is a Brazilian kickboxer of Japanese and Italian descent,[2] fighting out of Battle Box Gym. He is the former K-1 Super Welterweight champion.

He has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex,[3] Hideaki Yamazaki, Yasuomi Soda,[4] Masaaki Noiri,[5] Massaro Glunder[6] and Hiroya.

He was ranked in the featherweight top ten by Combat Press between June 2015[7] and March 2017.[8] He was also ranked in the top ten by Liverkick.com.[9]

  1. ^ "木村"フィリップ"ミノル /キムラ フィリップ ミノル/Kimura "Philip" Minoru". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "躍動する若き才能 キックボクサー木村ミノル". PHYSIQUE ONLINE. 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. ^ "K-1 The Championship: Title Fights Breakdown". Jay Jauncey. 2015-11-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ^ "K-1 Japan 65kgs [sic] Tournament Results". Jay Jauncey. 2014-11-03. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ^ "K-1 Japan -65kg Japan Tournament Results". Dave Walsh. 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  6. ^ Jay Jauncey. "K-1 WGP 2015 70kgs [sic] Live Results and Stream". liverkick.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10.
  7. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: June 2015". combatpress.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2017". combatpress.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  9. ^ "The Official LiverKick.com Rankings". Dave Walsh. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2016-04-30.