Panchan Rina

Panchan Rina
BornRina Okamoto
(1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 (age 30)
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan[1]
Native nameぱんちゃん 璃奈
Other namesCutie Striker[2][3]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb; 7 st 8 lb)[1]
Division
StyleKickboxing
Teacher(s)Hideaki Suzuki[4]
Years active2017–present
Kickboxing record
Total20
Wins19
By knockout4
Losses1
Amateur record
Total12
Wins11
Losses1

Rina Okamoto (Japanese: 岡本 璃奈, Hepburn: Okamoto Rina, born March 17, 1994), better known as Panchan Rina (ぱんちゃん 璃奈, Pan-chan Rina), is a Japanese professional kickboxer. She is a former Knock Out-Black Female Minimumweight Champion, Knock Out-Black Female Atomweight Champion, and Rebels-Black Women's 46 kg Champion. After moving from Osaka to Tokyo at the age of 21, Rina discovered kickboxing and began competing at the amateur level in 2017. She made her professional debut in February 2019 and was undefeated as a professional until May 2024. As of April 2024, she was ranked the number six -47 kg kickboxer and the number seven -50 kg kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.[5]

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  2. ^ "デビュー7連勝も悔し涙の負けず嫌い。新鋭・ぱんちゃん璃奈の可能性は？". Number (in Japanese). February 14, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "ぱんちゃん璃奈「鍛え上げた身体を」グラビア初挑戦". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 26, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "【レベルス】ぱんちゃん璃奈の師匠がMISAKIの強さに警戒、対抗する鍵とは". eFight (in Japanese). August 21, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Kickboxing Rankings". Beyond Kick. Retrieved April 3, 2024.