| Tenshin Nasukawa 那須川天心 | |
|---|---|
 Nasukawa at Skateboarding Street World Championship 2023 in Tokyo, Japan | |
| Born | August 18, 1998 Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Other names | Prodigy (神童) The strongest high schooler (最強高校生) |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 55.34 kg (122.0 lb; 8.7 st) |
| Division | Flyweight (MMA) Bantamweight (Rise Kickboxing, -55 kg) Super Bantamweight, Boxing) Featherweight, Rizin Kickboxing) |
| Reach | 176 cm (69 in) |
| Style | Kyokushin Karate, Kickboxing, Boxing |
| Team | Target (2012–2016, 2022)[3] Team Teppen (2017–2021)[3] Team Tenshin[4] Teiken Gym (2023–present) |
| Trainer | Hiroyuki Nasukawa (father, Teppen Gym president), Takashi Ito (Target president), Yuji Okamoto (boxing coach), Yūichi Kasai (part-time boxing coach) |
| Rank | Black belt in Kyokushin Kaikan[5] Black belt in Shin Karate |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 42 |
| Wins | 42 |
| By knockout | 28 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Amateur Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 107 |
| Wins | 99 |
| By knockout | 37 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Ryujin Nasukawa (younger brother) |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2020 - present | |||||||||
| Genre | vlog | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1 million[6] | |||||||||
| Total views | 185.40 million[6] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 4 Feb 2023 | ||||||||||
Tenshin Nasukawa (Japanese: 那須川 天心, Nasukawa Tenshin, born August 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer, former professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. A generational talent, Nasukawa was regarded as a pound for pound talent throughout most of his career as a professional kickboxer and is regarded as one of the greatest kickboxers in the modern history of the sport.[7][8][9][10] Nasukawa became famous after his knockout victories over former IBF boxing world champion Amnat Ruenroeng in 2017 and Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai champion Wanchalong PK Saenchaigym in 2016.[11][12]
A professional kickboxer between 2012 and 2022, Nasukawa is the former RISE Bantamweight (55 kg) and RISE World Featherweight (57.5 kg) champion.[13][14] He was also the ISKA Unified Rules Featherweight (57 kg) and Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) champion,[15][16] as well as the 2017 Rizin Flyweight (57 kg) Kickboxing Tournament winner.[17] At the end of his professional kickboxing career, in July 2022, Nasukawa was ranked as the best kickboxer under 58 kg and the best pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.[18]
- ^ 那須川天心 (December 2017). 覚醒. クラーケン. p. 180. ISBN 978-4909313010.
- ^ "Tenshin Nasukawa 18 Year Old Fighting Genius Is The Future". Combat - Culture - Life. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Team Teppen transferwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Tenshin Nasukawa MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "那須川天心と横浜流星の意外な共通点？2人のルーツは「極真空手」！". story-overcoffee.com. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b "About 那須川天心チャンネル". YouTube.
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Takeru victorywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Rizin 26: Tenshin Nasukawa sets up Takeru Segawa dream fight – 'let's make martial arts exciting together'". scmp.com. January 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "【インタビュー】29歳武尊が語る"過去最高の自分"「魔裟斗さんは一番強い時に引退した。そういう感覚に近い」". number.bunshun.jp. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "武尊：生不逢時的K-1王者". hk01.com. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Tenshin Nasukawa: Who Is Japan's Kickboxing Sensation Set to Fight Floyd Mayweather at RIZIN 14?". newsweek.com. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Aliens, anime and amazing knockouts: Everything you need to know the Mayweather's 'opponent'". BBC. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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Rizin tournament winwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Aittama, Zach (15 July 2022). "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2022". combatpress.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.