Daizo Sasaki is the former Krush Super Lightweight champion, the former Krush Lightweight champion, the 2018 K-1 Super Lightweight Grand Prix finalist and a one-time K-1 World GP Super Lightweight title challenger.
37 Facts About Daizo Sasaki
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At a press conference held by Krush on December 2,2015, it was announced that Daizo Sasaki would be one of eight participants in the 2016 Krush lightweight tournament, held to fill the throne left vacant by Hideaki Yamazaki.
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Daizo Sasaki faced Hisaki Higashimoto at Krush 62 on January 17,2016, in the tournament quarterfinals.
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Daizo Sasaki faced the 2014 K-1 Koshien super lightweight champion Ren Hiramoto in the tournament finals, in the main event of Krush 66 on June 12,2016.
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Daizo Sasaki made his first title defense against Hiroto Iwasaki, in the co-main event of Krush.
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Daizo Sasaki scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the second round, dropping Iwasaki with a right hook.
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Daizo Sasaki was booked to face Wei Rui in the quarterfinals of the 2017 K-1 World GP Lightweight Championship Tournament, held on February 25,2017.
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Daizo Sasaki lost to the eventual tournament winner by a second-round knockout.
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Daizo Sasaki made his second Krush lightweight title defense against Toshiki Taniyama at Krush 78 on August 6,2017.
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Daizo Sasaki faced Ren Hiramoto at K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament on November 23,2017.
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The bout was a rematch of their Krush 66 fight, which Daizo Sasaki won by majority decision.
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Daizo Sasaki was less successful in their second meeting, as Hiramoto won the fight by unanimous decision.
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Daizo Sasaki made his third Krush title defense against Gonnapar Weerasakreck at Krush.
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Daizo Sasaki was knocked down in the third round, as Gonnapar dropped him with a right hook.
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Daizo Sasaki was booked to face Sam Hill in the tournament quarterfinals.
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Daizo Sasaki faced the two-time K-1 super lightweight tournament winner Kaew Fairtex in the tournament finals.
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Daizo Sasaki was booked to fight the Rukiya Anpo at K-1 World GP 2019: K'FESTA 2 on March 10,2019.
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Daizo Sasaki faced the former RISE Lightweight and KNOCK OUT Super Lightweight champion Fukashi Mizutani at K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament on June 30,2019.
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Daizo Sasaki won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.
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Daizo Sasaki cut Fukashi with a spinning backfist in the second round, which prompted the referee to call in the ringside physician, who allowed the fight to go on.
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Daizo Sasaki faced the Krush Super Lightweight champion Hayato Suzuki in a non-title bout at K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri on November 24,2019.
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Daizo Sasaki scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the second round, dropping Suzuki with a right hook.
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Daizo Sasaki made the first defense of his newly acquired title against the 2016 K-1 Koshien super lightweight champion Kensei Kondo.
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Daizo Sasaki faced Kota Nakano in a non-title bout at Krush.
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Daizo Sasaki returned to K-1 for his next bout, as he was booked to face Tetsuya Yamato at K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout on December 13,2020.
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Daizo Sasaki made his second Krush title defense against Jin Hirayama at Krush 125 on May 30,2021.
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Daizo Sasaki faced the former K-1 Lightweight titleholder Kenta Hayashi at K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri on September 20,2021.
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Daizo Sasaki was next booked to face Vitor Tofanelli at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27,2022.
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Daizo Sasaki made his third Krush title defense against Hikaru Terashima in the main event of Krush.
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Daizo Sasaki won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, stopping Terashima with a flurry of punches, after having knocked him down once previously in the round.
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Daizo Sasaki challenged the reigning K-1 Super Lightweight titleholder Tetsuya Yamato at K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri on June 17,2022.
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The title bout was a rematch two years in the making, as Daizo Sasaki had previously beaten Yamato by unanimous decision at K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout on December 13,2020.
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Daizo Sasaki vacated the Krush super lightweight title on December 16,2022.
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Daizo Sasaki faced the former RISE Lightweight champion Taiju Shiratori at RISE EL DORADO 2023 on March 26,2023.
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Daizo Sasaki lost the fight by split decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.
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Daizo Sasaki faced Koya Saito in a super lightweight tournament reserve bout at K-1 World MAX 2024 on September 29,2024.
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Daizo Sasaki faced Shu Inagaki at K-1 World MAX 2025 on February 9,2025.