Katsuya Kitamura was a Japanese professional wrestler, bodybuilder and an amateur wrestler trained by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he was the winner of the 2017 Young Lion Cup.
12 Facts About Katsuya Kitamura
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Katsuya Kitamura attended Senshu University, where he was a part of their wrestling team.
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On June 13,2011, Katsuya Kitamura was banned from amateur wrestling for two years after testing positive for anabolic steroids, specifically, the illegal muscle building drug drostanolone.
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Katsuya Kitamura was being tipped as a possible member of Japan's Olympic wrestling team for the 2012 London Olympic Games, but the ban ruled him out of participation.
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Katsuya Kitamura did not appeal against the ban, but said that he "took them by accident after buying some supplements from abroad".
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Katsuya Kitamura began training in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling dojo in 2015.
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On June 24,2017, three months after his debut, Katsuya Kitamura won the first match in his career when he teamed with Tomoyuki Oka to defeat Manabu Nakanishi and Tetsuhiro Yagi in a tag match.
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Meanwhile, in the Young Lion Cup, Katsuya Kitamura emerged victorious after winning all five of his matches.
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Katsuya Kitamura lost his first of seven matches to Jay White at New Year Dash.
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Katsuya Kitamura later injured his leg in a scooter accident.
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Katsuya Kitamura made his mixed martial arts debut against Bobby Ologun at Rizin 32 on November 20,2021, He lost the bout via rear-naked choke in the second round.
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Katsuya Kitamura died on October 12,2022, at age 36; reportedly, he felt unwell and called an ambulance to take him to a hospital, where his condition rapidly deteriorated.