57 Facts About Kento Haraguchi

Haraguchi Kento is a Japanese kickboxer and former boxer, currently competing in the super lightweight division of RISE.

Kento Haraguchi is the current ISKA Oriental Rules World Light Welterweight champion, the former RISE Lightweight champion and the 2020 RISE Dead or Alive Lightweight tournament winner.

Kento Haraguchi won three titles in elementary school between 2008 and 2011, four in the middle school between 2012 and 2014, as well as the Dageki Kakutougi Japan Cup in the adult featherweight event in his return to the sport in 2017.

In between his two karate stints, Haraguchi fought as a professional boxer, but quit the sport after suffering his first loss in the semifinals of the 2016 West Japan Rookie of the Year tournament.

Kento Haraguchi was previously ranked as a top ten super bantamweight kickboxer by Combat Press between November 2020 and May 2022.

Kento Haraguchi's first daughter, Noa, was born when he was 17 and a second-year in high school.

Kento Haraguchi made his professional debut against Shiro Kajihara at All Boxing World 10th.

Kento Haraguchi won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.

Kento Haraguchi immediately pressured as the second round began, thoroughly dominating the champion and forcing him to take a knee three times, which awarded Hariguchi the technical knockdown.

Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to fight Taiki Naito in the quarterfinals.

Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to make his first title defense against Shogo Kuriaki at ACCEL vol.

Kento Haraguchi dominated the bout, knocking Aiolos down twice in the first round and twice in the second round, before Aiolos' corner threw in the towel.

Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to fight Henry Cejas in a non-title bout at ACCEL vol.

Kento Haraguchi fought mainly off the back-foot, slowly accumulating damage on his opponent, before knocking Cejas out with a jumping switch kick at the very end of the third round.

Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to participate in the Road to RIZIN Tournament, held during RISE 125.

Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to fight the WBC Muaythai International Featherweight champion Momotaro in the semifinals, with the other semifinal bout being contested by Shuto Miyazaki and Yamato Fujita.

Kento Haraguchi beat Momotaro by a closely contested unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a single round, while scoring the other two rounds as draws.

Kento Haraguchi was more dominant in the final bout against Shuto Miyazaki, winning by unanimous decision.

Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to make his second title defense against Chibita at ACCEL vol.

Early on in the first round, Kento Haraguchi landed a body kick which broke Chibita's ribs, while a second kick to the body resulted in the first knockdown of the fight.

Kento Haraguchi kept kicking Chibita's body which resulted in a knockout 90 seconds into the fight.

Kento Haraguchi made his RIZIN debut at RIZIN 13, when he was scheduled to fight the former K-1 Super Featherweight champion Taiga Kawabe.

Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to fight the ISKA Spain K-1 and Muay Thai champion Miguel Martinez during the opening round of the 2019 RISE World Series.

Kento Haraguchi made use of his superior speed and outfighting ability to win by unanimous decision, winning all three rounds on the judges scorecards.

Kento Haraguchi was given a one-point deduction and heavier gloves as a penalty for the weight miss.

At Rise World Series 2019 Final Round, Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to fight the 2017 RISE Super Featherweight champion Chan Hyung Lee.

Kento Haraguchi was dominant throughout the fight, winning the fight by unanimous decision.

On September 1,2019, Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to fight the former KNOCK OUT Lightweight champion Yosuke Morii at JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION, in a five-round fight with elbows allowed.

Kento Haraguchi looked to push the pace, pressuring Morii with kicks, with Morii looking to relieve the pressure through clinch work.

Kento Haraguchi scored the first knockdown in the second round with a right hook.

Less than 30 seconds into the third round, Kento Haraguchi scored a knockdown with a right hook.

Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to fight Chadd Collins in the semifinals of the 2020 RISE World Series tournament.

Kento Haraguchi won the fight by unanimous decision, utilizing outfighting to score on the advancing Tofanelli.

Since their first fight, Kento Haraguchi had won all seven of his fights, while Taiga entered the fight with only a single win in past seven fights.

Kento Haraguchi dominated the entirety of the bout, knocking Taiga down three times in less than three minutes, winning the fight by a technical knockout.

Kento Haraguchi immediately pressured Tanaka backwards with a combination of body-head punches and managed to knock Tanaka down, after successfully pushing his opponent into the ring corner.

On December 15,2020, Kento Haraguchi vacated the RISE Lightweight title, stating that he wanted to focus on a planned RISE Dead or Alive tournament.

Kento Haraguchi was expected to face the Glory featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 at RISE El Dorado in February 2021.

Kento Haraguchi was accordingly replaced by the 2019 RISE Lightweight Champion Taiju Shiratori, 24 days before the event.

The first knockdown came after Kento Haraguchi switched to southpaw and landed a partial spinning hook kick to the head of Shiratori.

The second knockdown came as both fighters were turning to face each-other and Kento Haraguchi landed a head kick from the orthodox stance.

Kento Haraguchi continued to pressure in the third round, but was unable to finish Shiratori, winning the fight by unanimous decision.

Kento Haraguchi was scheduled to face the former WMC World featherweight and RISE Super Lightweight champion Tapruwan Hadesworkout at RISE WORLD SERIES 2021 Yokohama on September 23,2021.

Kento Haraguchi rallied in the third round and knocked Tapruwan down with a left hook.

Kento Haraguchi was unable to mount any consistent offense against the Thai, who in turn successfully landed a great volume of knees and kicks, although he was given a yellow card for illegal clinching in the second round.

Kento Haraguchi won the fight by first-round technical knockout, scoring three knockdowns in one round.

Kento Haraguchi next faced the K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament winner and one-time K-1 Super Lightweight champion Hideaki Yamazaki on June 19,2022, on the undercard of The Match 2022.

Kento Haraguchi knocked Yamazaki down twice in the opening round, first time with a flurry of punches with under a minute left in the round and the second time with a straight.

Kento Haraguchi was booked to face the Glory Featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 for the inaugural RISE World Super Lightweight title in the main event of RISE WORLD SERIES OSAKA 2022 on August 21,2022.

Kento Haraguchi was dissatisfied with the decision and claimed he would request a review of the judges' decision in his post-fight interview.

Kento Haraguchi withdrew his post-fight comments the next day, although he still expressed his concern with how the fights were refereed.

Kento Haraguchi faced Jeremy Monteiro for the vacant ISKA Light Welterweight K-1 Rules World title at RISE EL DORADO 2023 on March 26,2023.

Kento Haraguchi faced the two-time Glory Featherweight title challenger Anvar Boynazarov at RISE World Series 2023 - 1st Round on July 2,2023.

Kento Haraguchi won the fight by a first-round knockout, as he stopped Boynarazov with a body kick after just 90 seconds.

Kento Haraguchi faced the one-time Glory Featherweight title challenger Abraham Vidales at RISE WORLD SERIES 2023 Final Round on December 16,2023.

Kento Haraguchi challenged Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 for the Glory Featherweight Championship at Glory 93 on July 20,2024.

Kento Haraguchi faced Miguel Trindade in the quarterfinals of the GLORY RISE Featherweight Grand Prix, held on December 21,2024, in Chiba, Japan.