Kotaro Shimano was born on 8 June 1992 and is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who fought out of Futtsu, Japan.
20 Facts About Kotaro Shimano
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Kotaro Shimano enjoyed one of the best runs of his career in 2014, when he went on a five fight winning streak, including a first round TKO of Leona Pettas.
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Kotaro Shimano failed to capture the title, as Urabe won a unanimous decision.
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Kotaro Shimano lost three of his next four fights, before entering the 2016 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix.
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Kotaro Shimano managed a TKO win against Hitoshi Aketo in the quarterfinal, but lost by TKO to Koya Urabe in the semifinals.
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In July 2016, Kotaro Shimano fought Motoki for the MA Japan Kick Super Featherweight title.
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Kotaro Shimano fought Masanobu Goshu for the Krush Super Featherweight title at Krush 89.
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Kotaro Shimano was scheduled to defend his Krush title for the second time against Yuma Saikyo at Krush 99.
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Kotaro Shimano won the fight by a split decision, after an extra round was fought.
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Kotaro Shimano would follow this up with a second win with MA Japan, as he scored a knockout over Woo Seung Beom.
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Kotaro Shimano extended his winning streak to four, with a unanimous decision win against Satoru Nariai, and a TKO win against Junpei Sano.
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Kotaro Shimano was scheduled to fight Ryusei Ashizawa at K-1 World GP 2020 in Tokyo.
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Kotaro Shimano won a unanimous decision against Yuki Miwa at K-1 World GP 2021: K'Festa 4 Day.
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Kotaro Shimano was afterwards scheduled to fight Sano Tenma at K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament.
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Kotaro Shimano won the fight by a third-round knockout, flooring Urabe with a right cross.
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Kotaro Shimano made his second WMAF World Super Featherweight title defense against Yugo Flyskygym at MA Japan Kick - Tekken 14 on August 28,2022.
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Kotaro Shimano won the fight by knockout in the first minute.
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Kotaro Shimano faced the former Krush Featherweight and K-1 Featherweight champion Yuki Egawa at K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka on December 3,2022.
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Kotaro Shimano lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
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Kotaro Shimano announced his retirement from the sport of kickboxing on January 2,2024.