40 Facts About Masashi Kumura

Masashi Kumura is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1.

Masashi Kumura is the former Krush Super Bantamweight champion, having held the title between 2019 and 2021.

Masashi Kumura was previously ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press from May 2019, until August 2020.

Masashi Kumura made his professional debut at NJKF IGOSSO REBORN 2014, when he was scheduled to fight Kyosuke Nishida.

Masashi Kumura won his next four fights by stoppage, beating Yamashita "Spankey" Hiroshi by a second-round knockout and scoring first-round knockouts of Masato Ooba, Teishi and Yuto Kuroda.

Masashi Kumura's five fight winning streak was snapped by Yoshiho Tane, who beat Kumura by split decision.

Masashi Kumura lost his next fight as well, suffering a second-round knockout at the hands of Koudai Hirayama.

Masashi Kumura made his Krush debut against Kazuki Okawa at Krush 84.

Masashi Kumura won the fight by technical knockout, knocking Okawa down three times inside of the first round.

Masashi Kumura scored the first and third knockdown with a left hook, while he scored the second knockdown with a head kick.

Masashi Kumura was scheduled to fight the future K-1 Featherweight champion Tatsuya Tsubakihara at Krush 86.

Masashi Kumura edged all thee rounds of the bout on his way to winning a unanimous decision.

Masashi Kumura was scheduled to fight Shota Oiwa at Krush 94, in a Krush Super Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal.

Masashi Kumura won the fight by knockout, knocking Oiwa down with a left-hook midway through the first round, which left him unable to beat the eight-count.

Masashi Kumura was scheduled to fight the former Krush Super Bantamweight champion Taito Gunji for the vacant Krush championship, in a Krush super bantamweight tournament final.

Masashi Kumura participated in the 2019 K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix.

Masashi Kumura beat Phetpangan with a first-round technical knockout, managing to knock his opponent down twice inside of the first round.

Masashi Kumura was scheduled to make his first title defense against Yuta Hayashi.

Masashi Kumura was initially supposed to fight Akihiro Kaneko Kaneko declined the fight.

Masashi Kumura was scheduled to fight a non-title bout with the undefeated Akihiro Kaneko at K'Festa 3.

Masashi Kumura won the tightly contested affair through a majority decision.

Masashi Kumura was scheduled to fight Dansiam Ayothaya Fight Gym at K-1: K'Festa 4.

Masashi Kumura was rescheduled to fight the former WPMF World super bantamweight champion Daosakorn Mor.

On July 9,2021, at the press conference for the Krush 128 fight card, K-1 producer Takumi Nakamura announced that Masashi Kumura had officially relinquished the Krush Super Bantamweight title.

Masashi Kumura was scheduled to take part in the 2022 K-1 Super Bantamweight World Grand Prix, which was held at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27,2022.

Masashi Kumura made quick work of Kiyama, stopping him with a lead leg body kick 84 seconds into the opening round.

Masashi Kumura next faced the former Krush Bantamweight champion Junki Sasaki in the penultimate bout of the tournament.

Masashi Kumura made quick work of Sasaki, as he knocked him down twice by the 1:37 minute mark of the opening round, which resulted in an automatic technical knockout victory for him.

Masashi Kumura suffered a knockdown in the second round, following a close first round, which proved the pivotal moment of the fight.

Masashi Kumura was booked to face the 2019 RISE World Series featherweight tournament runner-up and the 2020 RISE Dead or Alive super bantamweight tournament winner Shiro on the undercard of The Match 2022 pay per view event, held on June 19,2022.

Masashi Kumura scored to sole knockdown of the fight in near the end of the second round, flooring Shiro with a right hook.

At a K-1 press conference held on June 29,2022, it was announced that Masashi Kumura would fight at K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri on September 11,2022.

Masashi Kumura faced the King of Kings flyweight champion Ismail El Kadhi at K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka on December 3,2022.

Masashi Kumura knocked his opponent down twice, once each in the first and second rounds, before he stopped him with a liver kick at the 1:45 minute mark of the second round.

Masashi Kumura faced the RISE Bantamweight champion Masahiko Suzuki at K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 on March 12,2023.

Masashi Kumura lost the trilogy fight by unanimous decision, after an extension round was contested.

Masashi Kumura faced Luca Cecchetti at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round on March 20,2024.

Masashi Kumura faced the WBC Muaythai World featherweight champion Antonio Orden in the quarterfinals of the K-1 super bantamweight tournament at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final on July 7,2024.

Masashi Kumura needed just 56 seconds to knock Orden out.

Masashi Kumura faced the former Krush Flyweight champion Rui Okubo in the tournament semifinals at K-1 World MAX 2024 on September 29,2024.