40 Facts About Minoru Kimura

Minoru Kimura is a Brazilian kickboxer of Japanese and Italian descent, fighting out of Battle Box Gym.

Minoru Kimura has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex, Hideaki Yamazaki, Yasuomi Soda, Masaaki Noiri, Massaro Glunder and Hiroya.

Minoru Kimura was ranked in the featherweight top ten by Combat Press between June 2015 and March 2017.

Minoru Kimura was ranked in the top ten by Liverkick.

Minoru Kimura began his kickboxing career fight under the banner of MA Japan.

Minoru Kimura capped off his time with MA Japan by winning the MA Japan Super Lightweight Championship.

Minoru Kimura fought the reigning Krush Lightweight champion Hideaki Yamazaki during Krush 35.

Minoru Kimura rebounded from his failed title bid with a TKO win over Daizo Sasaki during Krush 39.

Minoru Kimura took part in the 2014 K-1 Super Lightweight Grand Prix.

Minoru Kimura lost to Yasuomi Soda in the quarter finals.

Minoru Kimura was scheduled to fight the 2014 K-1 Welterweight Grand Prix winner Kaew Fairtex in January 2015.

Minoru Kimura beat Massaro Glunder by decision, after an extra fought round was fought.

Minoru Kimura was scheduled to fight Ren Hiramoto during K-1's 2015 Survival Wars.

Minoru Kimura's four fight winning streak earned him a chance to fight for the K-1 Super Lightweight title in a rematch with Kaew Fairtex in November 2015.

Minoru Kimura beat NOMAN by a unanimous decision in June 2016.

Minoru Kimura lost to Kohei Nishikawa by KO during Krush 74.

Minoru Kimura beat Kenji during Krush 76 by a first round TKO.

Minoru Kimura took part in the 2017 K-1 Welterweight Grand Prix, and faced Yuta Kubo in the quarter finals.

Minoru Kimura was scheduled to fight Yasuhiro Kido in November 2017.

Minoru Kimura won the fight by unanimous decision to begin a four fight winning streak.

Minoru Kimura fought Jin Hirayama during K'Festa 1, and won the fight by a first round KO.

Minoru Kimura fought Kazuki Yamagiwa in June 2018, and won the fight by a first round left hook KO.

Minoru Kimura fought Hitoshi Tsukakoshi, during Krush 91, for the Krush Welterweight title.

Minoru Kimura won the fight by TKO, after knocking Tsukakoshi down three times in the first round.

Minoru Kimura beat Kondo in the second round by KO.

Minoru Kimura was scheduled to face Sho Oizumi two months later.

Minoru Kimura won the fight in the second round, by a body shot KO.

Minoru Kimura won the quarterfinal bout against Kaito by a first round KO.

Minoru Kimura defeated Eder Lopes in the semifinals by first round KO as well.

Minoru Kimura was scheduled to fight the HEAT Kick Middleweight champion Abiral Ghimire during K-1 World GP 2020 in Tokyo in a non-title bout.

Minoru Kimura won the fight by TKO in the second round, after the ringside doctor stopped the fight, due to a cut above Abiral's left eye.

Minoru Kimura was scheduled to make his first K-1 Welterweight title defense against Hiromi Wajima, whom he had previously beaten by knockout, at K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka on December 4,2021.

Minoru Kimura lost the fight by a third-round knockout, as he was unable to beat the eight count after suffering a body kick knockdown.

Minoru Kimura made his KNOCK OUT promotional debut against the KNOCK OUT RED Super Welterweight champion Kuntap Charoenchai at KNOCK OUT 2023 SUPER BOUT BLAZE on March 5,2023.

Minoru Kimura knocked Kuntap out less than a minute into the bout.

The bout was eventually overturned to a no contest after Minoru Kimura confessed having been using performance enhancing drugs before the bout.

However subsequently it was revealed that Minoru Kimura himself had requested to be tested for anabolic steroids and the results to be publicly announced.

Minoru Kimura was scheduled to face Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45 on December 31,2023.

In September 2016, Minoru Kimura made his mixed martial arts debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation in Tokyo.

Minoru Kimura faced Charles Bennett and lost the fight via TKO just seven seconds into the first round.