Shoki Kaneda is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of K-1.
29 Facts About Shoki Kaneda
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Shoki Kaneda overcame Ryunosuke Nakasuji, Taketo Nukui and Yutaro Shimizu in the first three rounds of the tournament, which all took place on July 29,2017.
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Shoki Kaneda captured the tournament title with a unanimous decision win against Tomoya Yokoyama.
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Three months later, at HEAT 44 on March 2,2019, Shoki Kaneda took part in the 2019 HEAT Lightweight tournament.
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Shoki Kaneda was given a walk-over to the finals, as his semi-final opponent Chao Rogate was disqualified for coming in overweight, and faced Henry Cejas in the finals of the one-day tournament.
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Shoki Kaneda won the title by split decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.
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Shoki Kaneda made his first RSK super featherweight title defense against Chen Yuxi at RKS Gold Rush IV on May 12,2019.
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Shoki Kaneda retained the title by a first-round technical knockout.
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Shoki Kaneda next faced the former Lumpinee Stadium flyweight champion Chao Rocket in a non-title bout at HEAT 45 on July 28,2019.
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Shoki Kaneda won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
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Shoki Kaneda made his second RSK super featherweight title defense against Chonbon at RKS Gold Rush V on October 20,2019.
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Shoki Kaneda made his first HEAT lightweight title defense against Henry Cejas at HEAT 46 on January 16,2020.
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Shoki Kaneda lost the rematch however, as he was floored by a left hook at the 1:00 minute mark of the second round.
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Shoki Kaneda made his third RKS super featherweight title defense against Yusuke at RKS Gold Rush VI on April 5,2020.
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Shoki Kaneda was booked to make his fourth RKS title defense against Kaito Sakaguchi at RKS GOLD RUSH VII on November 29,2020.
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Shoki Kaneda next made his KNOCK OUT debut against Shogo Kuriaki at KNOCK OUT-EX vol.
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Shoki Kaneda faced Takashi Oiwa at RKS GOLD RUSH VIII on July 11,2021, in his second and final fight of the year.
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Shoki Kaneda won the bout by a first-round knockout, flooring Oiwa with a head kick near the end of the opening round.
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Shoki Kaneda was booked to make his Krush debut against Ryuto at Krush 133 on January 28,2022.
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Shoki Kaneda had trouble making weight at the official weigh-ins, as he came in 500 g over the featherweight limit, but was able to weigh in below the limit at the second weigh-in.
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Shoki Kaneda needed just 46 seconds to stop Hirai and capture the vacant championship.
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Shoki Kaneda faced the former K-1 featherweight champion Tatsuya Tsubakihara at K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka on December 3,2022, in what was his K-1 debut.
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Shoki Kaneda was able to knock Tsubakihara twice during the contest, once in the second and once in the third round.
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Shoki Kaneda faced Liu Zhipeng at Wu Lin Feng 536: China vs Japan on April 22,2023.
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Shoki Kaneda won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
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Shoki Kaneda faced Daiki Toita at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round on March 20,2024.
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Shoki Kaneda faced Takumi Terada at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final on July 7,2024.
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Shoki Kaneda faced Toma at K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka on October 5,2024.
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Shoki Kaneda faced the former Krush featherweight champion Shuhei Kumura at K-1 World MAX 2025 on February 9,2025.