Shuhei Kumura is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan.
23 Facts About Shuhei Kumura
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Shuhei Kumura's last fight with NJKF was at NJKF 2017 west 4th, when he fought Ryo Takahashi.
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In early 2018, Shuhei Kumura signed with K-1, and was scheduled to have his organizational debut at Krush 89, when he was scheduled to fight Takaya Ogura.
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Shuhei Kumura next fought Kaito Yamawaki at Krush 92, winning the fight by unanimous decision.
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Shuhei Kumura participated in the 2019 K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix.
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Shuhei Kumura defeated Sadegh Hashemi by TKO, after knocking the Iranian down twice in the third round.
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Shuhei Kumura lost the semifinal bout to the eventual tournament winner Yoshiki Takei by way of TKO, as he was knocked down twice in the first round.
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Shuhei Kumura lost his next fight against Taito Gunji by unanimous decision, but was nonetheless given a place in the Krush Super Bantamweight tournament.
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Shuhei Kumura beat Hideki in the quarterfinals by way of a third-round knockout.
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Shuhei Kumura was next scheduled to fight at K'Festa 4.
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Shuhei Kumura won a unanimous decision against Takahiro at K-1 World GP 2021: K'Festa 4 Day.
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Shuhei Kumura was scheduled to fight Tatsuya Tsubakihara in a non-title bout at K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament.
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Shuhei Kumura was scheduled to face Kizaemon Saiga at K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka on December 4,2021.
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Shuhei Kumura won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Saiga after just 67 seconds.
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Shuhei Kumura was scheduled to face Kaito Ozawa at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27,2022.
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Shuhei Kumura was rewarded for this two-fight winning streak with the opportunity to challenge the reigning Krush Featherweight champion Takahito Niimi at Krush 137 on May 21,2022.
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Shuhei Kumura faced the 2019 K-1 Featherweight World Grand Prix finalist Jawsuayai Sor.
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Shuhei Kumura won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
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Shuhei Kumura had a great start to the fight, as he knocked Jawsuayai with a high kick near the end of the opening round.
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Shuhei Kumura knocked his opponent down twice more in the following round, first with a jab counter to a lead leg kick and then with a flurry of punches, with resulted in a stoppage victory for him under the tournament rules.
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Shuhei Kumura faced the incumbent K-1 featherweight champion Taito Gunji in the next round of the one-day tournament.
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Shuhei Kumura faced the 2022 K-1 Featherweight World Grand Prix runner-up Toma Tanabe at K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka on December 3,2022.
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Shuhei Kumura made his first Krush Featherweight title defense against Riku Morisaka at Krush 147 on March 25,2023.