Shuji Kawarada is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of K-1.
34 Facts About Shuji Kawarada
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Shuji Kawarada was ranked as a top ten super bantamweight kickboxer by Combat Press between August 2021 and March 2022, as well as between May and June 2022.
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Shuji Kawarada won the fight by a first-round stoppage, knocking out Suzuki with a right straight at the 2:25 minute mark.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Takahito Oki at Krush 82 on November 5,2017.
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Shuji Kawarada won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, successfully knocking Oki down three times inside the distance.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Kazuki Yamashita at Krush 84 on January 27,2018.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Yuki Takeuchi at Krush 87 on April 22,2018.
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Shuji Kawarada won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, managing to knock Takeuchi down three times in under two and a half minutes.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Kota Nakano at Krush 90 on July 22,2018.
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Shuji Kawarada scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the second round, dropping Nakano with a right straight.
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Shuji Kawarada made his K-1 debut against Hisaki Higashimoto at K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament on September 24,2018.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Hikaru Hasumi at Krush 97 on January 26,2019.
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Shuji Kawarada finished Hasumi with a knee strike in the very last second of the bout.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Shinichiro Kawasaki at K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 99 on March 30,2019.
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Shuji Kawarada was knocked down three times in the first round, which resulted in an automatic TKO loss.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Zhiwei Wang at K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 103 on July 21,2019.
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Shuji Kawarada rebounded from his losses with a first-round knockout victory.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Yuzuki Satomi at Krush 113 on June 28,2020.
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Shuji Kawarada made his return to K-1 K-1 World GP 2020 in Osaka on September 22,2020, when he was scheduled to face Seiya Ueda.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face the 2018 K-1 Lightweight grand prix finalist Fumiya Osawa at K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout on December 13,2020.
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Shuji Kawarada won the fight by split decision, after an extra round was fought.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Hisaki Higashimoto at K'Festa 4 Day 1 on March 21,2021.
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Shuji Kawarada won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
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Shuji Kawarada participated in the Krush lightweight tournament, held at Krush 127 on July 24,2021.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Shoya in the tournament quarterfinals.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face Daiki Nagumo in the tournament semifinals, held at Krush 129 on September 24,2021.
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Shuji Kawarada won the fight by a third-round knockout, forcing Nagumo to take a knee with numerous body punches and which left him unable to rise in time for the eight count.
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Shuji Kawarada was scheduled to face the former Krush Super Lightweight champion Yuto Shinohara at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27,2022.
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Shuji Kawarada was booked to make his first Krush lightweight title defense against Fumiya Osawa at Krush 136 on April 30,2022.
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Shuji Kawarada faced Shoya at Krush 142 on October 28,2022.
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The bout was a rematch of their Krush 127 fight, which Shuji Kawarada won by unanimous decision.
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Shuji Kawarada lost the fight by split decision, after an extra fourth round was fought.
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Shuji Kawarada faced Haru Furumiya at Krush 148 on April 28,2023.
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Shuji Kawarada faced Kenshin Kodama at Krush 157 on January 28,2024.