Taiga Kawabe is a Japanese kickboxer, currently signed with RISE, where he is the former RISE Super Featherweight champion.
36 Facts About Taiga Kawabe
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Taiga Kawabe is the former Krush Super Bantamweight and K-1 Super Featherweight champion, as well as a two-time K-1 Grand Prix runner-up.
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Taiga Kawabe was ranked as a top ten bantamweight in the world by Combat Press between April 2018 and January 2019.
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Taiga Kawabe made his professional debut against Ryota at Krush-EX 2012 vol.
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Taiga Kawabe won his next three fights by unanimous decision, before participating in the Krush Youth Super Bantamweight Grand Prix.
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Taiga Kawabe won the tournament with a split decision against Namito Izawa in the semifinals and a unanimous decision against Ryuji Horio in the finals.
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Taiga Kawabe made his K-1 debut against Takeru Segawa at the K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament event.
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Immediately following this loss, Taiga Kawabe was scheduled to take part in the K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix, to crown the inaugural champion.
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Taiga Kawabe defeated Soufiane El Haji by unanimous decision in the quarterfinals and Nobuchika Terado by a third-round knockout in the semifinals.
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At K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship, Taiga Kawabe fought the future Krush Super Featherweight champion Leona Pettas.
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Taiga Kawabe took part in the K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament.
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Taiga Kawabe scored a first-round flying knee knockout of Masahiro Yamamoto in the quarterfinals, and a first-round left-hook knockout of Toshi in the semifinals.
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Taiga Kawabe won the tournament with a unanimous decision win against Koya Urabe.
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Taiga Kawabe won his quarterfinal bout against Javier Hernandez by TKO, after his opponent retired at the end of the second round.
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Taiga Kawabe beat Hirotaka Urabe by unanimous decision in the semifinals.
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Taiga Kawabe fought a rematch with Koya Urabe in the tournament finals, and lost by TKO, after being knocked down three times inside of the first 90 seconds.
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Four months after winning the title, Taiga Kawabe was scheduled to fight Koji in a non-title bout.
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Taiga Kawabe made his promotional debut with RIZIN against Kento Haraguchi at Rizin 13.
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Taiga Kawabe was scheduled to fight Thalisson Gomes Ferreira at Rizin 15.
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Taiga Kawabe lost, after being knocked down three times inside of the second round.
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Shiratori won, this time by TKO, as Taiga Kawabe was unable to continue after the second round due to a cut.
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Taiga Kawabe was next scheduled to fight the reigning RISE Lightweight champion Kento Haraguchi at Rizin 23.
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Taiga Kawabe snapped the second losing streak of his career with a unanimous decision victory over Yamahata.
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Taiga Kawabe was next scheduled to fight Kanta Motoyama at Rizin 27.
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Taiga Kawabe dominated throughout the three rounds and won a unanimous decision.
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Taiga Kawabe was scheduled to fight Kan Nakamura at RISE WORLD SERIES 2021 on July 18,2021.
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Taiga Kawabe was scheduled to face Genji Umeno at RISE World Series 2021 Osaka 2 on November 14,2021.
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Taiga Kawabe faced Shota Okudeira in a super featherweight bout at RISE World Series 2022 on October 15,2022.
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Taiga Kawabe was awarded a unanimous decision following an extra fourth round.
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Taiga Kawabe was expected to face Kazuma at RISE EL DORADO 2023 on March 26,2023.
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Taiga Kawabe faced Fares Oumahamed at MTGP Impact in Paris on June 24,2023.
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Taiga Kawabe faced the one-time RISE Super Featherweight title challenger Hyuma Hitachi at RISE World Series 2023 - 2nd Round on August 26,2023.
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Taiga Kawabe won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.
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Taiga Kawabe challenged the RISE Super Featherweight champion Chan Hyung Lee at RISE 175 on January 14,2024.
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Taiga Kawabe faced Daniel Puertas at RISE WORLD SERIES 2024 OSAKA on June 15,2024.
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Taiga Kawabe vacated the RISE Super Featherweight title on January 21,2025, in order to focus on his mixed martial arts career.