Taiju Shiratori is a Japanese professional muay thai kickboxer and former boxer.
56 Facts About Taiju Shiratori
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Taiju Shiratori was the 2019 RISE Lightweight champion and RISE World Series winner, as well as the 2021 Rizin KICK tournament winner.
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Taiju Shiratori made his professional debut against Shogun at Muay Lok 2011 -1st- on February 20,2011.
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Taiju Shiratori made his kickboxing rules debut against Takuya Saito at J-NETWORK J-FIGHT in SHINJUKU -vol.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight Fumiya Iwashita at M-1 Muay Thai Challenge Sutt Yod Muaythai vol.
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Taiju Shiratori was next scheduled to face Yuta Tokuyama at Muay Lok 2012 -2nd- on June 17,2012.
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Taiju Shiratori faced Daichi Kurashina at REBELS 12 on July 29,2012, in the finals of the 2012 Next Heroes Cup.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight Takuro at Muay Lok 2012 -3rd- on October 10,2021.
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Takuro snapped Taiju Shiratori's three fight winning streak with a second-round technical knockout.
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Taiju Shiratori faced Em Rajasaklek at Muay Lok 2013 -ist- on April 28,2013.
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The rematch went into an extra round, as the bout was ruled a draw following the first three rounds, after which Taiju Shiratori won by majority decision.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight Seo Dong Pong at Muay Lok 2014 -1st- on April 27,2014, in a non-title bout.
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Three months later, Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight another non-title bout against Tsuyoshi M16 Muaythaistyle at Muay Lok 2014 -2nd- on July 13,2014.
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Taiju Shiratori made his boxing debut against Nao Sugawara on May 6,2015.
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Taiju Shiratori would go on to win eight of his next ten boxing matches, before challenging Izuki Tomioka for the Japanese Youth Lightweight.
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Taiju Shiratori transitioned to kickboxing in 2018, and signed with RISE.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Kazuma at RISE 125, on June 17,2018.
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Taiju Shiratori won the fight by a first-round knockout, dropping Kazuma with a left straight at the very end of the round.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to face Masanori Shimada at RISE 127 on September 16,2018.
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Taiju Shiratori won the fight by a first-round headkick knockout.
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Taiju Shiratori faced Tomohiro Kitai at RISE 129 on November 17,2018.
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Taiju Shiratori dominated the bout, scoring a single knockdown with a right straight in the second round.
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Taiju Shiratori won the fight by a third-round stoppage, knocking Uzatsuyo out with a well timed knee midway through the round.
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Taiju Shiratori's four fight winning streak earned Shiratori the right to fight Hideki for the vacant RISE Lightweight title, in the main event of RISE 130 on February 3,2019.
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Taiju Shiratori suffered a slight cut on his knee, while Hideki suffered a deeper cut on his shin.
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Taiju Shiratori was unsatisfied with how the fight ended, stating he would fight Hideki in his first title defense.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight Hector Santiago in the first round of the 2019 RISE World Series on March 10,2019.
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Taiju Shiratori utilized his length to keep Santiago at bay through the first half of the fight, while Santiago managed to push into the pocked and land with more frequency in the second half of the fight.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight Hiroto Yamaguchi at Rizin FF 16 on June 2,2019.
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Taiju Shiratori completely dominated Saeksan, knocking him down in both the second and third round.
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Taiju Shiratori knocked Umeno out with a left straight at the very end of the first round.
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Taiju Shiratori knocked Taiga down in both the first and second rounds, while Taiga managed to mount a comeback in the third round.
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On July 21,2020, Taiju Shiratori faced Sho Ogawa at Rise on Abema.
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Taiju Shiratori won the fight by an extra round unanimous decision.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight Naoki Tanaka in the semifinals on October 11,2020.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight Kento Haraguchi at RISE Eldorado 2021 on February 28,2021.
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Taiju Shiratori accepted the fight 24 days before the event, as a short notice replacement for Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9, who was unable to enter Japan due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight Ryo Takahashi in the semifinals, while the other semifinal bout was contested by Koji and Genji Umeno.
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Taiju Shiratori made quick work of Takahashi, knocking him down twice in the first round, with the referee stopping the fight following the second knockdown.
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Taiju Shiratori was scheduled to fight a rematch with Naoki Tanaka at RISE WORLD SERIES 2021 Yokohama on September 23,2021.
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Taiju Shiratori had a strong start to the fight, but flagged as the it went on, with the judges ruling the bout a draw after the first three rounds.
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Accordingly, an extra round was fought, which Taiju Shiratori lost on all three of the judges scorecards.
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Taiju Shiratori was booked to face the three-time RISE lightweight title challenger Hideki at RISE El Dorado 2022 April 2,2022.
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The bout was a rematch of their February 3,2019 fight, which Taiju Shiratori won by a third-round technical knockout.
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Taiju Shiratori faced the one-time Krush Lightweight and K-1 World GP Lightweight Champion Kongnapa Weerasakreck at The Match 2022 on June 19,2022.
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Taiju Shiratori was knocked down with a right hook at the 2:42 minute mark of the opening round, and although he was able to beat the eight-count, the referee nonetheless decided to wave the bout off.
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Taiju Shiratori faced the tenth ranked RISE lightweight YA-MAN in a super lightweight bout at RISE World Series 2022 on October 15,2022.
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At the pre-fight press conference, Taiju Shiratori said he planned to fight at super lightweight from that point on.
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Taiju Shiratori knocked YA-MAN down with a high knee in the second round, which proved to be the deciding factor on the scorecards.
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Taiju Shiratori faced the former two-weight Krush champion Daizo Sasaki at RISE EL DORADO 2023 on March 26,2023.
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Taiju Shiratori faced the FFKMDA and WAKO France champion Alexis Sautron at MTGP Impact in Paris on June 24,2023.
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Taiju Shiratori faced Zakaria Zouggary at RISE WORLD SERIES 2023 Final Round on December 16,2023.
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Taiju Shiratori faced former RISE Middleweight champion Lee Sung-hyun at RISE ELDORADO 2024 on March 17,2024.
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Taiju Shiratori faced Petru Morari at RISE WORLD SERIES 2024 OSAKA on June 15,2024.
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Taiju Shiratori faced Faphayap Grabs at RISE WORLD SERIES 2024 YOKOHAMA on September 8,2024.
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Taiju Shiratori faced Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 in the quarterfinals of the GLORY RISE Featherweight Grand Prix, held on December 21,2024, in Chiba, Japan.