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Japanese kickboxer
Koichi Watanabe Watanabe at "K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007" press conference
Born (1980-10-26 ) October 26, 1980Niigata , Japan Died 7 April 2018(2018-04-07) (aged 37) Native name 渡邉 浩一 Other names KOICHI Nationality Japanese Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) Division Heavyweight Style Kickboxing Team Bungeling Bay Spirit Trainer Nicholas Pettas Years active 2008–2018 Total 44 Wins 31 By knockout 18 Losses 12 By knockout 4 Draws 1
Last updated on: April 7, 2018
Koichi Watanabe (Japanese : コウイチ ) (26 October 1980 - 7 April 2018), better known as Koichi Pettas or simply KOICHI , was a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1 , It's Showtime and GLORY .[1]
Biography and career Koichi gained recognition fighting in organizations like RISE and MARS, then went on to win the M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2009 and the WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2010. Having spent most of his career at heavyweight, Koichi dropped to light-heavyweight following back-to-back losses to Jerome Le Banner in GLORY events. He retired from active competition in November 2017 to become a trainer. Koichi was killed in a traffic accident on April 7, 2018. He collided with a car while driving a scooter in Tokyo. He was declared dead shortly upon arrival at the hospital.[2]
Titles 2010 WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai champion
2009 M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai champion Kickboxing record
Kickboxing Record
31 Wins (18 KO's, 13 decisions), 12 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2017-11-23
Loss
Ibrahim El Bouni K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals
Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook)
1
0:20
31-12-1
2017-04-22
Win
K-Jee K-1 World GP 2017 Super Bantamweight Championship
Tokyo, Japan KO
3
31-11-1
2016-09-19
Loss
Makoto Uehara K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
30-11-1
2015-11-4
Win
Nobu Hayashi Enishi
Tokyo, Japan KO
1
1:24
30-10-1
2015-8-1
Win
Hiromi Amada Blade 2
Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
29-10-1
2014-12-29
Win
Raoumaru Blade 1
Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
28-10-1
2014-9-28
Win
GORIsenoo REBELS 30
Tokyo, Japan KO
1
1:47
27-10-1
2013-06-22
Loss
Randy Blake Glory 9: New York - 95 kg Slam Tournament, Reserve BoutNew York City , New York, USADecision (unanimous)
3
3:00
26-10-1
2013-05-03
Loss
Jérôme Le Banner Glory 8: Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
26-9-1
2012-12-31
Loss
Jérôme Le Banner Glory 4: Tokyo Saitama, Japan KO (Right Hook)
3
2:48
26-8-1
2012-10-06
Win
Mark Miller Glory 2: Brussels Brussels, Belgium KO (Right Cross)
2
26-7-1
2012-7-29
Win
IT'S SHOWTIME JAPAN countdown-2
Tokyo, Japan KO (3 Punches/Knockdowns)
1
2:54
25-7-1
2012-5-20
Win
SHUKEN VI - IT'S SHOWTIME Japan
Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0)
3
3:00
24-7-1
2012-01-22
Loss
Toshio Matsumoto REBELS.10 - IT'S SHOWTIME Japan
Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0)
3
3:00
23-7-1
Fight was for the vacant IT'S SHOWTIME Japan 95kg title.
2011-09-04
Win
Yoichi Babaguchi TITANS NEOS X
Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook)
1
0:51
23-6-1
2011-07-18
Win
IT'S SHOWTIME JAPAN countdown-1
Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook)
2
0:46
22-6-1
2011-06-12
Win
Andrew Peck M-1 Fairtex Challenge
Tokyo, Japan KO (Knees and punches)
3
1:01
21-6-1
2010-12-01
Win
Hiromi Amada Fujiwara Festival 2010
Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0)
5
3:00
20-6-1
Wins WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai title.
2010-09-12
Win
M-1 Fairtex Challenge
Tokyo, Japan KO (Knee strike)
2
1:20
19-6-1
2010-06-27
Win
M-1 Fairtex Challenge
Tokyo, Japan KO (Knee strike)
2
2:34
18-6-1
2010-06-06
Win
M-1 Fairtex Challenge
Tokyo, Japan KO (High kick)
2
0:19
17-6-1
2009-09-08
Draw
Tokyo, Japan Decision Draw (1-0)
3
3:00
16-6-1
2009-08-02
Win
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Seoul, Korea Decision
3
3:00
16-6
2009-05-06
Loss
Singh Jaideep J-Network Get Real in J-World 2nd
Japan Decision (3-0)
5
3:00
15-6
Fight was for the J-Network Heavyweight title.
2009-03-29
Win
TITANS NEOS 5
Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0)
3
3:00
15-5
2009-01-18
Win
M-1 Fairtex Challenge
Tokyo, Japan KO (Body kick)
4
1:33
14-5
Wins M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai title.
2009-08-09
Loss
Rico Verhoeven K-1 World GP 2008 Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawai Decision (3-0)
3
3:00
13-5
2008-05-23
Win
Smokers
Tokyo, Japan KO (Uppercut)
1
2:31
13-4
2008-08-04
Win
Kuniyosh TITANS
Tokyo, Japan Decision
3
3:00
12-4
2007-11-02
Loss
Freddy Kemayo K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 Istanbul , Turkey TKO (Doctor stoppage)
4
1:50
11-4
2007-09-26
Loss
Fabiano Aoki J-Network Tour Championship of J 2nd
Tokyo, Japan Ext R. Decision (3-0)
4
3:00
11-3
Fight was for the J-Network Heavyweight Tournament title.
2007-09-26
Win
J-Network Championship Tour of J 2nd
Tokyo, Japan Decision
3
3:00
11-2
2007-08-03
Win
J-Network Championship Tour of J 1st
Tokyo, Japan Decision
3
3:00
10-2
2007
Win
MA Kickboxing
Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0)
3
3:00
9-2
2007-03-24
Loss
Andrew Peck HEAT 3
Nagoya, Japan Decision (3-0)
3
3:00
8-2
2006-12-22
Win
MARS 6 Rapid Fire
Yokohama, Japan Decision (3-0)
3
3:00
8-1
2006-08-26
Win
MARS 4 New Deal
Tokyo, Japan KO (Left high kick)
1
0:53
7-1
2006-07-31
Win
RISE XXVIII
Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0)
3
3:00
6-1
2006-03-26
Loss
RISE G-Bazooka Tournament '06
Tokyo, Japan KO (Right high kick)
1
2:30
5-1
2006-03-26
Win
Fabiano Aoki RISE G-Bazooka Tournament '06
Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook)
1
2:04
5-0
2005-11-27
Win
RISE XX
Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
1
2:44
4-0
2005-08-13
Win
AJKF Cross Fire
Tokyo, Japan KO (Right lowkick)
3
1:55
3-0
2005-06-19
Win
RISE G-Bazooka Tournament '05
Tokyo, Japan KO (Knee to the body)
3
2:29
2-0
2005-04-24
Win
RISE XIV
Tokyo, Japan Ext R. Decision (2-1)
4
3:00
1-0
Legend Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
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