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Koichi Watanabe

Koichi Watanabe
渡邉 浩一
Born (1980-10-26) October 26, 1980 (age 36)
Niigata, Japan
Native name 渡邉 浩一
Other names KOICHI
Nationality Japan Japanese
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb; 16 st)
Division Heavyweight
Style Kickboxing
Team Bungeling Bay Spirit
Team Spirit
Trainer Nicholas Pettas
Years active 2008–present
Kickboxing record
Total 43
Wins 31
By knockout 18
Losses 11
By knockout 2
Draws 1
last updated on: June 22, 2013

Koichi Watanabe (Japanese: コウイチ; born October 26, 1980), better known as Koichi pettas or simply KOICHI, is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1, It's Showtime and GLORY.

He fights under the ring name Koichi Pettas in honour of his trainer Nicholas Pettas.

He faced Mark Miller at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium and won via KO in the second round.

He fought Jérôme Le Banner in a non-tournament bout at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012 and lost the fight by third round knockout.

Pettas rematched Jérôme Le Banner at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 2013, losing by unanimous decision.

He lost to Randy Blake by unanimous decision in a tournament reserve fight at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22, 2013.


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