Kotetsu Boku 朴光哲 박광철 |
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Born | Park Kwang-cheol May 27, 1977 Shizuoka, Japan |
Native name | 朴光哲 박광철 |
Other names | No Face, Korean Tiger |
Nationality | None (until 2004) South Korean(since 2004) |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st) |
Division | Lightweight |
Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Shizuoka, Japan |
Team | Krazy Bee Wajyutsu Keisyukai GODS |
Years active | 2001–present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 4 |
Wins | 1 |
Losses | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 38 |
Wins | 25 |
By knockout | 12 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 12 |
Losses | 11 |
By submission | 5 |
By decision | 6 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 박광철 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Gwang-cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Kwang-ch'ŏl |
Park Kwang-cheol (Hangul: 박광철, Hanja:朴光哲), better known by his Japanese name Kotetsu Boku (朴 光哲 Boku Kotetsu), is a Japanese-born South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer, competing in the Lightweight division. He has mostly fought in Shooto, where he was the Shooto Lightweight Champion, but has also fought in DREAM, King of the Cage, S-Cup, Cage Force and K-1 HERO'S. Boku is also a former ONE Lightweight Champion.
Boku made his professional debut against Dutch fighter Marc Duncan at Shooto: GIG East 7 on November 26, 2001, and won by submission in the second round. He also won his next two fights, against Takuhito Hida and Mitsuo Matsumoto, before losing to Takaharu Murahama at Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6 on May 5, 2002. He won his next fight against Toniko Junior, but again suffered a setback by losing the following two fights against Mitsuhiro Ishida and Kenichiro Togashi. Boku then had another four fights in Shooto, winning all four, before transferring to K-1 Hero's in 2005. He was the Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Champion, but vacated his title when he left for K-1 Hero's.
Boku's K-1 HERO'S debut came against Brazil's former WEC Lightweight Champion Hermes Franca at HERO'S 3 on September 7, 2005, and he won by majority decision. His next, and last, K-1 HERO'S bout took place on August 5, 2006 at HERO'S 6 against Alexandre Franca Nogueira. He also won this, by unanimous decision. After this, Boku returned to Shooto for one fight, a draw against Kenichiro Togashi at Shooto: Back to Our Roots 1. He then joined Greatest Common Multiple in 2007.