Kyotaro Fujimoto
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Kyōtarō 京太郎 |
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Fujimoto during a match with Solomon Haumono in 2012
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| Born | Fujimoto Kyōtarō [ɸɯdʑimoto kʲoːtaɾoː] 藤本 京太郎 June 23, 1986 Osaka, Japan |
| Native name | 京太郎 |
| Nationality |
 Japanese
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Boxing, Uomoto-ryū Karate |
| Fighting out of | Machida, Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | Team Dragon |
| Trainer | Kensaku Maeda |
| Years active | 2006–2011 (kickboxing) 2011-present (boxing) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
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Kyotaro (京太郎 [kʲoːtaɾoː] Kyōtarō?, born 23 June 1986) is a Japanese heavyweight boxer and former kickboxer. His real name is Kyotaro Fujimoto, and he had been using 3 other ring names before. He is known for his right hook which has knocked out many of his opponents. He is currently the K-1 Heavyweight Champion and has successfully defended the title against Peter Aerts at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama. He was also the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka tournament finalist and K-1 Young Japan GP 2007 champion.
Fujimoto was born in Osaka, Japan on June 23, 1986. He started learning karate of Uomoto-ryū (魚本流) as a child. His parents divorced in 1997 and he lived with his mother, sisters and grandmother.
Kyotaro moved to Tokyo and joined Dragon Dojo established by Kensaku Maeda. He debuted on May 17, 2006 against Junichi Hanada.
Kyotaro entered the world of K-1 when he fought and won the K-1 Tryout 2007 Survival tournament in Tokyo by defeating Tatsunori Momose in the semi-final and Takumi Sato in the final, all by decision. This tournament was designed to showcase new talent. He then fought Kyoung Suk Kim during the opening fights at K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Seoul Final 16 defeating Kim by 2nd Round Knockout. He further proved himself as a top K-1 contender by defeating the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournament champion Mighty Mo at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama. Kyotaro was then invited to fight in the K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka in which he became the runner up losing to Brazilian Karateka Ewerton Teixeira.
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