Masato (kickboxer)
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| Born | Kobayashi Masato 小林 雅人 10 March 1979 Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan |
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| Other names | Silver Wolf Charisma of MAX Mākun the Rebellious Charisma |
| Nationality |
 Japanese
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | Silver Wolf |
| Trainer | Nuatorani (Muay Thai) Satoshi Iida (Boxing) |
| Years active | 12 (1997–2009) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 63 |
| Wins | 55 |
| By knockout | 25 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Spouse | Shin Yazawa |
| Website | http://www.k-masato.com/ |
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Masato Kobayashi (Japanese: 魔裟斗 [Kobayashi Masato]; born March 10, 1979) is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he was the winner of K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008. In addition, he was also the runner-up of K-1 World MAX World tournament in 2004 and 2007. Prior to the K-1 Rising event in Madrid in May 2012, it was announced that Masato will be working as an executive producer for K-1.
Masato Kobayashi (小林 雅人) was born in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture Japan on March 10, 1979. When he was young, he moved to Niiza, Saitama because of his parents' job. He started going to Asagiri Municipal Asagiri 4th Junior High School(). After graduating junior high school, he started Saitama Sakae High School(), but he dropped out soon after with his friends. He described the reason for dropping out simply as "enthusiasm" when he appeared on popular Japanese television show "Junk Sports"(). After dropping out, he worked many jobs but did not holding a steady position. Although he got a job as an assistant at a Yakitori bar, he quit the job on the first day, saying he was "going to leave for lunch".
In 1994, when he was 15 years old, he joined Yonekura Boxing Gym. After failing his test for a professional boxers' license, he left the gym. When he was 17 years old, he joined Fuji Gym and started learning kickboxing because he thought kickboxing was useful for street fighting. After passing the exam for professional kickboxing, he became a professional kickboxer under All Japan Kickboxing Federation(AJKF). Before his first fight, Shigeo Kato, the owner of Fuji gym, tried to name him "Fuji Sankaizan"(藤 山海山) as a ring name, but it was denied. Thereupon, Kato suggested another ring name Masato(魔裟斗), "the homonym term of Masato (雅人)". He accepted that name but he did not like it because it gave a bad impression as its script was like Japanese motorcycle gangs.
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