Noiri
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Masaaki Noiri 野杁 正明 |
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| Born |
May 11, 1993 Nagoya, Japan |
| Native name | 野杁 正明 |
| Nationality |
 Japanese
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
| Style | Karate, Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Nagoya, Japan |
| Team | Oishi Gym |
| Rank | black belt in Shin Karate |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 42 |
| Wins | 34 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
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Masaaki Noiri (野杁 正明 Noiri Masaaki, born May 11, 1993) is a Japanese kickboxer who competes in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. He began practicing karate as a young boy and had great success in both full contact karate and amateur kickboxing in his early teens, which included winning the K-1 Koshien 62 kg (136 lb) schoolboys tournament in 2009. After turning professional in 2010, he became a mainstay in the Krush promotion and was victorious in the 2011 Krush Under-22 ~63 kg (140 lb) Supernova~ Tournament.
Noiri is known for his devastating knee strikes. As of 24 July 2017, he is ranked the #1 featherweight in the world by LiverKick.com.
As a schoolboy, Noiri began practicing Shin Karate, a style of full contact karate based on Kyokushin but modified to use boxing gloves and allow punches to the face. He soon became an All Japan Junior Champion in the discipline. On February 25, 2007 at the age of thirteen, Noiri participated in a try-out held by the K-1 kickboxing organization and was taken on as one of Japan's youngest prospects.
Noiri continued to show promise by winning the New Japan Karate Federation's K-2 Lightweight Grand Prix on May 3, 2009. He was then called upon to fight under the K-1 banner on August 10, 2009 at the K-1 Koshien 2009 King of Under 18 Final 16, where he defeated Ryo Murakoshi via knee strike knockout at the opening stage of the K-1 Koshien -62 kg/136 lb high school tournament. Advancing to the quarter-finals at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final on November 26, 2009, Noiri beat Keisuke Miyamoto by unanimous decision.
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