Akeomi Nitta
Akeomi Nitta | |
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Born | (1973-07-23) July 23, 1973 (age 51) Tokyo, Japan |
Native name | 新田明臣 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
Division | Welterweight |
Style | Karate |
Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 43 |
Wins | 30 |
By knockout | 16 |
Losses | 10 |
Draws | 3 |
No contests | 0 |
Akeomi Nitta (新田明臣, born July 23, 1973) is a Japanese kickboxer.[1] He is one of Japan's kickboxers in the welterweight division.
Biography
Karate to kickboxing
In elementary school Akeomi Nitta loved baseball; during junior high he chose not to pursue sports, instead concentrating on other activities. Daido-juku karate rekindled his interest, and he won the first tournament that he participated in although he was only a white belt (beginner) at the time. Soon after he met his teacher, Mr. Katsuyama, and became a pupil of S.V.G., a kickboxing gym, he won the championship of Shin-karate absolute class by knocking out all his opponents.
As a kickboxer
He knocked out his opponent again in his first professional match, and the future welterweight champion of the New Japan Kickboxing Federation, Hiroshi Suzuki, in his second. He knocked out another future welterweight champion, of the All Japan Kickboxing Federation, Tatsuya Suzuki, and won 12 straight matches from April 1994 to September 1998. In October 1996, he won the New Japan Kickboxing Federation Middleweight championship title. In March 2000, he defeated Mohammed Owali, the WPKL World Super welterweight champion who no other Japanese kickboxer had been able to defeat. Two months later, he beat an Italian kickboxer and won the title of WKA World Thai Boxing Super Welterweight champion in Milan, Italy. Later, he won the All Japan Kickboxing Federation Middleweight Championship.
Challenge to K-1
He had several K-1 matches, notably against Ramon Dekkers of the Netherlands—called "the strongest kickboxer of 20th century"—which ended in a draw. Dekker later said that Nitta was the strongest Japanese kickboxer. Nitta also KO'd American Kit Cope in K-1. In 2002 he participated in the K-1 WORLD MAX Japan Tournament, but was knocked out by Takashi Ohno, ISKA World Oriental Super Middleweight champion. In 2005 he defeated Ash-Ra, Takehiro Murahama and Koutetsu Boku while losing to Takayuki Kohiruimaki and Ian James Schaffa. In 2006 he lost to Yoshihiro Sato.
As a coach
He founded his own kickboxing gym named "BUNGELING BAY", and served as its president.
Titles and accomplishments
- New Japan Kickboxing Federation
- 1996 NJKF Middleweight Champion (defended twice)
- All Japan Kickboxing Federation
- 1999 AJKF Middleweight Champion
- World Kickboxing Association
- 2000 W.K.A. World Muay Thai Super Welterweight Champion
- IKUSA
- 2004 IKUSA -70kg Champion
- K-1
- Universal Kickboxing Federation
- 2007 UKF World Middleweight Champion
Kickboxing record
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2008-01-13 | Loss | ![]() | BUNGELING BAY ~enishi~ | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2007-04-22 | Win | ![]() | SNKA TITANS NEOS | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2007-03-04 | Loss | ![]() | M-1 FAIRTEX SINGHA BEER MuayThai Challenge 〜BATTLES OF FATE 2007〜 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
For the M-1 Super Welterweight title. | ||||||||
2007-01-21 | Win | ![]() | Benny the Jet Produces BURAIKAN- J・BOY | Yokohama, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Wins UKF World Middleweight title. | ||||||||
2006-11-22 | Win | ![]() | J-NETWORK MACH GO! GO! '06 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2006-04-28 | Loss | ![]() | SNKA TITANS 3rd | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2006-02-04 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2005-12-18 | Draw | ![]() | SNKA FINAL 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
2005-10-12 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions Challenge | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2005-08-22 | Loss | ![]() | SNKA TITANS 2nd | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2005-07-20 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Final | Yokohama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2005-06-18 | Loss | ![]() | IKUSA GP -U60 SUPERSTAR☆Z TOURNAMENT -Opening Stage- | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Loses IKUSA -70kg title. | ||||||||
2005-05-06 | Win | ![]() | J-NETWORK「GO! GO! J-NET '05 -volcano- | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2005-02-23 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament Final | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Front Kick) | 1 | 0:36 | |
For the K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament title. | ||||||||
2005-02-23 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament semi-finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2005-02-23 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament, Reserve Fight | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Low Kick) | 2 | 2:10 | |
2005-01-21 | Win | ![]() | J-NETWORK GO! GO! J-NET '05 -volcano- | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2004-11-26 | Win | ![]() | FUTURE FIGHTER IKUSA 6 〜(SORA)〜 GANGSTAR☆Z | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Wins inaugural IKUSA -70kg title. | ||||||||
2004-07-10 | Win | ![]() | IKUSA YOUNG GUNNERES 3 〜RETURNS〜 | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Low Kick) | 2 | 2:59 | |
2003-12-06 | Loss | ![]() | SuperLeague Netherlands 2003 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
2003-09-27 | Loss | ![]() | SuperLeague Germany 2003 | Germany | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
2002-12-08 | Win | ![]() | AJKF BACK FROM HELL - II" | Tokyo, Japan | KO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 2:10 | |
2002-02-11 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World MAX 2002 Japan Tournament, quarter-finals | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left High Kick) | 1 | 2:28 | |
2001-07-22 | Loss | ![]() | AJKF BLAZE UP | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left Knee) | 4 | 1:37 | |
2001-01-04 | Win | ![]() | AJKF THE CHAMPIONSHIP | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Defends AJKF Middleweight title. | ||||||||
2000-11-29 | Win | ![]() | AJKF Legend X | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
2000-11-01 | Draw | ![]() | K-1 J-MAX 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2000-09-13 | Loss | ![]() | AJKF Legend VIII | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
2000-09-03 | Loss | ![]() | AJKF LEGEND-VII | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2000-07-30 | Win | ![]() | AJKF LEGEND-VII | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Low Kick) | 3 | 0:50 | |
2000-05-24 | Win | ![]() | AJKF LEGEND-V | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2000-05-06 | Win | ![]() | Italy | TKO | 3 | 2:50 | ||
Wins WKA World Muay Thai Super Welterweight title. | ||||||||
2000-03-16 | Win | ![]() | AJKF LEGEND-III | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2000-02-20 | Win | ![]() | AJKF LEGEND-II | Tokyo, Japan | KO (High Kick) | 3 | 1:12 | |
1999-11-22 | Win | ![]() | AJKF: WAVE-XIII | Tokyo, Japan | KO (high kick) | 3 | 2:21 | |
1999-05-24 | Draw | ![]() | New Japan Kickboxing "Achievement 3" | Tokyo, Japan | Decision Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
1999-01-24 | Loss | ![]() | NJKF | Tokyo, Japan | TKO | 2 | ||
1998-10-09 | Loss | ![]() | NJKF | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1998-09-11 | Win | ![]() | Lumpini Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1998-05-31 | Win | ![]() | Japan | KO | 3 | |||
1997-12-21 | Win | ![]() | J-Network "J-Prestage" | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Low Kicks) | 4 | 2:13 | |
1996-10- | Win | ![]() | NJKF | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
Wins NJKF Middleweight title. | ||||||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
References
- ^ Profile at K-1 Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website of Akeomi Nitta(Japanese)