Naoko Kumagai

Naoko Kumagai
Born Kumagai Naoko
August 8, 1971
Yamanashi, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
Style Kickboxing
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Fudohkan Gym
Trainer Shinya Natori
Years active 1989–2002
Professional boxing record
Total 3
Wins 1
Losses 2
Kickboxing record
Total 37
Wins 31
By knockout 27
Losses 4
Draws 1
No contests 1
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec

Naoko Kumagai (born August 8, 1971 in Yamanashi) is a Japanese female kickboxer and 3-time World Champion in 3 different weight classes.[1] She also had two amateur boxing matches with Russian Elena Karpachova, and one pro boxing match.[2]

Kumagai is known for her knockout punch and high KO percentage. Her kickboxing record is 36 fights, with 31 wins 27 via KO, 4 losses and 2 draw.

Notable fights

Pro debut loss to WKA world Champion Ella Yee of the United Kingdom; Kumagai defeated German Kickboxing Champion, Regina Halmich, by first round KO; A five round decision victory over ISKA World Kickboxing Champion, Kim "Fireball" Messer of the USA;

A First round KO victory over Japan's Natsumi Nakazawa; two fights with Australian star, Amanda Buchanan: The first fight with Buchanan was a five round decision loss to Buchanan for the WKA World Title and the rematch with Buchanan was a 4th round KO victory for Kumagai over Buchanan as Kumagai regained her WKA world title from Buchanan.

Kumagai VS WKA World Champion, Lisa Howarth, 2 fights: The First fight with Lisa Howarth in Manchester, England was ruled a no contest, by the WKA.

The 2nd fight with Lisa Howarth in Tokyo was a first round KO Kumagai victory for the WKA World flyweight Title;

Kumagai vs Kyoko Miyazake, "aka Kamikaze" was a fourth rd TKO victory world title defense.

Kickboxing Decision win over MMA star, Yoko Takahashi.

Draw vs Australian Star, Holly Ferneley, in a five round Muay Thai fight.

Draw vs shootboxing champion, Terumi Fujiyama, in a shoot boxing fight. One exhibition fight against World Champion, Sachiyo Shibata(no decision was rendered in this "exhibition fight")

For more information on her fight career, see her interview at [3]

Titles

Media career

She appeared in Jackass The Movie segment "ass kicked by a girl" beating up Ryan Dunn in a kickboxing session.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.womenkickboxing.com/kumabio.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.boxing-records.com/femm/voirpalma.php?boxeur=kumagan9.html
  3. ↑ http://www.womenkickboxing.com/interviews.htm
  4. ↑ http://tbdata.ootpdevelopments.com/fighterrecord.php?fid=34401
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1350905/

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