[Event] K-1 Kickboxing - WORLD MAX 2025 Super Welterweight Tournament Opening Round - Sep 7

Dent · **Posted:** Tue Sep 02, 2025 10:28 am

K-1 World MAX 2025 Super Welterweight World Tournament Opening Round is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on September 7, 2025, at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Fight Card

Main Card

Super Welterweight 70 kg Poland Kacper Muszyński vs. China Ouyang Feng K-1 World MAX 2025 Opening Round
Super Welterweight 70 kg Bulgaria Stoyan Koprivlenski vs. Moldova Denis Tapu K-1 World MAX 2025 Opening Round
Super Welterweight 70 kg Netherlands Darryl Verdonk vs. Kyrgyzstan Nurtilek Zhalynbekov K-1 World MAX 2025 Opening Round
Super Welterweight 70 kg United States Mason Strodtman vs. Brazil Minoru Kimura K-1 World MAX 2025 Opening Round
Super Welterweight 70 kg Armenia Zhora Akopyan vs. Samoa Jonathan Aiulu K-1 World MAX 2025 Opening Round
Super Welterweight 70 kg Nepal Abiral Himalayan Cheetah vs. France Aymeric Lazizi K-1 World MAX 2025 Opening Round
Super Welterweight 70 kg Germany Albijon Morina vs. Senegal Alfousseynou Kamara K-1 World MAX 2025 Opening Round
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil Jonas Salsicha vs. Russia Salimkhan Ibragimov K-1 World MAX 2025 Opening Round

Intermission

Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Akihiro Kaneko (c) vs. Japan Koji Ikeda Super Bantamweight Championship
Atomweight 46 kg Japan Kira Matsutani (c) vs. Japan Aki Suematsu Atomweight Championship
MMA 60 kg Japan Raita Hashimoto vs. Japan Shota Nagano
MMA Heavyweight Iran Sina Karimian vs. United States Blake Troop
Cruiserweight 90 kg Iran Mahmoud Sattari vs. Japan Shota Yamaguchi
Cruiserweight 90 kg Japan Seiya Tanigawa vs. Morocco Reda Zaidi
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Yuzuki Satomi vs. Japan Yuma Saikyo
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Kuto Ueno vs. Japan Kiyomitsu Samuel Nagasawa
Super Welterweight 70 kg Japan Jinku Oda vs. Japan Kazuki Matsumoto

Preliminary Card

Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Sakuya Ueda vs. Japan Nagisa Ito
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Koya vs. Japan Raiki
Catchweight 63 kg Japan Junpei Sano vs. Japan Tojo

Background

The stage is set for an epic night of kickboxing! The K-1 World MAX 2025 Super Welterweight World Tournament is about to kick off, featuring the world's best fighters in the 70 kg division.

Eight superstars will clash in the opening round, each determined to make their mark and advance to the next stage.

From Poland's Kacper Muszyński to China's Ouyang Feng, Bulgaria's Stoyan Koprivlenski to Moldova's Denis Tapu, and Netherlands' Darryl Verdonk to Kyrgyzstan's Nurtilek Zhalynbekov, the competition is fierce.

Other matchups include Mason Strodtman from the US taking on Minoru Kimura from Brazil, Zhora Akopyan from Armenia facing Jonathan Aiulu from Samoa, Abiral Himalayan Cheetah from Nepal battling Aymeric Lazizi from France, and Albijon Morina from Germany against Alfousseynou Kamara from Senegal.

The final matchup pits Jonas Salsicha from Brazil against Salimkhan Ibragimov from Russia.

Who will emerge victorious and claim their spot in the tournament's next round? The world will be watching as these elite fighters put it all on the line.

A K-1 Super Bantamweight title bout between champion Akihiro Kaneko and challenger Koji Ikeda, as well as a K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship are both scheduled to take place on the event.

Akihiro Kaneko is the reigning K-1 Super Bantamweight Champion from Japan. With a strong kickboxing background, Kaneko has been dominating the super bantamweight division with his technical fighting style. As the champion, Kaneko is looking to defend his title against Koji Ikeda.

Koji Ikeda is a rising star in the Japanese kickboxing scene, challenging Akihiro Kaneko for the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship. With his experience and skills, Ikeda is determined to dethrone the reigning champion and claim the title for himself.

Kira Matsutani is the reigning K-1 Atomweight Champion from Japan. With a strong kickboxing background, Matsutani has been showcasing her skills and speed in the atomweight division. As the champion, Matsutani is determined to defend her title against Aki Suematsu and continue her dominance in the division.

Aki Suematsu is a talented kickboxer from Japan, challenging Kira Matsutani for the K-1 Atomweight Championship. With her experience and fighting spirit, Suematsu is looking to dethrone the reigning champion and claim the title for herself. Suematsu will need to bring her A-game to take down the current champion.

K-1 World MAX 2025 Super Welterweight World Tournament Opening Round Official Fight Card

K-1 World MAX 2025 Super Welterweight World Tournament Opening Round Official Fight Card

K-1 WORLD MAX 2025 70kg Tournament Pre Press Conference

[Event] K-1 Kickboxing - WORLD MAX 2025 Super Welterweight Tournament Opening Round - Sep 7

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