Kozo Takeda

In this Japanese name, the family name is Takeda.

Kozo Takeda 武田 幸三
Born	Takeda Kōzō (1972-12-27) December 27, 1972 Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Native name	武田 幸三
Other names	Chōgōkin (超合筋, Super Alloy Muscle)
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Kickboxing, Karate
Fighting out of	Misato, Saitama, Japan
Team	Jiseikan
Trainer	Kunimasa Nagae
Rank	5th dan black belt in Karate
Years active	1995–2009
Kickboxing record
Total	72
Wins	45
By knockout	34
Losses	20
By knockout	12
Draws	7
Other information
Website	http://ameblo.jp/takeda-kozo/
last updated on: December 17, 2010

Kozo Takeda (Japanese: 武田幸三 Japanese pronunciation: [takeda koːzoː]; born December 27, 1972) is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer who was competing in K-1 MAX. He won Rajadamnern Stadium champion at welterweight in Muay Thai on January 21, 2001. He has made both the Welterweight and Super Welterweight Rajadamnern Stadium rankings. He is currently a chief adviser of International Sohgoh Budo Federation (ISBF) and he was certified as black belt of the 5th dan in karate by ISBF.

Biography

Student era

Kozo Takeda was born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan on December 27, 1972. He played rugby when he was in high school, and entered Kokushikan University by recommendation, but dropped out as soon as he watched bouts of Branko Cikatić fight K-1 on television. He started practicing kickboxing at the Jiseikan Gym in Saitama. He joined Seido-Kaikan and increased his weight to 90 kg to enter K-1 as a heavyweight kickboxer, but he rejoined Jiseikan and debuted as a welterweight kickboxer of Shin Nihon Kickboxing Association (SNKA) on March 19, 1995.

Fight record

Professional kickboxing record

72 Fights 45 Wins (34 KOs), 20 Losses, 7 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2010-05-16 Ex Yoshihiro Satō SNKA "FINAL Takeda Kozo Retirement Memorial Event" Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan No Decision 1 3:00 2009-10-26 Loss Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final, Super fight Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan TKO (Cut) 2 2:19 72-45-20-7 2009-08-30 Ex Yōsuke Nishijima SNKA "Brave Hearts 12" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan No Decision 1 2:00 2009-05-31 Win Laitai Muay Thai Plaza SNKA "Brave Hearts 11" Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 71-45-19-7 2009-01-18 Win Litidet Wor.Slapol SNKA "Brave Hearts 10" Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan KO (leg kicks) 1 2:58 70-44-19-7 2008-12-31 Loss Tatsuya Kawajiri Dynamite!! 2008 Saitama, Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 2:47 69-43-19-7 2008-05-25 Win Sean Wright SNKA "Brave Hearts 8" Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 68-43-18-7 2008-01-20 Loss John Wayne Parr SNKA "Brave Hearts 7" Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 4 1:20 67-42-18-7 The bout was for Parr's title of WKBA World Super welterweight championship. 2006-06-30 Loss Fernando Calleros K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship Final Yokohama, Japan Decision 3-0 3 3:00 -- 2005-08-22 Loss John Wayne Parr SNKA "Titans 2nd" Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 3 2:24 -- The bout was for the vacant title of WKBA World Super welterweight championship. 2005-10-29 Ex Rumina Satō SNKA "Onodera Riki Retirement Memorial Event No Kick, No Life -FINAL-" Ōta, Tokyo, Japan No Decision 1 3:00 -- 2005-10-12 Loss Andy Souwer K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 0:31 -- 2005-2-23 Win Kazuyuki Miyata K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO 3R 0:39 -- 2004-10-13 Loss Buakaw Por. Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2004 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan 2 Ext R. Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 -- 2004-02-24 Loss Takayuki Kohiruimaki K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Flying Knee) 2 1:05 -- 2004-02-24 Win Kenichi Ogata K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Towel thrown) 1 3:00 -- 2003-07-05 Loss Duane Ludwig K-1 World MAX 2003 Final, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 2 0:46 -- 2003-03-01 Loss Masato K-1 World MAX 2003 Japan Grand Prix, Final Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 -- The bout was for K-1 World Max 2008 Japan tournament championship, and he loses to be qualified for K-1 World MAX 2008 Championship. 2003-03-01 Win Kazuya Yasuhiro K-1 World MAX 2003 Japan Grand Prix, Semi-final Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 -- 2003-03-01 Win Kojirō K-1 World MAX 2003 Japan Grand Prix, Quarter-Final Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 -- 2001-09-16 Loss Charnvit Keattopaubon SNKA Tokyo, Japan TKO (Cut) 3 Losses title of Rajadamnern Stadium Welterweight championship. 2001-01-21 Win Chalarmdam Sittrattrakarn SNKA Tokyo, Japan KO 2 31-24-5-2 Wins vacant title of Rajadamnern Stadium Welterweight championship. 2000-05-05 Draw Chalarmdam Sittrattrakarn SNKA Tokyo, Japan Decision 5 3:00 27-21-4-2 The bout was for the vacant title of Rajadamnern Stadium Welterweight championship. 2000-03-26 Win Kongfak Lookmekrong SNKA "Speed King" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 1:29 26-21-4-1 2000-01-23 Win Masaru Kitazawa SNKA "Double Impact" Kōtō, Tokyo,　Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 25-20-4-1 Retains title of SNKA Japanese Welterweight Championship.(1) 1999-11-28 Win Yongsak Kungwanbrai Rajadamnern Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO 2 24-19-4-1 1999-10-30 Win James Fler SNKA "Road to Muay-Thai 2nd" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2:56 23-18-4-1 1999-07-24 Win Chunchai Kaewsamrit SNKA "Ha-Oh-Den" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan TKO 2 1:53 22-17-4-1 1999-05-05 Win Wanchai Ted-udom SNKA "Japan-Thailand Battle PartIII -The big four Arrives-" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 2 1:49 21-16-4-1 1999-03-13 Win Darnsai Suito-or SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 1 1:38 20-15-4-1 1999-01-30 Loss Artsnalong Borkhorsor SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 19-14-4-1 1998-10-31 Loss Payaklek Yutakit SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 18-14-3-1 1998-09-20 Win Shigeo Takasugi SNKA Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan TKO 4 2:25 17-14-2-1 1998-07-25 Win Yoshihiro Teraoka SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 2 2:23 16-13-2-1 1998-06-14 Win Chentainoi Sor.Gedalinchai SNKA Akishima, Tokyo, Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 15-12-2-1 1998-05-05 Win Joy Duncan SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 2 14-11-2-1 1998-04-19 Win Song-O Yuh SNKA Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 1:35 13-10-2-1 1998-01-31 Win Fernando Calleros SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 3 12-9-2-1 1997-10-18 Loss Plawei Chuwattana SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 3 0:13 11-9-1-1 1997-08-02 Win Jung-I Park SNKA Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan KO 2 2:00 10-9-0-1 1997-06-27 Win Jalwat Oenjai SNKA Ichihara, Chiba, Japan KO 1 1:50 9-8-0-1 1997-03-09 Win Joe Sexton SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO 2 1:17 8-7-0-1 1997-01-11 Win Keizō Matsuba SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan TKO 3 0:26 7-6-0-1 Wins vacant title of SNKA Japanese Welterweight Championship. 1996-12-01 Win Hiromi Terada SNKA Aichi, Japan KO 2 3:00 6-5-0-1 1996-09-21 Win Katsumori Maita SNKA Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 5-4-0-1 1996-05-25 Win Yūto Ōhira SNKA Tsu, Mie, Japan KO 3 4-3-0-1 1996-04-29 Win Susumu Iwama SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 3-2-0-1 1995-03-31 Draw Toshiyuki Kinami SNKA Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (0-0) 3 3:00 2-1-0-1 1995-03-19 Win Tadao Sugiyama SNKA Japan KO 3 3:00 1-1-0-0 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Titles

• 2003 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament runner-up
• 2001 Rajadamnern Stadium Welterweight champion
• Shin Nihon Kickboxing Association Welterweight champion

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 events

External links

• Official K-1 website
• Takeda Kozo Official blog (In Japanese)