Tenshin Nasukawa
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Tenshin Nasukawa (Japanese: 那須川 天心, Nasukawa Tenshin, born August 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer, former professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. A generational talent, Nasukawa was regarded as a pound for pound talent throughout most of his career as a professional kickboxer and is regarded as one of the greatest kickboxers in the modern history of the sport.[6][7][8][9] Nasukawa became famous after his knockout victories over former IBF boxing world champion Amnat Ruenroeng in 2017 and Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai champion Wanchalong PK Saenchaigym in 2016.[10][11]
Tenshin Nasukawa 那須川天心 | |
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Born | (1998-08-18) August 18, 1998 (age 25) Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
Other names | Prodigy (神童) The strongest high schooler (最強高校生) |
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] |
Weight | 55.34 kg (122.0 lb; 8.7 st) |
Division | Flyweight (MMA) Bantamweight (Rise Kickboxing, -55 kg) Super Bantamweight, Boxing) Featherweight, Rizin Kickboxing) |
Reach | 176 cm (69 in) |
Style | Kyokushin Karate, Kickboxing, Boxing |
Team | Target (2012–2016, 2022)[2] Team Teppen (2017–2021)[2] Team Tenshin[3] Teiken Gym (2023–present) |
Trainer | Hiroyuki Nasukawa (father, Teppen Gym president), Takashi Ito (Target president), Yuji Okamoto (boxing coach), Yūichi Kasai (part-time boxing coach) |
Rank | Black belt in Kyokushin Kaikan[4] Black belt in Shin Karate |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 3 |
Wins | 3 |
By knockout | 1 |
Losses | 0 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 44 |
Wins | 44 |
By knockout | 30 |
Losses | 0 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 4 |
Wins | 4 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 0 |
Amateur kickboxing record | |
Total | 107 |
Wins | 99 |
By knockout | 37 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 3 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
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Years active | 2020 - present | |||||||||
Genre | vlog | |||||||||
Subscribers | 1 million[5] | |||||||||
Total views | 185.40 million[5] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 4 Feb 2023 |
A professional kickboxer between 2012 and 2022, Nasukawa is the former RISE Bantamweight (55 kg) and RISE World Featherweight (57.5 kg) champion.[12][13] He was also the ISKA Unified Rules Featherweight (57 kg) and Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) champion,[14][15] as well as the 2017 Rizin Flyweight (57 kg) Kickboxing Tournament winner.[16] At the end of his professional kickboxing career, in July 2022, Nasukawa was ranked as the best kickboxer under 58 kg and the best pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.[17]