2023 in RISE
The year 2023 was the 20th year in the history of RISE, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. RISE events were streamed on the Japanese streaming service Abema TV.
List of events
RISE 2023 Awards
- RISE Fighter of the Year 2023: Toki Tamaru
- RISE Fight of the Year 2023: Kenta Nanbara vs. Kongtualai JMBoxing
- RISE Knockout of the Year 2023: Kazuki Osaki vs. Nicolas Rivas
- RISE Rookie of the Year 2023: Hyu
- RISE Gym of the Year 2023: '''Try Hard Gym'''
RISE 164
Background
A RISE Super Featherweight Championship bout between Chan Hyung Lee and Hyuma Hitachi headlined the event, while a non-title bout between Kazuki Osaki and Mangkon Boomdeksian served as the co-main event.Fight Card
RISE 165: RISE 20th Memorial event
RISE 165: RISE 20th Memorial event was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on February 22, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.Background
A bantamweight bout between Koki Osaki and Ryoga Terayama was booked as the main event, while a featherweight bout between Kaito and Taisei Umei served as the co-main event.Fight Card
RISE 166: RISE 20th Memorial event
RISE 166: RISE 20th Memorial event was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on February 23, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.Background
A one-day RISE New Warriors Flyweight tournament was held during the event, which featured the following fighters: Momu Tsukamoto, Ryujin Nasukawa, Tenshi Matsumoto and Kuryu.RISE New Warriors Tournament bracket
Fight Card
Rise west zero
RISE WEST ZERO was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on March 12, 2023, in Fukuoka, Japan.Background
A short four-fight card was organized for the event, headlined by a super flyweight bout between Shunnosuke and Dangan Futa.Fight Card
Rise eldorado 2023
RISE ELDORADO 2023 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on March 26, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.Background
Three title bouts were held during the event: an inaugural RISE Bantamweight World Championship bout between Shiro and Diesellek Wor.Wanchai, a vacant ISKA Light Welterweight K-1 Rules World Championship bout between Kento Haraguchi and Jérémy Monteiro, and a RISE Middleweight Championship bout between Kaito Ono and Lee Sung-hyun.The super featherweight bout between Kazuma and Taiga was cancelled at the official weigh-ins, due to Taiga's poor physical condition.
Fight Card
RISE 167
RISE 167 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on April 21, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.Background
A RISE Lightweight Championship bout between champion Naoki and challenger Kan Nakamura was scheduled as the event headliner, while a vacant ISKA Oriental rules World Flyweight Championship bout between Kazuki Osaki and Nicolas Rivas served as the co-main event.A special RISE Challenge fight, limited to two three-minute rounds, was contested by Kumiko Kaneko and RISE ring girl Kanon Miyahara.
Fight Card
RISE 168
RISE 168 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on May 28, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.Background
A RISE Women's Flyweight Championship bout between Tessa de Kom and Manazo Kobayashi was booked as the main event, while a bantamweight bout between Koki Osaki and Ryoga Terayama served as the co-headliner.Fight Card
RISE Fight Party
RISE Fight Party was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on June 9, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.Background
The event featured only three bouts, as it was primarily focused on allowing fans to interact with RISE champions and other notable fighters who didn't fight at the event.Fight Card
RISE WEST 19
RISE WEST 19 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on June 9, 2023, in Fukuoka, Japan.Background
A featherweight bout between Naofumi Yamashina and Kenshin Yamamoto was scheduled as the main event.A post-fight review overturned Takekiyo Tominaga's majority decision victory over Yoshiki to a split decision draw, as it was found that the referee had wrongly deducted a point from Yoshiki on two separate occasions.
Fight Card
RISE 169
RISE 169 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on June 23, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.Background
The semifinals bouts of the RISE Light heavyweight tournament were held during the event.Fight Card
RISE World Series 2023 - 1st Round
RISE World Series 2023 - 1st Round was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on July 2, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.Background
A super lightweight bout between the former RISE Lightweight champion Kento Haraguchi and the three-time Glory Featherweight title challenger Anvar Boynazarov was scheduled as the main event. The four semifinal bouts of the [|RISE -54 kg World Series Tournament] were held during the event.Fight Card
RISE 170
RISE 170 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on July 30, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.Background
The finals of the RISE Queen Bantamweight Tournament, held to crown the inaugural RISE Women's Bantamweight champion, was held during the event.A -75 kg catchweight bout between Daiki Kazama and Blackbear Yukijin was cancelled, as Kazama failed a pre-fight medical check-up.