2025 in K-1
The year 2025 is the 32nd year in the history of the K-1, a global kickboxing promotion. The year started with [|K-1 World MAX 2025].
K-1 World MAX 2025
K-1 World MAX 2025 was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on February 9, 2025, at the Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.Background
A K-1 Featherweight title bout between champion Takumi Terada and challenger Takahito Niimi, a K-1 Super Bantamweight title bout between champion Akihiro Kaneko and challenger Manolis Kallistis, as well as a K-1 Women's Atomweight Grand Prix were all scheduled to take place during the event.K-1 Beyond
K-1 Beyond was a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on May 31, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan.Background
The 2025 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix, organized to crown the new K-1 Super Featherweight champion, was held during the event.A K-1 Cruiserweight Championship bout between champion Liu Ce and challenger Thian de Vries was scheduled to take place during the event, as well as a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion Ouyang Feng and challenger Darryl Verdonk. Yodkhunpon missed weight by 100g and was stripped of the title on the scale.
2025 K-1 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament bracket
1 Huang Shuailu had to withdraw from the semifinals due to a jaw injury and was subsequently replaced by Matthew Daalman as reservist Leona Pettas was also injured.K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round
K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 and WGP on June 28, 2025, at Ginásio Max Rosenmann in São José dos Pinhais, Brazil.Background
The event will feature an 8-man tournament in the 70kg division to determine the participant to the 2025 K-1 World Max Tournament in Japan. The WGP Kickboxing champion Petros Cabelinho will be one of the eight participants alongside title challengers Jones Coliseu and André MartinsK-1 Dontaku
K-1 Dontaku is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on July 13, 2025, at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall B in Fukuoka, Japan.Background
Two title fights were scheduled for the event: a K-1 Heavyweight Championship bout between Roel Mannaart and K-Jee, as well as a K-1 Women's Flyweight Championship between ☆SAHO☆ and Lara Fernandez.K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Tournament Opening Round
K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Tournament Opening Round was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on September 7, 2025, at the Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.Background
The event will feature 16 fighters in the 70kg division competing for a spot on the 8-man tournament at the K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Championship Tournament Final Round event in November 2025.K-1 World GP 2025 -90kg in Brasília
K-1 World GP 2025 -90kg in Brasília was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on October 4, 2025, in Brasília, Brazil.K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Championship Tournament Final
K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Championship Tournament Final was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on November 15, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.K-1 World MAX 2025 - World Championship Tournament bracket
1 Minoru Kimura was initially scheduled to face Stoyan Koprivlenski but withdrew from the bout due to injury.2 Alfousseynou Kamara was initially scheduled to face Darryl Verdonk but hurt his wand during warmp up and was replaced by his twin brother Alassane Kamara.
3 Zhora Akopyan withdrew from his semifinals bout due to injury and was replaced by winning reservist Jonathan Aiulu.