Noriko Ikeuchi
Noriko Ikeuchi is a Japanese kickboxer competing in the women's flyweight division of K-1. She is a former Krush champions#Krush Women's Flyweight Championship|Krush Women's Flyweight Champion].
As of July 2025, she was ranked as the ninth-best women's flyweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.
Early life
Noriko Ikeuchi was born in Tsubata, Ishikawa on March 27, 1999.Kickboxing career
Ikeuchi made her professional debut as a kickboxer at Krush 123 on March 27, 2021. She faced Satoko Ozawa and won by a 3-0 decision. In Krush, she also won by decision against Yoshimi in September of the same year and RAN in December.Ikeuchi made her K-1 debut and faced ARINA at the K-1 WORLD GP 2022 JAPAN RING OF VENUS held on June 25, 2022. She won the bout by decision after overtime.
On June 16, 2023, Ikeuchi faced Mao at Krush 150, scoring her first knockdown of her career and winning by decision.
Ikeuchi participated in the 6th Krush Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament held at Krush 154 and Krush 157 in October 2023 and January 2024, winning by decision against Mayu in the semifinals and Mao in the finals. She won the tournament and became the champion in the same weight class. After winning, she injured her back and took a break for about three to four months.
On November 16, 2024, at Krush 167, Ikeuchi fought her first international professional fight against Choi Eun-ji, the women's bantamweight champion of the Korean striking martial arts organization MAX FC, and won by knockout in the second round. It was her first professional knockout victory.
Ikeuchi faced Vesela Rogaska on February 9, 2025, at K-1 WORLD MAX 2025. She won the bout by unanimous decision.
On August 23, 2025, in her Krush Women's Flyweight title defense, Ikeuchi faced in Sofia Tsolakidou in Tokyo, Japan. She lost the title by extension round unanimous decision.