Manazo_Kobayashi
Manazo Kobayashi
Japanese kickboxer
Manazo Kobayashi (小林愛三) is a Japanese kickboxer and Nak Muay. She is the former RISE and WPMF World Flyweight champion.
| Manazo Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Manami Kobayashi 小林愛実 (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nickname | Dynamite Girl |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb) |
| Style | Kickboxing Muay thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | NEXT LEVEL Shibuya |
| Years active | 2015-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 4 |
As of May 2021, Combat Press ranks her as the tenth best female kickboxer in the world.[2]
Early career
Manazo was born in Tokyo on February 2, 1996. She practiced volleyball throughout middle school, she discovered kickboxing as she was attending a high school dedicated to sports career.[3]
Manazo made her professional debut on December 6, 2016. She defeated Yuri Kano by unanimous decision at The Battle of Muaythai 10.[4]
On February 7, 2016 Manazo made waves and gained recognition when she defeated Muay Thai phenom Phetjee Jaa Or.Meekun for her second professional fight.[5]
Kobayashi's next two fights against Miki Kitamura and Hongkao Mor.Rachaptchonbun went to a decision,[6][7] after which she notched a victory over Meiji Banpitunluanpitong. Her five fight undefeated streak earned her the chance to fight Pokeaw Sor-Por-Lor Udon for the inaugural MuayThaiOpen Flyweight title. She won the fight by a first round knockout.[8]
Kobayashi fought with MuayThaiOpen once more at MuayThaiOpen 38, when she was scheduled to fight Midori Kato. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[9]
KNOCK OUT
In May 2017, Kobayashi had her first fight with KNOCK OUT, being scheduled to fight Haru Tajima at Road To KNOCK OUT.1.[10] The fight ended in a draw.[11] Kobayashi fought at the next Road To KNOCK OUT event as well, being scheduled to face Union Akari.[12] The fight once again ended in a draw.[13]
Following these two draws, Kobayashi was scheduled to fight a rematch with Haru Tajima at ROAD TO KNOCK OUT vol.5.[10] Kobayashi won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]
Kobayashi won her next three fights against Baifaingan Klayasortorn, Kai Ting Chuang and Do Kyung Lee, after which she decided to participate in the 2018 SHOOT BOXING 2018 Girls S-cup tournament.[15] Kobayashi was scheduled to fight Jleana Valentino in the quarterfinals.[16] Valentino won the fight by decision.[17]
She returned to KNOCK OUT to fight Miki Kitamura at KNOCK OUT 2018 OSAKA 2nd.[18] Kobayashi won the fight by decision.[19] In her next fight, Kobayashi fought Saya Ito,[20] once against winning by decision.[21] Kobayashi fought a rematch with Jleana Valentino at KNOCK OUT 2019 SPRING,[22] beating Valentino by unanimous decision.[23]
On November 17, 2019, Kobayashi was scheduled to fight Tananchanok Kaewsamrit for the WPMF World Flyweight title.[24] Kobayashi beat Tananchanok by a split decision.[25]
RISE
Kobayashi signed with RISE in 2020 and was set to make her debut against Willa Saklek at RISE 140. Sakled would later withdraw following a knee injury, and was replaced by MARI.[26] Kobayashi won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision.[27]
Kobayashi next fought KOKOZ at RISE GIRLS POWER 3,[28] once again winning by unanimous decision.[29] She extended her winning streak to a career best of six with a unanimous decision over Maki Goto.[30]
RISE Flyweight title reign
Kobayashi was scheduled to fight the former J-GIRLS and WPMF Japan Bantamweight champion Madoka Jinnai at RISE 144, for the inaugural RISE Women's Flyweight title.[31] However, Jinnai later withdrew due to an injury. RISE would subsequently promote Kobayashi to regular champion status. Kobayashi was rescheduled to fight Suzuka Tabuchi in a non-title match.[32] Tabuchi won the fight by a majority decision.[33]
As Tabuchi beat Kobayashi in a non-title match, the two of them were immediately scheduled to fight a rematch with the title on the line.[34] Kobayashi was more successful in the rematch, managing to defend her title through a unanimous decision victory.[35]
Kobayashi was scheduled to fight the RISE Mini Flyweight champion Hinata Terayama, in a 49.5 kg catchweight bout, at RISE GIRLS POWER 5.[36] She lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30-29, 30-29 and 29-29.[37]
Kobayashi was scheduled to challenge the reigning Glory Women's Super Bantamweight champion Tiffany van Soest at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022.[38] She lost the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.[39]
Kobayashi faced Do Kyung Lee in a rematch at RISE 160 on July 29, 2022. The non-title bout was a rematch of their April 14, 2018 meeting, which Kobayashi won by unanimous decision.[40] She won the rematch by unanimous decision, as well, with all three judges scoring the bout 30-26 in her favor.[41]
Kobayashi faced the Enfusion Women's Strawweight champion Tessa de Kom in a non-title bout at RISE WORLD SERIES / SHOOTBOXING-KINGS on December 25, 2022.[42] She lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30-29, 29-28 and 29-28.[43]
Kobayashi made her second RISE title defense against Tessa de Kom at RISE 168 on May 28, 2023.[44] She lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50–47, 49–47 and 49–48.[45]
Later RISE career
Kobayashi faced Melty Kira at RISE 171 on August 18, 2023.[46] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[47]
Kobayashi is scheduled to face Arina Kobayashi in an open finger gloves bout at RISE 178 on May 19, 2024.[48]
| 18 Wins (3 KO's), 6 Losses, 4 Draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-19 |  Arina Kobayashi | RISE 178 | Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| 2023-08-18 | Win | Melty Kira | RISE 171 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2023-05-28 | Loss |  Tessa de Kom | RISE 168 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Loses the RISE Women's Flyweight (-52 kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2022-12-25 | Loss | Tessa de Kom | RISE WORLD SERIES / Glory Rivals 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-07-29 | Win |  Do Kyung Lee | RISE 160 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-03-19 | Loss |  Tiffany van Soest | Glory 80 | Hasselt, Belgium | TKO (Spinning back kick) | 5 | 2:56 | |
| For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship. | ||||||||
| 2021-09-12 | Loss | Hinata Terayama | RISE GIRLS POWER 5 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2021-04-17 | Win | Suzuka Tabuchi | RISE 148 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends RISE Women's Flyweight (-52 kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2020-12-18 | Loss | Suzuka Tabuchi | RISE 144 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2020-10-29 | Win | Maki Goto | NO KICK NO LIFE ~Shin Shou~ Diamond FES | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2020-09-20 | Win | KOKOZ | RISE GIRLS POWER 3 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2020-07-19 | Win | MARI | RISE 140 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-11-17 | Win |  Tananchanok Kaewsamrit | JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION 6 | Okayama, Japan | Decision (Split) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Wins WPMF World Flyweight title. | ||||||||
| 2019-04-29 | Win |  Jleana Valentino | KNOCK OUT 2019 SPRING | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-12-09 | Win | Saya Ito | KING OF KNOCK OUT 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2018-09-08 | Win | Miki Kitamura | KNOCK OUT 2018 OSAKA 2nd | Osaka, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-07-06 | Loss | Jleana Valentino | SHOOT BOXING 2018 Girls S-cup -48 kg World Tournament, Quarter Final | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-04-14 | Win | Do Kyung Lee | KNOCK OUT Sakura Burst | Kawasaki, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-02-12 | Win |  Kai Ting Chuang | KNOCK OUT FIRST IMPACT | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-11-26 | Win | Baifaingan Klayasortorn | MuayThaiOpen 40 | Tokyo, Japan | KO | 2 | ||
| 2017-10-04 | Win | Haru Tajima | ROAD TO KNOCK OUT vol.5 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-07-20 | Draw | Union Akari | Road To KNOCK OUT.2 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-05-10 | Draw | Haru Tajima | Road To KNOCK OUT.1 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-04-02 | Win | Midori Kato | MuayThaiOpen 38 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 2016-12-25 | Win | Pokeaw Sor-Por-Lor Udon | MuayThaiOpen 37 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Knees) | 1 | 1:06 | |
| Wins inaugural MuayThaiOpen Flyweight title. | ||||||||
| 2016-10-02 | Win | Meiji Banpitunluanpitong | MuayThaiOpen 36 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Spinning Elbow) | 2 | 1:11 | |
| 2016-07-17 | Draw | Hongkao Mor.Rachaptchonbun | MuayThaiOpen 35 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-05-29 | Draw | Miki Kitamura | J-NETWORK J-FIGHT＆J-GIRLS 2016 2nd | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-02-07 | Win | Phetjee Jaa Or.Meekun | MuayThaiOpen 34 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2015-12-06 | Win | Yuri Kano | BOM The Battle of Muaythai 10 | Yokohama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-02 | Win | Nana Okuwaki | Muay Thai Super Fight Amateur vol.2 - Suk Wan Kingtong | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| 2015-08-02 | Win | Akane Tamaru | Muay Thai Super Fight Amateur vol.2 - Suk Wan Kingtong | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| 2015-07-19 | Loss | Miiri Sasaki | The Battle of Muay Thai Amateur 12 | Yokohama, Japan | Decision | 2 | 1:30 | |
| 2015-04-05 | Win | Ayano Namegawa | The Battle of Muay Thai Amateur 10 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 2 | 1:30 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
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