Masahiro Yamamoto

Quick Facts

Full Name	Masahiro Yamamoto
Occupation	Kickboxer
Date Of Birth	Apr 14, 1983(1983-04-14)
Age	41
Birthplace	Nagasaki
Country	Japan
Birth City	Nagasaki Prefecture
Horoscope	Aries

Masahiro Yamamoto Biography

Masahiro Yamamoto is one of the most popular and richest Kickboxer who was born on April 14, 1983 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

Yamamoto began practicing Kyokushin karate as a schoolboy and won the all- Japan junior high school full contact karate championships in 2000, followed by the high school championships the following year. He would later begin kickboxing under the legendary Toshio Fujiwara at the Fujiwara Gym in Tokyo, and debuted professionally with a unanimous decision win over Hideki Shimizu at AJKF: Golden Trigger on September 6, 2002.

He rebounded with three straight victories to earn himself a shot at the AJKF Featherweight (-57 kg/126 lb) Championship against Genki Yamamoto at the Fujiwara Festival 2004 on December 5, 2004. After five rounds of fighting, the bout was called a draw, meaning Genki kept the title.

Masahiro Yamamoto Net Worth

Masahiro Yamamoto is one of the richest Kickboxer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Masahiro Yamamoto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Masahiro Yamamoto (山本真弘 , Yamamoto Masahiro, born April 14, 1983) is a Japanese kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division. After beginning his career as a featherweight in 2002, Yamamoto became a mainstay in the All Japan Kickboxing Federation and first challenged for the AJKF Featherweight Championship in December 2004 when he fought to a draw with Genki Yamamoto. He then went on a hot streak in 2005, winning the IKUSA 2005 –60 kg Grand Prix in the process, and was given another chance at the AJKF Featherweight title in January 2006 when he beat Genki Yamamoto in a rematch to take the belt. The following years saw Yamamoto move up to lightweight and have more domestic success as he took the AJKF’s Best of 60 kg Tournament 2007 and the Krush Lightweight Grand Prix 2009 before he emerged internationally with the It’s Showtime promotion. He lost to Sergio Wielzen in his first attempt at the It’s Showtime 61MAX Championship in December 2010 but came back to win the belt in July 2012 by defeating Javier Hernandez.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Masahiro Yamamoto height 5 ft 5 in Davellyn weight 60 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Masahiro Yamamoto Dating?

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Despite a knockout loss to Yuji Takeuchi in his next fight at Krush.3 less than a month later, he was asked to fight in the Krush Lightweight Grand Prix

2009. The tournament kicked off with the first round and quarter-finals on July 24, 2009 and Yamamoto defeated both Junpei Aotsu and Haruaki Otsuki by decision to advance to the final stage on November 2. He met Genki Yamamoto for the third time in the semis and an extension round was needed to separate them, after which Masahiro was given the nod to advance to the final where he went up against Yuta Kubo. Yamamoto sent Kubo to the canvas late in the third round of a back-and-forth war to secure the unanimous decision victory and the third tournament title of his career.

Facts & Trivia

Davellyn Ranked on the list of most popular Kickboxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Masahiro Yamamoto celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.

Having already established himself as arguably the top kickboxer at 63 kg/138 lb, Yamamoto returned to K-1 as one of the favourites to win the K-1 World MAX 2010 –63 kg Japan Tournament. He was drawn against Tetsuya Yamato in the opening stage of the tournament held at the K-1 World MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament Final 16 in Tokyo on May 2, 2010 and suffered a significant upset when he was beaten via unanimous decision after an extension round by the unfancied Yamato who would go on to win the whole tournament.