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
BornManami Kobayashi 小林愛実
(1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28)
Tokyo, Japan
NicknameDynamite Girl
NationalityJapanese
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)
StyleKickboxing
Muay thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamNEXT LEVEL Shibuya
Years active2015-present
Kickboxing record
Total30
Wins18
By knockout3
Losses8
By knockout1
Draws4

As of May 2021, Combat Press ranks her as the tenth best female kickboxer in the world.[2]

Biography

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Kobayashi faced Melty Kira at RISE 171 on August 18, 2023.[46] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[47]

Kobayashi faced Arina Kobayashi in an open finger gloves bout at RISE 178 on May 19, 2024.[48] She lost the fight by unanimous decision after being scored a knockdown in the second round.[49]

Championships and accomplishments

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Fight record

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Professional record
18 Wins (3 KO's), 8 Losses, 4 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-05-19 Loss   Arina Kobayashi RISE 178 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
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.
2019-07-05 Loss   Reina Sato RISE 133 Tokyo, Japan lose by default - -
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
Amateur record
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

See also

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