Marcos "Wasabi" Rios (born December 11, 1999) is an Argentinian kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of Glory.

Marcos Rios
Born (1999-12-11) December 11, 1999 (age 24)
General Rodríguez, Argentina
Other namesWasabi
NationalityArgentinian
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofBuenos Aires, Argentina
TeamDojo Serpiente[2]
Years active2016–present
Kickboxing record
Total89
Wins75
By knockout46
Losses7
By knockout3
Draws7

As of February 2023, he is ranked as the tenth best super featherweight (-67.5 kg) kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.[3]

Martial arts career

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On November 17, 2019, Rios took part in the Bosch Tour Super Eight one-day tournament. He overcame his quarterfinal opponent Marcelo Romero, semifinal opponent Edwin Montaño and his opponent in the finals, Nicolás Vega, in the same manner - by first-round knockout.[4]

Rios faced Nicolás Rosas at Guerra de Leones on June 4, 2022.[5] He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Rios made his WGP Kickboxing return against Walter Candia at WGP Kickboxing 66: Almeida vs. Galaz on September 3, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[6]

On October 23, 2022 Rios defended his ISKA Muay Thai Argentina title against Marcos Egui at Devil Fight Night 35. He won the fight by knockout in the third round.[7]

Rios faced the Wu Lin Feng -63 kg World champion Denis Wosik at Glory Rivals 5 on February 11, 2023.[8] He won the fight by split decision.[9]

Rios faced Chihiro Suzuki at KNOCK OUT 2023 SUPER BOUT “BLAZE” on March 5, 2023.[10] He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[11]

Rios faced Mateus Machado at WGP Kickboxing 69 on April 29, 2023. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[12]

Rios faced Bazooka Koki at KNOCK OUT 2023 vol.6 on December 9, 2023. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[13]

Rios faced Facu Suarez at WGP Kickboxing 74 on April 27, 2024. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[14]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Bosch Tour
    • 2017 Bosch Tour Muay Thai -64 kg Championship
    • 2019 Bosch Tour Super Eight -64.5 kg Tournament Winner
  • World Boxing Council Muay Thai
    • 2018 WBC Muay Thai Argentina -64.5 kg Championship[15]
  • International Sport Kickboxing Association
    • 2018 ISKA Muay Thai Argentina -65 kg Championship

Fight record

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Kickboxing record
75 Wins (46 (T)KO's), 7 Losses, 7 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-10-12 Loss   Yota Shigemori KNOCK OUT 2024 vol.5 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2024-05-18 Win   Julio Assunção WGP Kickboxing 75 Brasilia, Brazil KO (Punches) 1 2:20
2024-04-27 Win   Facu Suarez WGP Kickboxing 74 Buenos Aires, Argentina KO (High kick) 2
2024-02-25 Loss   Dansiam Weerasakreck KNOCK OUT 2024 vol.1 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2 2:38
2023-12-09 Win   Bazooka Koki KNOCK OUT 2023 vol.6 Tokyo, Japan TKO (retirement) 2 3:00
2023-10-28 Loss   Denis Souza Jr. Prime Kickboxing 7 Fortaleza, Brazil TKO (Spinning back kick) 2 3:00
For the Prime Kickboxing Super Lightweight (-64.5kg) title.
2023-06-30 Win   Carlos Guerra BUDO Sento Championship 15 Veracruz, Mexico KO (High kick) 1 1:33
2023-04-29 Win   Mateus Machado WGP Kickboxing 69 Brasilia, Brazil KO (Spinning back fist) 3 1:52
2023-03-05 Loss   Chihiro Suzuki KNOCK OUT 2023 SUPER BOUT “BLAZE” Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 0:46
2023-01-28 Win   Denis Wosik Glory Rivals 5 Tulum, Mexico Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2022-10-23 Win   Marcos Egui Devil Fight Night 35 Argentina KO (Front kick) 3
Defended the ISKA Argentina Muay Thai -65kg title.
2022-09-03 Win   Walter Candia WGP Kickboxing 66: Almeida vs. Galaz São Paulo, Brazil TKO (Punches) 1 2:38
2022-08-21 Win   Pablo Hernan Devil Fight Night 34 Buenos Aires, Argentina TKO (Referee stoppage/cut) 1
Defended the ISKA Argentina Muay Thai -65kg title.
2022-06-25 NC   Alfredo Gonzalez War of Nations Cancun, Mexico
2022-06-04 Win   Nicolás Rosas Guerra de Leones Argentina Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2022-02-14 Win   Zion Silva Supreme FG São Paulo, Brazil TKO (Punches) 1 2:38
2021-11-21 Win   Carlos Machado Main Event Championship III Buenos Aires, Argentina TKO (Punches) 1 2:38
2021-07-03 Win   Daniel Rico Budo Sento Championship: Volume 3 Mexico KO (Right straight) 1 2:48
2021-06-21 Win   Julio Reyes RFL Muay Thai Extreme 20 Puebla, Mexico TKO (Referee stoppage) 2
2021-05-21 Win   Nahoma Hernández Gala 3 Santiago, Nuevo León, Mexico KO (Right hook) 2 2:59
2021-04-10 Win   Luis Perez Budo Sento Championship: Volume 2 Mexico KO (Knee) 1 2:00
2021-03-21 Win   Alan Parraiga Combate Supremo Mexico KO (Knees) 1
2021-02-21 Loss   Alan Yauny Torneos De Muay Thai Argentina Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the ISKA Argentina Muay Thai -63.5kg title.
2019-11-17 Win   Nicolás Vega Bosch Tour, Super Eight Final Buenos Aires, Argentina KO 1
Wins the Bosch Tour Super Eight -64.5 kg Tournament title.
2019-11-17 Win   Edwin Montaño Bosch Tour, Super Eight Semifinal Buenos Aires, Argentina KO 1
2019-11-17 Win   Marcelo Romero Bosch Tour, Super Eight Quarterfinal Buenos Aires, Argentina KO 1
2019-09-15 Win   Luis Fernando Bosch Tour Buenos Aires, Argentina KO 2
2019-08-02 Win   Heber Gaspar WGP 56 Buenos Aires, Argentina KO (Right straight) 1 2:58
2019-07-06 Win   YodPT Petchrungruang Bosch Tour Portela, Argentina Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the Bosch Tour Muay Thai -64kg title.
2019-06-10 Win   Hugo Espinoza Punishers 10 Buenos Aires, Argentina KO (Knee) 2
2019-05-18 Win   Matías Farinelli Copa Thaibox Buenos Aires, Argentina KO (Right cross) 4
2019-03-15 Win   Cristian Pastore El Unico Top Fighters Buenos Aires, Argentina Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2018-11-10 Win   Federico Vermengo Bosch Tour 14 Buenos Aires, Argentina TKO (Referee stoppage) 1
Wins the vacant WBC Muay Thai Argentina -64.5kg title.
2018-10-27 Win   Maniatics Fight 15 Santa Fe Province, Argentina Decision 3 3:00
2018-07-22 Win   Luiz Goncalves WKN Simply the Best 21 - Bosch Tour Buenos Aires, Argentina KO (Overhand right) 3 1:40
2018-06-10 Win   Erik Miloc Punishers 9, Final Buenos Aires, Argentina Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-06-10 Win   Franco Petrone Punishers 9, Semi Final Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018-05-18 Win   Arturo Aguaisol Simply the Best 19 Buenos Aires, Argentina KO (Left hook to the body) 3 1:40
2018-04-18 Win   Aekmanee Sitpalapon The Global Fight, MAX Muay Thai stadium Pattaya, Thailand TKO 2 0:40
2018-04-01 Win   Tiwthong Sakon Nakhon MAX Muay Thai Pattaya, Thailand KO (Right cross) 2
2018-03-20 Win   Yordarwut MaximumMuayThai Galaxy Boxing Stadium Patong, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2018-03-10 Loss   Chaiyo Por.Sakda Singpatong, Patong Boxing Stadium Patong, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2018-02-12 Win   Francisco Correa Top Fight X-Treme Gualeguaychú, Argentina Decision 5 3:00
Wins the ISKA Argentina Muay Thai -65kg title.
2017-11-27 Win   Alejandro Rosa Argentina Decision 3 3:00
2017-11-17 Win   Golden Fight Argentina KO 2
2017-10-01 Win   Christian Guido Bosch Tour Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wins the Bosch Tour Muay Thai -64kg title.
2017-09-16 Win   Pablo Orue Kick Boxing Extremo VIII Argentina
2017-07-16 Win   Maximiliano Nuñez Bosch Tour 5 Buenos Aires, Argentina KO (Knees) 1 2:44
2017-06-18 Win   Bruno Lavalle Punishers Buenos Aires, Argentina KO
2017-05-14 Win   Francisco Correa Bosch Tour 4 Buenos Aires, Argentina Decision 3 3:00
2017-02-26 Loss   Nicolas Jara Bosch Tour 3 Buenos Aires, Argentina Decision 5 3:00
For the WKN Argentina Muay Thai title.
2017-01-06 Win   Esteban Atzurica Top Fight Muay Thai Argentina TKO 2
2016-12-03 Win   Alan Yauny Copa Thaibox Buenos Aires, Argentina Decision 3 3:00
2016-10-30 Win   Emiliano Nieri Muay Kard Chuek Fight Night Buenos Aires, Argentina KO (Jumping knee) 1
2016-07-31 Win   Franco Presentado Bosch Tour 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina TKO (Spinning back fist) 2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Marcos Rios". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ "DOJO SERPIENTE CAMPEONES". dojoserpiente.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Rankings November 2022". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Kickboxing: dos rodriguenses consiguieron grandes resultados en un nueva edición del Bosch Tour". lapostanoticias.com.ar. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "El Team Mellado presenta su festival de 30 peleas". diariocronica.com.ar. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Marcos "Wasabi" Ríos, luchador rodriguense de distintas artes marciales, sumó recientemente dos títulos más a su trayectoria en el Muay Thai". lapostanoticias.com.ar. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ "ISKA Argentina Results". iskaworldhq.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ Pico, Borna. "Wosik Versus Rios, Moussadak Versus Cosnard and Gazani Versus Chasteen Added to GLORY Rivals 5". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ^ Contreras, Fernando Arturo (29 January 2023). "Abraham Vidales y el Chacal Aguirre entablan guerra y el Wasabi Ríos sorprende en Glory Rivals 5 México". patadaalta.com. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  10. ^ "【KNOCK OUT】鈴木千裕の対戦相手が決定、GLORY世界ランカーに勝利した69勝(40KO)2敗・南米の7冠王リオスが初来日". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  11. ^ "【KNOCK OUT】王者・鈴木千裕が南米7冠王を秒殺KO !RIZIN榊原代表にクレベル戦を熱望「二刀流に俺はなる」". efight.jp. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  12. ^ Contreras, Fernando Arturo (30 April 2023). "El Chacal Aguirre gana guerra contra Ignancio el Fino y el Wasabi Ríos consigue nocaut del año contra Mateus Machado en WGP 69 Brasilia". patadaalta.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  13. ^ Noticias, La Posta (15 December 2023). "El rodriguense Marcos "Wasabi" Ríos ganó en Japón ante un campeón local". www.lapostanoticias.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  14. ^ "WGP 74: Tomas Chacal mantém cinturão super-leve em revanche com El Fino". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Una nueva oportunidad: Marcos Ríos y su nuevo viaje a Tailandia". lapostanoticias.com.ar. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.