Nobu Hayashi (Japanese: 林伸樹; born April 27, 1978) is a professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is a two-time K-1 Japan tournament runner-up and holds notable wins over Ben Edwards, Sander Thonhauser and Faisal Zakaria. Hayashi fights out of Dojo Chakuriki Japan in Tokyo, Japan.[1] Hayashi was diagnosed with Leukemia, but was recently able to recover and is now cancer free.

Nobu Hayashi
Born (1978-04-27) April 27, 1978 (age 46)
Tokushima, Japan
Native name林伸樹
NationalityJapan Japanese
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18.1 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKickboxing
TeamDojo Chakuriki Japan
Years active1999–present
Kickboxing record
Total38
Wins16
By knockout7
Losses19
By knockout8
Draws3
Last updated on: October 26, 2011

Biography and career

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Nobu Hayashi was born in the Japanese city of Tokushima. He learned karate while attending highschool. After his graduation in 1998 Hayashi moved to the Netherlands to train at the world famous Chakuriki Dojo under the guidance of Thom Harinck. He was very committed and eventually debuted, at the age of 19, in the K-1. Nobu Hayashi won his first three fights at the K-1 Japan GP 1999 and reached the tournament finals but lost the title fight against Musashi. In 2004 he received his Muay Thai teaching diploma from Thom Harinck and opened his own gym, Dojo Chakuriki Japan, in Tokyo. In the same year Hayashi again took the second place in the K-1 Japan GP.

However, Nobu Hasyashi would have his biggest fight outside the ring. In 2009 he checked himself into the hospital after he was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Hayashi released the comment via his dojo, "Just like Chakuri spirit, "going forward, and forward" I am determined to win against this illness, and in my heart I swore I will be back in that ring and fight again, and for now I will dedicate myself to the medical treatment". Nobu Hayashi was successfully treated for cancer in 2010 and continues his kickboxing career as the head of Dojo Chakuriki Japan.

Titles

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  • 2004 K-1 Japan GP finalist
  • 2001 K-1 Japan GP 3rd place
  • 1999 K-1 Japan GP finalist
  • 1998 Seido Kaikan Rookies 4th place
  • 1996 Satojuku Tokyo tournament champion

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing Record
15 Wins (7 KO's, 8 decisions), 19 Losses (8 KO's, 11 decisions), 2 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2014-12-29 Loss   Murat Aygun Blade 1 Tokyo, Japan KO 15-19-2
2008-09-15 Draw   Yuuki Niimura TITANS NEOS IV Japan Decision Draw 3 3:00 15-18-2
2008-07-13 Loss   Aleksandr Pitchkounov K-1 WGP 2008 in Taipei Japan Decision (3-0) Ext. R 3:00 15-18-1
2008-04-20 Win   Ben Edwards TITANS NEOS III Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 15-17-1
2007-09-16 Win   Faisal Zakaria TITANS NEOS II Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 14-17-1
2007-05-04 Loss   Daniel Ghiţă K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 Romania Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 13-17-1
2005-07-29 Loss   Carter Williams K-1 WGP 2008 in Hawaii United States Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 13-16-1
2005-01-23 Loss   Ben Rothwell Shootboxing Ground Zero Fukuoka Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 13-15-1
2005-05-27 Loss   Freddy Kemayo K-1 WGP 2008 in Paris France KO 1 2:36 13-14-1
2004-06-26 Loss   Hiromi Amada K-1 Beast 2004 Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 13-13-1
2004-06-26 Win   Hiraku Hori K-1 Beast 2004 Japan KO 3 2:31 13-12-1
2004-06-26 Win   Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 Beast 2004 Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 12-12-1
2004-04-30 Loss   Dewey Cooper K-1 WGP 2004 in Las Vegas United States Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 11-12-1
2004-02-15 Loss   Petr Vondracek K-1 Burning 2004 Japan KO 1 2:35 11-11-1
2003-09-21 Loss   Yusuke Fujimoto K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Decision (2-1) Ext. R 3:00 11-10-1
2003-06-29 Win   Toru Oishi K-1 Beast 2003 Japan KO 1 1:38 11-9-1
2002-09-22 Loss   Tatsufumi Tomihira K-1 Andy Spirits 2002 Japan Decision (3-0) Ext. R 3:00 10-9-1
2002-07-14 Win   Masaaki Miyamoto K-1 WGP 2003 in Fukuoka Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 10-8-1
2002-06-02 Win   Hajime Moriguchi K-1 Survival 2002 Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 9-8-1
2002-02-24 Loss   Alexey Ignashov K-1 WGP 2002 Holland Elimination Tournament Netherlands Decision (3-0) 5 3:00 8-8-1
2001-08-19 Loss   Nicholas Pettas K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan KO 1 1:26 8-7-1
2001-08-19 Win   Tatsufumi Tomihira K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan KO 3 2:55 8-6-1
2001-06-24 Win   Tsuyoshi K-1 Survival 2001 Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 7-6-1
2001-04-15 Loss   Peter Aerts K-1 Burning 2001 Japan TKO 5 0:36 6-6-1
2001-01-30 Win   Great Kusatsu K-1 Rising 2001 Japan Decision (3-0) 5 3:00 6-5-1
2001-05-20 Draw   John Wyatt K-1 UK Global Heat Decision Draw 5 3:00 5-5-1
2000-10-08 Win   Sander Thonhauser Victory or Hell Part 1 Netherlands KO 2 5-5
2000-07-07 Loss   Andy Hug K-1 Spirits 2000 Japan KO 1 2:05 4-5
2000-05-28 Loss   Teng Jun K-1 Burning 2000 Japan Decision (3-0) 2nd Ext. R 3:00 4-4
2000-03-19 Loss   Cyril Abidi K-1 Burning 2000 Japan KO 2 1:52 4-3
2000-01-25 Loss   Hiromi Amada K-1 Rising 2000 Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage) 3 0:50 4-2
1999-08-22 Loss   Musashi K-1 Spirits '99 Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 4-1
1999-08-22 Win   Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 Spirits '99 Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 4-0
1999-08-22 Win   Issei Nakai K-1 Spirits '99 Japan KO 1 0:51 3-0
1999-08-22 Win   Maasaki Miyamoto K-1 Spirits '99 Japan KO 1 1:48 2-0
1999-03-27 Win   Gurhan Degirmenci The Fights of the Gladiators Netherlands Decision (3-0) 3 2:00 1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nobu Hayashi K-1 profile". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
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