Masashi Kumura makes his ONE debut against Ellis Barboza in a strawweight kickboxing bout at ONE SAMURAI 5 on Nov. 18 at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo, and is a candidate for RISE's December tournament.
What we know
- Kumura faces Ellis Barboza in a ONE strawweight (56.7 kg) kickboxing bout of three three-minute rounds at ONE SAMURAI 5 on Nov. 18 at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo; it is Kumura's ONE debut.
- Kumura said he would like to fight abroad in ONE if a bout is made (translated).
Reported, not confirmed
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Kumura is a candidate for RISE's World Series -55 kg tournament in December.
Gong Kakutogi
Masashi Kumura of 999 makes his ONE debut at ONE SAMURAI 5 on Nov. 18 at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo, facing Ellis Barboza of Britain's Team Mehdi Zatout in a three-round strawweight (56.7 kg) kickboxing bout. He held an open workout on Oct. 29 at TEPPEN GYM in Matsudo, Chiba.
Kumura, 27, called Barboza, who has fought for a ONE Muay Thai title, a top ONE fighter, and said a clean win over him would raise his standing (translated). He said he has wanted to fight in ONE for a long time.
He is also a candidate for RISE's World Series -55 kg tournament in December and wants to win with no damage to stay ready for it. Asked about the performance bonus, he said he would modestly aim for 7.5 million yen (translated).
Kumura, 27, called Barboza, who has fought for a ONE Muay Thai title, a top ONE fighter, and said a clean win over him would raise his standing (translated). He said he has wanted to fight in ONE for a long time.
He is also a candidate for RISE's World Series -55 kg tournament in December and wants to win with no damage to stay ready for it. Asked about the performance bonus, he said he would modestly aim for 7.5 million yen (translated).
- Summary
- Masashi Kumura makes his ONE debut against Ellis Barboza in a strawweight kickboxing bout at ONE SAMURAI 5 on Nov. 18 at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo, and is a candidate for RISE's December tournament.
- Key points (one per line)
- Kumura (999) faces Barboza (UK, Team Mehdi Zatout) over three three-minute rounds at ONE strawweight (56.7 kg) kickboxing.
He called Barboza, who has fought for a ONE Muay Thai title, 'definitely a top ONE fighter' (translated).
Kumura is also a candidate for RISE's World Series -55 kg tournament in December.
He aims for a win with 'no damage' and said he is going for the 7.5 million yen bonus (translated).
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25256
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