K-1 World Max 2025 took place today at the Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, with four title fights on the night.
In the main event, K-1 Super Bantamweight Champion Akihiro Kaneko took on Greece’s Manolis Kallistis. Akihiro dictated the pace of the fight, but Kallistis was game. It was pretty close until, in the third round, a right hand from Akihiro dropped Kallistis. He beat the count, and then Akihiro pressed the action in an attempt to finish. As the fight’s final seconds ticked away, a left hand dropped Kallistis again. In the end Akihiro defended his title by unanimous decision.
In the co-main event, Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck defended his K-1 Super Lightweight Title in stunning fashion against Hayato Suzuki. A little over a minute into the fight, Yokhunpon cornered Suzuki and unleashed a flurry of punches that dropped him. After Suzuki beat the referee’s count, Yokhunpon went in for the kill. Two big left hands had Suzuki on wobbly legs, and the referee jumped in to stop the fight. It was an impressive performance from Yodkhunpon.
In other title fight action, Takumi Terada successfully defended his K-1 Featherweight Title with a unanimous decision win over Takahito Nimi. Kira Matsutani won the vacant Women’s K-1 Atomweight Title in the night’s four-woman tournament. She defeated Mafia Petchmongkoldee in the tournament semi-finals and Aki Suematsu in the tournament final to claim the title.
Full Results:
Akihiro Kaneko def. Manolis Kallistis via Unanimous Decision (Defends K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship)
Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck def. Hayato Suzuki via TKO in Rd. 1 (Defends K-1 Super Lightweight Championship)
Takumi Terada def. Takahito Nimi via Unaimous Decision (Defends K-1 Featherweight Championship)
Shintaro Matsukura def. Park Chung II via TKO (Low Kicks) in Rd. 2
Thian De Vries def. Carlos Budiao via KO in Rd. 1
Darryl Verdonk def. Jomthong StrikerGym via KO (Spinning Backfist) in Rd. 1
Riku def. Mohammed Boutasaa via Majority Decision
Dengue Silva def. Jinku Oda via Majority Decision
Abiral Ghimire def. Yasuhito Shirasu via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in Rd. 3
Rui Okubo def. Koshiro Takemi via KO in Rd. 3
Kira Matsutani def. Aki Suematsu via Majority Decision (Wins K-1 Women’s Atomweight Championship)
Shu Inagaki def. Daizo Sasaki via Unanimous Decision
Kensei Kondo def. Viktor Amikov via TKO in Rd. 1
Yuzuki Satomi def. Tomas Aguirre via Unanimous Decision
Shoki Kaneda def. Shuhei Kumura via KO in Rd. 1
Ryota Ishida def. Lyra Nagasaka via Unanimous Decision
Noriko Ikeuchi def. Vesela Roaska via Unanimous Decision
Kira Matsutani def. Mafia Petchmongkoldee via Unanimous Decision (K-1 Women’s Atomweight Championship Tournament Semi-Final)
Aki Suematsu def. Lucille Deadman via Unanimous Decision (K-1 Women’s Atomweight Championship Tournament Semi-Final)
Hiyori Onishi def. Yang Yujung via Unanimous Decision (K-1 Women’s Atomweight Championship Tournament Reserve)
Hiroki Nakano def. Akihiro Kawagoe via Unanimous Decision
Haruto def. Ryuki via Unanimous Decision
Daichi def. Ryuto Uchida via Unanimous Decision
Hayato Hamana def. Masato Ishikawa via KO in Rd. 3
Seri Okubo def. Ryuki via Unanimous Decision