Junichi Sawayashiki

is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer from Tokyo, currently competing in K-1.

Biography Sawayashiki, at only 19 years old, turned pro in 2004 and started fighting for R.I.S.E. kickboxing promotion in Japan. He made his K-1 debut on December 2, 2006, at the K-1 WGP 2006 Final undercard, against Mitsugu Noda, winning the fight by split decision.

On his next fight in Yokohama he stunned the K-1 world by a convincing victory over French kickboxing legend Jerome Le Banner.

After three consecutive wins at Yokohama, Hawaii and Amsterdam Sawayashiki earned himself a wildcard entry to the K-1 Final Elimination against the K-1 Asia winner Yusuke Fujimoto. After having his nose broken in the first round, Sawayashiki fought on and knocked down Fujimoto three times in the third round before referee stopped the fight.

His next fight was at the K-1 World GP 2007 Final against 3-Time World Champion, Peter Aerts. He suffered his first K-1 loss by first round Knockout after taking a tremendous right punch to the face. Sawayashiki's career went downhill from there, losing 4 more straight fights in a row, 3 KO losses to Musashi, Cătălin Moroșanu and Glaube Feitosa plus a punishing three round fight against Jerome Lebanner in the 2008 Final 16. Many now consider Sawayashiki's career short lived and likely over.

Titles 2006 3rd J-NETWORK Heavyweight champion (May 17, 2006 - June 18, 2007)

Kickboxing record 15 Wins (10 (T)KO's, 5 decisions), 8 Losses DateResultOpponentEvent Method RoundTime 03/28/2009 Loss Glaube Feitosa K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan KO (Left Straight Punch) 2 0:48 09/27/2008 Loss Jérôme Le Banner K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16, Seoul, Korea Decision 3 3:00 07/13/2008 Loss Cătălin Moroșanu K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan KO (Left hook) 1 2:04 04/13/2008 Loss Musashi K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama, Japan KO (Left straight punch) 2 2:16 12/08/2007 Loss Peter Aerts K-1 World GP 2007 Final, Japan KO (Right Cross) 1 1:29 09/29/2007 Win Yusuke Fujimoto K-1 World GP 2007 Final Elimination, Korea TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 1:38 06/23/2007 Win Nicolas Vermont K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 1:05 04/28/2007 Win Randy Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii, USA KO (Punches) 2 2:52 03/04/2007 Win Jérôme Le Banner K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama, Japan Unanimous Decision 3 3:00 12/02/2006 Win Mitsugu Noda K-1 World GP 2006 Final, Japan Split Decision 3 3:00 07/30/2006 Win Tatsunori Momose R.I.S.E. XXVIII, Japan KO 2 2:46 05/17/2006 Win Nobutaka Baba GO! GO! J-NET '06 ～Invading the DRAGON～, Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage) 3 0:31 03/26/2006 Loss Yuki R.I.S.E. G-Bazooka Tournament '06, Japan KO 1 1:21 01/29/2006 Win Koji Ina R.I.S.E. XXII, Japan Unanimous Decision 3 3:00 11/27/2005 Win Yasunari Hasegawa R.I.S.E. XX, Japan KO 2 1:26 09/21/2005 Win Takehiro Ikeda GO! GO! J-NET '05 ～Sky High～, Japan KO 1 1:47 08/28/2005 Win Atsushi Sato R.I.S.E. XVIII, Japan TKO 1 2:27 06/19/2005 Loss Fabiano Aoki R.I.S.E. G-Bazooka Tournament '05, Japan Unanimous Decision 3 3:00 01/30/2005 Win Masanobu Yamanaka R.I.S.E. XII, Japan KO 3 1:56 10/31/2004 Loss Will Riva R.I.S.E. X, Japan Unanimous Decision 3 3:00 07/04/2004 Win Ikeda R.I.S.E. The Low of The Ring, Japan Unanimous Decision 2 3:00 04/29/2004 Win Mitsunori Tanimura R.I.S.E. VII, Japan Majority Decision 3 3:00 02/11/2004 Win Ray Okamoto R.I.S.E. VI, Japan KO 3 1:08