Hiroaki_Suzuki

Hiroaki Suzuki

Hiroaki Suzuki

Japanese shoot boxer


Hiroaki Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 博昭; born December 6, 1984) is a Japanese shoot boxer and mixed martial artist currently signed to Rizin Fighting Federation. He has also competed for ONE Championship. In shoot boxing, Suzuki is a former SHOOT BOXING World Champion, S-cup World Tournament Champion, and two-time SHOOT BOXING Japan Champion. As of April 2015 he was ranked No. 6 Featherweight kickboxer in the world by Liverkick.[1]

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Kickboxing career

ONE Championship

Hiroaki Suzuki made his ONE Championship debut against Deividas Danyla at ONE Championship: Conquest of Champions on November 23, 2018.[2] Suzuki won by unanimous decision.[3]

Suzuki next faced Mohammed Bin Mahmoud at ONE Championship: Hero's Ascent on January 25, 2019.[4] He won by third-round technical knockout.[5]

After two consecutive wins, Suzuki was booked to challenge Nong-O Gaiyanghadao for the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship at ONE Championship: Warriors of Light on May 10, 2019.[6] Suzuki was dominated for the entirety of five rounds by Nong-O's high volume of right kicks and lost via unanimous decision.[7]

Following his loss, Suzuki faced Tukkatatong Petpayathai at ONE Championship: Masters of Fate on November 8, 2019.[8] He lost by split decision.[9]

Mixed martial arts career

Rizin Fighting Federation

Suzuki made his mixed martial arts debut, facing Keisuke Okuda on October 10, 2021, at Rizin Landmark Vol.1. He won the bout via TKO in the first round.[10]

Suzuki faced Kyohei Hagiwara at Rizin 33 - Saitama on December 31, 2021.[11] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[12]

Suzuki made his third appearance against Shoji Maruyama Rizin Landmark 2 on March 6, 2022.[13] He won the bout via technical knockout due to a punch finished off with soccer kick in the first round.[14]

Suzuki faced Ren Hiramoto in the main event of Rizin 36 on July 2, 2022.[15] He lost the fight by split decision.[16]

Suzuki faced Jin Aoi at Rizin Landmark 4 on November 6, 2022. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[17]

Suzuki faced Taisei Nishitani on June 24, 2023, at Rizin 43, knocking out Nishitani less than a minute into the bout.[18]

Suzuki faced Takahiro Ashida at Rizin Landmark 8 on February 24, 2024, winning the bout at the end of the first round via soccer kicks and punches.[19]

Titles

Awards

  • eFight.jp
    • Fighter of the Month (November 2013)[23]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches 4 wins 3 losses
By knockout 4 0
By decision 0 3
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Kickboxing record

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See also


References

  1. "LiverKick Rankings Updated on 2/13/2015". liverkick.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30.
  2. "ONE: Conquest Of Champions Preview, Breakdown & Analysis". Lowkick MMA. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. "ONE Championship: Hero's Ascent Preview and Predictions". Combat Press. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. "ONE Championship: Warriors of Light Preview and Predictions". Combat Press. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  5. "ONE Championship: Masters of Fate Preview and Predictions". Combat Press. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. 格闘技情報を毎日配信!, eFight 【イーファイト】. "【RIZIN】"怪物君"鈴木博昭、芦田崇宏を初回KO撃破!YA-MANに"何でもあり"マッチを要求". eFight【イーファイト】格闘技情報を毎日配信! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  7. "2013年11月度MVP 鈴木博昭". efight.jp. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  8. "Hiroaki Suzuki". Sherdog. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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