Nobu Hayashi

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

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 able to recover and is now cancer free.

Biography and career

Nobu Hayashi was born in the Japanese city of Tokushima. He learned karate while attending high school. 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 promotion. Nobu Hayashi won his first three fights at the K-1 Japan Grand Prix (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.

In 2009, Hasyashi checked himself into hospital after he was diagnosed with acute leukemia. He commented: "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". He was successfully treated in 2010 and continues his kickboxing career as the head of Dojo Chakuriki Japan.

Titles

  • 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

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 Netherlands Murat Aygun Blade 1 Tokyo, Japan KO 15-19-2
2008-09-15 Draw Japan Yuuki Niimura TITANS NEOS IV Japan Decision Draw 3 3:00 15-18-2
2008-07-13 Loss Russia Aleksandr Pitchkounov K-1 WGP 2008 in Taipei Japan Decision (3-0) Ext. R 3:00 15-18-1
2008-04-20 Win Australia Ben Edwards TITANS NEOS III Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 15-17-1
2007-09-16 Win Sudan Faisal Zakaria TITANS NEOS II Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 14-17-1
2007-05-04 Loss Romania Daniel Ghiţă K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 Romania Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 13-17-1
2005-07-29 Loss United States Carter Williams K-1 WGP 2008 in Hawaii United States Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 13-16-1
2005-01-23 Loss United States Ben Rothwell Shootboxing Ground Zero Fukuoka Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 13-15-1
2005-05-27 Loss France Freddy Kemayo K-1 WGP 2008 in Paris France KO 1 2:36 13-14-1
2004-06-26 Loss Japan Hiromi Amada K-1 Beast 2004 Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 13-13-1
2004-06-26 Win Japan Hiraku Hori K-1 Beast 2004 Japan KO 3 2:31 13-12-1
2004-06-26 Win Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 Beast 2004 Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 12-12-1
2004-04-30 Loss United States Dewey Cooper K-1 WGP 2004 in Las Vegas United States Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 11-12-1
2004-02-15 Loss Czech Republic Petr Vondracek K-1 Burning 2004 Japan KO 1 2:35 11-11-1
2003-09-21 Loss Japan Yusuke Fujimoto K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Decision (2-1) Ext. R 3:00 11-10-1
2003-06-29 Win Japan Toru Oishi K-1 Beast 2003 Japan KO 1 1:38 11-9-1
2002-09-22 Loss Japan Tatsufumi Tomihira K-1 Andy Spirits 2002 Japan Decision (3-0) Ext. R 3:00 10-9-1
2002-07-14 Win Japan Masaaki Miyamoto K-1 WGP 2003 in Fukuoka Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 10-8-1
2002-06-02 Win Japan Hajime Moriguchi K-1 Survival 2002 Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 9-8-1
2002-02-24 Loss Belarus Alexey Ignashov K-1 WGP 2002 Holland Elimination Tournament Netherlands Decision (3-0) 5 3:00 8-8-1
2001-08-19 Loss Denmark Nicholas Pettas K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan KO 1 1:26 8-7-1
2001-08-19 Win Japan Tatsufumi Tomihira K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan KO 3 2:55 8-6-1
2001-06-24 Win Japan Tsuyoshi K-1 Survival 2001 Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 7-6-1
2001-04-15 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 Burning 2001 Japan TKO 5 0:36 6-6-1
2001-01-30 Win Japan Great Kusatsu K-1 Rising 2001 Japan Decision (3-0) 5 3:00 6-5-1
2001-05-20 Draw United Kingdom John Wyatt K-1 UK Global Heat Decision Draw 5 3:00 5-5-1
2000-10-08 Win Netherlands Sander Thonhauser Victory or Hell Part 1 Netherlands KO 2 5-5
2000-07-07 Loss Switzerland Andy Hug K-1 Spirits 2000 Japan KO 1 2:05 4-5
2000-05-28 Loss China Teng Jun K-1 Burning 2000 Japan Decision (3-0) 2nd Ext. R 3:00 4-4
2000-03-19 Loss France Cyril Abidi K-1 Burning 2000 Japan KO 2 1:52 4-3
2000-01-25 Loss Japan Hiromi Amada K-1 Rising 2000 Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage) 3 0:50 4-2
1999-08-22 Loss Japan Musashi K-1 Spirits '99 Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 4-1
1999-08-22 Win Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 Spirits '99 Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 4-0
1999-08-22 Win Japan Issei Nakai K-1 Spirits '99 Japan KO 1 0:51 3-0
1999-08-22 Win Japan Maasaki Miyamoto K-1 Spirits '99 Japan KO 1 1:48 2-0
1999-03-27 Win Netherlands 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

References

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