Akihiro Kaneko
Akihiro Kaneko (Japanese: 金子晃大, Kaneko Akihiro, born January 29, 1997) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2016, Kaneko is the current K-1 Super Bantamweight champion, having held the title since 2022, and the former Krush Bantamweight champion, having held the title from June to December 2018.
Known for
- K-1 WORLD GP 2026 (2026)
- K-1 WORLD MAX 2024: 70kg Final & 55kg 1st Round (2024)
- K-1 WORLD MAX 2026 -70kg World Championship Tournament Opening Round (2026)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2024 in TOKYO (2024)
- RISE ELDORADO 2024 (2024)
- THE MATCH 2022 (2022)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2020: K'FESTA 3 (2020)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2019: K'FESTA 2 (2019)
- K-1 WORLD MAX 2025: 70kg World Championship Tournament Opening Round (2025)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2023: K'FESTA 6 (2023)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2021: K'FESTA 4 - Day 2 (2021)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2021: Yokohama Festival (2021)
- K-1 WORLD MAX 2024: 55kg Championship Tournament Finals (2024)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2022: Yokohama Festival (2022)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2022: Bantamweight Championship Tournament (2022)
- K-1 WORLD MAX 2025: Triple Title Match (2025)
- K-1 ReBIRTH (2023)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2023: Middleweight Championship Tournament (2023)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2022: Super Bantamweight Championship Tournament (2022)
- K-1 BEYOND (2025)