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Kimura's character seems to be at least partially based on former world champion "Fearless" Freddie Pendleton, who had been a journeyman fighter his entire career, yet was still able to fight on even terms with some of the best in the world with his high level of skill. Manabu Itagaki (板垣学, Itagaki Manabu) Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa
Masahiko Kimura (木村 政彦, Kimura Masahiko, 10 September 1917 – 18 April 1993) was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler. He won the All-Japan Judo Championships three times in a row for the first time in history and had never lost a judo match from 1936 to 1950.
The fight between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu founder Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on October 23, 1951. It was held as a special challenge, with no titles on the line: Gracie was the self-proclaimed national jiu-jitsu champion, [1] seen as a regular judo 6th dan by Kimura, [2] while Kimura himself was coming from a career in ...
Hojo, Yoneyama and Yuhi defeated Kimura Monster-gun (Christina Von Eerie, Hailey Hatred and Kyoko Kimura) in a decision match to win the vacant championship. [17] [18] 3 Kimura Monster-gun (Alpha Female, The Female Predator Amazon and Kyoko Kimura) November 4, 2013: Stardom 100th Commemorative Tournament: Tokyo, Japan: 1 55: 0 [16] [16] [19] 4 ...
The company went on to crown a new champion, while Lesnar kept the physical belt. [10] He signed with Antonio Inoki's Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) in 2007, and lost the championship to Kurt Angle on the promotion's inaugural event. [11] [12] Angle later lost the belt in a unification match to the NJPW-recognized champion Shinsuke Nakamura in 2008.
Hiroshi Tanahashi holding his prize for winning the 2015 G1 Climax, a contract for an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome. NJPW had an annual tournament since 1974 under various names: the World League (ワールドリーグ戦, Wārudorīgu-sen) (1974–1977, based on the World (Big) League tournament from the old Japanese Wrestling Association held between ...
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Belt. In boxing, the individual organizations such as the World Boxing Council (WBC), the World Boxing Association (WBA), the International Boxing Federation (IBF), and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) each have their own unique championship belt that are awarded to the champions of each weight class.
The Ring stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s but began again in 2002. In 2002, The Ring attempted to clear up the confusion regarding world champions by creating a championship policy. It echoed many critics' arguments that the sanctioning bodies in charge of boxing championships had undermined the sport by pitting undeserving ...