Naoko
Kumagai
熊谷直子
女子世界
の kickboxer
Complete
fight Record:
31 WINS
4 LOSSES
1 DRAW (Holly
Ferneley)
1 no contest (1st fight with Lisa Howarth)
27 kos
(losses
includes 2 shoot boxing matches one full contact
rules loss at
age 18 to then world full contact rules champion Ella Yee,
and narrow decision loss to Amanda Buchanan
which she avenged in a rematch by Ko'ing Buchanan in the 4th
round)
Ht: 5' 2"
Wt 115 pounds
Dob: 8-8-71
The
best flyweight ever?
Naoko
Kumagai,
often compared to Lucia Rijker,
because of her legendary KO punch
is a three time world champion in three
different weight classes.
She made a cameo appearance in
the movie "Jackass"
In her twelve year career, she has an impressive
list
of notches on her belt.
In addition to knocking out over 50%
of her opponents, Kumagai also
defeated the American kickboxing Champion, Kim Messer,
in a five round Muay Thai fight in the Tokyo Dome.
She holds equally impressive KO victories over the
following world champions:
Amanda Buchanan: 4rd KO
Regina Halmich 1 rd KO
Kyoko Kamikaze 4 rd KO
Lisa Smith 1 rd KO
Lisa Howarth 1 rd KO
SEE THE VIDEO:Kumagai vs Howarth
http://mickey.tv/r/Video.aspx?v=KyzggprvKac&key=kick-boxing
Natsumi Nakazawa 1 rd KO
see video: Kumagai vs Lisa Smith:
Naoko Kumagai vs Lisa Smith (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09vbedA82dU
She also won a controversial KO victory
over a
(Male) US Marine Sergeant in a modified Muay Thai fight in Okinawa,
when she was 19 years old.
KO of German Boxing and kickboxing Champion, Regina Halmich (gold
shorts)
video: halmich vs kumagai:
http://www.noolmusic.com/blogs/YouTube_Google_Myspace_Video_Accidents_Crashes_Fight_Chase_-_Regina_Halmich_Vs_Naoko_Kumagai_Muay_Thai.shtml
Naoko retired in 2002.
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