Masaaki Noiri

Noiri began practicing full-contact karate and amateur kickboxing as a teenager. In 2009, he won the K-1 Koshien tournament for high school students, then made his professional kickboxing debut in 2010.

In Japan, he became a K-1 champion in the super lightweight and welterweight divisions. In 2024, he signed with ONE Championship, where he won the interim featherweight world title in 2025 with a technical knockout victory over Tawanchai.

Noiri combines technical kickboxing with powerful kicks and precise combinations. His victories over Shakir Al-Tekreeti, Tawanchai, and Liu Mengyang at ONE demonstrate his ability to end fights early with punches and kicks.

Former ONE Championship interim featherweight kickboxing world champion.
Former K-1 World GP super lightweight champion.
Former K-1 World GP welterweight champion.
Winner of the K-1 World Welterweight Grand Prix in 2021.
Winner of the K-1 Koshien high school tournament in 2009.

2009: won the K-1 Koshien tournament for high school students.
2010: made his professional kickboxing debut in Nagoya.
2017: became K-1 World GP champion in the super lightweight division.
2021: won the K-1 World Welterweight Grand Prix and the K-1 welterweight title.
2024: signed with ONE Championship.
2025: defeated Tawanchai by technical knockout and became interim featherweight world champion.