Akeomi Nitta

Akeomi Nitta (新田明臣, born July 23, 1973) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is one of Japan's kickboxers in the welterweight division.

Biography

Karate to kickboxing

In elementary school Akeomi Nitta loved baseball; during junior high he chose not to pursue sports, instead concentrating on other activities. Daido-juku karate rekindled his interest, and he won the first tournament that he participated in although he was only a white belt (beginner) at the time. Soon after he met his teacher, Mr. Katsuyama, and became a pupil of S.V.G., a kickboxing gym, he won the championship of Shin-karate absolute class by knocking out all his opponents.

As a kickboxer

He knocked out his opponent again in his first professional match, and the future welterweight champion of the New Japan Kickboxing Federation, Hiroshi Suzuki, in his second. He knocked out another future welterweight champion, of the All Japan Kickboxing Federation, Tatsuya Suzuki, and won 12 straight matches from April 1994 to September 1998. In October 1996, he won the New Japan Kickboxing Federation Middleweight championship title. In March 2000, he defeated Mohammed Owali, the WPKL World Super welterweight champion who no other Japanese kickboxer had been able to defeat. Two months later, he beat an Italian kickboxer and won the title of WKA World Thai Boxing Super Welterweight champion in Milan, Italy. Later, he won the All Japan Kickboxing Federation Middleweight Championship.

Challenge to K-1

He had several K-1 matches, notably against Ramon Dekkers of the Netherlands—called "the strongest kickboxer of 20th century"—which ended in a draw. Dekker later said that Nitta was the strongest Japanese kickboxer. Nitta also KO'd American Kit Cope in K-1. In 2002 he participated in the K-1 WORLD MAX Japan Tournament, but was knocked out by Takashi Ohno, ISKA World Oriental Super Middleweight champion. In 2005 he defeated Ash-Ra, Takehiro Murahama and Koutetsu Boku while losing to Takayuki Kohiruimaki and Ian James Schaffa. In 2006 he lost to Yoshihiro Sato.

As a coach

He founded his own kickboxing gym named "BUNGELING BAY", and served as its president.

Titles and accomplishments

• New Japan Kickboxing Federation
  • 1996 NJKF Middleweight Champion (defended twice)
• All Japan Kickboxing Federation
  • 1999 AJKF Middleweight Champion
• World Kickboxing Association
  • 2000 W.K.A. World Muay Thai Super Welterweight Champion
• IKUSA
  • 2004 IKUSA -70kg Champion
• K-1
  • 2005 K1 World MAX Japan tournament Runner-up
• Universal Kickboxing Federation
  • 2007 UKF World Middleweight Champion

Kickboxing record

Template:Kickboxing record start |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2008-01-13 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jan Kaszuba || BUNGELING BAY ～enishi～ || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2007-04-22 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Yuji Goto || SNKA TITANS NEOS || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2007-03-04 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Kuntap Weerasakreck || M-1 FAIRTEX SINGHA BEER MuayThai Challenge 〜BATTLES OF FATE 2007〜 || Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the M-1 Super Welterweight title. |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2007-01-21 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Majit "The Magic Man"|| Benny the Jet Produces BURAIKAN- J・BOY || Yokohama, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins UKF World Middleweight title. |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2006-11-22 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Daniel Smik || J-NETWORK MACH GO! GO! '06 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2006-04-28 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ali Gunyar|| SNKA TITANS 3rd || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 2006-02-04 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Yoshihiro Sato || K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament || Saitama, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 2005-12-18 || Draw||align=left|Template:Flagicon Soren Monkongtong|| SNKA FINAL 2005 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2005-10-12 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ian Schaffa|| K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions Challenge || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2005-08-22 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Shin Noppadetsorn|| SNKA TITANS 2nd || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2005-07-20 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Kotetsu Boku|| K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Final || Yokohama, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2005-06-18 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Kojiro || IKUSA GP -U60 SUPERSTAR☆Z TOURNAMENT -Opening Stage- || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Loses IKUSA -70kg title. |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2005-05-06 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Tetsuya Yamauchi || J-NETWORK「GO! GO! J-NET '05 -volcano- || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2005-02-23 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Taishin Kohiruimaki || K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament Final || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right Front Kick) || 1 || 0:36 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament title. |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-02-23 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Takehiro Murahama || K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament semi-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-02-23 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon ASH-RA || K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament, Reserve Fight || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Low Kick) || 2 || 2:10 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2005-01-21 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Nick Fiordo|| J-NETWORK GO! GO! J-NET '05 -volcano- || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2004-11-26 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon David Archuleta || FUTURE FIGHTER IKUSA 6 〜(SORA)〜 GANGSTAR☆Z || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins inaugural IKUSA -70kg title. |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2004-07-10 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ngakau Spain || IKUSA YOUNG GUNNERES 3 〜RETURNS〜 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Low Kick) || 2 || 2:59 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2003-12-06 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Gregory Swerts || SuperLeague Netherlands 2003 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2003-09-27 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Fadi Merza || SuperLeague Germany 2003 || Germany || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2002-12-08 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Sak Nayagam || AJKF BACK FROM HELL - II" || Tokyo, Japan || KO (3 Knockdowns) ||2 || 2:10 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2002-02-11 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Takashi Ohno || K-1 World MAX 2002 Japan Tournament, quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left High Kick) || 1 || 2:28 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2001-07-22 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Takashi Ohno || AJKF BLAZE UP || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left Knee)|| 4 || 1:37 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2001-01-04 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Takahiko Shimizu || AJKF THE CHAMPIONSHIP || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Defends AJKF Middleweight title. |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2000-11-29 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Raphael Tai || AJKF Legend X || Tokyo, Japan || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2000-11-01 || Draw ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ramon Dekkers || K-1 J-MAX 2000 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2000-09-13 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Shane Chapman || AJKF Legend VIII || Tokyo, Japan || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2000-09-03 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Peter Crooke || AJKF LEGEND-VII || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority)|| 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2000-07-30 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Matteo Sciacca || AJKF LEGEND-VII || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Low Kick)|| 3 || 0:50 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2000-05-24 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Norm Graham|| AJKF LEGEND-V || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2000-05-06 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Stefano Stradella || || Italy || TKO || 3 || 2:50 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins WKA World Muay Thai Super Welterweight title. |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2000-03-16 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mohammed Ouali || AJKF LEGEND-III || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Split)|| 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2000-02-20 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Tetsushi Fujihara || AJKF LEGEND-II || Tokyo, Japan || KO (High Kick)|| 3 || 1:12 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 1999-11-22 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Kit Cope || AJKF: WAVE-XIII || Tokyo, Japan || KO (high kick) || 3 || 2:21 |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 1999-05-24 || Draw ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Shane Chapman || New Japan Kickboxing "Achievement 3" || Tokyo, Japan || Decision Draw || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 1999-01-24 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Shigeru Ooba || NJKF || Tokyo, Japan || TKO || 2 || |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 1998-10-09 || Loss||align=left|Template:Flagicon Numponton BangkokStore || NJKF || Tokyo, Japan || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 1998-09-11 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Sidy Kone || Lumpini Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 1998-05-31 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Tetsushi Fujihara || || Japan || KO || 3 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 1997-12-21 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Taishin Kohiruimaki || J-Network "J-Prestage" || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Low Kicks) || 4 || 2:13 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 1996-10- || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Minoru Suzuki|| NJKF || Tokyo, Japan || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins NJKF Middleweight title. |- | colspan=9 | Legend:

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See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers

External links

• Official website of Akeomi Nitta(Japanese)