January 14^th , 2025

K-1 officially announced additional fights for K-1 WORLD MAX 2025, including the return of Thian ‘Tarzan’, top 70kg fighter, Mohammed Boutasaa’s K-1 debut, and all match-ups of K-1 Woman Atomweight Championship Tournament!

[K-1 Cruiserweight / 3 min × 3 rounds + 1 extension round]

Thian Tarzan (Netherlands / Luc Verheije Fight Club)

• Born: April 26, 2001
• Hometown: Terneuzen, Netherlands
• Age: 23
• Height: 188 cm
• Stance: Orthodox
• Record: 27 fights, 27 wins (25 KOs)
• Major Titles:
  • Enfusion Light Heavyweight (-93kg) Champion
  • Enfusion Cruiserweight (-88kg) Champion
  • COLOSSEUM Light Heavyweight (-93kg) Champion
• Instagram: @tarzan_off1cial

Carlos Budiao (Brazil / Brazilian Thai)

• Born: June 12, 1989
• Hometown: Pernambuco, Brazil
• Age: 35
• Height: 180 cm
• Stance: Orthodox
• Record: 22 fights, 19 wins (14 KOs), 3 losses
• Major Titles:
  • FIGHT DRAGON -90kg Champion
  • KTK WORLD Heavyweight Champion
• Instagram: @budiaocarlos_k1

[K-1 Super Welterweight / 3 min × 3 rounds + 1 extension round]

Mohammed Boutasaa (Morocco / Southpaw Gym)

• Born: August 4, 1999
• Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Age: 25
• Height: 183 cm
• Stance: Southpaw
• Record: 19 fights, 17 wins (4 KOs), 2 losses
• Major Titles:
  • Former Enfusion Super Featherweight (-67kg) Champion
• Instagram: @boutasaa_

Riku (Japan / Highspeed Gym)

• Born: February 1, 1999
• Hometown: Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
• Age: 25
• Height: 178 cm
• Stance: Orthodox
• Record: 16 fights, 11 wins (5 KOs), 4 losses, 1 draw
• X: @riku2_1
• Instagram: @riku020001

[K-1 WORLD GP Women’s Atomweight Title Tournament (2) / 3 min × 3 rounds + 1 extension round]

Kira Matsutani (Japan / ALONZA ABLAZE)

• Born: June 1, 2003
• Hometown: Nerima Ward, Tokyo, Japan
• Age: 21
• Height: 152 cm
• Stance: Orthodox
• Record: 14 fights, 11 wins (1 KO), 1 loss, 2 draws
• Major Titles:
  • 4th Krush Women’s Atomweight Champion
• X: @kira20030601
• Instagram: @kira_.61

Mafie Petchmongkoldee (Thailand / Petchnongki Gym)

Record: 47 fights, 42 wins (3 KOs), 4 losses, 1 drawAnnounced Bouts

Born: July 25, 2009

Hometown: Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Age: 15

Height: 147 cm

Stance: Orthodox

[K-1 WORLD GP Women’s Atomweight Title Tournament (1) / 3 min × 3 rounds + 1 extension round]

Lucille Deadman (Australia / Taylormade Muay Thai)

• Born: March 19, 1999
• Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
• Age: 25
• Height: 158 cm
• Stance: Orthodox
• Record: 18 fights, 15 wins (3 KOs), 3 losses
• Major Titles:
  • WBC Muay Thai World Minimumweight (-45.35kg) Champion
  • WBC Muay Thai Australian Mini Flyweight (-47.62kg) Champion
  • MTL Women’s Minimumweight (-45kg) Champion
• Instagram: @lucilleta7ylormade

Aki Suematsu (Japan / K.I.K Team Blade)

• Born: November 12, 2005
• Hometown: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
• Age: 19
• Height: 159 cm
• Stance: Orthodox
• Record: 6 fights, 5 wins (1 KO), 1 draw
• X: @sue_aki1112
• Instagram: @sue_aki12

Announced Bouts

[K-1 WORLD GP Super Lightweight Title Match]

• Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck vs. Hayato Suzuki

[K-1 WORLD GP Featherweight Title Match]

• Takumi Terada vs. Takahito Niimi

[K-1 WORLD GP Super Bantamweight Title Match]

• Akihiro Kaneko vs. Manolis Kallistis

[-77kg Catchweight]

• Shintaro Matsukura vs. Park Chungil

[K-1 Super Lightweight]

• Daizo Sasaki vs. Shu Inagaki

[K-1 Cruiserweight]

• Thian Tarzan vs. Carlos Budiao

[K-1 Super Welterweight]

• Mohammed Boutasaa vs. Riku

[K-1 Super Welterweight]

• Darryl Verdonk vs. Jomthong Strikergym

[K-1 Super Welterweight]

• Dengue Silva vs. Jinku Oda

[K-1 Super Welterweight]

• Abiral Himalayan Cheetah vs. Yasuhito Shirasu

[K-1 Super Lightweight]

• Viktor Akimov vs. Kensei Kondo

[K-1 Lightweight]

• Yuzuki Satomi vs. Tomas Aguirre

[K-1 Featherweight]

• Shoki Kaneda vs. Shuhei Kumura

[K-1 Featherweight]

• Ryota Ishida vs. Lyra Nagasaka

[K-1 Women’s Flyweight]

• Noriko Ikeuchi vs. Vesela Rogaska

[K-1 WORLD GP Women’s Atomweight Championship Tournament]

• Kira Matsutani vs. Mafie Petchmongkoldee
• Lucille vs. Aki Suematsu
• Jung Yujung vs. Hiyori Onishi

Preliminary Fights

[K-1 Lightweight]

• Akihiko Kawagoe vs. Hiroki Nakano

[K-1 Super Bantamweight]

• Ryuto Uchida vs. Daichi

[K-1 Super Bantamweight]

• Ryuki vs, Haruto

[K-1 Super Lightweight]

• Masato Ishikawa vs. Hayato Hamana

[-51kg Catchweight]

• Seri Okubo vs. Ryuki