Leona Pettas

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Leona Pettas
Born Reona Kato (玲於奈 加藤)
(1992-04-29) April 29, 1992 (age 32)
Iruma, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 175cm
Weight 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Division Bantamweight
Style Kyokushin Karate, kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Japan
Team THE SPIRIT GYM TEAM TOP ZEROS
Trainer Nicholas Pettas
Years active 2012 - present
Kickboxing record
Total 37
Wins 29
By knockout 12
Losses 7
By knockout 2
Draws 1

Leona Pettas (レオナ・ペタス) (born April 29, 1992) is a Japanese kickboxer. He took the family name of his first trainer Karateka Nicholas Pettas. He is the former Krush Super Featherweight champion.

As of September 2020, he is the #2 ranked Bantamweight according to Combat Press.[1] Combat Press ranked him the #4 Flyweight in May and June 2019,[2][3] and #3 Flyweight between July 2019[4] and August 2020.[5]

Kickboxing career

Krush debut

Pettas made his professional debut against Shota, during Krush-EX 2012 vol.3. He won the fight by a first round KO.[6] He was then scheduled to fight Yoshikazu Isobe,[7] a fight which he won by TKO, 22 second into the second round.[8]

He suffered his first professional loss in January 2013, when he dropped a decision to Katsuya Goto.[9]

Pettas rebounded from this loss by winning his next three fights. He knocked out Hitoshi Aketo,[10] and won unanimous decisions against Junpei Aotsu[11] and Takeshi Watanabe.[12]

Leona's three fight winning streak was snapped by Kotaro Shimano during Krush.39, who stopped Pettas by TKO in the first round.[13]

Pettas won four of his next six fights. He won decisions against Tomohiro Kitai,[14] Keisuke Nakamura[15] and Masahiro Yamamoto,[16] as well as knocking out Toshi with a head kick.[17] He drew against Fumiya Osawa,[18] and lost a unanimous decision against Haruaki Otsuki.[19]

Hero Legends tournament

Pettas made his K-1 debut in November 2015 against Taiga Kawabe. He won the fight by majority decision.[20] In his next fight, Pettas rematch Toshi, but lost the rematch by unanimous decision.[21]

Leona Pettas participated in the 2016 Hero Legends 60 kg tournament. He defeated Jiou Piao by decision in the first round, She Yuhan by TKO in the quarterfinals, Feng Tianhao by KO in the semifinals, and won the tournament with a decision win over Li Qiyu.[22][23]

Return to Krush

Returning to Krush, Pettas won his next three fights against Yuta Takahashi, Hayato and Taio Asahisa by unanimous decision.[24][25][26]

His winning streak earned Pettas a chance to fight Riku Anpo for the vacant Krush Super Featherweight title. Anpo won the fight by unanimous decision.[27]

In his next fight, Pettas defeated Yoshiki Harada by a second round KO.[28] He then fought Yuma Saikyo during Krush 87,[29] and won by unanimous decision.[30] Leona was scheduled to fight Zhao Chongyang during Krush 90, and beat Chongyang by a second round KO.[31] Pettas afterwards fought a rematch with Taio Asahisa,[32] and once again won a unanimous decision.[33] Extending his winning streak to five, Pettas knocked Kosuke Komiyama out with a left jab in the second round.[34]

Krush title reign

His five fight winning streak gave Pettas another chance to fight for the Krush Super Featherweight title, against Yuma Saikyo. Pettas won the fight by majority decision.[35]

Pettas defended his title for the first time against Naoki Yamamoto during Krush 109. He won the fight by a second round TKO.[36]

After beating Yuta Murakoshi by TKO during K'Festa 3,[37] Pettas defended his Krush title for the second time against Tatsuya Oiwa. Pettas won the fight by unanimous decision.[38]

Leona Pettas was scheduled to fight Takeru Segawa for the K-1 Super Featherweight title,[39] but the fight was postponed as Takeru broke his hand in training.[40] The fight with Takeru was rescheduled for K-1: K'Festa 4.[41] The event was later rescheduled for March 28, 2021.[42] Pettas lost the fight by a second-round knockout, snapping his nine-fight winning streak.[43]

On September 3, 2021, Pettas officially vacated his Krush super featherweight title.[44]

Move up in weight

Pettas was scheduled to face Maki Chatchai, in a 61.5 kg catchweight bout, at K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka on December 4, 2021.[45] Pettas won the fight by unanimous decision.[46]

Pettas faced Kan Nakamura at The Match 2022 on June 19, 2022.[47] He lost the fight by majority decision. Two of the judges scored the bout 30–29 for Nakamura, while the third judge scored it as an even 30–30 draw.[48]

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

Amateur

  • 2011 All Japan Shin Karate K-2 Grand Prix Lightweight Runner-up[51]
  • 2011 J-NETWORK All Japan A-League Featherweight Champion[52]

Awards

  • K-1
    • 2021 K-1 Awards Fight of the Year (vs. Takeru)[53]
  • eFight.jp
    • Fighter of the Month (July 2020)[54]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
29 Wins (12 (T)KO's), 7 Losses, 1 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2022-06-19 Loss Japan Kan Nakamura THE MATCH 2022 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2021-12-04 Win Thailand Chatchai Maki K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-03-28 Loss Japan Takeru K-1 World GP 2021: K’Festa 4 Day.2 Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 1:10
For the K-1 Featherweight title.
2020-06-28 Win Japan Tatsuya Oiwa Krush 115 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Defends the Krush Super Featherweight title.
2020-03-22 Win Japan Yuta Murakoshi K-1: K’Festa 3 Saitama, Japan TKO (Punches) 3 2:33
2019-12-15 Win Japan Naoki Yamamoto Krush.109 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 2:08
Defends the Krush Super Featherweight title.
2019-09-16 Win Japan Yuma Saikyo Krush.105 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Wins the Krush Super Featherweight title.
2019-06-30 Win Japan Kosuke Komiyama K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament Saitama, Japan KO (Left Jab) 2 2:14
2019-02-16 Win Japan Taio Asahisa Krush.98 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-07-22 Win China Zhao Chongyang Krush.90 Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 2:49
2018-04-22 Win Japan Yuma Saikyo Krush.87 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-12-09 Win Japan Yoshiki Harada Krush.83 Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 1:03
2017-05-28 Loss Japan Riku Anpo Krush.76, Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
For the vacant Krush Super Featherweight title.
2017-04-02 Win Japan Taio Asahisa Krush.75, Tournament Semifinal Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-02-18 Win Japan Hayato Krush.73, Tournament Quarterfinal Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-12-18 Win Japan Yuta Takahashi Krush.71 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-02 Win China Li Qiyu Hero Legends -60kg Asia Tournament, Final China Decision 3 3:00
Wins the Hero Legends -60kg Asia Tournament title.
2016-10-02 Win China Feng Tianhao Hero Legends -60kg Asia Tournament, Semi Finals China KO
2016-08-20 Win China She Yuhan Hero Legends -60kg Asia Tournament, Quarter Finals China TKO (Knee) 1 0:26
2016-08-20 Win China Jiou Piao Hero Legends -60kg Asia Tournament, First Round China Decision 3 3:00
2016-04-24 Loss Japan Toshi K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-11-21 Win Japan Taiga K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2015-08-14 Win Japan Masahiro Yamamoto Krush.56 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-05-04 Win Japan Keisuke Nakamura Krush.54 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-01-04 Loss Japan Haruaki Otsuki Krush.50 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-10-05 Win Japan Toshi Krush.46 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right High Kick) 1 2:21
2014-08-09 Draw Japan Fumiya Osawa Krush.44 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00
2014-05-11 Win Japan Tomohiro Kitai Krush.41 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-03-08 Loss Japan Kotaro Shimano Krush.39 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 1:03
2014-01-04 Win Japan Takeshi Watanabe Krush.36 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-08-11 Win Japan Junpei Aotsu Krush.30 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-04-21 Win Japan Hitoshi Aketo Krush-IGNITION 2013 vol.3 Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 0:44
2013-01-14 Loss Japan Katsuya Goto Krush Grand Prix 2013 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-10-21 Win Japan Yoshikazu Isobe Krush-EX 2012 vol.5 Tokyo, Japan TKO 2 0:22
2012-08-12 Win Japan Ryutaro Takahashi Krush 21 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Cross) 1 1:41
2012-06-17 Win Japan Shota Krush-EX 2012 vol.3 Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2:03
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2011-09-11 Win Japan Shuichi Fujihara J-NETWORK Amateur All Japan A-League, Final Japan Decision (Unanimous)
Wins J-NETWORK All Japan A-League Featherweight title.
2011-09-11 Win Japan Hiroshi Nakazawa J-NETWORK Amateur All Japan A-League, Semi Final Japan Decision (Unanimous)
2011-09-11 Win Japan Masaki Takemura J-NETWORK Amateur All Japan A-League, Quarter Final Japan Decision (Unanimous)
2009-06-28 Loss Japan Tsukasa Fuji K-1 Koshien 2009 Kanto Region Selection A-Block Tournament, Quarter Final Kisarazu, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2009-06-28 Win Japan K-1 Koshien 2009 Kanto Region Selection A-Block Tournament, First Round Kisarazu, Japan Decision 1 2:00
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

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