Riamu Sera

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Riamu
Born Riamu Sera 瀬良 璃明武
(2000-10-07) October 7, 2000 (age 23)
Sayama, Saitama, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 170cm
Weight 55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Division Flyweight
Style Kyokushin, Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team K-1 Gym Sohonbu Team Pegasus
Years active 2018 - present
Kickboxing record
Total 14
Wins 11
By knockout 4
Losses 3
By knockout 1

Riamu Sera (瀬良 璃明武 Sera Riamu?, born July 10, 2000), popularly known as Riamu is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2018, he is the current Krush Super Bantamweight (-55kg) champion.

As of August 2021 he was the #8 ranked Flyweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Kickboxing career

Krush

Early career

Riamu was scheduled to make his professional debut against Hiroaki Shinohara at Krush.87 on April 22, 2018. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[2]

Riamu was scheduled to face Kosuke at KHAOS.7 on November 17, 2018. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, dropping Kosuke with several well place knees and hooks.[3]

Riamu was scheduled to make his K-1 debut against Lyra in the preliminary portion of the K-1 WORLD GP 2019 JAPAN ~K'FESTA.2~ on March 10, 2019. He won the fight by majority decision, with scores of 29–28, 29–29 and 30–29.[4]

Move up to super bantamweight

Riamu was scheduled to face Akihiro at Krush.104 on August 31, 2019. He moved up to super bantamweight (55kg) for this bout, a two kilogram increase from his previous fights. Riamu won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–27, 30–28 and 29–28.[5]

Riamu was scheduled to face Sho Uchida at K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 109 on December 15, 2019. He won the fight by a sensational first-round spinning back kick knockout.[6]

Riamu was scheduled to make his second K-1 appearance against Ryuto on March 22, 2020, on the preliminary portion of the K'Festa 3 card. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7]

Riamu was expected to face Aoshi at Krush 113 on June 28, 2020. However, on June 7, it was announced that Riamu withdrew from the bout due to injury.[8]

Riamu was scheduled to face the former Krush Bantamweight titleholder Junki Sasaki at K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout on December 13, 2020. Sasaki won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–27, 30–26 and 30–26, thus handing Riamu his first professional loss. Riamu was deducted a point in the first round for holding Sasaki down.[9]

Riamu was scheduled to face Aoshi at Krush 122 on February 27, 2021. The were expected to fight at Krush 113 on June 28, 2020, before Riamu withdrew from the bout.[10] Riamu won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30–27 in his favor.[11]

Krush Super Bantamweight champion

Krush Super Bantamweight tournament

Riamu participated in the 2021 Krush Super Bantamweight tournament, held to crown the new champion. Riamu was scheduled to face the former Krush Bantamweight champion Begin Yoshioka in the tournament quarterfinals, held at Krush 128 on August 21, 2021.[12] Yoshioka failed to make weight for the fight, which meant Riamu would advance to the tournament semifinals regardless of the fight result. Additionally, Yoshioka entered the fight with a one point deduction and was forced to wear the heavier 10 oz gloves.[13] Riamu won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Riamu was scheduled to face Yuto Kuroda in the tournament semifinals, held at Krush 130 on October 31, 2021.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 30-28 scorecard. Although the first and third rounds were scored as a draw, the knockdown Riamu scored near the end of the second round was enough to earn him the victory. Riamu faced Momotaro Kiyama in the tournament finals. After a slow first round, Riamu upped the pace midway through the second round and dropped Kiyama with a right hook. This was quickly followed by a second knockdown with a left hook, before the referee stopped the fight at the very end of the second round.[16]

K-1 super bantamweight tournament

During a press conference held on December 21, 2021, it was announced by K-1 that Riamu would participate in the 2022 Super Bantamweight World Grand Prix, which would be held at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27, 2022.[17] Riamu faced Ikko in the tournament quarterfinals.[18] He won the fight by a narrow unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 30–29 in his favor.[19] Sera lost his semifinal bout against Akihiro Kaneko by a second-round technical knockout, as he was knocked down twice in the opening round, which resulted in a stoppage victory for Kaneko per the tournament rules.[20]

Krush title reign

Riamu faced the two-time Rajadamnern Stadium title challenger Mutsuki Ebata at The Match 2022 on June 19, 2022.[21] He lost the fight by an extra round split decision, with scores of 9–10, 9–10 and 10–9.[22]

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Professional

Amateur

  • 2017 K-1 Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament Winner & event MVP [23]

Karate

  • 2015 IBKO All Japan U-15 -55kg Winner [24]

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
11 Wins (4 (T)KO's), 3 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2022-06-19 Loss Japan Mutsuki Ebata THE MATCH 2022 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2022-02-27 Loss Japan Akihiro Kaneko K-1 World GP 2022 Japan, Super Bantamweight GP Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 Knockdown/Low kick) 2 2:23
2022-02-27 Win Japan Ikko Ota K-1 World GP 2022 Japan, Super Bantamweight World GP Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-10-31 Win Japan Momotaro Kiyama Krush 130, -55kg Championship Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns/punches) 2 3:00
Wins the vacant Krush Super Bantamweight (-55kg) title.
2021-10-31 Win Japan Yuto Kuroda Krush 130, -55kg Championship Tournament Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-08-21 Win Japan Begin Yoshioka Krush 128, -55kg Championship Tournament Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-02-27 Win Japan Aoshi Kitano Krush 122 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-12-13 Loss Japan Junki Sasaki K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-03-22 Win Japan Ryuto K'Festa 3 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-12-15 Win Japan Sho Uchida Krush.109 Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning Back Kick) 1 1:32
2019-08-31 Win Japan Akihiro Krush.104 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-10 Win Japan Lyra K-1 WORLD GP 2019 JAPAN ~K'FESTA.2~ Saitama, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2018-11-17 Win Japan Kosuke KHAOS.7 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches & Knees) 1 0:59
2018-04-22 Win Japan Hiroaki Shinohara Krush.87 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 1 1:05
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes


Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2017-10-22 Win Japan Shino Ishibashi K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2017-10-22 Win Japan Aoi Noda K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 2 2:00
2017-10-22 Win Japan Yuya Kitahara K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1
2017-09-03 Loss Japan Tsutomu Aoki K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 1 2:00
2017-09-03 Win Japan Tomoya Kawashima K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1
2017-06-25 Loss Japan Jukiya Ito K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2017-04-29 Loss Japan Toki Tamaru K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2017-04-29 Win Japan Daiki Nishimura K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1
2017-03-26 Loss Japan Yuya Hashimoto K-1 Amateur Challenge A-class -55kg Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 2 2:00
2016-10-23 Win Japan Rikiya Yamaura K-1 Amateur Challenge B-class -55kg Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 2 2:00
2016-10-23 Win Japan Kosuke Fukuma K-1 Amateur Challenge B-class -55kg Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00
2016-07-30 Loss Japan Tomoya Yokoyama K-1 Koshien 2016 -55kg Tournament, First Round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2016-03-27 Loss Japan Kyosuke Yamaguchi K-1 Amateur Junior B-class -55kg Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2016-03-27 Win Japan Riku Fujishiro K-1 Amateur Junior B-class -55kg Tokyo, Japan KO 1 1:24
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

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