Takeru Segawa is a Japanese kickboxer born on July 29, 1991, in Yonago, Japan. While growing up, he was an avid fan of professional wrestling and kickboxing. He took up kickboxing as a profession after getting inspired by Andy Hug who won the 1996 K-1 Grand Prix.
Takeru Segawa is acclaimed as a crafty kickboxer who has a wide range of front kicks and push and snap kicks from the lead leg. He is regarded as one of the best professionals in his sport in his generation. Takeru has been competing on the professional circuit since 2008 and won the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship in 2015 by defeating Taiga Kawabe.
Takeru Segawa has amassed a professional record of 43 wins and 2 losses. He is ranked in the top ten pound-for-pound kickboxers by Combat Press from June 2015 until October 2022. He was injured and took time to recover while being ranked as the best pound-for-pound kickboxer from June 2019 to July 2022. He has also been ranked as the best featherweight and bantamweight competitor in the divisional rankings of Combat Press.
Segawa has secured 25 of his victories via TKO and is coming off an impressive win against Bailey Sugden at MTGP in Paris while competing in the ONE Championship. Segawa is scheduled to make his 44th appearance in his next bout on January 28, 2024, against Superlek Kiatmuu9 at ONE 165.
Takeru Segawa Parents
Information about Takeru Segawa’s parents is not known. He was named Takeru Segawa by his father after Yomat Takeru who was an amateur historian, Segawa has two sisters, one elder and the other younger than him. He is the only male child of his parents. Takeru Segawa was initially studying to become a childcare worker but ended up eventually becoming a combat sports professional.
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