Masato (kickboxer)
Masato Kobayashi is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he was the winner of K1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008. In addition, he was also the runnerup of K1 World MAX World tournament in 2004 and 2007. Prior to the K1 Rising event in Madrid in May 2012, it was announced that Masato will be working as an executive producer for K1.
Masato Kobayashi was born in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture Japan on March 10, 1979. When he was young, he moved to Niiza, Saitama because of his parents job. He started going to Asagiri Municipal Asagiri 4th Junior High School. After graduating junior high school, he started Saitama Sakae High School, but he dropped out soon after with his friends. He described the reason for dropping out simply as enthusiasm when he appeared on popular Japanese televisionshow Junk Sports. After dropping out, he worked many jobs but did not holding a steady position. Although he got a job as an assistant at a Yakitori bar, he quit the job on the first day, saying he was going to leave for lunch.
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