| Kotetsu Boku | |
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| Born | Park Kwang-cheol (1977-05-27)May 27, 1977 (age 47) Shizuoka, Japan |
| Native name | 朴光哲 박광철 |
| Other names | No Face, Korean Tiger |
| Nationality | South Korean[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Shizuoka,Japan |
| Team | Krazy Bee Wajyutsu Keisyukai GODS |
| Years active | 2001–2020 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 44 |
| Wins | 26 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Losses | 16 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
Last updated on: January 30, 2011 | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박광철 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Gwang-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Kwang-ch'ŏl |
Park Kwang-cheol (Korean: 박광철;Hanja: 朴光哲), better known by his Japanese nameKotetsu Boku (朴 光哲,Boku Kotetsu), is a retired Japanese-born South Koreanmixed martial artist andkickboxer, competing in theFeatherweight division ofRizin Fighting Federation. He has mostly fought inShooto, where he was theShooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Champion, but has also fought inONE Championship,DREAM,King of the Cage,S-Cup,Cage Force andK-1 HERO'S. Boku is also a formerONE Lightweight World Champion.
Boku made his professional debut against Dutch fighter Marc Duncan atShooto: GIG East 7 on November 26, 2001, and won by submission in the second round. He also won his next two fights, against Takuhito Hida andMitsuo Matsumoto, before losing toTakaharu Murahama atShooto: Treasure Hunt 6 on May 5, 2002. He won his next fight against Toniko Junior, but again suffered a setback by losing the following two fights againstMitsuhiro Ishida and Kenichiro Togashi. Boku then had another four fights in Shooto, winning all four, before transferring to K-1 Hero's in 2005. He was theShooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Champion, but vacated his title when he left forK-1 Hero's.[2]
Boku's K-1 HERO'S debut came against Brazil's formerWEC Lightweight ChampionHermes Franca atHERO'S 3 on September 7, 2005, and he won by majority decision. His next, and last,K-1 HERO'S bout took place on August 5, 2006 atHERO'S 6 againstAlexandre Franca Nogueira. He also won this, by unanimous decision. After this, Boku returned to Shooto for one fight, a draw against Kenichiro Togashi atShooto: Back to Our Roots 1. He then joined Greatest Common Multiple in 2007.
Finland's Jarkko Latomaki was Boku's first opponent in Cage Force. They faced each other atGCM: Cage Force 2 on March 17, 2007, and Boku came away the victor after knocking Latomaki out with an elbow in the first round. He then fought at Cage Force 3, 4 and 5, winning all but one fight which he lost to Artur Oumakhanov. After this, he went into DREAM for one fight. It was a loss toJoachim Hansen at the DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round on March 15, 2008.
2009 saw Boku return to Shooto. His first fight was against then-Shooto Lightweight Champion Yusuke Endo in a non-title fight on January 18, and ended in a draw. He then fought Yutaka Ueda, and won, before taking on Endo again in a rematch which was a title-challenge this time. This took place at Revolutionary Exchanges 2 on September 22, and Boku was submitted in the first round. He then took onYukio Sakaguchi at Revolutionary Exchanges 3 and won byTKO in round 1.[3]
On September 18 it was announced that Boku had signed with the Singapore-based ONE Championship and would be fighting Zorobabel Moreira for theONE FC Lightweight Championship atONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings.[4] Boku faced Zorobabel Moreira for the inauguralONE FC Lightweight Championship on October 6, 2012. Boku managed to endure viciousleg kicks throughout the majority of the fight to eventually earn an upset comeback TKO over Moreira early in the third round.
Boku lost his ONE FC Lightweight Championship toShinya Aoki at ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions on April 5, 2013. Aoki fought to avenge hisEvolve MMA teammate Moreira,[5] and forced Boku to submit at 2:01 during round 2 with arear-naked choke.[6]
Boku faced Arnaud Lepont at ONE FC 14 on March 14, 2014.[7] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.
On February 24, 2020, it was revealed that Boku had signed withRizin Fighting Federation.[8] He made his Rizin debut against Jin Aoi at Rizin 23, where lost by unanimous decision.[9][10] Boku was next scheduled to face Rikuto Shirakawa at Rizin 25.[11] He lost to Shirakawa via third-round technical knockout and subsequently retired from the sport.[12][13]
Boku is also a tattoo artist and has a tiger[14] and turtle ship tattooed on his torso.[1] He is a vegan.[15]
AZainichi Korean originally of ancestralChōsen citizenship, Boku acquired South Korean nationality in 2004.[1]
| 44 matches | 26 wins | 16 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 3 |
| By submission | 1 | 6 |
| By decision | 12 | 7 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 26–16–2 | Rikuto Shirakawa | TKO (punch and soccer kick) | Rizin 25 – Osaka | November 21, 2020 | 3 | 4:19 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 26–15–2 | Jin Aoi | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 23 | August 10, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 26–14–2 | Thanh Le | KO (punches) | ONE: Dreams of Gold | August 16, 2019 | 1 | 1:28 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Loss | 26–13–2 | Bruno Pucci | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Eternal Glory | January 19, 2019 | 1 | 3:32 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Loss | 26–12–2 | Christian Lee | KO (slam) | ONE: Warriors of the World | December 9, 2017 | 1 | 3:24 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Win | 26–11–2 | Eric Kelly | TKO (punches) | ONE: Kings & Conquerors | August 5, 2017 | 3 | 3:27 | Macau,SAR, China | |
| Win | 25–11–2 | Timofey Nastyukhin | TKO (doctor stoppage) | ONE: Defending Honor | November 11, 2016 | 1 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Loss | 24–11–2 | Jadamba Narantungalag | Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) | ONE: Ascent To Power | May 6, 2016 | 3 | 1:27 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 24–10–2 | Vincent Latoel | TKO (elbows and punches) | ONE: Tribe of Warriors | February 20, 2016 | 2 | 4:04 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Win | 23–10–2 | Major Overall | TKO (punch) | ONE: Pride of Lions | November 13, 2015 | 2 | 1:19 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 22–10–2 | Juntaro Ushiku | KO (elbows) | Pancrase 67 | May 31, 2015 | 2 | 4:49 | Tokyo, Japan | Featherweight debut. |
| Loss | 21–10–2 | Eduard Folayang | Decision (unanimous) | ONE FC: Rise of Heroes | May 2, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Pasay, Philippines | |
| Win | 21–9–2 | Arnaud Lepont | KO (punches) | ONE FC: War of Nations | March 14, 2014 | 1 | 4:06 | Kuala Lampur, Malaysia | |
| Loss | 20–9–2 | Vuyisile Colossa | Decision (unanimous) | ONE FC: Champions and Warriors | September 13, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Loss | 20–8–2 | Shinya Aoki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE FC: Kings and Champions | April 5, 2013 | 2 | 2:01 | Kallang, Singapore | Lost theONE FC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 20–7–2 | Zorobabel Moreira | TKO (punches) | ONE FC: Rise of Kings | October 6, 2012 | 3 | 0:31 | Kallang, Singapore | Won the inauguralONE FC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 19–7–2 | Shin Kochiwa | KO (punch) | Shooto: 8th Round | July 16, 2012 | 1 | 1:07 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 18–7–2 | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 3 | July 18, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | For the vacantShooto Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 18–6–2 | Yukinari Tamura | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 1 | January 10, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 17–6–2 | Yoshihiro Koyama | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: The Way of Shooto 3: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon | May 30, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 16–6–2 | Tony Hervey | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Toryumon | January 30, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Okinawa, Japan | |
| Win | 15–6–2 | Yukio Sakaguchi | KO (punch) | Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 | November 23, 2009 | 1 | 1:54 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 14–6–2 | Yusuke Endo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 2 | September 22, 2009 | 1 | 3:17 | Tokyo, Japan | For theShooto Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–5–2 | Yutaka Ueda | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition Final | May 10, 2009 | 1 | 4:56 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 13–5–2 | Yusuke Endo | Draw (majority) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 5 | January 18, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 13–5–1 | Joachim Hansen | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round | March 15, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 13–4–1 | Artur Oumakhanov | Decision (split) | GCM: Cage Force 5 | December 1, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 13–3–1 | Eiji Mitsuoka | Decision (split) | GCM: Cage Force 4 | September 8, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 12–3–1 | David Gardner | Decision (unanimous) | GCM: Cage Force 3 | June 9, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 11–3–1 | Jarkko Latomaki | TKO (punches and elbows) | GCM: Cage Force 2 | March 17, 2007 | 1 | 2:33 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 10–3–1 | Kenichiro Togashi | Draw (split) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 1 | February 17, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 10–3 | Alexandre Franca Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | HERO'S 6 | August 5, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9–3 | Hermes França | Decision (majority) | HERO'S 3 | September 7, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8–3 | Ryan Bow | Decision (majority) | Shooto: 1/29 in Korakuen Hall | January 29, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won theShooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 7-3 | Takaharu Murahama | Decision (Unanimous) | Shooto: 9/26 in Kourakuen Hall | September 26, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6-3 | Kohei Yasumi | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto 2004: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall | January 24, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–3 | Naoki Matsushita | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Gig Central 4 | September 21, 2003 | 2 | 1:15 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Kenichiro Togashi | Submission (armbar) | Shooto 2003: 6/27 in Hiroshima Sun Plaza | June 27, 2003 | 1 | 2:48 | Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Mitsuhiro Ishida | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall | February 6, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–1 | Toniko Junior | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Treasure Hunt 8 | July 19, 2002 | 1 | 4:50 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Takaharu Murahama | Submission (kneebar) | Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6 | May 5, 2002 | 2 | 3:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mitsuo Matsumoto | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Treasure Hunt 4 | March 13, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0 | Takuhito Hida | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Treasure Hunt 2 | January 25, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Marc Duncan | Submission (armbar) | Shooto: Gig East 7 | November 26, 2001 | 2 | 3:15 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1 Win (0 (T) KO's, 1 decision),3 Losses | |||||||
| Date | Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time |
| July 20, 2005 | Loss | 1-3 |  Akeomi Nitta | K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Final, Yokohama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| May 4, 2005 | Loss | 1-2 |  Sam Stout | K-1 World MAX 2005 World Tournament Open, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 |
| April 2, 2000 | Loss | 1-1 | Humio Yoshikawa | K-2000 Monster Challenge Final, Japan | Decision | 1 | 3:00 |
| April 2, 2000 | Win | 1-0 | Hiroki Ryu | K-2000 Monster Challenge Semi-Final, Japan | Decision | 1 | 2:00 |
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