The year 2025 is the 32nd year in the history of the K-1, a global kickboxing promotion. The year started with K-1 World MAX 2025.
K-1 World MAX 2025.
K-1 World MAX 2025 was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on February 9, 2025, at the Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Background.
A K-1 Featherweight title bout between champion Takumi Terada and challenger Takahito Niimi, a K-1 Super Bantamweight title bout between champion Akihiro Kaneko and challenger Manolis Kallistis, as well as a K-1 Women's Atomweight Grand Prix were all scheduled to take place during the event.
K-1 Beyond.
K-1 Beyond was a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on May 31, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan.
Background.
The 2025 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix, organized to crown the new K-1 Super Featherweight champion, was held during the event.
A K-1 Cruiserweight Championship bout between champion Liu Ce and challenger Thian de Vries was scheduled to take place during the event, as well as a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion Ouyang Feng and challenger Darryl Verdonk. Yodkhunpon missed weight by 100g and was stripped of the title on the scale.
2025 K-1 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament bracket.
1 Huang Shuailu had to withdraw from the semifinals due to a jaw injury and was subsequently replaced by Matthew Daalman as reservist Leona Pettas was also injured.
K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round.
K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 and WGP on June 28, 2025, at Ginásio Max Rosenmann in São José dos Pinhais, Brazil.
Background.
The event will feature an 8-man tournament in the 70kg division to determine the participant to the 2025 K-1 World Max Tournament in Japan. The WGP Kickboxing champion Petros Cabelinho will be one of the eight participants alongside title challengers Jones Coliseu and André Martins
K-1 Dontaku.
K-1 Dontaku is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on July 13, 2025, at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall B in Fukuoka, Japan.
K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Championship Tournament Opening Round.
K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Championship Tournament Opening Round was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on September 7, 2025, at the Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Background.
The event will feature 16 fighters in the 70kg division competing for a spot on the 8-man tournament at the K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Championship Tournament Final Round event in November 2025.
K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília.
K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on October 4, 2025, in Brasília, Brazil.
K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Championship Tournament Final Round.
K-1 World MAX 2025 - 70kg World Championship Tournament Final Round was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on November 15, 2025, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.