a rematch. The rematch between the two was scheduled as a title fight for K-1:K'Festa 4 Day 1 on March 21, 2021. Tsubakihara and Egawa were considered to be the second and third best kickboxers in the world at the time, respectively. The fight was once again closely contested, with two judges scoring it as a 29-29 and 30–30 draw, while the third judge scored it 30-29 for Tsubakihara. Tsubakihara the split decision, after an extra round was fought. Super Featherweight career Egawa moved up to super featherweight for his next bout and was scheduled to fight Tatsuya Oiwa at K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka on July 17, 2021. Egawa later withdrew from due bout due to COVID-19 protocols. He was rescheduled to face Oiwa at K-1: K'Festa 5 on April 3, 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–29 and 30–28. Egawa was booked to face Chachai Maki at K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka on August 11, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–27, 30–28 and 29–28. Egawa faced the former Krush Super Featherweight champion Kotaro Shimano at K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka on December 3, 2022. He stopped Shimano with a flurry of punches at the 1:58 minute mark of the opening round, after having knocked him down with a left hook shortly prior. Egawa faced Adam Bouarourou at K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 on March 12, 2023. Titles and accomplishments K-1 2019 Krush -57.5 kg Champion (Defended once) 2019 K-1 World GP -57.5 kg Championship Tournament Winner 2019 Fighter of the Year Award CombatPress.com 2019 Breakout Fighter of the Year Kickboxing record |- style="background:#;" | 2023-03-12 || ||align=left| Adam Bouarourou || K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 || Tokyo, Japan || || || |- style="background:#cfc" | 2022-12-03 || Win ||align=left| Kotaro Shimano || K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka || Osaka, Japan || TKO (Punches) || 1 || 1:58 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2022-08-11|| Win ||align=left| Chatchai Maki || K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka || Fukuoka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2022-04-03 || Loss ||align=left| Tatsuya Oiwa || K-1: K'Festa 5 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2021-03-21|| Loss || align=left| Tatsuya Tsubakihara || K-1:K'Festa 4 Day 1 || Tokyo, Japan || Ext.R Decision (Split) || 4 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white