is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. He is the former Krush Super Bantamweight champion, having held the title between 2019 and 2021. Kumura is a two-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist, having finished as the runner-up in the 2019 and 2022 super bantamweight tournaments. As of July 2022, he was the #1 ranked flyweight and #9 ranked pound-for-pound kickboxer in the world according to Combat Press. He's been ranked in the flyweight top ten since September 2020. He was previously ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press from May 2019, until August 2020. Kickboxing career Early career Kumura made his professional debut at NJKF IGOSSO REBORN 2014, when he was scheduled to fight Kyosuke Nishida. He beat Nishida by unanimous decision. Kumura won his next four fights by stoppage, beating Yamashita "Spankey" Hiroshi by a second-round knockout and scoring first-round knockouts of Masato Ooba, Teishi and Yuto Kuroda. His five fight winning streak was snapped by Yoshiho Tane, who beat Kumura by split decision. Kumura lost his next fight as well, suffering a second-round knockout at the hands of Koudai Hirayama. Kumura made his Krush debut against Kazuki Okawa at Krush 84. Kumura won the fight by technical knockout, knocking Okawa down three times inside of the first round. He scored the first and third knockdown with a left hook, while he scored the second knockdown with a head kick. Kumura was scheduled to fight the future K-1 Featherweight champion Tatsuya Tsubakihara at Krush 86. Kumura thoroughly dominated the future champion, winning the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 30-26 scorecard. For his third fight with the organization, Kumura was scheduled to fight the experienced journeyman Yusho Kanemoto at Krush 89. Kumura edged all thee rounds of the bout on his way to winning a unanimous decision. Krush Super Bantamweight champion Krush Super Bantamweight tournament Kumura was scheduled to fight Shota Oiwa at Krush 94, in a Krush Super Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal. Kumura won the fight by knockout, knocking Oiwa down with a left-hook midway through the first round, which left him unable to beat the eight-count. Advancing to the semifinals, Kumura faced Victor Saravia. Following a back-and-forth three rounds, the fight was ruled a draw. One judge awarded a 29-28 scorecard to Kumura, the second judge awarded the same scorecard to Saravia, while the third