Kotetsu Boku
Introduction '''Park Kwang-cheol''' (Hangul: 박광철, Hanja:朴光哲), better known by his Japanese name , is a retired Japanese-born South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer, competing in the Featherweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation. He has mostly fought in Shooto, where he was the Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Champion, but has also fought in ONE Championship, DREAM, King of the Cage, S-Cup, Cage Force and K-1 HERO'S. Boku is also a former ONE Lightweight World Champion.
Career ===Shooto===Boku made his professional debut against Dutch fighter Marc Duncan at Shooto: 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 and Mitsuo Matsumoto, before losing to Takaharu Murahama at Shooto: 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 against Mitsuhiro 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 the Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Champion, but vacated his title when he left for K-1 Hero's.===K-1 HERO'S===Boku's K-1 HERO'S debut came against Brazil's former WEC Lightweight Champion Hermes Franca at HERO'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 at HERO'S 6 against Alexandre Franca Nogueira. He also won this, by unanimous decision. After this, Boku returned to Shooto for one fight, a draw against Kenichiro Togashi at Shooto: Back to Our Roots 1.He then joined Greatest Common Multiple in 2007.===Cage Force===Finland's Jarkko Latomaki was Boku's first opponent in Cage Force. They faced each other at GCM: 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 to Joachim Hansen at the DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round on March 15, 2008.===Return to Shooto===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 on Yukio Sakaguchi at Revolutionary Exchanges 3 and won by TKO in round 1.===ONE Championship===On September 18 it was announced that Boku had signed with the Singapore-based ONE Championship and would be fighting Zorobabel Moreira for the ONE FC Lightweight Championship at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings. Boku faced Zorobabel Moreira for the inaugural ONE FC Lightweight Championship on October 6, 2012.Boku managed to endure vicious leg 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 to Shinya Aoki at ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions on April 5, 2013.Aoki fought to avenge his Evolve MMA teammate Moreira, and forced Boku to submit at 2:01 during round 2 with a rear-naked choke.Boku faced Arnaud Lepont at ONE FC 14 on March 14, 2014.He won the fight via TKO in the first round.===Rizin Fighting Federation===On February 24, 2020, it was revealed that Boku had signed with Rizin Fighting Federation. He made his Rizin debut against Jin Aoi at Rizin 23, where lost by unanimous decision. Boku was next scheduled to face Rikuto Shirakawa at Rizin 25.He lost to Shirakawa via third-round technical knockout and subsequently retired from the sport.
Championships and accomplishments *'''Shooto'''**Shooto Welterweight Pacific Rim Championship (One time)*'''ONE Championship'''**ONE Lightweight World Championship (One time, first)
Personal life Boku is also a tattoo artist and has a tiger and turtle ship tattooed on his torso. He is a vegan.A Zainichi Korean originally of ancestral Joseon citizenship, Boku acquired South Korean nationality in 2004.
Mixed martial arts record  Loss  Rikuto Shirakawa TKO (punch and soccer kick)  Rizin 25 – Osaka  3 4:19 Osaka, Japan  Loss 26–15–2 Jin Aoi Decision (unanimous) Rizin 23  3 5:00 Yokohama, Japan  Loss 26–14–2 Thanh Le  KO (punches) ONE: Dreams of Gold  1 1:28 Bangkok, Thailand   Loss26–13–2 Bruno Pucci Submission (rear-naked choke) ONE: Eternal Glory  1 3:32 Jakarta, Indonesia  Loss26–12–2 Christian Lee KO (slam) ONE: Warriors of the World  1 3:24 Bangkok, Thailand Win26–11–2 Eric Kelly TKO (punches) ONE: Kings & Conquerors  3 3:27 Macau, SAR, China  Win25–11–2 Timofey Nastyukhin TKO (doctor stoppage) ONE: Defending Honor  1 5:00 Kallang, Singapore   Loss24–11–2 Jadamba Narantungalag Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) ONE: Ascent To Power  3 1:27 Kallang, Singapore  Win24–10–2 Vincent Latoel TKO (elbows and punches) ONE: Tribe of Warriors  2 4:04 Jakarta, Indonesia  Win23–10–2 Major Overall TKO (punch) ONE: Pride of Lions  2 1:19 Kallang, Singapore  Win22–10–2 Juntaro Ushiku  KO (elbows) Pancrase 67  2 4:49 Tokyo, Japan   Loss21–10–2 Eduard Folayang Decision (unanimous) ONE FC: Rise of Heroes  3 5:00 Pasay, Philippines Win 21–9–2 Arnaud Lepont KO (punches) ONE FC: War of Nations  1 4:06 Kuala Lampur, Malaysia  Loss 20–9–2 Vuyisile Colossa Decision (unanimous) ONE FC: Champions and Warriors  3 5:00 Jakarta, Indonesia  Loss 20–8–2 Shinya Aoki Submission (rear-naked choke) ONE FC: Kings and Champions  2 2:01 Kallang, Singapore  Win 20–7–2 Zorobabel Moreira TKO (punches) ONE FC: Rise of Kings  3 0:31 Kallang, Singapore   Win 19–7–2 Shin Kochiwa KO (punch) Shooto: 8th Round  1 1:07 Tokyo, Japan  Loss 18–7–2 Kuniyoshi Hironaka Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 3  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 18–6–2 Yukinari Tamura Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 1  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  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 16–6–2 Tony Hervey Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Toryumon  3 5:00 Okinawa, Japan  Win 15–6–2 Yukio Sakaguchi KO (punch) Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3  1 1:54 Tokyo, Japan  Loss 14–6–2 Yusuke Endo Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 2  1 3:17 Tokyo, Japan  Win 14–5–2 Yutaka Ueda TKO (punches) Shooto: Shooto Tradition Final  1 4:56 Tokyo, Japan  Draw 13–5–2 Yusuke Endo Draw (majority) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 5  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Loss 13–5–1 Joachim Hansen Decision (unanimous) Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round  2 5:00 Saitama, Japan  Loss 13–4–1 Artur Oumakhanov Decision (split) GCM: Cage Force 5  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 13–3–1 Eiji Mitsuoka Decision (split) GCM: Cage Force 4  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 12–3–1 David Gardner Decision (unanimous) GCM: Cage Force 3  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 11–3–1 Jarkko Latomaki TKO (punches and elbows) GCM: Cage Force 2  1 2:33 Tokyo, Japan  Draw 10–3–1 Kenichiro Togashi Draw (split) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 1  3 5:00 Yokohama, Japan  Win 10–3 Alexandre Franca Nogueira Decision (unanimous) HERO'S 6  2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 9–3 Hermes França Decision (majority) HERO'S 3  2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 8–3 Ryan Bow Decision (majority) Shooto: 1/29 in Korakuen Hall  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 7-3 Takaharu Murahama Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: 9/26 in Kourakuen Hall  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 6-3 Kohei Yasumi Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2004: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 5–3 Naoki Matsushita TKO (punches) Shooto: Gig Central 4  2 1:15 Nagoya, Japan  Loss 4–3 Kenichiro Togashi Submission (armbar) Shooto 2003: 6/27 in Hiroshima Sun Plaza  1 2:48 Hiroshima, Japan  Loss 4–2 Mitsuhiro Ishida	 Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall  2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 4–1 Toniko Junior TKO (punches)   Shooto: Treasure Hunt 8  1 4:50 Tokyo, Japan  Loss 3–1 Takaharu Murahama Submission (kneebar)  Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6  2 3:17 Tokyo, Japan  Win 3–0 Mitsuo Matsumoto Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Treasure Hunt 4  2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan   Win 2–0 Takuhito Hida Decision (unanimous)  Shooto: Treasure Hunt 2  2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan   Win 1–0 Marc Duncan Submission (armbar) Shooto: Gig East 7  2 3:15 Tokyo, Japan
Kickboxing record '''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
See also *List of current ONE fighters
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