Shoot Boxing - S-Cup 1996
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Shoot Boxing - S-Cup 1996 was a shoot boxing
Shoot boxing
Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....

 event promoted by Caesar Takeshi
Caesar Takeshi
Caesar Takeshi is a Japanese former kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing.- Career :*Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Welterweight champion *Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Middleweight champion...

. It was a qualifier for the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997, featuring four elimination fights with all bouts fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (70kg/154lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...

 weight class) involving eight fighters from across the world. The eight finalists were a mixture of invitees or had been involved in the 1995 tournament (for more information on these finalists, see the bulleted list below).

As well as competition bouts there were also five 'Super Fights', three fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (various weight classes), two fought under MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 Rules, and a 'Special Fight' fought under Kyokushin Karate Rules (75kg/165lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...

 weight class). In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing eleven countries.

The four elimination fight winners would qualify for the semi final stage of the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997 - to be held the following year. Defeated elimination fighter Dany Bill
Dany Bill
Dany Bill is a French-Cameroonian former kickboxer and seven-times Muaythai World champion. Dany Bill has been one of the best farangs who have fought in Thailand...

 would also be invited to take part in a 'Super Fight' against up and coming shoot boxer Kenichi Ogata
Kenichi Ogata (shoot boxer)
Kenichi Ogata is a Japanese super welterweight shoot boxer, fighting out of Cesar Gym in Asakusa. His name "Kenichi" is pronounced as "Ken-ichi", not "Ke-ni-chi". He was the first Japanese national champion of shoot boxing at Super welterweight. He is the winner of S-cup in 2006 and the finalist...

. The event was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...

 in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, 14 July, 1996.
S-Cup 1997 Finalists Dany Bill
Dany Bill
Dany Bill is a French-Cameroonian former kickboxer and seven-times Muaythai World champion. Dany Bill has been one of the best farangs who have fought in Thailand...

 - Invitee, W.M.C. World Muay Thai Champion Hassan Kassrioui - Invitee Taro Minato - Invitee Mohamed Ouali - W.P.K.L. World Champion Rainbow Sor.Prantalay - Invitee, W.M.T.C. World Muay Thai Champion Roni Lewis - S Cup 95
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing...

 Runner Up Rayen Simson
Rayen Simson
Rayen "Red Bean" Simson is a Surinamese-Dutch former super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Despite not being as well recognised as fellow Dutch Muay Thai fighters Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman, he is still one of the best kickboxers ever; claiming 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and...

 - S Cup 95
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing...

 Quarter Finalist, W.P.K.L. European Champion Hiromu Yoshitaka - S Cup 95
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing...

 Champion

Results

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Shoot Boxing - S-Cup 1996 was a shoot boxing
Shoot boxing
Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....

 event promoted by Caesar Takeshi
Caesar Takeshi
Caesar Takeshi is a Japanese former kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing.- Career :*Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Welterweight champion *Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Middleweight champion...

. It was a qualifier for the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997, featuring four elimination fights with all bouts fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (70kg/154lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...

 weight class) involving eight fighters from across the world. The eight finalists were a mixture of invitees or had been involved in the 1995 tournament (for more information on these finalists, see the bulleted list below).

As well as competition bouts there were also five 'Super Fights', three fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (various weight classes), two fought under MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 Rules, and a 'Special Fight' fought under Kyokushin Karate Rules (75kg/165lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...

 weight class). In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing eleven countries.

The four elimination fight winners would qualify for the semi final stage of the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997 - to be held the following year. Defeated elimination fighter Dany Bill
Dany Bill
Dany Bill is a French-Cameroonian former kickboxer and seven-times Muaythai World champion. Dany Bill has been one of the best farangs who have fought in Thailand...

 would also be invited to take part in a 'Super Fight' against up and coming shoot boxer Kenichi Ogata
Kenichi Ogata (shoot boxer)
Kenichi Ogata is a Japanese super welterweight shoot boxer, fighting out of Cesar Gym in Asakusa. His name "Kenichi" is pronounced as "Ken-ichi", not "Ke-ni-chi". He was the first Japanese national champion of shoot boxing at Super welterweight. He is the winner of S-cup in 2006 and the finalist...

. The event was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...

 in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, 14 July, 1996.
S-Cup 1997 Finalists Dany Bill
Dany Bill
Dany Bill is a French-Cameroonian former kickboxer and seven-times Muaythai World champion. Dany Bill has been one of the best farangs who have fought in Thailand...

 - Invitee, W.M.C. World Muay Thai Champion Hassan Kassrioui - Invitee Taro Minato - Invitee Mohamed Ouali - W.P.K.L. World Champion Rainbow Sor.Prantalay - Invitee, W.M.T.C. World Muay Thai Champion Roni Lewis - S Cup 95
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing...

 Runner Up Rayen Simson
Rayen Simson
Rayen "Red Bean" Simson is a Surinamese-Dutch former super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Despite not being as well recognised as fellow Dutch Muay Thai fighters Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman, he is still one of the best kickboxers ever; claiming 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and...

 - S Cup 95
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing...

 Quarter Finalist, W.P.K.L. European Champion Hiromu Yoshitaka - S Cup 95
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing...

 Champion

Results

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Shoot Boxing - S-Cup 1996 was a shoot boxing
Shoot boxing
Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....

 event promoted by Caesar Takeshi
Caesar Takeshi
Caesar Takeshi is a Japanese former kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing.- Career :*Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Welterweight champion *Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Middleweight champion...

. It was a qualifier for the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997, featuring four elimination fights with all bouts fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (70kg/154lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...

 weight class) involving eight fighters from across the world. The eight finalists were a mixture of invitees or had been involved in the 1995 tournament (for more information on these finalists, see the bulleted list below).

As well as competition bouts there were also five 'Super Fights', three fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (various weight classes), two fought under MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 Rules, and a 'Special Fight' fought under Kyokushin Karate Rules (75kg/165lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...

 weight class). In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing eleven countries.

The four elimination fight winners would qualify for the semi final stage of the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997 - to be held the following year. Defeated elimination fighter Dany Bill
Dany Bill
Dany Bill is a French-Cameroonian former kickboxer and seven-times Muaythai World champion. Dany Bill has been one of the best farangs who have fought in Thailand...

 would also be invited to take part in a 'Super Fight' against up and coming shoot boxer Kenichi Ogata
Kenichi Ogata (shoot boxer)
Kenichi Ogata is a Japanese super welterweight shoot boxer, fighting out of Cesar Gym in Asakusa. His name "Kenichi" is pronounced as "Ken-ichi", not "Ke-ni-chi". He was the first Japanese national champion of shoot boxing at Super welterweight. He is the winner of S-cup in 2006 and the finalist...

. The event was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...

 in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, 14 July, 1996.
S-Cup 1997 Finalists Dany Bill
Dany Bill
Dany Bill is a French-Cameroonian former kickboxer and seven-times Muaythai World champion. Dany Bill has been one of the best farangs who have fought in Thailand...

 - Invitee, W.M.C. World Muay Thai Champion Hassan Kassrioui - Invitee Taro Minato - Invitee Mohamed Ouali - W.P.K.L. World Champion Rainbow Sor.Prantalay - Invitee, W.M.T.C. World Muay Thai Champion Roni Lewis - S Cup 95
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing...

 Runner Up Rayen Simson
Rayen Simson
Rayen "Red Bean" Simson is a Surinamese-Dutch former super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Despite not being as well recognised as fellow Dutch Muay Thai fighters Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman, he is still one of the best kickboxers ever; claiming 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and...

 - S Cup 95
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing...

 Quarter Finalist, W.P.K.L. European Champion Hiromu Yoshitaka - S Cup 95
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 or S-Cup 1995 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight single elimination format, fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. In total there were eight fighters at the event, representing...

 Champion

Results

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