Hiraku Hori
Born (1982-04-03) April 3, 1982
Sendai, Japan
Native name堀啓
NationalityJapan Japanese
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16.2 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
TeamTeam Dragon
Years active2001-2010
Kickboxing record
Total27
Wins13
By knockout7
Losses14
By knockout10
Last updated on: April 4, 2011

Hiraku Hori (Japanese: 堀啓; born April 3, 1982) is a retired Japanese heavyweight kickboxer. A professional from 2001 until 2010, he competed almost exclusively in K-1.

Career

Hori made his professional debut at K-1 Survival 2001, winning via third-round knockout. After winning four of his next five, he faced MMA fighter Kazuhiro Nakamura at K-1 Beast 2003. After a competitive first round, Hori used his large reach advantage to attack Nakamura with a series of left roundhouse kicks, then knocked him out with a high kick.

Hori was then pitted against fellow Japanese prospect Tatsufumi Tomihara in the quarterfinals of the K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix. He won via decision, and moved on to face Musashi, the premiere heavyweight Japanese star at the time. Hori lost via TKO due to a low kick.

With a 6-2 professional record, Hori was then matched up with Samoan Mighty Mo at K-1 Burning 2004. The bout was Mo's K-1 debut, and after the judges declared the fight would go to the overtime fourth round, he defeated Hori with a knockout. Hori then fought Cyril Abidi in a valiant effort, losing via TKO with just two seconds left in the fight.

Hori then fought in the K-1 Beast 2004 tournament on June 26, 2004. After winning the quarterfinal match, Hori fought Nobu Hayashi, a 24-fight veteran at the time. Hori lost in the third round via knockout.

In the quarterfinals of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hiroshima, Hori fought Tsuyoshi Nakasako. Hori won via decision.

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
13 Wins (7 KO's, 6 decisions), 14 Losses
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTimeRecord
2010-12-16LossRussia Eugene OrlovKOK World GP 2010 in RussiaMoscow, RussiaDecision (3-0)33:0013-14
2010-04-29WinJapan Hukuda YuuheiKrush 9JapanTKO (Corner stoppage)32:0713-13
2009-03-21WinJapan Tanigawa TakeshiKrush 6JapanKO (Punches)21:0912-13
2009-03-28LossJapan Takumi SatoK-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in YokohamaYokohama, JapanTKO31:1911-13
2007-10-13LossUkraine Maxsim NeledvaK-1 Fighting Network Latvia 2007Yokohama, JapanKO11-12
2007-03-04LossRussia Aleksandr PitchkounovK-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in YokohamaYokohama, JapanKO12:2711-11
2006-12-02WinSouth Korea Kyoung Suk KimK-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Tokyo FinalTokyo, JapanDecision (3-0)33:0011-10
2006-06-03LossNetherlands Peter AertsK-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in SeoulSeoul, South KoreaKO (Left high kick)21:2310-10
2006-05-03LossSamoa Jason SuttieK-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in AucklandAuckland, New ZealandKO31:3410-9
2006-05-03WinFrance Cyril AbidiK-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in AucklandAuckland, New ZealandTKO (Corner stoppage)23:0010-8
2005-08-13LossMorocco Chalid ArrabK-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas IILas Vegas, United StatesDecision (3-0)33:009-8
2004-06-14LossUnited States Bob SappK-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in HiroshimaHiroshima, JapanKO21:549-7
2005-06-14WinJapan Tsuyoshi NakasakoK-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in HiroshimaHiroshima, JapanDecision (3-0)33:009-6
2005-03-19LossThailand Kaoklai KaennorsingK-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in SeoulSeoul, South KoreaDecision (3-0)33:008-6
2005-03-19WinSouth Korea Myeon Ju LeeK-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in SeoulSeoul, South KoreaDecision (3-0)33:008-5
2004-06-26LossJapan Nobu HayashiK-1 Beast 2004Shizuoka, JapanKO32:317-5
2004-06-26WinJapan Shingo KoyasuK-1 Beast 2004Shizuoka, JapanDecision (3-0)33:007-4
2004-03-27LossFrance Cyril AbidiK-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in SaitamaSaitama, JapanTKO32:586-4
2004-02-15LossAmerican Samoa Mighty MoK-1 Burning 2004Okinawa, JapanKO (Right hook)Ex R 41:226-3
2003-09-21LossJapan MusashiK-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand PrixYokohama, JapanKO (Left kow kick)23:006-2
2003-09-21WinJapan Tatsufumi TomihiraK-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand PrixYokohama, JapanDecision (2-0)33:006-1
2003-06-29WinJapan Kazuhiro NakamuraK-1 Beast II 2003Yokohama, JapanK0 (Left high kick)21:585-1
2003-04-06WinJapan Kazushi NishidaK-1 Beast 2003Yamagata, JapanKO (Left knee)21:114-1
2002-04-21LossJapan Ryo TakigawaK-1 Burning 2002Hiroshima, JapanKO (Right hook)21:023-1
2001-08-19WinJapan Masahide AoyagiK-1 Andy Memorial Japan GP FinalSaitama, JapanDecision (3-0)20:393-0
2001-06-24WinJapan Mitsuru SuzukiK-1 Survival 2001Tokyo, JapanKO (Left low kick)20:392-0
2001-04-15WinJapan RyomaK-1 Burning 2001Kumamoto, JapanKO (Knee)31:171-0
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