The Rise of Black Wolf

If you were to make a sign that reveals something about yourself you want to hide from the world and hold it in public, what would it say? That’s the question Vulnerable Rally asks of its participants as we cut past the niceties and social graces to which we conform into the very heart of that which makes us human. Our fears, our shames, our frailties, our prejudices—when these shadow parts of ourselves come to light, they not only have the chance to free us, they can also free those who pass us by. And here, connected by our common humanity, we discover we are not alone. Vulnerable Rally is the backdrop of Mikey Pauker’s, RISE, which too is rallying cry for its listeners to rise up both in strength and in vulnerability—a sentiment echoed by the song’s refrain, “Don’t let this world lock you out of your soul.”

RISE WORLD SERIES 2024 OSAKA takes place on June 15, 2024, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features Kazuki Osaki defending his Super Flyweight title against Jin Mandokoro in the main event. Other fighters include Taiga vs. Daniel Puertas, Taiju Shiratori vs. Petru Morari, and Riku Kazushima vs. Samvel Sor Tong Prachin across the card. Additional bouts showcase Toki Tamaru vs. Jung Hyeonwoo and Kan Nakamura vs. Thiago Ferreira.

RUF presents RISE WORLD SERIES 2024 YOKOHAMA takes place on September 8, 2024, at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features Shiro defending his Bantamweight (-55kg) title against Toki Tamaru in the main event. Other fighters include Taiju Shiratori vs. Farphayap, Chad Collins vs. Yutaro Asahi, and Kan Nakamura vs. En Penje in a stacked card. Qualifier matches for a year-end -65kg tournament also highlight the night.

The RISE182 event takes place on October 20, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing showcase features Haruto Yasumoto vs. Keisuke Monguchi in the main event. Other fighters include Arata Kobayashi vs. Bo Kyung Byun, Yuya vs. Hiroto Miyagi, and Tomoya Sanekata vs. Takumi Ishikawa across the card.

RISE181 event takes place on August 31, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing showcase features Koki Osaki defending his Bantamweight (-55kg) title against Ryunosuke Omori in the main event. Other fighters include Tenshi Matsumoto vs. JIN, SEIDO vs. Katsuji, and Kensei Kondo vs. Ryuya Koide across the card. Additional bouts highlight Momoka vs. Runa Okumura and Kenji Noguchi vs. Genki Morimoto.

RISE180 event takes place on July 26, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing showcase features Koyuki Miyazaki facing Samson C2M Muaythai & Fitness in a women’s atomweight main event. Other fighters include Naoki vs. Yutaro Asaka, Arina Kobayashi vs. Erika, and Tessa de Kom vs. Erivan Barut across the card. Additional bouts highlight Ryoga Hirano vs. Ryusho Nakajima and Kenta Nanbara vs. Ryoga Yuasa.

RISE 179 event takes place on June 30, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing showcase features Shiro Matsumoto facing Christian Manzo in a bantamweight main event. Other fighters include Kaito Hasegawa vs. Ryu Hanaoka, Arina Kobayashi vs. Manazo Kobayashi, and Koki Osaki vs. Ryoga Hirano across the card. Additional bouts highlight Tessa de Kom vs. Erivan Barut and Hyuma Hitachi vs. Pengjie Yuan.

Cygames presents RISE ELDORADO 2023 takes place on March 26, 2023, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Shiro facing Dieselnoi Wor.Wanchai for the RISE World Bantamweight title in the main event. Other fighters include Kento Haraguchi vs. Jeremy Monteiro for the ISKA World Light Welterweight title and Lee Sung-hyun vs. Kaijin for the RISE Middleweight title. Additional bouts showcase Taiju Shiratori, Koki Osaki, and Koyuki Miyazaki across the card.

ABEMA presents RISE WORLD SERIES 2023 2nd Round takes place on August 26, 2023, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features YA-MAN battling Hiroto Yamaguchi for the inaugural RISE Open Finger Glove -65kg title in the main event. The semifinals of the -54kg Tournament include Kazuki Osaki vs. Toki Tamaru and Shiro Matsumoto vs. Kumandoi Petchyindee. Other fighters like Koki Osaki, Taiga Kawabe, and Kan Nakamura compete across the card.

RISE 171 event takes place on August 18, 2023, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing showcase features Kenta Nanbara battling Kongtualai JM Boxing Gym for the vacant Light Heavyweight (-90kg) title in the main event. The co-main event pits Masahiko Suzuki against Imad Salhi in a bantamweight (-55kg) superfight. Other fighters include Manazo Kobayashi vs. Melty Kira, Shuto Miyazaki vs. Shun Shiraishi, and Arina Kobayashi vs. Mai Hanada across the card.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2023 ～K’FESTA.6～ takes place on March 12, 2023, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Tetsuya Yamato defending his Super Lightweight title against Kenta Hayashi in the main event. Other title fights include Taio Asahisa vs. Yuki Yoza for Lightweight, Hiromi Wajima vs. Jomthong Chuwattana for Super Welterweight, and Akihiro Kaneko vs. Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer for Super Bantamweight. Additional competitors like Masaaki Noiri, Jordann Pikeur, and Gunji Taito appear across the card. It’s K-1’s marquee event of early 2023, showcasing seven championship bouts.

Cygames presents RISE WORLD SERIES 2021 YOKOHAMA takes place on September 23, 2021, at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features the -53kg DEAD OR ALIVE Tournament semifinals with Kazuki Osaki vs. Shiro Matsumoto and Jin Mandokoro vs. Kazane.

The Cygames presents RISE WORLD SERIES 2021 OSAKA2 takes place on November 14, 2021, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. Additional bouts include Kento Haraguchi vs. Petch and Kan Nakamura vs. YA-MAN.

Cygames presents RISE on ABEMA event takes place on July 12, 2020, airing live from a private venue in Tokyo, Japan, with no audience due to COVID-19 restrictions. This kickboxing spectacle features Tenshin Nasukawa facing Yuki Kasahara in a -58kg main event bout. Other fighters include Taiju Shiratori vs. Sho Ogawa in a -65kg semifinal and Masahiko Suzuki vs. Wisanlek Meibukai at -58kg. Additional matchups showcase Hiroki Yamamoto vs. Kan Miyagi and Hiroshi Nakamura vs. Kan Miyagi across various weights.

Cygames presents RISE DEAD OR ALIVE YOKOHAMA takes place on October 11, 2020, at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man -63kg Tournament with fighters like Kento Haraguchi, Naoki Tanaka, Taiju Shiratori, and Noah Bey. The final pits Haraguchi against Shiratori to crown the champion. Additional bouts include “Black Panther” Beynoah vs. Hirokatsu Miyagi and Hinata Terayama vs. Erika Gibo.

Cygames presents RISE ELDORADO 2021 takes place on February 28, 2021, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features Tenshin Nasukawa facing Shiro Matsumoto in a -55kg superfight as the main event. The co-main event pits Kento Haraguchi against Taiju Shiratori in a -64kg bout. Other fighters include Masahiko Suzuki, BeyNoah, and Hinata Terayama across the card. It’s RISE’s first major event of 2021, broadcast live on ABEMA.

Cygames presents RISEonABEMA 2021 takes place on May 16, 2021, at a private venue in Tokyo, Japan, with no audience due to restrictions. This kickboxing event features Hinata Terayama defending her RISE QUEEN Mini Flyweight title against AKARI in the main event. Other bouts include Koki Osaki vs. Kazane Nagai and Jin Mandokoro vs. Soma Tameda in Super Flyweight DoA selection matches. An exhibition match showcases Shiro vs. Kazunari Ishii, alongside open-finger glove fights like Kento Haraguchi vs. “Black Panther” BeyNoah.

Cygames presents RISE WORLD SERIES 2021 OSAKA takes place on July 18, 2021, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features the opening round of the -53kg DEAD OR ALIVE Tournament with fighters like Kazuki Osaki, Shiro Matsumoto and Jin Mandokoro.

RISE 174 event takes place on December 10, 2023, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing showcase features Koki Osaki defending his Bantamweight (-55kg) title against Masahiko Suzuki in the main event. Other fighters include Ryunosuke Omori vs. Jotar Kamiya, Kazuki Miburo vs. Ryu Hanaoka, and Kento Haraguchi vs. Naoki across the card. Additional bouts highlight Jin Mandokoro vs. Shinta Shimizu and Taisei Umei vs. Ryusho Nakajima.

RISE 177 event takes place on April 21, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. A super featherweight tournament also highlights the night, including fighters Panuwat TGT, Taisei Iwago, Ryo Takahashi and Katsuji Takahashi. Other fighters include Shota, Honoka Tsujii, Wakana Miyazaki, and Mei Miyamoto across the card.