ISKA World Champions Crowned at Kickboxing Festival 2 in Tokyo
Takumi Terada Defends World Title While Daiju Shiratori Captures ISKA Gold in Front of Home Crowd
TOKYO, Japan — May 28, 2026 — Martial Arts Technologies presented Kickboxing Festival 2 at the legendary Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, delivering an exciting night of world-class action featuring two ISKA World Championship bouts.
The event brought together elite international talent and some of Japan’s biggest names in kickboxing, with both world title fights producing memorable performances in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
In the main event, former K-1 Champion Takumi Terada successfully defended his ISKA World Super-Featherweight Kickboxing Championship with a unanimous decision victory over New Zealand’s Dominic Reed. The highly anticipated Champion versus Champion matchup saw Terada retain his world title against the ISKA World Super-Featherweight Muay Thai Champion, further strengthening his position among the top fighters in the division.
The co-main event featured another major championship contest as RISE World Series Champion Daiju Shiratori faced France’s Anthony Velay, the reigning ISKA European Champion, for the vacant ISKA World Light-Welterweight Kickboxing title.
After an impressive performance, Shiratori earned a unanimous decision victory to capture the ISKA World Championship, adding world title honors to an already accomplished résumé and giving Japanese fans another reason to celebrate.
The event showcased the strength of Japanese kickboxing on the international stage, with both world championship bouts ending in victories for local athletes competing in front of their home supporters.
Kickboxing Festival 2 further established itself as a significant event on the international calendar, bringing together champions from multiple organizations and countries for a night of elite competition under the ISKA banner.
With Terada successfully defending his title and Shiratori becoming a new world champion, the event delivered a memorable chapter in Japan’s rich kickboxing history and highlighted the continued growth of ISKA championship competition throughout Asia.
