2023 in RISE

The year 2023 was the 20th year in the history of RISE, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. RISE events were streamed on the Japanese streaming service Abema TV.

RISE 164
RISE 164 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on January 28, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
A RISE Super Featherweight (-60kg) Championship bout between Chan Hyung Lee and Hyuma Hitachi headlined the event, while a non-title bout between Kazuki Osaki and Mangkon Boomdeksian served as the co-main event.

RISE 165: RISE 20th Memorial event
RISE 165: RISE 20th Memorial event was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on February 22, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
A bantamweight bout between Koki Osaki and Ryoga Terayama was booked as the main event, while a featherweight bout between Kaito and Taisei Umei served as the co-main event.

RISE 166: RISE 20th Memorial event
RISE 166: RISE 20th Memorial event was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on February 23, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
A one-day RISE New Warriors Flyweight tournament was held during the event, which featured the following fighters: Momu Tsukamoto, Ryujin Nasukawa, Tenshi Matsumoto and Kuryu.

Rise west zero
RISE WEST ZERO was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on March 12, 2023, in Fukuoka, Japan.

Background
A short four-fight card was organized for the event, headlined by a super flyweight bout between Shunnosuke and Dangan Futa.

Rise eldorado 2023
RISE ELDORADO 2023 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on March 26, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
Three title bouts were held during the event: an inaugural RISE Bantamweight World Championship bout between Shiro and Diesellek Wor.Wanchai, a vacant ISKA Light Welterweight (-65 kg) K-1 Rules World Championship bout between Kento Haraguchi and Jérémy Monteiro, and a RISE Middleweight Championship bout between Kaito Ono and Lee Sung-hyun.

The super featherweight bout between Kazuma and Taiga was cancelled at the official weigh-ins, due to Taiga's poor physical condition.

RISE 167
RISE 167 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on April 21, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
A RISE Lightweight Championship bout between champion Naoki and challenger Kan Nakamura was scheduled as the event headliner, while a vacant ISKA Oriental rules World Flyweight (-53.5 kg) Championship bout between Kazuki Osaki and Nicolas Rivas served as the co-main event.

A special RISE Challenge fight, limited to two three-minute rounds, was contested by Kumiko Kaneko and RISE ring girl Kanon Miyahara.

RISE 168
RISE 168 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on May 28, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
A RISE Women's Flyweight Championship bout between Tessa de Kom and Manazo Kobayashi was booked as the main event, while a bantamweight bout between Koki Osaki and Ryoga Terayama served as the co-headliner.

RISE Fight Party
RISE Fight Party was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on June 9, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
The event featured only three bouts, as it was primarily focused on allowing fans to interact with RISE champions and other notable fighters who didn't fight at the event.

RISE WEST 19
RISE WEST 19 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on June 9, 2023, in Fukuoka, Japan.

Background
A featherweight bout between Naofumi Yamashina and Kenshin Yamamoto was scheduled as the main event.

A post-fight review overturned Takekiyo Tominaga's majority decision victory over Yoshiki to a split decision draw, as it was found that the referee had wrongly deducted a point from Yoshiki on two separate occasions.

RISE 169
RISE 169 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on June 23, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
The semifinals bouts of the RISE Light heavyweight tournament were held during the event.

RISE World Series 2023 - 1st Round
RISE World Series 2023 - 1st Round was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on July 2, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
A super lightweight bout between the former RISE Lightweight (-63 kg) champion Kento Haraguchi and the three-time Glory Featherweight title challenger Anvar Boynazarov was scheduled as the main event. The four semifinal bouts of the RISE -54 kg World Series Tournament were held during the event.

RISE 170
RISE 170 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on July 30, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
The finals of the RISE Queen Bantamweight Tournament, held to crown the inaugural RISE Women's Bantamweight champion, was held during the event.

A -75 kg catchweight bout between Daiki Kazama and Blackbear Yukijin was cancelled, as Kazama failed a pre-fight medical check-up.

RISE 171
RISE 171 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on August 18, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
The RISE Light Heavyweight Tournament finals, contested between Kenta Nanbara and Kontualai JMBoxinggym, was held during the event.

RISE World Series 2023 - 2nd Round
RISE World Series 2023 - 2nd Round was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on August 18, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
The inaugural RISE OFG Super Lightweight (-65kg) Championship bout between YA-MAN and Hiroto Yamaguchi was booked as the even headliner, while the semifinals of the RISE -54 kg World Series Tournament served as the leadup toward the main event.

RISE WEST 20
RISE WEST 20 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on October 1, 2023, in Fukuoka, Japan.

Background
A featherweight bout between Kakeru and Kaito Tsuzuki was booked as the main event.

RISE 172
RISE 172 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on October 29, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
Two title fights were held at the event: a RISE Featherweight Championship bout between champion Keisuke Monguchi and challenger Kaito Sakaguchi, as well as a vacant RISE Flyweight Championship bout between Riku Kazushima and Tenshi Matsumoto.

RISE 173
RISE 173 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on November 18, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background
The RISE New Warriors Tournament, held to determine the next RISE Super Flyweight title challenger, was held during the event. A RISE Women's Mini Flyweight Championship bout between Arina Kobayashi and erika❤️ served as the co-main event.

RISE 174
RISE 174 was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on December 10, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

RISE World Series 2023 - Final Round
RISE World Series 2023 - Final Round was a kickboxing event that was held by RISE, on December 16, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.