Mei Miyamoto

Mei Miyamoto (宮本芽依) is a Japanese professional kickboxer. As of May 2024, she is ranked as the fourth best women's strawweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.

Professional kickboxing career
Miyamoto practiced karate during elementary and junior high school and took up boxing after she entered Hisai High School in Tsu, Japan. She competed as an amateur boxer during this time, as well as while attending the Nippon Sport Science University, from which she graduated in spring of 2019. As an amateur boxer, Miyamoto most notably won the 2019 Japanese Women's National Championships in the bantamweight event and became the first women from the Mie Prefecture to win the national amateur title.

Miyamoto made her professional debut against RINA in the opening preliminary bout of RISE 168 on May 28, 2023. She won the fight by unanimous decision, with three scorecards of 30–27 in her favor. Miyamoto was able to knock her opponent down with a left hook in the final round of the bout.

Miyamoto next faced the debuting Nanami Kazushima at RISE 172 on October 29, 2023. She won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 29–27 and one scorecard of 30–27 in her favor.

Miyamoto faced the third-ranked RISE mini-flyweight contender Wakana Miyazaki at RISE 177 on April 21, 2024. She won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–29 and 30–28.

Championships and accomplishments
Amateur Boxing
 * Japanese Boxing Commission
 * 2015 Japanese Women's Youth National Championships (Flyweight, 50.8 kg)
 * 2016 Japanese Women's High School National Championships (Flyweight, 50.8 kg)
 * 2019 Japanese Women's Senior National Championships (Bantamweight, 53.5 kg)

Fight record

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 * 2024-04-21 || Win|| align=left|🇯🇵 Wakana Miyazaki || RISE 177 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2023-10-29 || Win|| align=left|🇯🇵 Nanami Kazushima || RISE 172 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2023-05-28 || Win|| align=left|🇯🇵 RINA || RISE 168 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2023-05-28 || Win|| align=left|🇯🇵 RINA || RISE 168 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2023-01-22 || Win ||align=left|🇯🇵 Fuyuka Kogiri || RISE NOVA || Tokyo, Japan || KO || 1 ||
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