K-1 Super Bantamweight World Grand Prix 2019 preview

K-1 is back for the first time since their great K.Festa2 card in march, this time bringing 2 title fights and a super bantamweight Grand Prix to the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Grand Prix, as is usual with K-1’s recent GPs, will pit 4 of Japan’s finest 55kg fighters against 4 international fighters.

The star and favorite of the tournament is 2017 GP winner and current champion Yoshiki Takei (18-2, 13 KOs). Takei hasn’t been getting as much attention recently as the two other Japanese stars of the lighter weight divisions, Takeru and Tenshin Nasukawa, but his results and fighting style are just as spectacular. He’s 9-0 with 7 KOs since joining K-1, and a legitimate pound for pound…