K-1’s Koshien King of Under 18 nationwide highschool tournament concluded at Differ Ariake in Tokyo on Saturday with a massive 32 man one day tournament which was won by 16 year old newcomer Shoei Hareyama.
The Koshien program will prove to be instrumental for the promotion in building new fans and expanding K-1 on that backs of Japanese fighters rather than foreign freaks but it also gives fans a sneak peak at Japan’s top kickboxers years before we would normally get to see them.
After the break we take a look at the fallout from this years Koshien tournament final and look at who will be making waves post-highschool.