Saho Yoshino
Japanese kickboxer
Saho Yoshino (Japanese: 吉野紗帆, Yoshino Saho; born October 15, 1999), better known by her ring name ☆SAHO☆, is a Japanese kickboxer. She is the current K-1 Women's Flyweight champion. As of April 2024, she is ranked as the third best women's flyweight and fifth best women's pound-for-pound kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.
Kickboxing career
Early career
SAHO faced YAYA for the vacant S1 Ladies Bantamweight Championship at NJKF 2020 4th on November 15, 2020. She won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 50–47 and one scorecard of 49–47 in her favor.
SAHO was expected to defend her S1 Ladies World Bantamweight Championship against TheStar Sitcho at NJKF 2021 2nd on June 27, 2021. The fight was later cancelled, as her opponent was unable to gain a visa to enter Japan due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. She instead faced Takuma Ota in an exhibition bout, which ended in a pre-determined no-contest.
K-1
SAHO faced Mahiro at K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka on December 4, 2021. She won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three ringside officials awarding her a 30–27 scorecard.
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